List of Famous Taureans

Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski Söderlund, née Alakoski, is a Swedish-Finnish author, Novelist and lecturer. She won the August Prize in 2006 for the novel Svinalängorna. Svinalängorna was filmed in 2010 as Beyond. She researches gender issues and works as a social worker.

Peter “Poker” Åke Wallenberg is chair of eight of the sixteen public and private foundations formed by the Wallenberg family or established in memory of family members. The foundations, which are known collectively as the Wallenberg Foundations, annually award funding of approximately SEK 2.2 billion, largely for research and education at Swedish universities.

Øystein Kåre Djupedal is a Norwegian politician.

Matthew Rowe is a Welsh racing cyclist.

Francesca Bortolozzi is an Italian fencer. She won two gold medals and a silver in the women's team foil events between 1988 and 1996. She is married to Andrea Borella, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.

Mariana Sadovska is a Ukrainian actress, singer, musician, recording artist, and composer, resident in Koeln.