Most Famous Swedish Writers

Sweden has produced 487 notable writers throughout history, led by August Strindberg. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. August Strindberg — Swedish Playwright (1849–1912) , ranked #1429
  2. Selma Lagerlöf — Swedish Novelist (1858–1940) , ranked #1636
  3. Stieg Larsson — Swedish Journalist (1954–2004) , ranked #2122
  4. Camilla Läckberg — Swedish Writer (Born 1974) , ranked #7246
  5. Jan Guillou — Swedish Writer (Born 1944) , ranked #7270
  6. Harry Martinson — Swedish Writer (1904–1978) , ranked #8741
  7. Verner von Heidenstam — Swedish Writer (1859–1940) , ranked #9277
  8. Axel Munthe — Swedish Writer (1857–1949) , ranked #10551
  9. Liza Marklund — Swedish Writer (Born 1962) , ranked #12677
  10. Eyvind Johnson — Swedish Novelist (1900–1976) , ranked #13162
  11. Vilhelm Moberg — Swedish Author (1898–1973) , ranked #13581
  12. Ellen Key — Swedish Writer (1849–1926) , ranked #14346
  13. Stig Dagerman — Swedish Writer (1923–1954) , ranked #14903
  14. Håkan Nesser — Swedish Writer (Born 1950) , ranked #15295
  15. Kerstin Ekman — Swedish Writer (Born 1933) , ranked #19408
  16. Torgny Lindgren — Swedish Writer (1938–2017) , ranked #19770
  17. Carl Jonas Love Almqvist — Swedish Writer (1793–1866) , ranked #20122
  18. Viktor Rydberg — Swedish Writer (1828–1895) , ranked #20796
  19. Maria Gripe — Swedish Writer (1923–2007) , ranked #22032
  20. Moa Martinson — Swedish Writer (1890–1964) , ranked #22851