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Most Famous Swedish Athletes

Sports 677
Sweden 4,866
257 ZI Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović Swedish Football b. 1981
5,871 IS Ingemar Stenmark Ingemar Stenmark Swedish Skier b. 1956
7,081 SE Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson Swedish Football b. 1948
7,386 SE Stefan Edberg Stefan Edberg Swedish Player b. 1966
8,928 GN Gunnar Nordahl Gunnar Nordahl Swedish Football 1921–1995
11,566 OT Ola Toivonen Ola Toivonen Swedish Football b. 1986
14,442 NL Nils Liedholm Nils Liedholm Swedish Football 1922–2007
14,653 AI Andreas Isaksson Andreas Isaksson Swedish Football b. 1981
15,535 HL Henrik Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist Swedish Hockey b. 1982
15,568 CK Carolina Klüft Carolina Klüft Swedish Athletic b. 1983
16,411 FL Freddie Ljungberg Freddie Ljungberg Swedish Football b. 1977
16,728 KK Kim Källström Kim Källström Swedish Football b. 1982
17,690 PF Peter Forsberg Peter Forsberg Swedish Hockey b. 1973
17,819 EF Emil Forsberg Emil Forsberg Swedish Football b. 1991
19,266 PW Pontus Wernbloom Pontus Wernbloom Swedish Football b. 1986
20,008 JE Johan Elmander Johan Elmander Swedish Football b. 1981
21,460 KA Kosovare Asllani Kosovare Asllani Swedish Football b. 1989
23,352 ML Mikael Lustig Mikael Lustig Swedish Football b. 1986
25,656 OM Olof Mellberg Olof Mellberg Swedish Football b. 1977
28,453 EZ Erkan Zengin Erkan Zengin Swedish Football b. 1985
28,638 OH Oscar Hiljemark Oscar Hiljemark Swedish Football b. 1992
29,126 LH Linda Haglund Swedish Sprint 1956–2015
29,920 PA Patrik Andersson Patrik Andersson Swedish Football b. 1971
30,569 CK Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla Swedish Skier b. 1987
30,884 AP Anja Pärson Anja Pärson Swedish Skier b. 1981
31,785 HL Hedvig Lindahl Hedvig Lindahl Swedish Football b. 1983
33,562 LS Lotta Schelin Lotta Schelin Swedish Football b. 1984
34,000 SH Samuel Holmén Samuel Holmén Swedish Football b. 1984
34,892 PJ Pontus Jansson Pontus Jansson Swedish Football b. 1991
34,951 BS Börje Salming Börje Salming Swedish Hockey b. 1951
36,727 PS Pia Sundhage Pia Sundhage Swedish Football b. 1960
36,771 AG Alexander Gustafsson Alexander Gustafsson Swedish Boxer b. 1987
38,221 SJ Sixten Jernberg Sixten Jernberg Swedish Skier 1929–2012
38,363 FA Frank Andersson Frank Andersson Swedish Wrestler 1956–2018
39,332 VC Viktor Claesson Viktor Claesson Swedish Football b. 1992
39,547 NF Nilla Fischer Nilla Fischer Swedish Football b. 1984
39,840 SH Stefan Holm Stefan Holm Swedish Athletic b. 1976
40,003 RS Robin Söderling Robin Söderling Swedish Player b. 1984
40,391 SL Sebastian Larsson Sebastian Larsson Swedish Football b. 1985
40,851 SS Sarah Sjöström Sarah Sjöström Swedish Swimmer b. 1993
41,379 AA Astrit Ajdarević Astrit Ajdarević Swedish Football b. 1990
42,426 EK Emir Kujović Swedish Football b. 1988
42,537 MA Mikael Antonsson Swedish Football b. 1981
42,633 EK Erik Karlsson Erik Karlsson Swedish Hockey b. 1990
42,693 MN Magnus Norman Magnus Norman Swedish Player b. 1976
43,643 KJ Karl-Johan Johnsson Karl-Johan Johnsson Swedish Football b. 1990
46,822 EK Emil Krafth Emil Krafth Swedish Football b. 1994
47,055 MD Martin Dahlin Martin Dahlin Swedish Football b. 1968
47,059 SE Sigfrid Edström Sigfrid Edström Swedish Athletic 1870–1964
47,853 GH Gunder Hägg Gunder Hägg Swedish Runner 1918–2004
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Inside Sweden Athletes

677 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous sweden athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sweden Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 142 people.

What Sweden Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Sweden Athletes's biggest group — 34% of all notables (233).

Sweden Athletes over-index on rider — 37.6× the global rate.

  1. Football233
  2. Hockey87
  3. Athletic62
  4. Skier54
  5. Sport48
  6. Player21
  7. Athlete16
  8. Wrestler14
  1. Rider1137.6×
  2. Skier5420.3×
  3. Hockey8715.5×
  4. Skater1314.1×
  5. Gymnast912.6×
  6. Handball1111.3×
  7. Athlete1610.1×
  8. Athletic629.7×