Most Famous People from Sweden

Sweden has produced 4,866 notable individuals throughout history, with artists and athletes being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Carl Linnaeus. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Carl Linnaeus — Swedish Geologist (1707–1778) , ranked #197
  2. Zlatan Ibrahimović — Swedish Football (Born 1981) , ranked #257
  3. Ingmar Bergman — Swedish Film (1918–2007) , ranked #308
  4. Ingrid Bergman — Swedish Biographer (1915–1982) , ranked #328
  5. Greta Garbo — Swedish Actor (1905–1990) , ranked #496
  6. Astrid Lindgren — Swedish Screenwriter (1907–2002) , ranked #688
  7. Alfred Nobel — Swedish Engineer (1833–1896) , ranked #1030
  8. Avicii — Swedish Music (1989–2018) , ranked #1093
  9. Christina (Queen of Sweden) — Swedish Queen (1626–1689) , ranked #1136
  10. Max von Sydow — Swedish Actor (1929–2020) , ranked #1220
  11. Dag Hammarskjöld — Swedish Politician (1905–1961) , ranked #1331
  12. Alicia Vikander — Swedish Actor (Born 1988) , ranked #1345
  13. August Strindberg — Swedish Playwright (1849–1912) , ranked #1429
  14. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden — Swedish King (1594–1632) , ranked #1461
  15. Charles XII of Sweden — Swedish King (1682–1718) , ranked #1463
  16. Selma Lagerlöf — Swedish Novelist (1858–1940) , ranked #1636
  17. Stieg Larsson — Swedish Journalist (1954–2004) , ranked #2122
  18. Svante Arrhenius — Swedish Astronomer (1859–1927) , ranked #2455
  19. Ann-Margret — Swedish Singer (Born 1941) , ranked #2651
  20. Raoul Wallenberg — Swedish Diplomat (1912–1947) , ranked #2853