The following is a list of notable related in a significant way with the Swedish island of Gotland.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Gotland_vapen.svg/140px-Gotland_vapen.svg.png)
Gallery
edit-
Erik I av Pommern 1382-1459
-
Victor Kullberg 1824-1890
-
Gustaf Lindström, 1901
-
Anna Maria Gardell-Ericson, 1901
-
Hjördis Petterson, 1930's
-
Ingmar Bergman and Sven Nykvist in 1961
-
Håkan Loob, 2013
-
Frida Röhl, 2014
-
Theresa Andersson, 2012
List
editName | 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] |
References
edit- ^ Asztalos, Monika. "Petrus de Dacia". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Starbäck, Carl Georg; Bäckström, Per Olof. "Berättelser ur svenska historien". www.Runeberg.org. Project Runeberg. p. 27. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Carlsson, Gottfrid. "Erik av Pommern". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Pettersson, Mats (9 December 2011). "Berömda gotlänningar" [Notable Gotlanders]. www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Anrep-Nordin, B. "Jacob Niclas Ahlström". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Palmenfelt, Ulf (1994). Per Arvid Säves möten med människor och sägner: folkloristiska aspekter på ett gotländskt arkivmaterial [Per Arvid Säve's encounters with people and folk tales: folkloristic aspects of Gotlandic material] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Carlsson. ISBN 91-7798-758-6. SELIBR 7666317.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. .
- ^ Hennerberg, C. F. "Elfrida Andrée". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Bergmark, Torsten. "Anna M Gardell-Ericson". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Lönnberg, E. "J J Adolf Appellöf". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Regnéll, Gerhard. "Henrik V Munthe". www.sok.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Rosengren, Finn. "Gustaf W P:son Hägg". www.sok.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ Sörenson, Elisabeth. "Hjördis O M Petterson". www.sok.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ Ullmann, Linn; Andersson, Urban (2017). De oroliga: roman. Bonnier pocket, 99-0307595-2 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier Pocket. ISBN 9789174296181. SELIBR 20008588.
- ^ Dahlberg, Mats (6 September 2019). "Mycket populära författaren Maj Bylock har avlidit". www.nwt.se. Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Hogdal, Jon. "Pressmeddelande 2002-03-23. Konstnär och musikforskare nya hedersdoktorer". Uppsala Universitet. Archived from the original on 2007-09-25. Retrieved 22 March 2002.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ Pettersson, Dennis. "Gotlänningen är yngst i Sveriges riksdag". www.helagotland.se. Helagotland. Retrieved 13 January 2019.