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Greta Thunberg

Also known as Greta Ernman Thunberg, Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg

Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg is a Swedish activist known for pressuring governments to address climate change and social issues. She gained global attention in 2018, at age 15, after starting a solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament, which inspired the worldwide Fridays for Future movement.

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Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg is a Swedish environmentalist, author, activist, and ecologist born on 3 January 2003 in Stockholm. She is a native speaker of Swedish who also speaks English. Thunberg is associated with the Fridays for Future movement and works in the fields of climate change mitigation, youth activism, and ecology. Her notable works include *Our House Is on Fire*, *Climate Resistance Handbook*, and *Green Ideas Slipcase*.

She has received the Goldene Kamera, Fritt Ord Award, Rachel Carson Prize, and Ambassador of Conscience Award. Thunberg resides in Stockholm and is described by sources such as *Scenes from the Heart* and *Der Spiegel*. She wears a knit cap and has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, selective mutism, and an eating disorder. Her parents are Malena Ernman and Svante Thunberg, and she is related to Olof Thunberg.

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Born: 3 January 2003
Works: 18

Top works

Our House Is on Fire
הבית שלנו בוער
תמונות משפחה
Climate Resistance Handbook
Green Ideas Slipcase

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Stockholm, Sweden

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist. She is known for having initiated the school strike for climate movement that formed in November 2018 and surged globally after the COP24 conference in December the same year. Her personal activism began in August 2018, when her recurring and solitary Skolstrejk för klimatet ("School strike for the climate") protesting outside the Swedish parliament…

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As We Burn — Self2026
De Marker presenteert: Missie Flotilla — Self (archive footage)2026
The Cost of Growth — Self2025
King Charles III: The New Monarchy — Self (archive footage)2023
St. Mickeyland — Self (voice)2023
Chris Packham: Is It Time to Break the Law? — Self2023
The Last Glaciers — Self2022
Live to Lead — Self2022
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet — Self2021
Humanity Has Not Yet Failed — Self2021

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Instance of: human
Given name: Eleonora
Family name: Thunberg
Gender: female
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Stockholm
Father: Svante Thunberg
Mother: Malena Ernman
Occupation: ecologist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Swedish
Notable work: The Climate Book
Field of work: ecology
Movement: Fridays for Future
Image: Greta Thunberg in November in Stockholm (cropped)(2).jpg
Motto: Stå upp bakom forskningen
Residence: Stockholm
Significant event: September 2019 climate strikes
Political ideology: anti-capitalism

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described at URL: morgenbladet.no/aktuelt/2018/08/vi-trenger-ikke-mer-hap-akkurat-na
date of birth: 2003-01-03
Commons category: Greta Thunberg
on focus list of Wikimedia project: BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
medical condition: eating disorder
IPA transcription: ˈɡreːta ˈtʉːnˌbærj
birth name: Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg
described by source: Der Spiegel
wears: knit cap
start of work period: 2018-08-20
handedness: right-handedness
name in native language: Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg
hashtag: гретатунберг
lifestyle: veganism
topic's main category: Category:Greta Thunberg
social media followers: 43300
hair style / hair length: braid
writing language: English language
Commons Creator page: Greta Thunberg
member of: Global Sumud Flotilla
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Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg ( Swedish: [ˈɡrêːta ˈtʉ̂ːnbærj] ; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish activist known for pressuring governments to address climate change and social issues. She gained global attention in 2018, at age 15, after starting a solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament, which inspired the worldwide Fridays for Future movement.

Following the growth of the school strike movement, Thunberg became an internationally known figure through speeches, protests, and participation in climate demonstrations in Europe and elsewhere. She has addressed political leaders and taken part in major climate-related events, and her activism has been widely covered by international media, drawing both support and criticism. She has also broadened her focus to include human rights and global justice, voicing support for Ukraine, Palestine, Armenia, and Cuba. In 2025, Thunberg twice joined a humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, which drew international attention and political controversy.

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