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Most Famous Swedish Politicians & Lawyers

Politics & Law 699
Sweden 4,866
1,331 DH Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish Politician 1905–1961
2,853 RW Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Wallenberg Swedish Diplomat 1912–1947
5,381 FB Folke Bernadotte Folke Bernadotte Swedish Diplomat 1895–1948
7,542 FR Fredrik Reinfeldt Fredrik Reinfeldt Swedish Politician b. 1965
10,194 AL Anna Lindh Anna Lindh Swedish Politician 1957–2003
10,573 SL Stefan Löfven Stefan Löfven Swedish Politician b. 1957
11,095 TE Tage Erlander Tage Erlander Swedish Politician 1901–1985
11,564 GP Göran Persson Göran Persson Swedish Politician b. 1949
11,968 PA Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson Swedish Politician 1885–1946
16,772 TF Thorbjörn Fälldin Thorbjörn Fälldin Swedish Politician 1926–2016
16,820 IC Ingvar Carlsson Ingvar Carlsson Swedish Politician b. 1934
20,572 MW Margot Wallström Margot Wallström Swedish Politician b. 1954
22,106 RK Rudolf Kjellén Rudolf Kjellén Swedish Political Scientist 1864–1922
24,467 SS Sten Sture the Elder Swedish Politician 1440–1503
27,551 KP Klas Pontus Arnoldson Klas Pontus Arnoldson Swedish Politician 1844–1916
29,559 GM Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt Swedish Politician 1757–1814
34,204 HH Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Swedish Politician 1862–1953
34,597 EE Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson Swedish Politician 1390–1436
37,700 GF Gustav Fridolin Gustav Fridolin Swedish Politician b. 1983
41,894 AL Arvid Lindman Arvid Lindman Swedish Politician 1862–1936
41,918 LG Louis Gerhard De Geer Louis Gerhard De Geer Swedish Politician 1818–1896
49,162 AH Arvid Horn Arvid Horn Swedish Politician 1664–1742
49,862 JÅ Jimmie Åkesson Jimmie Åkesson Swedish Politician b. 1979
54,535 RS Rickard Sandler Rickard Sandler Swedish Politician 1884–1964
59,342 CG Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman Swedish Politician 1872–1945
60,378 AK Anna Kinberg Batra Anna Kinberg Batra Swedish Politician b. 1970
60,621 AP August Palm August Palm Swedish Politician 1849–1922
62,898 AL Annie Lööf Annie Lööf Swedish Politician b. 1983
66,277 KF Kjell-Olof Feldt Kjell-Olof Feldt Swedish Politician b. 1931
67,880 JB Jan Björklund Jan Björklund Swedish Politician b. 1962
69,641 EW Ernst Wigforss Ernst Wigforss Swedish Politician 1881–1977
70,992 AP Arvid Posse Arvid Posse Swedish Politician 1820–1901
72,485 LP Lewi Pethrus Lewi Pethrus Swedish Minister 1884–1974
74,136 ÖU Östen Undén Östen Undén Swedish Politician 1886–1974
75,700 HJ Håkan Juholt Håkan Juholt Swedish Politician b. 1962
76,066 AP Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Swedish Politician 1883–1954
77,688 BA Beatrice Ask Beatrice Ask Swedish Politician b. 1956
80,040 KS Karin Söder Karin Söder Swedish Politician 1928–2015
83,000 CH C.-H. Hermansson C.-H. Hermansson Swedish Politician 1917–2016
83,626 GJ Gunnar Jarring Swedish Diplomat 1907–2002
83,986 GL Gerhard Louis De Geer Gerhard Louis De Geer Swedish Politician 1854–1935
87,602 FH Felix Hamrin Felix Hamrin Swedish Politician 1875–1937
89,005 TK Torkel Knutsson Torkel Knutsson Swedish Politician d. 1306
94,822 BV Baltzar von Platen (statesman) Baltzar von Platen (statesman) Swedish Politician 1766–1829
97,934 PE Peter Eriksson (politician) Peter Eriksson (politician) Swedish Politician b. 1958
105,402 AS Alf Svensson Alf Svensson Swedish Politician b. 1938
107,892 EM Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein Swedish Diplomat 1749–1802
110,464 CW Cecilia Wikström Cecilia Wikström Swedish Politician b. 1965
119,876 GH Gunnar Hedlund Gunnar Hedlund Swedish Politician 1900–1989
124,678 HH Hans Henric von Essen Hans Henric von Essen Swedish Politician 1755–1824
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Inside Sweden Politicians & Lawyers

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Through the Centuries

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sweden Politicians & Lawyers peaked in the 1860s with 53 people.

What Sweden Politicians & Lawyers Are Known For

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Politician are Sweden Politicians & Lawyers's biggest group — 91% of all notables (634).

Sweden Politicians & Lawyers over-index on civil service — 14.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician634
  2. Lawyer20
  3. Diplomat16
  4. Civil Service7
  5. Political Scientist5
  6. Minister4
  7. Judge4
  8. Police3
  1. Civil Service714.4×
  2. Politician6345.4×
  3. Diplomat165.0×
  4. Lawyer201.8×