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.

Top Ranked

  1. Bridget of Sweden — Swedish Mystic (1303–1373) , ranked #3365
  2. Nathan Söderblom — Swedish Pastor (1866–1931) , ranked #14301
  3. Olaus Magnus — Swedish Priest (1490–1557) , ranked #19220
  4. Lars Levi Laestadius — Swedish Pastor (1800–1861) , ranked #19807
  5. Elizabeth Hesselblad — Swedish Saint (1870–1957) , ranked #31082
  6. Catherine of Vadstena — Swedish Nun (1331–1381) , ranked #37706
  7. Antje Jackelén — Swedish Priest (Born 1955) , ranked #45085
  8. Johan Olof Wallin — Swedish Priest (1779–1839) , ranked #59549
  9. Bo Giertz — Swedish Priest (1905–1998) , ranked #79902
  10. K. G. Hammar — Swedish Priest (Born 1943) , ranked #86098
  11. Gustav Trolle — Swedish Priest (1488–1535) , ranked #92248
  12. Carl Olof Rosenius — Swedish Preacher (1816–1868) , ranked #99100
  13. Haquin Spegel — Swedish Priest (1645–1714) , ranked #123307
  14. Hemming Gadh — Swedish Priest (1450–1520) , ranked #167165
  15. Laurentius Petri Gothus — Swedish Priest (1529–1579) , ranked #177582
  16. Henrik Reuterdahl — Swedish Priest (1795–1870) , ranked #187816
  17. Abraham Angermannus — Swedish Priest (1540–1607) , ranked #190824
  18. Martin Lönnebo — Swedish Priest (Born 1930) , ranked #201820
  19. Jacob Axelsson Lindblom — Swedish Priest (1746–1819) , ranked #213001
  20. Olof Torén — Swedish Priest (1718–1753) , ranked #217691