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Most Famous Swedish Actors & Filmmakers

Film & TV 384
Sweden 4,866
308 IB Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Swedish Film 1918–2007
496 GG Greta Garbo Greta Garbo Swedish Actor 1905–1990
688 AL Astrid Lindgren Astrid Lindgren Swedish Screenwriter 1907–2002
1,220 MV Max von Sydow Max von Sydow Swedish Actor 1929–2020
1,345 AV Alicia Vikander Alicia Vikander Swedish Actor b. 1988
3,175 PS Peter Stormare Peter Stormare Swedish Actor b. 1953
3,241 NR Noomi Rapace Noomi Rapace Swedish Actor b. 1979
4,816 AS Alexander Skarsgård Alexander Skarsgård Swedish Actor b. 1976
9,202 EP Eric Prydz Eric Prydz Swedish Producer b. 1976
9,663 MP Mikael Persbrandt Mikael Persbrandt Swedish Actor b. 1963
9,992 IT Ingrid Thulin Ingrid Thulin Swedish Actor 1926–2004
12,623 VS Victor Sjöström Victor Sjöström Swedish Film 1879–1960
13,471 MA Maud Adams Maud Adams Swedish Actor b. 1945
13,801 SI Sebastian Ingrosso Sebastian Ingrosso Swedish Actor b. 1983
13,920 MZ Mai Zetterling Swedish Actor 1925–1994
14,127 SH Sofia Helin Sofia Helin Swedish Actor b. 1972
14,163 SN Sven Nykvist Sven Nykvist Swedish Film 1922–2006
14,552 PO Per Olov Enquist Per Olov Enquist Swedish Screenwriter 1934–2020
15,420 BH Barbara Hendricks Barbara Hendricks Swedish Actor b. 1948
16,030 JÅ Jonas Åkerlund Jonas Åkerlund Swedish Film b. 1966
16,184 OR Ola Rapace Swedish Actor b. 1971
16,233 RÖ Ruben Östlund Ruben Östlund Swedish Film b. 1974
17,350 HV Hoyte van Hoytema Hoyte van Hoytema Swedish Cinema b. 1971
18,019 MB Malik Bendjelloul Malik Bendjelloul Swedish Actor 1977–2014
18,189 RL Rolf Lassgård Rolf Lassgård Swedish Actor b. 1955
18,228 IN Inger Nilsson Inger Nilsson Swedish Actor b. 1959
20,702 DE Daniel Espinosa Daniel Espinosa Swedish Film b. 1977
21,440 KH Krister Henriksson Krister Henriksson Swedish Actor b. 1946
21,987 AW Alek Wek Swedish Model b. 1977
22,448 WO Warner Oland Warner Oland Swedish Actor 1879–1938
22,836 AE Allan Edwall Allan Edwall Swedish Actor 1924–1997
24,075 JT Jan Troell Jan Troell Swedish Film b. 1931
25,717 AR Alexandra Rapaport Alexandra Rapaport Swedish Actor b. 1971
26,280 MW Martin Wallström Swedish Actor b. 1983
27,327 ER Eva Röse Eva Röse Swedish Actor b. 1973
27,591 BG Björn Granath Björn Granath Swedish Actor 1946–2017
27,794 RW Rikard Wolff Rikard Wolff Swedish Actor 1958–2017
28,285 AD Alexandra Dahlström Swedish Actor b. 1984
29,550 MR Marie Richardson Marie Richardson Swedish Actor b. 1959
29,679 JK Jarl Kulle Jarl Kulle Swedish Actor 1927–1997
30,994 ED Eva Dahlbeck Eva Dahlbeck Swedish Actor 1920–2008
31,186 AB Anita Björk Anita Björk Swedish Actor 1923–2012
31,448 UJ Ulla Jacobsson Ulla Jacobsson Swedish Actor 1929–1982
32,754 MB May Britt May Britt Swedish Actor b. 1933
33,049 JG Jonas Gardell Jonas Gardell Swedish Screenwriter b. 1963
35,282 US Ulf Stark Ulf Stark Swedish Screenwriter 1944–2017
35,896 KW Kristina Wayborn Kristina Wayborn Swedish Actor b. 1950
38,544 EJ Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Järegård Swedish Actor 1928–1998
39,165 LL Lina Leandersson Swedish Actor b. 1995
47,402 LH Lars Hanson Lars Hanson Swedish Actor 1886–1965
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Inside Sweden Actors & Filmmakers

384 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous sweden actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sweden Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1970s with 63 people.

What Sweden Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are Sweden Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 75% of all notables (289).

Sweden Actors & Filmmakers over-index on presenter — 32.2× the global rate.

  1. Actor289
  2. Film33
  3. Screenwriter16
  4. Presenter13
  5. Comedian8
  6. Producer7
  7. Model5
  8. Cinema3
  1. Presenter1332.2×
  2. Actor28916.3×
  3. Comedian816.3×
  4. Producer716.1×
  5. Screenwriter1613.3×
  6. Film338.3×
  7. Model56.6×

City Hot Spots

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