List of Swedes

This is a list of well known Swedes (and Finland-Swedes), ordered alphabetically within categories:

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

See also

• List of Finland-Swedes
• List of Swedish Jews
• List of people by nationality