Most Famous Swedish Poets

Sweden has produced 58 notable poets throughout history, led by Pär Lagerkvist. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Pär Lagerkvist — Swedish Poet (1891–1974) , ranked #8011
  2. Karin Boye — Swedish Poet (1900–1941) , ranked #9057
  3. Carl Michael Bellman — Swedish Poet (1740–1795) , ranked #9181
  4. Erik Axel Karlfeldt — Swedish Poet (1864–1931) , ranked #12299
  5. Gustaf Fröding — Swedish Poet (1860–1911) , ranked #14951
  6. Katarina Frostenson — Swedish Poet (Born 1953) , ranked #20695
  7. Artur Lundkvist — Swedish Poet (1906–1991) , ranked #29233
  8. Esaias Tegnér — Swedish Poet (1782–1846) , ranked #39788
  9. Johan Henric Kellgren — Swedish Poet (1751–1795) , ranked #47352
  10. Ture Nerman — Swedish Poet (1886–1969) , ranked #47683
  11. Birger Sjöberg — Swedish Poet (1885–1929) , ranked #47832
  12. Olof von Dalin — Swedish Poet (1708–1763) , ranked #47846
  13. Gunnar Wennerberg — Swedish Poet (1817–1901) , ranked #54044
  14. Bodil Malmsten — Swedish Poet (1944–2016) , ranked #67931
  15. Thomas Thorild — Swedish Poet (1759–1808) , ranked #71500
  16. Bertil Malmberg — Swedish Poet (1889–1958) , ranked #82967
  17. Werner Aspenström — Swedish Poet (1918–1997) , ranked #84318
  18. Sun Axelsson — Swedish Poet (1935–2011) , ranked #85071
  19. Arvid August Afzelius — Swedish Poet (1785–1871) , ranked #91700
  20. Gustaf Philip Creutz — Swedish Poet (1731–1785) , ranked #117963