List of people of Gotland

The following is a list of notable related in a significant way with the Swedish island of Gotland. The list is sortable by name, date of birth and death, location on Gotland and notability.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Gotland coat of arms

Gallery

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  Erik I av Pommern 1382-1459
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  Victor Kullberg 1824-1890
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  Gustaf Lindström, 1901
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  Anna Maria Gardell-Ericson, 1901
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  Hjördis Petterson, 1930's
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  Ingmar Bergman and Sven Nykvist in 1961
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  Håkan Loob, 2013
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  Frida Röhl, 2014
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  Theresa Andersson, 2012

List

Name	About	Born	Died	Location	Known for	Ref
Petrus de Dacia	(1235 - 1289 in Visby) A Swedish Dominican friar, may have been born on Gotland and lived on the island around 1261 to 1289.	1235	1289	Visby	Friar	[1]
Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg	(ca.1365 - 1397 in Klintehamn) Heir to the throne of Sweden	1365	1397	Klintehamn	Heir throne of Sweden	[2]
Eric of Pomerania	(1381/2–1459) Ruler of the Kalmar Union 1396/1439, Eric lived in Visby for ten years and in 1411 he had the castle of Visborg constructed	1381/2	1459	Visby	Ruler Kalmar Union	[3]
Jacob Madsen	(1596 in Visby – 1653) A Danish merchant, shipowner and builder	1596	1653	Visby	Merchant
Christopher Polhem	(1661 in Tingstäde – 1751) Scientist, inventor and industrialist, particularly mining	1598	1653	Visby	Scientist	[4]
Greta Donner	(1726 in Visby – 1774) Spell and export business person	1726	1774	Visby	Business
Jacob Niclas Ahlström	(1805 in Visby – 1857) Kapellmeister and composer	1805	1857	Visby	Composer	[5]
Pehr Arvid Säve	(1811 in Roma – 1887) Historian, linguist and artist, initiated Gotland Museum	1811	1887	Roma	Historian	[6]
Ernst von Vegesack	(1820 in Hemse – 1903) Army officer, worked in Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy and the US Union Army	1820	1903	Hemse	Officer
Oscar Malmborg	(1820 in Kräklingbo – 1880) Veteran of the Mexican War, emigrated 1846	1820	1880	Kräklingbo	War veteran
Victor Kullberg	(1824 in Visby - 1890 in London) Watch and marine chronometer maker in London for navies throughout the world	1824	1890	Visby	Clockmaker
Gustaf Lindström	(1829 in Visby – 1901) Paleontologist	1829	1901	Visby	Paleontologist	[7]
Axel Haig	(1835 in Katthamra – 1921) Artist and architect	1835	1921	Katthamra	Artist
Elfrida Andrée	(1841 in Visby – 1929) Organist, composer and conductor	1841	1929	Visby	Musician	[8]
Wilhelmina Skogh	(1849 in Rute – 1926 Hotel manager and owner	1849	1926	Rute	Hotel owner	[4]
Anna Gardell-Ericson	(1853 in Visby – 1939) Painter and watercolorist of coastal scenes	1853	1939	Visby	Painter	[9]
Gabriel Gustafson	(1853–1915) Swedish-Norwegian archaeologist, excavated Oseberg Ship	1853	1915		Archaeologist
Adolf Appellöf	(1857 in Garde – 1921) Marine zoologist, particularly in cephalopods	1857	1921	Garde	Zoologist	[10]
Henrik Munthe	(1860 in När – 1958) Geologist, particularly the Geology of Gotland	1860	1958	När	Geologist	[11]
Gustaf Hägg	(1867 in Visby - 1925) Organist and composer	1867	1925	Visby	Musician	[12]
Ivar Sandström	(1889 in Visby — 1917) Aviation pioneer	1889	1917	Visby	Pilot
Gustaf Dalstrom	(1893-1971) American artist and muralist, from 1927 president of the Chicago Society of Artists	1893	1971		Artist
Torsten Sylvan	(1895 in Visby – 1970) Army officer and horse rider, silver medallist in the 1924 Summer Olympics	1895	1970	Visby	Officer
Diana Allen	(1898-1949) Actress and Ziegfeld girl	1898	1949		Actress	[13]
Martin Bodin	(1903–1976) Cinematographer	1903	1976		Cinematographer	[14]
Hjördis Petterson	(1908 in Visby – 1988) Actress	1908	1988	Visby	Actress	[15][16]
Robert Myrsten	(1909 in Slite – 1976) Swedish ship-owner	1909	1976	Slite	Ship-owner
Einar Englund	(1916 – 1999 in Visby) Finnish composer	1916	1999	Visby	Composer	[17]
Ingmar Bergman	(1918–2007) Director, writer and producer who worked in film, television, theatre and radio; lived and died on Fårö	1918	2007	Fårö	Director	[18][4][19]
Carl Bertil Myrsten	(1920 in Slite– 2000) Company director and ship-owner	1920	2000	Slite	Ship-owner
Sonja Åkesson	(1926 in Buttle – 1977) Poet, writer and artist	1926	1977	Buttle	Artist	[4]
Lars Gullin	(1928 in Sanda – 1976) Jazz saxophonist	1928	1976	Sanda	Musician	[4]
Maj Bylock	(1931 in Visby – 2019) Children's writer, translator, and teacher	1931	2019	Visby	Writer	[20]
Guje Sevón	(born 1943 in Sanda) Swedish and Finnish academician in psychology and management	1943		Sanda	Academician
Mertil Melin	(born in Stånga 1945) Retired Army general, section head in Gotland 1982/1987	1945	2023	Stånga	General
Alf Sandqvist	(born in Othem 1945) Retired Army major general, Inspector of the Army	1945		Othem	General
Håkan Nesser	(born 1950) Author and teacher, writes crime fiction novels, lives in Furillen	1950		Furillen	Writer
Lars Jonsson	(born 1950) Ornithological illustrator and artist living in Hamra.	1950		Hamra	Artist	[21][4]
Babben Larsson	(born in Dalhem 1956) actress and comedian	1956		Dalhem	Actress	[22][4]
Lennart Eriksson	(born 1956) Bass player in punk rock band Ebba Grön, lives on Gotland	1956			Musician
Anna Jansson	(born in Visby 1958) Crime writer and nurse	1958		Visby	Writer	[4]
Susanne Alfvengren	(born in Visby 1959) Singer	1959		Visby	Singer	[23][4]
Håkan Loob	(born in Visby 1960) Former professional ice hockey player	1960		Visby	Ice hockey	[4]
Jonas Jonasson	(born 1961) Journalist and writer, lives on Gotland	1961			Writer
Josefin Nilsson	(1969 in När – 2016) Singer and actress	1969	2016	När	Singer	[24]
Mattias Sunneborn	(born 1970 in Bunge) Long jumper, finalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics	1970		Bunge	Long jumper	[4]
Frida Röhl	(born 1971 in Klintehamn) Actress and director	1971		Klintehamn	Actress	[25]
Theresa Andersson	(born 1971) Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist	1971			Musician	[26]
Thomas Löfkvist	(born in Visby 1984) Former professional road bicycle racer	1984		Visby	Bicycle racer	[4]
Alexander Gerndt	(born 1986 in Visby) Footballer, nearly 300 club caps and 10 for Sweden	1986		Visby	Footballer
Linnea Gustafsson	(born 1986 in Fole) Orienteering competitor.	1986		Fole	Orienteering competitor	[4]
Grave	(formed 1986) Death metal band, features vocalist and guitarist Ola Lindgren	1986			Musicians
Jesper Skalberg Karlsson	(born in Visby 1993) Politician, Member of the Riksdag from 2015/2018, representing Gotland County	1993		Visby	Politician	[27]