Most Famous Swedish Scientists

Sweden has produced 290 notable scientists throughout history, led by Carl Linnaeus. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Carl Linnaeus — Swedish Geologist (1707–1778) , ranked #197
  2. Svante Arrhenius — Swedish Astronomer (1859–1927) , ranked #2455
  3. Jöns Jacob Berzelius — Swedish Chemist (1779–1848) , ranked #3071
  4. Anders Celsius — Swedish Astronomer (1701–1744) , ranked #4659
  5. Carl Wilhelm Scheele — Swedish Chemist (1742–1786) , ranked #6525
  6. Gunnar Myrdal — Swedish Economist (1898–1987) , ranked #6569
  7. Hannes Alfvén — Swedish Physicist (1908–1995) , ranked #13437
  8. Bertil Ohlin — Swedish Economist (1899–1979) , ranked #15186
  9. Anders Jonas Ångström — Swedish Physicist (1814–1874) , ranked #18345
  10. Theodor Svedberg — Swedish Chemist (1884–1971) , ranked #18547
  11. Manne Siegbahn — Swedish Physicist (1886–1978) , ranked #21526
  12. Olaus Rudbeck — Swedish Botanist (1630–1702) , ranked #22896
  13. Elias Magnus Fries — Swedish Botanist (1794–1878) , ranked #30455
  14. Torbern Bergman — Swedish Chemist (1735–1784) , ranked #30796
  15. Carl Linnaeus the Younger — Swedish Botanist (1741–1783) , ranked #31192
  16. Pehr Henrik Ling — Swedish Physician (1776–1839) , ranked #32083
  17. Oskar Klein — Swedish Physicist (1894–1977) , ranked #32588
  18. Daniel Solander — Swedish Botanist (1733–1782) , ranked #32961
  19. Lars Hörmander — Swedish Mathematician (1931–2012) , ranked #34311
  20. Otto Nordenskjöld — Swedish Geologist (1869–1928) , ranked #37447