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.

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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)
Import 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]

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