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