Most Famous Swedish Jurists

Sweden has produced 52 notable jurists throughout history, led by Raoul Wallenberg. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Raoul Wallenberg — Swedish Diplomat (1912–1947) , ranked #2853
  2. Folke Bernadotte — Swedish Diplomat (1895–1948) , ranked #5381
  3. Gunnar Jarring — Swedish Diplomat (1907–2002) , ranked #83626
  4. Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein — Swedish Diplomat (1749–1802) , ranked #107892
  5. Henning Sjöström — Swedish Attorney (1922–2011) , ranked #185224
  6. August Lindbergh — Swedish Lawyer (1808–1893) , ranked #258902
  7. Göran von Otter — Swedish Diplomat (1907–1988) , ranked #263470
  8. Albert Lindhagen — Swedish Lawyer (1823–1887) , ranked #277910
  9. Ulrich von Werdum — Swedish Diplomat (1632–1681) , ranked #398104
  10. Johan Stiernhöök — Swedish Lawyer (1596–1675) , ranked #438898
  11. Johan Gabriel Richert — Swedish Lawyer (1784–1864) , ranked #484492
  12. Erik Marks von Würtemberg — Swedish Judge (1861–1937) , ranked #520975
  13. Erik Larsson Sparre — Swedish Diplomat (1550–1600) , ranked #584401
  14. Fredrik Herman Rikard Kleen — Swedish Lawyer (1841–1923) , ranked #626480
  15. Adam von Pfuel — Swedish Kommissar (1604–1659) , ranked #729632
  16. Jakob Philipp von Schwerin — Swedish Judge (1719–1779) , ranked #835456
  17. Gustaf Lilliecrona — Swedish Diplomat (1623–1687) , ranked #890573
  18. Carl Douglas (1908–1961) — Swedish Diplomat (1908–1961) , ranked #898922
  19. Johan Ekeblad — Swedish Diplomat (1629–1697) , ranked #952690
  20. Carl Gustaf Sparre — Swedish Diplomat (1688–1741) , ranked #1032369