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

Contents

Actors

Artists

Clergymen

Diplomats

Entrepreneurs

Film Directors

Military commanders

Models

Monarchs

Music

Politicians

Science

Sports

Writers

Other notables

See also

Related Links

Actors

''Main article: List of Swedish actors''


★ Ann-Margret, (born 1941) singer and actress

★ Pernilla August, (born 1958) actress

★ Ingrid Bergman, (1915-1982), actress

★ May Britt, (born 1933), actress

★ Anita Ekberg, actress

★ Britt Ekland, (born 1942), actress

★ Gösta Ekman (senior), (1920-1971), actor

★ Gösta Ekman, (1939-), actor

★ Fares Fares, (1973-), actor

★ Greta Garbo, (1905-1990), actress

★ Lars Hanson, (1886-1965), actor

★ Dolph Lundgren, (b. 1957), actor

★ Gerda Lundequist, (1871-1959), actress

★ Jeanette Fredrique Löf, (1760-1813)

★ Warner Oland (1879-1938)

★ Elisabeth Olin, (1740-1828)

★ Lena Olin, (born 1955), actress

★ Peter Stormare, actor

★ Stellan Skarsgård, actor

★ Max von Sydow, (born 1929), actor

Artists

''Main article: List of Swedish artists''


★ Lea Ahlborn, (1829-1897), the first female Royal printmaker in 1855.

★ John 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

★ Isaac Hirsche Grünewald (1889-1946), Expressionist painter

★ Sigrid Hjertén (1885-1948), Fauvist painter

★ Ernst Josephson, (1851-1906)

★ Carl Larsson, (1859-1928), painter

★ Bruno Liljefors, (1860-1939), painter

★ Amalia Lindegren, (1814-1891), painter, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.

★ Wilhelmina Krafft, (1778-1828), neoclassical painter and miniaturist.

★ Carl Milles, (1875-1955), Swedish sculptor

★ Laura Reppert, (born 1983), dancer

★ Ulrika Pasch , (1735-1796), painter

★ Alexander Roslin, (1718-1798), painter

★ Johan Tobias Sergel, (1740-1814), sculptor

★ Charlotte Slottsberg (1760-1800)

★ Gustaf Tenggren, (1896-1973), painter, illustrator

★ Anna Maria Thelott, (1683-1710), engravor, illustrator, woodcut-artist and miniturist painter.

★ Anders Zorn, (1860-1920), Swedish painter

Clergymen

''Main article: List of Swedish clergymen''


★ 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

★ Erik 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'

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

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

★ Gustav 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

Film Directors

''Main article: List of Swedish film directors''

★ Ingmar Bergman

★ Lasse Hallström

★ Oscar A.C. Lund

★ Lukas Moodysson

★ Alf Sjöberg

★ Vilgot Sjöman

★ Victor Sjöström (Victor Seastrom)

★ Mauritz Stiller

★ Bo Widerberg

Military commanders

''Main article: List of Swedish military commanders''


★ Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, (1757-1814) soldier

★ Per Brahe, (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

Models

★ Mini Anden

★ Malin Andersson

★ Charlotte Krona

★ Anita Ekberg

★ Ulrika Ericsson

★ Adina Fohlin

★ Lisa Fonssagrives

★ Elin Grindemyr

★ Faye Hamlin

★ Marina Hedman

★ Vendela Kirsebom

★ Rosie Munter

★ Elin Nordegren

★ Marcus Schenkenberg

★ Victoria Silvstedt

★ Emma Sjöberg

★ Lena Soderberg

★ Anna Sundstrand

★ Janna Svenson

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

★ Gustav V of Sweden, (1858-1950)

★ Gustav 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, (around 965-1020/1021)

★ Queen Silvia of Sweden, (born 1943), wife of the present king Carl XVI Gustaf

★ Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, (born 1977), heir apparent

Music

''Main article: List of Swedish Musicians''

★ ABBA, pop group

★ Ace of Base, band

★ A-Teens, pop group

★ Andreas Johnson, pop musician

★ 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

★ 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

★ Basshunter, musician

★ Bathory, metal band

★ Carl Michael Bellman, (1740-1795), singer-songwriter

★ Blue Swede and Björn Skifs, band

★ The Cardigans, band

★ Carola, singer

★ Jussi Björling, opera singer

★ Blindside, Christian rock band

★ Dark Tranquillity, metal band

★ Dethklok), also a cartoon

★ Amy Diamond, singer

★ Dismember, metal band

★ Dissection, metal band

★ Draconian, metal band

★ Entombed, metal band

★ Europe, band

★ 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

★ Hammerfall, metal band

★ Bo Hansson, musician

★ Jakob Hellman, (born 1974) pop singer

★ The Hives, band

★ Mando Diao, band

★ Håkan Hellström, pop singer

★ In Flames, Melodic Death Metal band

★ Jonny Jakobsen, singer

★ Lake of Tears, metal band

★ Kent (band), Rock Band

★ The Knife, Rock Band

★ John Dhani Lennevald, singer

★ Jenny Lind, singer

★ Christian Lindberg, musician

★ Sara Helena Lumholdt, singer

★ Anni-Frid Lyngstad, lead singer from ABBA

★ Marduk, metal band

★ Max Martin, composer

★ Yngwie J. Malmsteen, regarded by many as the world's most accomplished guitarist

★ Birgit Nilsson, singer

★ Christina Nilsson, (1843-1921), singer

★ Nocturnal Rites, metal band

★ John Norum, guitarist (but originally from Vardo Norway

★ Anne Sofie von Otter, (born 1955), singer

★ Per Yngve Ohlin, (born 1969, died 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

★ Povel Ramel, (born 1922, died 2007), singer

★ Refused, Rock Band

★ Robyn, singer-songwriter

★ Johan Helmich Roman, ''the father of Swedish music''

★ Roxette, duo

★ 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

★ Wilhelm Stenhammar, composer

★ 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.

Politicians

''Main article: List of Swedish politicians''


★ Carl Bildt, (1949-), former prime minister, current minister of foreign affairs

★ Gustav Bonde, (1620-1667), statesman

★ Ingvar Carlsson, (1934-), former prime minister

★ Tage Erlander, former prime minister

★ Axel von Fersen, (1755-1810), statesman

★ 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, (1949-), former Prime Minister of Sweden

★ Jöran Persson, (1530-1568), counsellor to King Erik XIV (executed)

★ Fredrik Reinfeldt, (1965-), leader of the Moderate Party and current Prime Minister of Sweden

★ Sten Sture the elder, (1470-1497 and 1501-1503), statesman

Science

''Main article: List of Swedish scientists''


★ Johann Arfvedson, (1792-1841), ''chemist''

★ Jöns Jakob Berzelius, (1779-1848), ''chemist''

★ Arvid Carlsson, (1923- ), ''neuroscientist, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology''

★ Anders Celsius, (1701-1744), ''astronomer''

★ Eva Ekeblad, (1724-1786), ''botanist''

★ Carolus Linnaeus, (1707-1778), ''botanist''

★ Lise Meitner, (1878–1968), ''nuclear physicist''

★ Christopher Polhem, (1661-1751), ''physicist''

★ Johannes Rydberg, (1854-1919), physicist

★ Olaus Rudbeckius, (1630-1702), ''medicine''

★ Carl Wilhelm Scheele, (1742-1786), ''chemist''

★ Oskar Klein, (1894-1977), ''physicist''

★ Anders Jonas Ångström, (1857-1910), ''physicist''

★ Alfred Nobel, ''chemist''

Sports

''Main article: List of Swedes in sports''

★ Daniel Alfredsson (1972-) - ice hockey player

★ Malin Andersson (1973–) - football player

★ Niklas Andersson (1971-) - ice hockey player

★ Magnus Arvedson (1971-) - ice hockey player

★ Per Johan Axelsson (1975-) - ice hockey player

★ Kristin Bengtsson (1970–) - football player

★ Kajsa Bergqvist (1976-) - High Jump athlete

★ Björn Borg (1956-) - tennis player

★ Kenny Bräck (1966-) - Indy Racing League driver

★ Martin Dahlin (1968-) - football player

★ Ulf Dahlén (1967-) - ice hockey player

★ Stefan Edberg (1966-) - tennis player

★ Loui Eriksson (1985-) - ice hockey player

★ Sven-Göran Eriksson (1948-) - football manager

★ Magdalena Forsberg (1965-) - biathlete

★ Peter Forsberg (1973-) - ice hockey player

★ Johan Franzén (1979-) - ice hockey player

★ Gillis Grafström (1893-1938) - figure skating Olympic and World Champion

★ Anders Graneheim (1962-) - bodybuilder

★ Tomas Gustafson (1959-) - speed skater Olympic Gold and Silver medalist

★ Toini Gustafsson (1938-) - cross country skier Olympic Gold and Silver medalist

★ Johan Hedberg (1973-) - ice hockey player

★ Stefan Holm (1976-) - Track and Field athlete

★ Johan Holmqvist (1978-) - ice hockey player

★ Tomas Holmström (1973-) - ice hockey player

★ Kristian Huselius (1978-) - ice hockey player

★ Ingemar Johansson (1932-) - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

★ Susanna Kallur (1981-) - Track and Field athlete

★ Jenny Kallur (1981-) - Track and Field athlete

★ Carolina Klüft (1983-) - Track and Field athlete

★ Niklas Kronwall (1981-) - ice hockey player

★ Henrik Larsson (1971-) - football player

★ Niklas Lidström (1970-) - ice hockey player

★ Andreas Lilja (1975-) - ice hockey player

★ Fredrik Ljungberg (1977-) - football player

★ Hanna Ljungberg (1979-) - football player

★ Mikael Ljungberg (1970-2004) - wrestler

★ Håkan Loob (1960-) - ice hockey player

★ Henrik Lundqvist (1982-) - ice hockey player

★ Joel Lundqvist (1982-) - ice hockey player

★ Fredrik Modin (1974-) - ice hockey player

★ Mats Nilsson (1975-) - Track and Field athlete

★ Roland Nilsson (1963-) - football player

★ Gunnar Nordahl (1921-1995) - football player

★ Magnus Norman (1976-) - tennis player

★ Mattias Norström (1972-) - ice hockey player

★ Michael Nylander (1972-) - ice hockey player

★ Markus Näslund (1973-) - ice hockey player

★ Mats Näslund (1959-) - ice hockey player

★ Mattias Öhlund (1976-) - ice hockey player

★ Jesper Parnevik (1965-) - golfer

★ Samuel Påhlsson (1977-) - ice hockey player

★ Thomas Ravelli (1959-) - football player

★ Tony Rickardsson (1970) - speedway motor racer

★ Börje Salming (1951-) - ice hockey player

★ Mikael Samuelsson (1976-) - ice hockey player

★ Daniel Sedin (1980-) - ice hockey player

★ Henrik Sedin (1980-) - ice hockey player

★ Ingemar Stenmark (1956-) - alpine skier

★ Mats Sundin (1971-) - ice hockey player

★ Ronnie Sundin (1970-) - ice hockey player

★ Niklas Sundström (1975-) - ice hockey player

★ Gunde Svan (1962-) - cross country skier

★ Annika Sörenstam (1970-) - golfer

★ Jan-Ove Waldner (1965-) - table tennis player

★ Thomas Wassberg (1956-) - Cross country skier Olympic and World Champion

★ Pernilla Wiberg (1970-) - alpine skier

★ Magnus Wislander (1964-) - handball player, voted World Player of the Century 1999

★ Johan Wissman (1982-) - Sprinter 2006 European Athletic Championship 200 m silver medalist

★ Henrik Zetterberg (1980-) - ice hockey player

Writers

''Main article: List of Swedish language writers''

★ Frans G. Bengtsson, (1894-1954), novelist

★ 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

★ Verner von Heidenstam, (1859-1940), famous writer

★ 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

★ Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817), poet

★ Astrid Lindgren, (1907-2002), children's author

★ Vendela 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, (1953-)

★ Peter Pohl, (1940-)

★ Birgitta Stenberg, 1932

★ August Strindberg, (1849-1912), novelist and playwright

★ Hjalmar Söderberg, (1868-1941),

★ Esaias Tegnér,(1782-1846), writer

Other notables

★ Elsa Brändström (1888-1948), ''The Angel of Siberia''

★ Horace Engdahl (1948-), 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 (1967-), television presenter

★ Göran Kropp (1966-2002), adventurer

★ Magnus Samuelsson, professional strongman and farmer, winner of World Strongest Man 1998

★ Marcus Samuelsson (1970-), chef

★ Svante Stockselius (1955-), executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest

★ Bengt Wedholm, chef, introduced the pizza in Scandinavia

★ Axel Munthe (1857-1949) psychiatrist.

See also

★ List of Finland-Swedes

★ List of Swedish Jews

★ List of people by nationality

★ List of British people of Swedish descent

★ List of Swedish Americans

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★ Swedes People