List of Swedes

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

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
Dolph Lundgren, actor
Warner Oland (1879-1938)
Lena Olin, (born 1955), actress
Peter Stormare, actor
Stellan Skarsgård, actor
Max von Sydow, (born 1929), actor

Artists

Main article: List of Swedish artists

Ingmar Bergman, (born 1918), film director
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
Carl Milles, (1875-1955), Swedish sculptor
Alexander Roslin, (1718-1798), painter
Johan Tobias Sergel, (1740-1814), sculptor
Anders Zorn, (1860-1920), Swedish painter
Katarina Winslow, (born 1969), graphic designer

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

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
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

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
Ivor Thord-Gray Mercenary commander who fought with Pancho Villa and others

Models

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 Swedes in music

ABBA, undisputed most famous Swedish music group of all time
Ace of Base, band
A-Teens, pop group
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
Bathory, metal band
Carl Michael Bellman, (1740-1795), singer-songwriter
Jussi Björling, opera singer
Dark Tranquillity, metal band
Dismember, metal band
Dissection, metal band
Entombed, metal band
Europe, band
Agnetha Fältskog, (born 1950) lead singer from ABBA
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
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
Ann-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
Povel Ramel, (born 1922). singer
Robyn, singer-songwriter
Johan Helmich Roman, the father of Swedish music
Roxette, duo
Marie Eleonor Serneholt, singer
Tim Skold, best known as bassist (Shotgun Messiah, Skold, KMFDM/MDFMK, OhGr, Marilyn Manson)
Marie Fredriksson, singer/songwriter solo and Roxette
The Sounds, rock band
Wilhelm Stenhammar, composer
Evert Taube, singer-songwriter
Therion, metal band
Joakim Thåström, rock musician
Björn Ulvaeus, musician/composer
Unleashed, metal band
Cornelis Vreeswijk, singer-songwriter, Considered Swedish, although he never received a Swedish citizenship.
The Cardigans, band
Mikael Åkerfeldt, lead singer of Opeth
Skwisgaar Skwigelf, musician (Dethklok), also a cartoon
Amy Diamond, singer
Refused, Rock Band

Politicians

Main article: List of Swedish politicians

Carl Bildt, (1949-), former prime minister
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 Moderata samlingspartiet and elected 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
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
Alfred Nobel, chemist

Sports

Main article: List of Swedes in sports

Thomas Ravelli - soccer player
Cheyne Wood(1989-) basketball and boxing master
Daniel Alfredsson (1972) - ice hockey player
Björn Borg (1956-) - tennis player
Kenny Bräck - Indy Racing League driver
Martin Dahlin - soccer player
Carolina Klüft (1983-) - |athlete
Stefan Edberg (1966-) - tennis player
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-) - footballerer
Ingemar Johansson (1932-) - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Henrik Larsson (1971-) - footballerer
Niklas Lidström (1970-) - ice hockey player
Fredrik Ljungberg (1977-) - footballerer
Hanna Ljungberg (1979-) - footballerer
Mikael Ljungberg (1970-2004) wrestler
Mats Nilsson (1975-)-Track and Field
Roland Nilsson (1963-) - footballerer
Gunnar Nordahl - footballerer
Magnus Norman -- tennis player
Markus Näslund (1973-) - ice hockey 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
Johan Wissman - Sprinter 2006 European Athletic Championship 200 m silver medalist
Henrik Zetterberg - 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
Christoffer Gustafsson, (1987-), novelist and playwright
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
Astrid Lindgren, (1907-2002), children's author
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 Hägerstrom, (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
Marcus Samuelsson (1970-), chef
Bengt Wedholm, chef, introduced the pizza in Scandinavia
Axel Munthe (1857-1949) psychiatrist.
Anders Olsson (1987-), noted American immigrant and brand-name clothing model. More recently known for a strange condition known as castration anxiety that has restricted his ability to interact with women.