Most Famous Swedish Academics

Sweden has produced 303 notable academics throughout history, led by Allvar Gullstrand. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Allvar Gullstrand — Swedish Ophthalmologist (1862–1930) , ranked #26327
  2. Sune Bergström — Swedish Biochemist (1916–2004) , ranked #29907
  3. Hugo Theorell — Swedish Biochemist (1903–1982) , ranked #36326
  4. Axel Hägerström — Swedish Philosopher (1868–1939) , ranked #51105
  5. Lars Gyllensten — Swedish Academic (1921–2006) , ranked #62188
  6. Carl Jakob Sundevall — Swedish Ornithologist (1801–1875) , ranked #66383
  7. Leonard Gyllenhaal — Swedish Entomologist (1752–1840) , ranked #73085
  8. Johannes Bureus — Swedish Genealogist (1568–1652) , ranked #73968
  9. Karl Olivecrona — Swedish Philosopher (1897–1980) , ranked #77006
  10. Pehr Osbeck — Swedish Entomologist (1723–1805) , ranked #80663
  11. Richard Dybeck — Swedish Historian (1811–1877) , ranked #82129
  12. Henrik Sjögren — Swedish Ophthalmologist (1899–1986) , ranked #87250
  13. Martin P. Nilsson — Swedish Philologist (1874–1967) , ranked #94942
  14. Tor Andræ — Swedish Scholar (1885–1947) , ranked #100614
  15. Gustaf Aulén — Swedish Theologian (1879–1977) , ranked #102692
  16. Anders Fryxell — Swedish Historian (1795–1881) , ranked #115959
  17. Edward Blom — Swedish Archivist (Born 1970) , ranked #116353
  18. Daniel Juslenius — Swedish Lexicographer (1676–1752) , ranked #119176
  19. Alfred Gabriel Nathorst — Swedish Geology (1850–1921) , ranked #126432
  20. Carl Fredrik Fallén — Swedish Entomologist (1764–1830) , ranked #144844