List of Swedish people
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This is a list of well known Swedes, ordered alphabetically within categories:
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[edit] Actors
Main article: List of Swedish actors
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Roy Andersson
- Ingmar Bergman
- Mikael Håfström
- Lasse Hallström
- Oscar A. C. Lund
- Lukas Moodysson
- Alf Sjöberg
- Vilgot Sjöman
- Victor Sjöström (Victor Seastrom)
- Mauritz Stiller
- Bo Widerberg
[edit] Military commanders
Main article: List of Swedish military commanders
- 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
- Mini Anden
- Anita Ekberg
- Lisa Fonssagrives
- Marina Hedman
- Vendela Kirsebom
- Elin Nordegren
- Marcus Schenkenberg
- Victoria Silvstedt
- Emma Sjöberg
- Lena Soderberg
[edit] Monarchs
Main article: List of Swedish monarchs
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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