List of Swedish Americans

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The following is a list of notable Swedish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

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Candice Bergen

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Actors

Greta Garbo
Susan Hayward
Ann-Margret
Gretchen Carlson

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Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt

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John Ericsson

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[edit] Entrepreneurs and businesspeople

Buzz Aldrin

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Kris Kristofferson
Ricky Nelson

[edit] Music

Mamie Eisenhower
Tipper Gore
William Rehnquist

[edit] Politics and public service

[edit] Religious personalities

Glenn T. Seaborg

[edit] Science

Phil Mickelson

[edit] Sports

Carl Sandburg
Ray Bradbury

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[edit] Colonial people

Charles Lindbergh

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  1. ^ Born Irene Ahlberg 6/11 1910 in New York(father from Sweden, mother from New York), died 6/3 1993 in Orange, California. According to : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912115/ and http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&indiv=try&h=31851738
  2. ^ born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden
  3. ^ Swedish immigrant paternal grandparents. Bergen is a Swedish-American according to [1]; she is Swedish on her father's side [2]
  4. ^ Swedish immigrant parents [3], NY Times bio calls him a Swedish-American [4]
  5. ^ Swedish father. [5] "Swedish-Persian", born in the U.S. to a Swedish father, composer/conductor Ulf Björlin, and a Persian mother
  6. ^ IMDb.com, Inc.
  7. ^ Her mother is Swedish, according to
  8. ^ http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/feature/213
  9. ^ Swedish mother. [6] "half Swedish"; her mother, Judith Anderson, is Swedish
  10. ^ [7]"Franco is Portuguese. I'm one quarter through my grandfather. My grandfather and then I'm also Russian and Swedish." His father is half-Swedish, half Portuguese
  11. ^ [8] [9] Swedish-born, became U.S. citizen
  12. ^ Daughter of Tippi Hedren. Listed as one of 24 Swedish-Americans at [10]; her maternal grandfather was Swedish
  13. ^ his father, director Stephen Gyllenhaal, is of partial Swedish heritage [11]
  14. ^ her father, director Stephen Gyllenhaal, is of partial Swedish heritage [12]
  15. ^ [13][14] Swedish born, became U.S. citizen
  16. ^ Her maternal grandparents were from Sweden.
  17. ^ Paternal grandparents were Swedish immigrants (MovieWeb)
  18. ^ Swedish-born. [15] Swedish-born, became U.S. citizen
  19. ^ (Swedish-born father)TomFolio.com: Van Johnson, Author Autograph Sample, Book List Link, Search Books Available
  20. ^ Swedish immigrant grandfather. Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at [16]
  21. ^ "Helen Lindroth". New York Times. 1956-10-12. pp. 29
  22. ^ [17]; named the Swedish American of the Year, has performed for the King and Queen of Sweden
  23. ^ perhaps best known for playing Charlie Chan.Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at [18]; Swedish- born
  24. ^ Nancy Olson Biography
  25. ^ http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/michelle-pfeiffer/biography/85
  26. ^ www.gregfitzsimmons.com/2010/03/20/greg-and-andy-richter
  27. ^ her grandfathers mother Elin was Swedish
  28. ^ Sullivan - Referred to as a Swedish-American at [19]; mother is from Sweden and Per Sullivan speaks Swedish [20]
  29. ^ Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at
  30. ^ Swanson has referred to herself as "Swedish" - [21]; nothing else known on her ancestry
  31. ^ Director Susan Stroman noted that Thurman is "really Swedish", citing Thurman's Swedish maternal grandmother [22]
  32. ^ (brother of Robert and Mark Wahlberg)Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg
  33. ^ (brother of Robert and Donnie Wahlberg)Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg
  34. ^ (brother of Donnie and Mark Wahlberg)Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg
  35. ^ "Portrait of a Voiceover Actress" [interview] by Ray Sidman, Comic Buyers Guide, #1631 (August 2007), pp. 36-38
  36. ^ [23]
  37. ^ Gyllenhaal is referred to as a "Swedish-American" at [24], he has one Swedish great-grandfather
  38. ^ [25] Noted "I'm Swedish" regarding his ethnicity
  39. ^ Frontier Cavalcade, The Dickinson Press, March 14, 1957
  40. ^ known for themes of the Southwestern United States.Carl Oscar Borg, Artist of the American West(by Marlene R. Miller)
  41. ^ (The Journal of San Diego History)
  42. ^ (Antiques and Fine Art)
  43. ^ Hildebrand, Carver Edstrom. David Edstrom, Swedish American Sculptor (Swedish American Genealogist, 10, 1: 17–29 March 1990)
  44. ^ Named one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  45. ^ Paul Granlund (Gustavus Adolphus College)
  46. ^ Ask Art. Knute Heldner
  47. ^ Richard H. Saunders and Ellen G. Miles, American Colonial Portraits, 1700-1776, Washington, D.C.: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1987
  48. ^ Doud, Richard K., John Hesselius: His Life and Work (Masters Thesis to the University of Delaware, 1963)
  49. ^ A Prairie Dream Recaptured (American Heritage. by David G. Lowe. October 1969. Volume 20, Issue 6) [26]
  50. ^ artist known for seascapes and depictions of New Mexico’s indigenous culture.Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt (Luther College Fine Arts Collection)
  51. ^ Arvid Frederick Nyholm Biography (Luther College Fine Arts Collection) [27]
  52. ^ Biography of Claes Oldenburg
  53. ^ [28] Swedish born, immigrated to the United States
  54. ^ [29] Swedish-American; parents were Swedish
  55. ^ Gunnar Widforss Biography (Californiawatercolor.com)
  56. ^ [30] born in Uppsala, Sweden, immigrated to the U.S.
  57. ^ Second generation Swedish-American, according to
  58. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at
  59. ^ [31] born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sweden, primarily active in the U.S.
  60. ^ [32] The seventh of nine children of impoverished Swedish immigrants
  61. ^ [33]; immigrant, born in Nilsby, Sweden
  62. ^ Referred to as "Swedish-American" at
  63. ^ [34] named Swedish American of the Year by Vasa Order of America
  64. ^ a b The Nome Gold Rush (by Larry Gedney. Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
  65. ^ (Island Garden Arena) (Brewery Art Colony)
  66. ^ The Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association)
  67. ^ Rockford Small Business Collection(Rockford, Illinois Regional History Center)
  68. ^ Estwing Tour
  69. ^ A Brief History of Indian Motorcycle Dick Scott's Indian Motorcycle Detroit
  70. ^ The Swedish Element in Illinois: Survey of the Past Seven Decades (by Ernst Wilhelm Olson, Swedish-American Biographical Association. 1917)
  71. ^ A tribute to Erik Jonsson
  72. ^ Pacific Coast and Exposition Biographies (by John P. Young. Chronicle Publishing Company San Francisco, California, 1915) [35]
  73. ^ About P.A. Peterson (P.A. Peterson Center for Health)
  74. ^ Rudolph A. Peterson, 98; Extended Global Reach of Bank of America (Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2003) [36]
  75. ^ [37]
  76. ^ David Harris, Swanson Saga: End of a Dream (The New York Times, 9 September 1979)
  77. ^ S. M. Swenson and the Development of the SMS Ranches (Swenson, Gail. University of Texas, 1960)
  78. ^ "55 Years at Testor," Rockford Register Star, May 12, 1994
  79. ^ [38]
  80. ^ [39] was named "Swedish-American of the Year"
  81. ^ Alford, Kenneth D. Nazi Plunder: Great Treasure Stories of World War II. [New York]: Da Capo Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-306-81241-5
  82. ^ Corley, Robert G. and Marvin Yeomans Whiting, editors (July 1979) Dedication. Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society. Vol. 6, No. 2
  83. ^ The Story of the Fifty-fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (A Committee of the Regiment, W. J. Coulter. 1887)
  84. ^ The Rainbow Bridge (a biography of Olive Fremstad) (Mary Watkins Cushing, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. Library of Congress Catalog card number 54:10494)
  85. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at [40]; Swedish parents
  86. ^ [41] immigrant from Gästrikland, Sweden
  87. ^ Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at
  88. ^ Peggy Lee Tribute
  89. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632223/bio
  90. ^ http://www.conovergenealogy.com/famous-p/p384.htm
  91. ^ a b Of the great-grandparents of the Wilson brothers, one was born in Sweden
  92. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Elmer L. (Lee) Andersen
  93. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | C. (Clyde) Elmer Anderson
  94. ^ [42] is "Swedish Consul Emeritus"
  95. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | J. A. A. (Joseph Alfred Arner) Burnquist
  96. ^ a b http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article10793671.ab
  97. ^ Described as a "Swedish-American" at
  98. ^ bioguide.congress.gov
  99. ^ a b Mamie Doud Eisenhower (The Chronicle. American Swedish Historical Foundation: Winter 1954-1955. Volume 1, Number 4. Philadelphia PA. : 1955)
  100. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Orville L. (Lothrop) Freeman
  101. ^ Not Politics As Usual (Nordic Reach . July 1, 2002)
  102. ^ Is of Finnish-Swedish ancestry.[43]
  103. ^ Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia
  104. ^ named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  105. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota: Harold (Karl Harold Phillip) LeVander
  106. ^ [44] "ethnic background: Swedish"
  107. ^ [45] born in Stockholm, Sweden
  108. ^ http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/19455/He-thawed-relations-between-nations.html
  109. ^ [Appointed "The Swedish-American of 2002" by the Vasa Order of America http://www.saccny.org/main/scholarship/donors/olson/]
  110. ^ Named "Swedish-American of the Year"
  111. ^ http://linkstothepast.com/waukesha/pinelakebios.php#stsure
  112. ^ [46] Swedish immigrant
  113. ^ a b Listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS" at
  114. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Luther W. (Wallace) Youngdahl
  115. ^ Christian Cyclopedia. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
  116. ^ Whose Shoulders Do We Stand? by Virgil Olson, Professor Emeritus, Bethel University
  117. ^ [47] Swedish-born
  118. ^ Swedish American Historical Quarterly - 1986-1997
  119. '^ Andreas Rudman and his Family (by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig . Swedish Colonial News, Volume 2, Number 1 . Winter 2000) [48]
  120. ^ http://www.townofmerton.com/abouttown.html
  121. ^ Carl David Anderson biography
  122. ^ Seaborg biography
  123. ^ [49] Raised in a Swedish-American family
  124. ^ Johnson was sometimes called "Swede"
  125. ^ University of Minnesota Gophers
  126. ^ Award Winners - Nils V. "Swede" Nelson
  127. ^ [50] listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS"
  128. ^ referred to as a Swedish-American at
  129. ^ An Immigrant's American Odyssey: A Biography of Ernst Skarstedt (Emory Lindquist, Rock Island, Illinois: Augustana Historical Society, 1974)
  130. ^ "The son of a Chippewa house painter and a Swedish-American mother [51]"
  131. ^ The Founders of the Graduate College (by Robert Knoll, Professor Emeritus of English. University of Nebraska-Lincoln January 13, 2000)[52]
  132. ^ Named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  133. ^ Wentz, Paul (February 1950). "Engraving Pin Heads". American Horologist & Jeweler
  134. ^ Gustaf Hallströms fotografisamling (Forskningsarkivet)
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