List of Swedes
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This is a list of well known Swedes (and Finland-Swedes), ordered alphabetically within categories:
 This article is part of the List of Swedes series |
| Actors |
| Artists |
| Clergymen |
| Diplomats |
| Entrepreneurs |
| Military |
| Music |
| Politicians |
| Scientists |
| Sports |
| Writers |
| Poets |
| Contents |
Actors
Main article: List of Swedish actors
- Ann-Margret, entertainer
- Ingrid Bergman, (1915-1982), actress
- May Britt, (born 1933), actress
- Anita Ekberg, actress
- Gösta Ekman, (1920-1971), actor
- Greta Garbo, (1905-1990), actress
- Warner Oland (1879-1938)
- Peter Stormare, actor
- Stellan Skarsgård, actor
- Max von Sydow, (born 1929), actor
Artists
Main article: List of Swedish artists
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Anders Zorn
- Ernst Josephson, (1851-1906)
- Carl Larsson, (1859-1928), painter
- Bruno Andreas Liljefors, (1860-1939), painter
- Carl Milles, (1875-1955), Swedish sculptor
- Alexander Roslin, (1718-1798), painter
- Johan Tobias Sergel, (1740-1814), sculptor
- Anders Zorn, (1860-1920), Swedish painter
- Ingmar Bergman, (born 1918), film director
- Sven Joakim Thåström, rock musician
Clergymen
Main article: List of Swedish clergymen
- Mikael Agricola, bishop and reformer
- Laurentius Petri, archbishop and reformer
- 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
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-????), 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
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
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Georg von Döbeln
- Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, (1757-1814) soldier
- Per Brahe, (1602-1680), soldier and politician
- Johan Banér, (1596-1641), soldier
- 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
Monarchs
Main article: List of Swedish monarchs
- Carl XVI Gustaf, (born 1946), current
- Charles XI, (1655-1697)
- Charles XII, (1682-1718)
- Christina
- Gustav II Adolph of Sweden (Gustav the Great) (1594-1632)
- Gustav I of Sweden, (1496-1560)
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, (born 1977), heir apparent
Music
Main article: List of Swedes in music
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- Tim Skold, best known as bassist (Shotgun Messiah, Skold, KMFDM/MDFMK, OhGr, Marilyn Manson)
- ABBA, undisputed most famous Swedish music group of all time
- Ace of Base, band
- Mikael Åkerfeldt, lead singer of Opeth
- Stikkan Anderson, (1931-1997), producer
- Hugo Alfvén, composer
- Benny Andersson, musician/composer
- Kurt Atterberg, composer
- Carl Michael Bellman, (1740-1795), singer-songwriter
- Wilhelm Peterson Berger, composer
- Europe, band
- Agnetha Fältskog, (born 1950) lead singer from ABBA
- Per Gessle, musician/composer solo and Roxette
- Bo Hansson, musician
- Jakob Hellman, pop singer
- The Hives, band
- Jenny Lind, singer
- Christian Lindberg, musician
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad, lead singer from ABBA
- Max Martin, composer
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen, regarded by many as the world's most accomplished guitarist
- Birgit Nilsson, singer
- Christina Nilsson, (1843-1921), singer
- John Norum, guitarist (but originally from Vardo Norway
- Ann-Sofie von Otter, (born 1955), singer
- Povel Ramel, (born 1922). singer
- Robyn, singer-songwriter
- Johan Helmich Roman, the father of Swedish music
- Roxette, duo
- Wilhelm Stenhammar, composer
- Evert Taube, singer-songwriter
- Björn Ulvaeus, musician/composer
- Cornelis Vreeswijk, singer-songwriter, Considered Swedish, although he never recived a Swedish citizenship.
Politicians
Main article: List of Swedish politicians
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- Carl Bildt, former prime minister
- Gustav Bonde, (1620-1667), statesman
- Ingvar Carlsson, (born 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
- C.G.E. Mannerheim, (1867-1951), military leader and President of Finland 1944-1946
- Alva Myrdal, (1902-1986), politician, agitator
- Axel Oxenstierna, (1583-1654), politician
- Olof Palme, (1927-1986), former prime minister (assassinated)
- Göran Persson -- current Prime Minister of Sweden
- Fredrik Reinfeldt, (born 1965), leader of Moderata samlingspartiet
- Sten Sture the elder, (1470-1497 and 1501-1503), statesman
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, (1861-1944), President of Finland 1931-1937
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
- Carolus Linnaeus, (1707-1778), botanist
- Christopher Polhem, physicist
- Olaus Rudbeckius, (1630-1702), medicine
- Carl Wilhelm Scheele, (1742-1786), chemist
- Oskar Klein, physicist
- Anders Jonas Ångström, (1857-1910), physicist
Sports
Main article: List of Swedes in sports
- Markus Näslund (1973-) - ice hockey player
- Björn Borg (1956-) - tennis player
- Kenny Bräck - Indy Racing League driver
- Carolina Klüft (1983-) - athlete
- Stefan Edberg (1966-) - tennis player
Stefan Edberg
- Sven-Göran Eriksson (1948-) - football coach
- Magdalena Forsberg (1965-) - biathlete
- Peter Forsberg (1973-) - ice hockey player
- Gillis Grafström (1893-1938) - figure skating Olympic and World Champion
- Anders Graneheim (1962-) - bodybuilder
- Tomas Gustafson - speed skater Olympic Gold and Silver medalist
- Toini Gustafsson - cross country skier Olympic Gold and Silver medalist
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (1981-) - footballer
- Ingemar Johansson (1932-) - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
- Henrik Larsson (1971-) - footballer
- Fredrik Ljungberg (1977-) - footballer
- Hanna Ljungberg (1979-) - footballer
- Mikael Ljungberg (1970-2004) wrestler
- Gunnar Nordahl - footballer
- Magnus Norman -- tennis player
- Jesper Parnevik - golfer
- Tony Rickardsson - speedway motor racer
- Ingemar Stenmark (1956-) - alpine skier
- Mats Sundin (1971-) - ice hockey player
- Gunde Svan (1962-) - cross country skier
- Annika Sörenstam (1970-) - golfer
- Jan-Ove Waldner (1965-) - table tennis player
- Thomas Wassberg - Cross country skier Olympic and World Champion
- Pernilla Wiberg (1970-) - alpine skier
- Magnus Wislander - Handball player voted World player of the Century 1999
Writers
Main article: List of Swedish language writers
- Frans G. Bengtsson, (1894-1954), novelist
- 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
- Verner von Heidenstam, (1859-1940), writer
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt, (1864-1931), poet and Nobel Prize laureate
- Tove Jansson, (1914-2001), Finland-Swedish writer
- Eyvind Johnson, (1900-1976), novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Pär Lagerkvist, (1891-1974), writer
- Selma Lagerlöf, (1858-1940), novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Astrid Lindgren, (1907-2002), children's author
- Elias Lönnrot, (1802-1884), author of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic
- Harry Martinson, (1904-1978), poet and Nobel Prize laureate
- Vilhelm Moberg, (1898-1973), novelist
- Per Nilsson, (1953-)
- Peter Pohl, (1940-)
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg, (1804-1877), Finland-Swedish writer
- August Strindberg, (1849-1912), novelist and playwright
- Hjalmar Söderberg, (1868-1941), novelist and playwright
- Edith Södergran, (1892-1923), Finland-Swedish poet
- Esaias Tegnér,(1782-1846), writer
- Zacharias Topelius, (1818-1898), national-romantic writer popular in Sweden and his native Finland
Other notables
- Elsa Brändström (1888-1948), The Angel of Siberia
- Horace Engdahl (1948-), secretary of the Swedish Academy
- Lars Johan Hierta (1801-1872), publicist
- Sven Hedin (1865-1952), explorer
- Marcus Samuelsson (1970-), chef
- Bengt Wedholm, chef, introduced the pizza in Scandinavia
- Edvard Westermarck, (1862-1939), philosopher
- Georg Henrik von Wright, (1916-2003), philosopher