List of Famous people born in Jönköping County, Sweden

Agnetha Fältskog

Agnetha Åse Fältskog
First Name Agnetha
Born on April 5, 1950 (age 74)
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her debut album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which has sold over 360 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history.

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Fredrik Neij

First Name Fredrik
Born on April 27, 1978 (age 45)

Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij alias TiAMO is the co-founder of The Pirate Bay, and the Swedish Internet service provider and web hosting company PRQ. Neij was one of the defendants in The Pirate Bay Trial which began on 16 February 2009. He and other operators of The Pirate Bay were charged with assisting users in copyright infringing practices. His time during the aforementioned trial has been captured in the documentary film TPB AFK by Simon Klose.

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Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall

First Name Hans-Gunnar
Born on July 9, 1941 (age 82)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall is a Swedish modern pentathlete who caused the disqualification of the Swedish team at the 1968 Summer Olympics for alcohol use.

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Dag Hammarskjöld

First Name Dag
Last Name Hammarskjöld
Died on September 18, 1961

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. As of 2021, Hammarskjöld remains the youngest person to have held the Secretary-General post, having been only 47 years old when he was appointed in 1953. His second term was cut short when he died in the crash of his DC-6 airplane in Northern Rhodesia while en route to cease-fire negotiations during the Congo Crisis. He is the only person in history to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize posthumously.

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Erik Karlsson

First Name Erik
Last Name Karlsson
Born on May 31, 1990 (age 33)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Karlsson was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by the Ottawa Senators at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he spent his first nine NHL seasons. Karlsson is a two-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman, winning the award in 2012 and 2015.

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David F. Sandberg

First Name David
Last Name Sandberg
Born on January 21, 1981 (age 43)

David F. Sandberg is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his collective no-budget horror short films under the online pseudonym ponysmasher and for his 2016 directorial debut Lights Out, based on his 2013 acclaimed horror short of the same name. He also directed The Conjuring Universe spin-off horror film Annabelle: Creation (2017), Shazam! (2019), the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe, and the experimental film I Flip You Off for Four Hours (2020).

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Erik Brännström

Erik Brännström is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Erik was selected 15th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and was traded to Ottawa in 2019.

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Viktor Claesson

First Name Viktor
Born on January 2, 1992 (age 32)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Viktor Johan Anton Claesson is a Swedish international footballer who plays for Krasnodar. He is a playmaker or left winger well known for his passing and set piece abilities.

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Jesper Nelin

First Name Jesper
Born on October 3, 1992 (age 31)

Jesper Nelin is a Swedish biathlete. He competed in the World Cup, and represented Sweden during the 2016 World Championships in Oslo, Norway.

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Oscar Hiljemark

First Name Oscar
Last Name Hiljemark
Born on June 28, 1992 (age 31)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Oscar Karl Niclas Hiljemark is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AaB. A full international for Sweden since 2012, he has represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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