List of Swedish people

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This is a list of well known Swedes, ordered alphabetically within categories:

[edit] Actors

Main article: List of Swedish actors

Ingrid Bergman

Greta Garbo

Maud Adams (born 1945), actress
Malin Åkerman (born 1978), actress
Ann-Margret (born 1941), singer and actress
Pernilla August (born 1958), actress
Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), actress
May Britt (born 1933), actress
Anita Ekberg (born 1931), actress
Britt Ekland (born 1942), actress
Gösta Ekman (senior) (1920–1971), actor
Gösta Ekman (born 1939), actor
Fares Fares (born 1973), actor
Greta Garbo (1905–1990), actress
Lars Hanson (1886–1965), actor
Dolph Lundgren (born 1957), actor
Gerda Lundequist (1871–1959), actress
Fredrique Löwen (1760–1813)
Warner Oland (1879–1938)
Elisabeth Olin (1740–1828)
Lena Olin (born 1955), actress
Alexander Skarsgård (born 1976), actor
Stellan Skarsgård (born 1951), actor
Inger Stevens (1934–1970), actress
Peter Stormare (born 1953), actor
Ulla Strömstedt (1939–1986), actress

[edit] Artists

Main article: List of Swedish artists

Anders Zorn

Sofia Adlersparre (1808–1862), painter
McMANGOS (1829–1897), the first female Royal printmaker in 1855
ThaNuke Jay (Born 1990), the first Swedish dubstep artist and oil punter
Wazgul (2012-9001), first gay Swedish Fish
Jack Bauer (1882–1918), painter, illustrator
Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007), film director
Nils von Dardel (1888–1940), painter
Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl (1666–1729), painter
Sven Erixson (1899–1970), painter
Bloodis "Knives" Fuxel (0-present), painter
Anna Maria Hilfeling, (1713–1783), miniaturist
Isaac Hirsche Grünewald (1889–1946), Expressionist painter
Sigrid Hjertén (1885–1948), Fauvist painter
Ernst Josephson (1851–1906)
Karl Lärka (1892–1981), photographer
Carl Larsson (1859–1928), painter
Bruno Liljefors (1860–1939), painter
John "Streak" Silversson (1888-1992),
Amalia Lindegren (1814–1891), painter, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Wilhelmina Krafft (1778–1828), neoclassical painter and miniaturist
Harv "Vestman" Mann (1092-1349), artist
Carl Milles (1875–1955), Swedish sculptor
Ulrika Pasch , (1735–1796), painter
Alexander Roslin (1718–1798), painter
Maria Röhl (1801–1875), sketch artist
Johan Tobias Sergel (1740–1814), sculptor
Charlotte Slottsberg (1760–1800)
Sane Murzu (1000-2000), first Swedish loli sculpturist
Gustaf Tenggren (1896–1973), painter, illustrator
Anna Maria Thelott (1683–1710), engraver, illustrator, woodcut-artist and miniaturist painter
Anders Zorn (1860–1920), painter

[edit] Clergymen

Main article: List of Swedish clergymen

Saint Birgitta

Bo Giertz (1905–1998), Swedish Confessional Lutheran bishop and Christian novelist
Laurentius Petri, archbishop and reformer
Lewi Pethrus (1884–1974), founder of the Swedish Pentecostal movement
Olaus Petri, reformer
Nathan Söderblom, archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Eric Trolle, bishop and statesman
Kettil Karlsson Vasa, bishop and statesman
Saint Birgitta (1303–1373), patron saint of Europe
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), writer, mystic and philosopher
Åsa Waldau, cult leader, the 'Bride of Christ'

[edit] Diplomats

Main article: List of Swedish diplomats

Folke Bernadotte (1895–1948), count and diplomat
Hans Blix (born 1928), diplomat
Rolf Ekéus, diplomat
Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), secretary general of the UN
Raoul Wallenberg (1912–1947), diplomat

[edit] Entrepreneurs

Main article: List of Swedish entrepreneurs

Alfred Nobel

Gustaf Dalén (1869–1937), inventor and entrepreneur
Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), industrialist and founder of Ericsson
John Ericsson (1803–1889), inventor and engineer
Nils Ericson (1802–1860), railroad pioneer
Ingvar Kamprad (born 1926), founder of IKEA
Ivar Kreuger (1880–1932), industrialist and financier
Gustaf de Laval (1845–1913), industrialist
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896), industrialist, instituted the Nobel Prizes
Niklas Zennström (born 1966), founder of the Kazaa peer-to-peer file sharing network and Skype peer-to-peer internet telephony network
Ruben Rausing (born 1895), co-founder of the liquid food packaging company Tetra Pak.
Markus Persson (born 1979), creator of Minecraft.

[edit] Film directors

Main article: List of Swedish film directors

[edit] Military commanders

Main article: List of Swedish military commanders

Georg von Döbeln

Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757–1814), soldier
Per Brahe the Younger (1602–1680), soldier and politician
Johan Banér (1596–1641), soldier, Field Marshal
Georg Carl von Döbeln (1758–1820), soldier
Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten (1727–1786), soldier and politician
Lennart Torstensson (1603–1651), Field Marshal
Karl Gustav von Wrangel (1613–1676), Field Marshal
Ivor Thord-Gray Mercenary commander who fought with Pancho Villa and others

[edit] Models

[edit] Monarchs

Main article: List of Swedish monarchs

Gustavus Adolphus

Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946), Current
Charles XI (1655–1697)
Charles XII (1682–1718)
Charles XIII of Sweden (1748–1818)
Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763–1844)
Christina (1626–1689), abdicated from the Swedish throne in 1654
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Gustav the Great) (1594–1632)
Gustav I of Sweden (1496–1560)
Gustav III of Sweden (1746–1792)
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778–1837), abdicated from the Swedish throne in 1809
Gustaf V of Sweden (1858–1950)
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882–1973)
Eric XIV of Sweden (1533–1577)
John III of Sweden (1537–1592)
Oscar I of Sweden (1799–1859)
Oscar II of Sweden (1829–1907)
Olof Skötkonung (c. 965 – c. 1020)
Queen Silvia of Sweden (born 1943), wife of the present king Carl XVI Gustaf
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977), heir apparent

[edit] Music

Main article: List of Swedes in music

Carl Michael Bellman

Agnetha Fältskog

Birgit Nilsson

Jenny Lind

Evert Taube

ABBA, pop group
Mikael Wikström, better known as Mike Wead, producer and guitarist for the bands King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Candlemass
Tommie Helgesson a.k.a. Snowy Shaw, singer and drummer, has been in bands such as King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Memento Mori, Therion, Triple X
Charlotte Perrelli, singer, Winner ESC 1999.
Amy Diamond, singer
Agnes Carlsson, Swedish idol, singer
Ace of Base, band
A-Teens, pop group
Alcázar, pop, dance group
Amon Amarth, metal band
Andreas Johnson, pop musician
Army of Lovers, band
bob hund, pop group
Pandora, eurodance artist
The Ark (band), glam-rock group
Play, pop group
Mikael Åkerfeldt, lead singer of Opeth
Alice in Videoland, electro, pop, punk band
Stikkan Anderson (1931–1997), producer
Hugo Alfvén, composer
Benny Andersson, musician/composer
Karin Dreijer Andersson, singer-songwriter (The Knife, Fever Ray, Honey Is Cool)
Arch Enemy, metal band
Kurt Atterberg, composer
Alice Babs, singer, perhaps best known abroad for her work in the band Swedanes, a collaboration between her and the Danish musicians Svend Asmussen and Ulrik Neumann
Sven-Erik Bäck, composer
Alexander Bard, musician/composer/singer-songwriter
Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer
Basshunter, Eurodance/trance DJ
Bathory, metal band
Frank Bakken, Singer and songwriter
Franz Berwald, composer
Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795), singer-songwriter
Karl-Birger Blomdahl, composer
Blue Swede and Björn Skifs, band
Jussi Björling, opera singer
Blindside, Christian rock band
BWO, electro, pop, dance band
The Cardigans, band
Carola, singer
Covenant (band), electopop band
Dark Tranquillity, metal band
Danny Saucedo, Swedish Idol 2006, singer
Darin, Swedish Idol 2004, singer
Gunnar de Frumerie, composer
Dethklok, also a cartoon
Dismember, metal band
Dissection, metal band
Draconian, metal band
E-Type, Eurodance DJ
Eagle-Eye Cherry, singer
Eggstone, band
Entombed, metal band
Europe, band
Eric Saade, pop singer,
John Fernström, composer
Agnetha Fältskog (born 1950), lead singer from ABBA
Marie Fredriksson, singer/songwriter solo and Roxette
Nicolai Gedda, opera singer
Per Gessle, musician/composer solo and Roxette
José González, singer-songwriter
HammerFall, metal band
Opeth, metal band
Bo Hansson, musician
Jakob Hellman (born 1974), pop singer
The Hives, band
Mando Diao, band
Håkan Hellström, pop singer
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet-soloist
In Flames, melodic death metal band
Jonny Jakobsen, singer
Kent, rock band
Kleerup, singer-songwriter and producer
The Knife, electronic duo
Lake of Tears, metal band
The Tough Alliance, pop duo
Lars-Erik Larsson, composer
Jens Lekman, singer-songwriter
John Dhani Lennevald, singer
Lykke Li, singer-songwriter
Ingvar Lidholm, composer
Jenny Lind, singer
Bo Linde, composer
Christian Lindberg, musician
Sara Helena Lumholdt, singer
Anni-Frid Lyngstad, lead singer from ABBA
Marduk, metal band
Hillevi Martinpelto, opera singer
Minnah Karlsson, singer-songwriter
Max Martin, composer
Måns Zelmerlöw, singer
Daniel Gildenlöw, guitarist, composer (Pain of Salvation)
Mattias Eklundh, guitarist (Freak Kitchen)
Fredrik Thordendal, guitarist (Meshuggah)
Yngwie J. Malmsteen, legendary guitarist and father of neo-classical metal. Paradigm-shifter of rock guitar.
Millencolin, punk rock band
Lisa Miskovsky, singer
Birgit Nilsson, singer
Christina Nilsson (1843–1921), singer
Nocturnal Rites, metal band
John Norum, guitarist (but originally from Vardo Norway
Gösta Nystroem, composer
Anne Sofie von Otter (born 1955), singer
Per Yngve Ohlin (1969–1991), singer of metal bands Morbid and Mayhem
Stefan Olsdal, bassist/guitarist in Placebo
Amit Sebastian Paul, singer
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer
The Perishers (band), rock band
Allan Pettersson, composer
Povel Ramel (1922–2007), singer
Ture Rangström, composer
Refused, Rock Band
The Wild Shore, Rock band
Karin Rehnqvist, composer
Patrik Ringborg, conductor
Robyn, singer-songwriter
Johan Helmich Roman, the father of Swedish music
Hilding Rosenberg, composer
Roxette, duo
September, singer-songwriter
Marie Eleonor Serneholt, singer
Skwisgaar Skwigelf, musician
Tim Skold, best known as bassist (Shotgun Messiah, Skold, KMFDM/MDFMK, OhGr, Marilyn Manson)
The Sounds, rock band
Tove Styrke, singer-songwriter
Wilhelm Stenhammar, composer
Ola Svensson, singer-songwriter
Evert Taube, singer-songwriter
Therion, metal band
Joakim Thåström, rock musician
Tiger Lou, Rock Band
Björn Ulvaeus, musician/composer
Unleashed, metal band
Cornelis Vreeswijk, singer-songwriter, Considered Swedish, although he never received a Swedish citizenship.
Sabaton, metal band
Machinae Supremacy, power-metal band
Axwell, Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia, Axwell, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso
Eric Prydz, Swedish DJ
The Field (musician), aka Axel Willner is a Microhouse, ambient techno artist/musician

[edit] Politicians

Main article: List of Swedish politicians

Olof Palme (1927–1986)

Carl Bildt (born 1949), former prime minister, current minister of foreign affairs
Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667), statesman
Ingvar Carlsson (born 1934), former prime minister
Tage Erlander, former prime minister
Axel von Fersen (1755–1810), statesman
Thorbjörn Fälldin (born 1926), former prime minister
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622–1686), statesman
Louis De Geer (1818–1896), former prime minister
Arvid Horn (1664–1742), statesman
Anna Lindh (1957–2003), foreign minister (assassinated)
Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), politician, agitator
Axel Oxenstierna (1583–1654), politician
Olof Palme (1927–1986), former prime minister (assassinated)
Göran Persson (born 1949), former Prime Minister of Sweden
Jöran Persson (1530–1568), counsellor to King Erik XIV (executed)
Fredrik Reinfeldt (born 1965), leader of the Moderate Party and current Prime Minister of Sweden
Sten Sture the Elder (1470–1497 and 1501–1503), statesman

[edit] Science

Main article: List of Swedish scientists

Carl von Linné

Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995), physicist
Johann Arfvedson (1792–1841), chemist
Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779–1848), chemist
Arvid Carlsson (born 1923), neuroscientist, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology
Gustav Cassel (1866–1945), economist
Anders Celsius (1701–1744), astronomer
Gustaf Dalén (1869–1937), physicist
Eva Ekeblad (1724–1786), botanist
Ulf von Euler (1905–1983), physiologist and pharmacologist
Eli Heckscher (1879–1952), political economist and economic historian
Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), botanist
Lise Meitner (1878–1968), nuclear physicist
Karl Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987), Nobel Laureate economist, sociologist, and politician
Christopher Polhem (1661–1751), physicist
Hans Rosling, professor of international health
Olaus Rudbeck (1630–1702), medicine
Johannes Rydberg (1854–1919), physicist
Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786), chemist
Knut Wicksell (1851–1926), economist
Oskar Klein (1894–1977), physicist
Anders Jonas Ångström (1857–1910), physicist
Alfred Nobel, chemist

[edit] Sports

Main article: List of Swedish sportspeople

Stefan "Lillis" Åkesson – skateboarder
Daniel Alfredsson (born 1972) – ice hockey player
Arne Andersson (1917–2009) - track, world record holder in mile
Håkan Andersson – ice hockey scout
Malin Andersson (born 1973) – football player
Nicklas Backstrom (born 1987) - ice hockey player
Niklas Andersson (born 1971) – ice hockey player
Magnus Arvedson (born 1971) – ice hockey player
P. J. Axelsson (born 1975) – ice hockey player
Kristin Bengtsson (born 1970) – football player
Kajsa Bergqvist (born 1976) – high jump athlete
Stig Blomqvist (born 1946) – rally driver, World Champion
Björn Borg (born 1956) – tennis player
Ali Boulala – skateboarder
Kenny Bräck (born 1966) – Indy Racing League driver
Martin Dahlin (born 1968) – football player
Ulf Dahlén (born 1967) – ice hockey player
Stefan Edberg (born 1966) – tennis player
Sten Ekberg (born 1964) - Track and Field athlete
Loui Eriksson (born 1985) – ice hockey player
Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 1948) – football manager
Magdalena Forsberg (born 1965) – biathlete
Peter Forsberg (born 1973) – ice hockey player
Johan Franzén (born 1979) – ice hockey player
Gillis Grafström (1893–1938) – figure skating Olympic and World Champion
Anders Graneheim (born 1962) – bodybuilder
Tomas Gustafson (born 1959) – speed skater Olympic Gold and Silver medalist
Toini Gustafsson (born 1938) – cross-country skier Olympic Gold and Silver medalist
Johan Harmenberg (born 1954) - épée fencer, Olympic champion
Johan Hedberg (born 1973) – ice hockey player
Gunder Hägg (1918–2004)- track, world record holder in mile
Stefan Holm (born 1976) – high jump athlete
Johan Holmqvist (born 1978) – ice hockey player
Tomas Holmström (born 1973) – ice hockey player
Kristian Huselius (born 1978) – ice hockey player
Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 1981) – football player
Anders Järryd (born 1961) - tennis player
Ingemar Johansson (born 1932) – World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Susanna Kallur (born 1981) – Track and Field athlete
Jenny Kallur (born 1981) – Track and Field athlete
Carolina Klüft (born 1983) – Track and Field athlete
Niklas Kronwall (born 1981) – ice hockey player
Henrik Larsson (born 1971) – football player
Nicklas Lidström (born 1970) – ice hockey player
Fredrik Ljungberg (born 1977) – football player
Hanna Ljungberg (born 1979) – football player
Mikael Ljungberg (1970–2004) – wrestler
Håkan Loob (born 1960) – ice hockey player
Henrik Lundqvist (born 1982) – ice hockey player and a Swedish gold medalist in the ice hockey part in the olympics
Fredrik Modin (born 1974) – ice hockey player
Roland Nilsson (born 1963) – football player
Gunnar Nordahl (1921–1995) – football player
Magnus Norman (born 1976) – tennis player
Mattias Norström (born 1972) – ice hockey player
Michael Nylander (born 1972) – ice hockey player
Markus Näslund (born 1973) – ice hockey player
Mats Näslund (born 1959) – ice hockey player
Bobby Nystrom (born 1952) - ice hockey right wing (NHL)
Mattias Öhlund (born 1976) – ice hockey player
Jesper Parnevik (born 1965) – golfer
Samuel Påhlsson (born 1977) – ice hockey player
Thomas Ravelli (born 1959) – football player
Tony Rickardsson (born 1970) – speedway motor racer
Börje Salming (born 1951) – ice hockey player
Magnus Samuelsson (born 1969) – World's Strongest Man champion
Mikael Samuelsson (born 1976) – ice hockey player
Daniel Sedin (born 1980) – ice hockey player
Henrik Sedin (born 1980) – ice hockey player
Ingemar Stenmark (born 1956) – alpine skier
Mats Sundin (born 1971) – ice hockey player
Ronnie Sundin (born 1970) – ice hockey player
Niklas Sundström (born 1975) – ice hockey player
Gunde Svan (born 1962) – cross-country skier
Annika Sörenstam (born 1970) – golfer
Björn Waldegård (born 1943) – rally driver, World Champion
Jan-Ove Waldner (born 1965) – table tennis player
Thomas Wassberg (born 1956) – cross-country skier Olympic and World Champion
Per Welinder – skateboarder
Pernilla Wiberg (born 1970) – alpine skier
Mats Wilander (born 1964) tennis player
Magnus Wislander (born 1964) – handball player, voted World Player of the Century 1999
Johan Wissman (born 1982) – sprinter 2006 European Athletic Championship 200 m silver medalist
Henrik Zetterberg (born 1980) – ice hockey player

[edit] Writers

Main article: List of Swedish language writers

Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954), novelist
Bo Bergman (1869–1967), poet
Elsa Beskow (1874–1953), children's author
Karin Boye (1900–1941), poet and novelist
Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865), writer
Stig Dagerman (1923–1954), writer
Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), poet
Nils Ferlin (1898–1961), poet
Gustaf Fröding (1860–1911), poet
Jonas Gardell, writer, comedian
Jan Guillou (born 1944), novelist, journalist
Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940), poet, novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931), poet and Nobel Prize laureate
Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976), novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974), writer
Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), writer
Anna Maria Lenngren (1754–1817), poet
Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), children's author
Wendela Hebbe (1808–1899), reporter and novelist
Henning Mankell, novelist
Harry Martinson (1904–1978), poet and Nobel Prize laureate
Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973), novelist
Per Nilsson (born 1953)
Julia Nyberg (1784–1854)
Peter Pohl (born 1940)
August Strindberg (1849–1912), novelist and playwright
Hjalmar Söderberg (1868–1941),
Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846), writer

[edit] Other notables

Elsa Brändström (1888–1948), The Angel of Siberia
Sigvard Eklund (1911–2000), director of the International Atomic Energy Agency security council from 1961 to 1981
Horace Engdahl (born 1948), critic and literary scholar; former secretary of the Swedish Academy
Axel Hägerström (1868–1939), philosopher, a founder of the Uppsala school of philosophy
Lars Johan Hierta (1801–1872), publicist
Sven Hedin (1865–1952), explorer
Ulrika Jonsson (born 1967), television presenter
Mattias Klum, photographer and film producer in natural history and cultural subjects
Göran Kropp (1966–2002), adventurer
Axel Munthe (1857–1949), psychiatrist
Magnus Samuelsson, professional strongman and farmer, winner of World Strongest Man 1998
Marcus Samuelsson (born 1970), chef
Magnus Steendorff (1855–1945), architect
Svante Stockselius (born 1955), former executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest
Bengt Wedholm, chef, introduced the pizza in Scandinavia

[edit] See also

List of Swedish people

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[edit] Actors

[edit] Artists

[edit] Clergymen

[edit] Diplomats

[edit] Entrepreneurs

[edit] Film directors

[edit] Military commanders

[edit] Models

[edit] Monarchs

[edit] Music

[edit] Politicians

[edit] Science

[edit] Sports

[edit] Writers

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