Most Famous Swedish Religious figures
Sweden has produced 136 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Bridget of Sweden. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
BO
Bridget of Sweden Swedish Mystic 1303 – 1373
#
3,365
NS
Nathan Söderblom Swedish Pastor 1866 – 1931
#
14,301
OM
Olaus Magnus Swedish Priest 1490 – 1557
#
19,220
LL
Lars Levi Laestadius Swedish Pastor 1800 – 1861
#
19,807
EH
Elizabeth Hesselblad Swedish Saint 1870 – 1957
#
31,082
CO
Catherine of Vadstena Swedish Nun 1331 – 1381
#
37,706
AJ
Antje Jackelén Swedish Priest Born 1955
#
45,085
JO
Johan Olof Wallin Swedish Priest 1779 – 1839
#
59,549
BG
Bo Giertz Swedish Priest 1905 – 1998
#
79,902
KG
K. G. Hammar Swedish Priest Born 1943
#
86,098
GT
Gustav Trolle Swedish Priest 1488 – 1535
#
92,248
CO
Carl Olof Rosenius Swedish Preacher 1816 – 1868
#
99,100
HS
Haquin Spegel Swedish Priest 1645 – 1714
#
123,307
HG
Hemming Gadh Swedish Priest 1450 – 1520
#
167,165
LP
Laurentius Petri Gothus Swedish Priest 1529 – 1579
#
177,582
HR
Henrik Reuterdahl Swedish Priest 1795 – 1870
#
187,816
AA
Abraham Angermannus Swedish Priest 1540 – 1607
#
190,824
ML
Martin Lönnebo Swedish Priest Born 1930
#
201,820
JA
Jacob Axelsson Lindblom Swedish Priest 1746 – 1819
#
213,001
OT
Olof Torén Swedish Priest 1718 – 1753
#
217,691