Sweden
Historical figures born in Sweden
9,849 notable historical figures were born in Sweden. These are the most notable:
Sweden ranks #16 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Netherlands, Ukraine and Poland.
By era
- Medieval: 4
- Early Modern: 8
- Modern: 28
By occupation
- Monarch/Royalty: 18
- Writer/Author: 13
- Actor: 5
- Philosopher: 5
- Politician: 5
- Poet: 4
- Singer/Musician: 3
- Biologist/Naturalist: 3
- Ingrid Bergman (1915 to 1982, Entertainment)
- Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 1981, Sports)
- Greta Garbo (1905 to 1990, Entertainment)
- PewDiePie (born 1989, Entertainment)
- Greta Thunberg (born 2003, Science)
- Avicii (1989 to 2018, Arts & Music)
- Rebecca Ferguson (born 1983, Entertainment)
- Alfred Nobel (1833 to 1896, Science)
- Carl Linnaeus (1707 to 1778, Science)
- Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946, Politics)
- Ragnar Lodbrok (850 to ?, Politics)
- Ludwig Göransson (born 1984, Arts & Music)
- Ivar the Boneless (900 to 970, Politics)
- Tycho Brahe (1546 to 1601, Science)
- Charles XII (1682 to 1718, Politics)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905 to 1961, Politics)
- Victoria (born 1977, Politics)
- Gustav II Adolf (1594 to 1632, Politics)
- Christina (1626 to 1689, Politics)
- Duke of Värmland (born 1979, Politics)
- Ulf Kristersson (born 1963, Politics)
- Anita Ekberg (1931 to 2015, Entertainment)
- Olof Palme (1927 to 1986, Politics)
- Tove Jansson (1914 to 2001, Literature)
- Gustaf VI Adolf (1882 to 1973, Politics)
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 to 1772, Science)
- Duchess of Värmland (born 1984, Politics)
- Fredrik Backman (born 1981, Literature)
- Sigismund III (1566 to 1632, Politics)
- Märtha of Sweden (1901 to 1954, Politics)
- Gustav III (1746 to 1792, Politics)
- Gustaf V (1858 to 1950, Politics)
- August Strindberg (1849 to 1912, Literature)
- Annika Sörenstam (born 1970, Sports)
- Oscar II (1829 to 1907, Politics)
- Duke of Västerbotten (1906 to 1947, Politics)
- Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (born 1982, Politics)
- Nick Bostrom (born 1973, Philosophy)
- Oleg (845 to 912, Politics)
- Bridget of Sweden (1303 to 1373, Religion)
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