Most Famous Swedish Artists & Designers

50 Swedish Artists & Designers in view out of 753

Anders Zorn Swedish Painter 1860 – 1920

#7,190 Wiki

John Bauer (illustrator) Swedish Illustrator 1882 – 1918

#8,118 Wiki

Hilma af Klint Swedish Sculptor 1862 – 1944

#8,955 Wiki

Alexander Roslin Swedish Painter 1718 – 1793

#18,445 Wiki

Lars Vilks Swedish Sculptor Born 1946

#21,062 Wiki

Carl Milles Swedish Sculptor 1875 – 1955

#22,633 Wiki

Lennart Nilsson Swedish Photographer 1922 – 2017

#26,143 Wiki

Sigrid Hjertén Swedish Painter 1885 – 1948

#27,680 Wiki

Nils Dardel Swedish Painter 1888 – 1943

#38,010 Wiki

Ivan Aguéli Swedish Painter 1869 – 1917

#38,870 Wiki

Sigurd Lewerentz Swedish Architect 1885 – 1975

#46,817 Wiki

August Malmström Swedish Painter 1829 – 1901

#49,450 Wiki

Gert Wingårdh Swedish Architect Born 1951

#52,691 Wiki

Albertus Pictor Swedish Painter 1440 – 1507

#62,267 Wiki

Anders Petersen (photographer) Swedish Photographer Born 1944

#70,303 Wiki

Carl Eldh Swedish Sculptor 1873 – 1954

#72,411 Wiki

Gustaf Tenggren Swedish Artist 1896 – 1970

#78,438 Wiki

Carl Gustaf Pilo Swedish Painter 1711 – 1793

#82,567 Wiki

Nils Blommér Swedish Painter 1816 – 1853

#90,129 Wiki

Oskar Andersson Swedish Cartoonist 1877 – 1906

#90,652 Wiki

Julius Kronberg Swedish Painter 1850 – 1921

#92,932 Wiki

Ivar Tengbom Swedish Architect 1878 – 1968

#100,500 Wiki

Sune Jonsson Swedish Photographer 1930 – 2009

#108,101 Wiki

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Carl Wilhelmson Swedish Painter 1866 – 1928

#112,510 Wiki

Marcus Larson Swedish Painter 1825 – 1864

#113,613 Wiki

Isak Gustaf Clason Swedish Architect 1856 – 1930

#115,785 Wiki

Sofia Adlersparre Swedish Painter 1808 – 1862

#116,522 Wiki

Karl Nordström Swedish Painter 1855 – 1923

#123,251 Wiki

Axel Törneman Swedish Painter 1880 – 1925

#128,800 Wiki

Knut Ekwall Swedish Painter 1843 – 1912

#136,206 Wiki

Elias Martin Swedish Painter 1739 – 1818

#140,386 Wiki

Torben Grut Swedish Architect 1871 – 1945

#140,621 Wiki

Endre Nemes Swedish Painter 1909 – 1985

#147,455 Wiki

Ernst Billgren Swedish Artist Born 1957

#148,520 Wiki

Pehr Hilleström Swedish Painter 1732 – 1816

#152,307 Wiki

Max Andersson Swedish Artist Born 1962

#156,846 Wiki

Sven Erixson Swedish Painter 1899 – 1970

#159,566 Wiki

Signe Hammarsten-Jansson Swedish Artist 1882 – 1970

#169,129 Wiki

Bengt Nordenberg Swedish Painter 1822 – 1902

#169,926 Wiki

Hakon Ahlberg Swedish Architect 1891 – 1984

#171,283 Wiki

Nils Forsberg Swedish Painter 1842 – 1934

#180,706 Wiki

Erik Lallerstedt Swedish Architect 1864 – 1955

#194,492 Wiki

Yngve Ekström Swedish Architect 1913 – 1988

#196,173 Wiki

Birger Sandzén Swedish Painter 1871 – 1954

#205,133 Wiki

Carl Nyrén Swedish Architect 1917 – 2011

#206,597 Wiki

Björn Berg Swedish Painter 1923 – 2008

#207,711 Wiki

Olof Tempelman Swedish Architect 1745 – 1816

#210,329 Wiki

Leander Engström Swedish Painter 1886 – 1927

#213,364 Wiki

Carl Oscar Borg Swedish Painter 1879 – 1947

#214,214 Wiki

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Rolf Lidberg Swedish Artist 1930 – 2005

#227,407 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside Sweden Artists & Designers

753 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous sweden artists & designers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sweden Artists & Designers peaked in the 1910s with 81 people.

What Sweden Artists & Designers Are Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Painter are Sweden Artists & Designers's biggest group — 44% of all notables (331).

Sweden Artists & Designers over-index on draughtswoman — 83.8× the global rate.

Painter33144%
Artist17824%
Architect7710%
Sculptor699.2%
Photographer344.5%
Draughtswoman263.5%
Designer101.3%
Cartoonist60.8%

Draughtswoman2683.8×
Artist17837.2×
Painter33116.1×
Architect7715.3×
Photographer3413.6×
Sculptor6911.2×
Designer1010.3×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Sweden Artists & Designers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.