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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.

Lists of Americans
By US state
By ethnicity

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Swedish American or must have references showing they are Swedish American and are notable.

List

Candice Bergen

Entertainment

Actors

Susan Hayward
Ann-Margret

Music

Kris Kristofferson
Ricky Nelson
Gretchen Carlson

Other

Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt

Artists

Engineers

John Ericsson

Entrepreneurs and businesspeople

Buzz Aldrin

Military

Politics and public service

Mamie Eisenhower
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Tipper Gore
William Rehnquist

Religious personalities

Glenn T. Seaborg

Science

Phil Mickelson

Sports

Carl Sandburg
Ray Bradbury

Writers

Colonial people

Charles Lindbergh

Educators

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden
  2. ^ Swedish immigrant paternal grandparents. Bergen is a Swedish-American according to [1]; she is Swedish on her father's side [2]
  3. ^ Swedish immigrant parents NY Times bio calls him a Swedish-American
  4. ^ Swedish father. [3] "Swedish-Persian", born in the U.S. to a Swedish father, composer/conductor Ulf Björlin, and a Persian mother
  5. ^ IMDb.com, Inc.
  6. ^ [4]
  7. ^ Her mother is Swedish, according to
  8. ^ http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/feature/213
  9. ^ Swedish mother. [5] "half Swedish"; her mother, Judith Anderson, is Swedish
  10. ^ [6]"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. ^ [7] [8] Swedish-born, became U.S. citizen
  12. ^ Daughter of Tippi Hedren. Listed as one of 24 Swedish-Americans at [9]; her maternal grandfather was Swedish
  13. ^ his father, director Stephen Gyllenhaal, is of partial Swedish heritage [10]
  14. ^ her father, director Stephen Gyllenhaal, is of partial Swedish heritage [11]
  15. ^ [12][13] Swedish born, became U.S. citizen
  16. ^ Her maternal grandparents were from Sweden.
  17. ^ Paternal grandparents were Swedish immigrants (MovieWeb)
  18. ^ http://family.nose.dk/getperson.php?personID=I10&tree=Johansson
  19. ^ Swedish-born. [14] Swedish-born, became U.S. citizen
  20. ^ (Swedish-born father)TomFolio.com: Van Johnson, Author Autograph Sample, Book List Link, Search Books Available
  21. ^ Swedish immigrant grandfather. Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at [15]
  22. ^ "Helen Lindroth". New York Times. 1956-10-12. pp. 29
  23. ^ [16]; named the Swedish American of the Year, has performed for the King and Queen of Sweden
  24. ^ "Genealogy of Wentworth's maternal great-grandfather Hendrik "Henry" Frederick Palm." [17]
  25. ^ Carlotta Nillson, Veteran Actress-The New York Times; January 1, 1952 Obituary
  26. ^ perhaps best known for playing Charlie Chan.Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at [18]; Swedish- born
  27. ^ Nancy Olson Biography
  28. ^ http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/michelle-pfeiffer/biography/85
  29. ^ www.gregfitzsimmons.com/2010/03/20/greg-and-andy-richter
  30. ^ her grandfathers mother Elin was Swedish
  31. ^ David, Elliot (2010). "Emma Stone". Wonderland (23): 177–181.
  32. ^ Sullivan - Referred to as a Swedish-American at [19]; mother is from Sweden and Per Sullivan speaks Swedish [20]
  33. ^ Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at
  34. ^ Swanson has referred to herself as "Swedish" - [21]; nothing else known on her ancestry
  35. ^ Director Susan Stroman noted that Thurman is "really Swedish", citing Thurman's Swedish maternal grandmother [22]
  36. ^ (brother of Robert and Mark Wahlberg)Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg
  37. ^ (brother of Robert and Donnie Wahlberg)Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg
  38. ^ (brother of Donnie and Mark Wahlberg)Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg
  39. ^ "Portrait of a Voiceover Actress" [interview] by Ray Sidman, Comic Buyers Guide, #1631 (August 2007), pp. 36-38
  40. ^ [23]
  41. ^ 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
  42. ^ 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)
  43. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at [24]; Swedish parents
  44. ^ [25] immigrant from Gästrikland, Sweden
  45. ^ Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at
  46. ^ Peggy Lee Tribute
  47. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632223/bio
  48. ^ http://www.conovergenealogy.com/famous-p/p384.htm
  49. ^ a b Of the great-grandparents of the Wilson brothers, one was born in Sweden
  50. ^ http://hd.se/familj/slaktforskning/2010/07/30/slaktmote-med-the-beach-boys/
  51. ^ "Final Dawes Rolls". United States Government. 1907-05-12.
  52. ^ Gyllenhaal is referred to as a "Swedish-American" at [26], he has one Swedish great-grandfather
  53. ^ [27] Noted "I'm Swedish" regarding his ethnicity
  54. ^ Frontier Cavalcade, The Dickinson Press, March 14, 1957
  55. ^ known for themes of the Southwestern United States.Carl Oscar Borg, Artist of the American West(by Marlene R. Miller)
  56. ^ (The Journal of San Diego History)
  57. ^ (Antiques and Fine Art)
  58. ^ Hildebrand, Carver Edstrom. David Edstrom, Swedish American Sculptor (Swedish American Genealogist, 10, 1: 17–29 March 1990)
  59. ^ Named one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  60. ^ Paul Granlund (Gustavus Adolphus College)
  61. ^ Ask Art. Knute Heldner
  62. ^ Richard H. Saunders and Ellen G. Miles, American Colonial Portraits, 1700-1776, Washington, D.C.: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1987
  63. ^ Doud, Richard K., John Hesselius: His Life and Work (Masters Thesis to the University of Delaware, 1963)
  64. ^ A Prairie Dream Recaptured (American Heritage. by David G. Lowe. October 1969. Volume 20, Issue 6) [28]
  65. ^ Ann Japenga(California Desert Art)
  66. ^ artist known for seascapes and depictions of New Mexico’s indigenous culture.Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt (Luther College Fine Arts Collection)
  67. ^ Arvid Frederick Nyholm Biography (Luther College Fine Arts Collection) [29]
  68. ^ Biography of Claes Oldenburg
  69. ^ / Sculpture intervention at Seattle Art Museum
  70. ^ "Biography - Susan Mohl Powers". SMP Installations. Sailshade Studios, Inc. 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  71. ^ [30] Swedish born, immigrated to the United States
  72. ^ [31] Swedish-American; parents were Swedish
  73. ^ [32] Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago Manuscript Collection #35, Exhibition by Swedisih-American Artists at the Swedish Club of Chicago 1911-1982.
  74. ^ Gunnar Widforss Biography (Californiawatercolor.com)
  75. ^ [33]
  76. ^ [34]
  77. ^ [35]
  78. ^ [36] born in Uppsala, Sweden, immigrated to the U.S.
  79. ^ Second generation Swedish-American, according to
  80. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at
  81. ^ [37] born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sweden, primarily active in the U.S.
  82. ^ [38] The seventh of nine children of impoverished Swedish immigrants
  83. ^ [39]; immigrant, born in Nilsby, Sweden
  84. ^ Referred to as "Swedish-American" at
  85. ^ [40] named Swedish American of the Year by Vasa Order of America
  86. ^ a b The Nome Gold Rush (by Larry Gedney. Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
  87. ^ The Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association)
  88. ^ Rockford Small Business Collection(Rockford, Illinois Regional History Center)
  89. ^ Estwing Tour
  90. ^ A Brief History of Indian Motorcycle Dick Scott's Indian Motorcycle Detroit
  91. ^ The Swedish Element in Illinois: Survey of the Past Seven Decades (by Ernst Wilhelm Olson, Swedish-American Biographical Association. 1917)
  92. ^ A tribute to Erik Jonsson
  93. ^ Pacific Coast and Exposition Biographies (by John P. Young. Chronicle Publishing Company San Francisco, California, 1915) [41]
  94. ^ About P.A. Peterson (P.A. Peterson Center for Health)
  95. ^ Rudolph A. Peterson, 98; Extended Global Reach of Bank of America (Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2003) [42]
  96. ^ [43]
  97. ^ David Harris, Swanson Saga: End of a Dream (The New York Times, 9 September 1979)
  98. ^ S. M. Swenson and the Development of the SMS Ranches (Swenson, Gail. University of Texas, 1960)
  99. ^ "55 Years at Testor," Rockford Register Star, May 12, 1994
  100. ^ [44]
  101. ^ [45] was named "Swedish-American of the Year"
  102. ^ Alford, Kenneth D. Nazi Plunder: Great Treasure Stories of World War II. [New York]: Da Capo Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-306-81241-5
  103. ^ Corley, Robert G. and Marvin Yeomans Whiting, editors (July 1979) Dedication. Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society. Vol. 6, No. 2
  104. ^ 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)
  105. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Elmer L. (Lee) Andersen
  106. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | C. (Clyde) Elmer Anderson
  107. ^ [46] is "Swedish Consul Emeritus"
  108. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | J. A. A. (Joseph Alfred Arner) Burnquist
  109. ^ a b http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article10793671.ab
  110. ^ Described as a "Swedish-American" at
  111. ^ bioguide.congress.gov
  112. ^ a b Mamie Doud Eisenhower (The Chronicle. American Swedish Historical Foundation: Winter 1954-1955. Volume 1, Number 4. Philadelphia PA. : 1955)
  113. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Orville L. (Lothrop) Freeman
  114. ^ Not Politics As Usual (Nordic Reach . July 1, 2002)
  115. ^ Is of Finnish-Swedish ancestry.[47]
  116. ^ Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia
  117. ^ named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  118. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota: Harold (Karl Harold Phillip) LeVander
  119. ^ [48] "ethnic background: Swedish"
  120. ^ [49] born in Stockholm, Sweden
  121. ^ http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/19455/He-thawed-relations-between-nations.html
  122. ^ [Appointed "The Swedish-American of 2002" by the Vasa Order of America http://www.saccny.org/main/scholarship/donors/olson/]
  123. ^ Named "Swedish-American of the Year"
  124. ^ http://linkstothepast.com/waukesha/pinelakebios.php#stsure
  125. ^ [50] Swedish immigrant
  126. ^ a b Listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS" at
  127. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Luther W. (Wallace) Youngdahl
  128. ^ Christian Cyclopedia. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
  129. ^ Whose Shoulders Do We Stand? by Virgil Olson, Professor Emeritus, Bethel University
  130. ^ [51] Swedish-born
  131. ^ Swedish American Historical Quarterly - 1986-1997
  132. '^ Andreas Rudman and his Family (by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig . Swedish Colonial News, Volume 2, Number 1 . Winter 2000) [52]
  133. ^ http://www.townofmerton.com/abouttown.html
  134. ^ "LDS Church News - Pres. and Sister Monson note their Swedish roots". www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  135. ^ "Elder Renlund: Real Power in Combining Family History with Temple - Church News and Events". www.lds.org. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  136. ^ Carl David Anderson biography
  137. ^ Seaborg biography
  138. ^ [53] Raised in a Swedish-American family
  139. ^ Johnson was sometimes called "Swede"
  140. ^ University of Minnesota Gophers
  141. ^ Award Winners - Nils V. "Swede" Nelson
  142. ^ [54] listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS"
  143. ^ referred to as a Swedish-American at
  144. ^ An Immigrant's American Odyssey: A Biography of Ernst Skarstedt (Emory Lindquist, Rock Island, Illinois: Augustana Historical Society, 1974)
  145. ^ "The son of a Chippewa house painter and a Swedish-American mother [55]"
  146. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thoxxgBlR_8
  147. ^ The Founders of the Graduate College (by Robert Knoll, Professor Emeritus of English. University of Nebraska-Lincoln January 13, 2000)[56]
  148. ^ Named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  149. ^ Wentz, Paul (February 1950). "Engraving Pin Heads". American Horologist & Jeweler
  150. ^ Gustaf Hallströms fotografisamling (Forskningsarkivet)
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