Most Famous Swedish Artists

Sweden has produced 708 notable artists throughout history, led by Anders Zorn. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Anders Zorn — Swedish Painter (1860–1920) , ranked #7190
  2. John Bauer (illustrator) — Swedish Illustrator (1882–1918) , ranked #8118
  3. Hilma af Klint — Swedish Sculptor (1862–1944) , ranked #8955
  4. Alexander Roslin — Swedish Painter (1718–1793) , ranked #18445
  5. Lars Vilks — Swedish Sculptor (Born 1946) , ranked #21062
  6. Carl Milles — Swedish Sculptor (1875–1955) , ranked #22633
  7. Lennart Nilsson — Swedish Photographer (1922–2017) , ranked #26143
  8. Sigrid Hjertén — Swedish Painter (1885–1948) , ranked #27680
  9. Nils Dardel — Swedish Painter (1888–1943) , ranked #38010
  10. Ivan Aguéli — Swedish Painter (1869–1917) , ranked #38870
  11. Sigurd Lewerentz — Swedish Architect (1885–1975) , ranked #46817
  12. August Malmström — Swedish Painter (1829–1901) , ranked #49450
  13. Gert Wingårdh — Swedish Architect (Born 1951) , ranked #52691
  14. Albertus Pictor — Swedish Painter (1440–1507) , ranked #62267
  15. Anders Petersen (photographer) — Swedish Photographer (Born 1944) , ranked #70303
  16. Carl Eldh — Swedish Sculptor (1873–1954) , ranked #72411
  17. Gustaf Tenggren — Swedish Artist (1896–1970) , ranked #78438
  18. Carl Gustaf Pilo — Swedish Painter (1711–1793) , ranked #82567
  19. Nils Blommér — Swedish Painter (1816–1853) , ranked #90129
  20. Oskar Andersson — Swedish Cartoonist (1877–1906) , ranked #90652