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.
Category All
Citizenship All
CL
Carl Linnaeus Swedish Geologist 1707 – 1778
#
197
ZI
Zlatan Ibrahimović Swedish Football Born 1981
#
257
IB
Ingmar Bergman Swedish Film 1918 – 2007
#
308
IB
Ingrid Bergman Swedish Biographer 1915 – 1982
#
328
GG
Greta Garbo Swedish Actor 1905 – 1990
#
496
AL
Astrid Lindgren Swedish Screenwriter 1907 – 2002
#
688
AN
Alfred Nobel Swedish Engineer 1833 – 1896
#
1,030
A
Avicii Swedish Music 1989 – 2018
#
1,093
C(
Christina (Queen of Sweden) Swedish Queen 1626 – 1689
#
1,136
MV
Max von Sydow Swedish Actor 1929 – 2020
#
1,220
DH
Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish Politician 1905 – 1961
#
1,331
AV
Alicia Vikander Swedish Actor Born 1988
#
1,345
AS
August Strindberg Swedish Playwright 1849 – 1912
#
1,429
GA
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Swedish King 1594 – 1632
#
1,461
CX
Charles XII of Sweden Swedish King 1682 – 1718
#
1,463
SL
Selma Lagerlöf Swedish Novelist 1858 – 1940
#
1,636
SL
Stieg Larsson Swedish Journalist 1954 – 2004
#
2,122
SA
Svante Arrhenius Swedish Astronomer 1859 – 1927
#
2,455
A
Ann-Margret Swedish Singer Born 1941
#
2,651
RW
Raoul Wallenberg Swedish Diplomat 1912 – 1947
#
2,853