List of Famous people born in Gävleborg County, Sweden

Noomi Rapace

Hilda Noomi Norén
First Name Noomi
Born on December 28, 1979 (age 44)
Height 163 cm | 5'4

Noomi Rapace is a Swedish actress. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. In 2011, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress for the miniseries version of the trilogy. She has also starred as Anna in Daisy Diamond (2007), Leena in Beyond (2010), Anna in The Monitor (2011), Madame Simza Heron in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus (2012), Beatrice in Dead Man Down (2013), Raisa Demidova in Child 44 (2015), and the seven lead roles in What Happened to Monday (2017).

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Martin Olsson

Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson
First Name Martin
Last Name Olsson
Born on May 17, 1988 (age 35)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for the Sweden national team.

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Kim Källström

First Name Kim
Last Name Källström
Born on August 24, 1982 (age 41)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Kim Mikael Källström is a Swedish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was noted for his play-making ability and free-kick taking.

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Pernilla Lindberg

First Name Pernilla
Born on July 13, 1986 (age 37)

Pernilla Lindberg is a Swedish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Her only professional win to date came at the ANA Inspiration, a major championship, in April 2018.

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Joe Hill

Joel Emmanuel Hägglund
First Name Joe
Last Name Hill
Born on October 7, 1879
Died on November 19, 1915 (aged 36)

Joe Hill, born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund and also known as Joseph Hillström, was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World. A native Swedish speaker, he learned English during the early 1900s, while working various jobs from New York to San Francisco. Hill, an immigrant worker frequently facing unemployment and underemployment, became a popular songwriter and cartoonist for the union. His most famous songs include "The Preacher and the Slave", "The Tramp", "There Is Power in a Union", "The Rebel Girl", and "Casey Jones—the Union Scab", which express the harsh and combative life of itinerant workers, and call for workers to organize their efforts to improve working conditions.

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Emy Storm

First Name Emy
Born on May 20, 1925
Died on November 24, 2014 (aged 89)

Emmy Karolina Fyhring-Ljungberg, known professionally as Emy Storm, was a Swedish actress best known for her role as Alma, the mother of Emil i Lönneberga. Storm was married to Göte Fyhring.

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Nicklas Bäckström

Nicklas Bäckström is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bäckström was selected fourth overall by the Capitals at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

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Hans Vestberg

First Name Hans
Last Name Vestberg
Born on June 23, 1965 (age 58)

Hans Vestberg is a Swedish businessman and CEO of Verizon Communications, where he has worked as executive vice president of the company's network and technology team, and as chief technology officer. Vestberg was previously the CEO of telecommunications company Ericsson, president of the Swedish Olympic Committee, and chairman of the Swedish Handball Federation.

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Rock-Olga

Born on March 16, 1940
Died on June 10, 2010 (aged 70)

Birgit Magnusson, known by the stage name Rock-Olga, was a Swedish singer. She was one of Sweden's first rock musicians during the 1950s. She won her stage name via a bet with another singer who used the same name. She was a founding member of two bands, Trio med Olga and Hafvsbandet.

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Oskar Lindblom

First Name Oskar
Last Name Lindblom
Born on August 15, 1996 (age 27)
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Oskar Lindblom is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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