| Revision as of 12:51, 10 October 2002 editJeronimo (talk | contribs)8,556 editsm add Sörenstam← Previous edit | Revision as of 09:36, 16 October 2002 edit undo217.168.172.202 (talk) Walter Hellman addedNext edit → | ||
| Line 161: | Line 161: | ||
| * ] -- sec., Swedish Academy | * ] -- sec., Swedish Academy | ||
| * ] -- explorer | * ] -- explorer | ||
| * ] -- checkers champion | |||
| * ] -- inventor, founder of the ] | * ] -- inventor, founder of the ] | ||
| * ] -- (Olof Rudbeck) | * ] -- (Olof Rudbeck) | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 16 October 2002
Actors
Artists
- Elsa Beskow painter 1874-1953
- Carl Oscar Borg 1879-1947
- John Fabian Carlson painter 1875-1945
- Michael Dahl -- painter, 1659-1743
- Per Hasselberg -- sculptor
- Carl Fredrik Hill -- 1849-1911
- Eugène Jansson - 1862-1915
- Lisa Jevbratt - digital artist (born 1967)
- Ernst Josephson -- 1851-1906
- Carl Larsson -- painter
- Bruno Andreas Liljefors -- painter 1860-1939
- Elias Martin -- 1739-1818
- Carl Milles --- sculptor, 1875-1955
- Claes Oldenburg -- sculptor (born 1929)
- Carl Gustaf Pilo -- painter 1711-1793
- Oscar Gustave Rejlander --photographer 1813-1875
- Alexander Roslin -- painter 1718-1798
- Johan Tobias Sergel -- sculptor 1740-1814
- Kent Ullberg sculptor (born 1945)
- Carl Fredrik von Breda -- painter 1759-1818
- Adolf-Ulrik Wertmuller -- painter 1751-1811
- Anders Zorn -- painter 1860-1920
Businesspeople
- Percy Barnevik -- industry leader
- Lars Magnus Ericsson -- industry leader, telecomms.
- Ingvar Kamprad -- founder of IKEA
Filmmakers
- Ingmar Bergman -- director
Musicians
- ABBA -- pop group
- Stikkan Anderson -- ABBA producer
- Benny Andersson -- ABBA
- Carl Michael Bellman -- 18th century poet, composer
- Jussi Björling -- tenor
- Robyn Carlsson -- pop singer
- Agnetha Fältskog -- ABBA
- Per Gessle -- pop singer, composer
- Anders Glenmark -- singer
- Håkan Hagegård -- barytone
- Bo Hansson
- Tommy Körberg -- singer
- Tomas Ledin -- singer
- Jenny Lind -- soprano
- Annifrid Lyngstad -- ABBA
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen -- guitarist
- Birgit Nilsson -- soprano
- Christina Nilsson -- soprano
- Ann-Sofie von Otter -- mezzosoprano
- Evert Taube -- composer, poet, singer, writer
- Bjorn Ulvaeus -- ABBA
- Per-Uno Undertun -- guitarist
- Cornelis Wreeswijk -- composer, poet, singer
Rulers, Politicians
- Gustavus Adolphus -- king
- Folke Bernadotte -- statesman
- Carl XVI Gustaf -- currently King
- Carl Bildt -- politician
- Christina of Sweden -- (Kristina, queen of Sweden)
- Ingvar Carlsson -- politician
- Birgitta Dahl -- current speaker of Riksdag
- Rolf Ekeus -- diplomat
- Tage Erlander -- politician
- Dag Hammarskjöld -- secretary general of the UN
- Alva Myrdal -- politician
- Axel Oxenstierna -- 17th century politician
- Olof Palme -- politician
- Princess Victoria Bernadotte -- crown princess
Religious
- Saint Birgitta - (Sankta Birgitta) (also St Bridget)
- Olaus Magnus
- Nathan Söderblom
Scientists
- Johann Arfvedson -- chemist
- Svante Arrhenius -- scientist
- Jons Jacob Berzelius -- chemist
- Anders Celsius -- astronomer
- Elias Magnus Fries -- taxonomist
- Aristid Lindenmayer -- biologist
- Carolus Linnaeus -- scientist
- Peter Nilson -- astronomer
- Christopher Polhem -- astronomer, inventor
- Svante Pääbo -- biologist, geneticist
- Carl Wilhelm Scheele -- chemist
- Nils Gabriel Sefström -- chemist
- Sverre Sjölander -- zoologist
- Erik Waller -- historian of medicine
Sportspersons
- Arne Borg - swimmer
- Björn Borg - tennis player
- Stefan Edberg - tennis player
- Ljudmila Engquist - athlete
- Sven-Göran Eriksson - football coach
- Magdalena Forsberg - biathlete
- Peter Forsberg - ice hockey player
- Gert Fredriksson - canoer
- Gillis Grafström - figure skater
- Tomas Gustafson - speed skater
- Sixten Jernberg - cross country skier
- Ove Kindvall - football player
- Nicklas Lidström - ice hockey player
- Jonny Nilsson - speed skater
- Jörgen Persson - table tennis player
- Tony Rickardsson - speedway motor racer
- Tommy Salo - ice hockey goalkeeper
- Börje Salming - ice hockey player
- Ingemar Stenmark - alpine skier
- Mats Sundin - ice hockey player
- Gunde Svan - cross country skier
- Annika Sörenstam - golf player
- Jan-Ove Waldner - table tennis player
- Tomas Wassberg - cross country skier
- Pernilla Wiberg - alpine skier
- Magnus Wislander - handball player
Writers
- Jan Bergelin -- journalist
- Karin Boye -- poet
- Fredrika Bremer - travelled in the US
- Stig Dagerman - novelist, essayist, journalist
- Wilhelm Ekelund -- poet
- Gunnar Ekelöf -- poet
- Marianne Fredriksson -- novelist
- Gustaf Fröding -- poet
- Verner von Heidenstam -- poet
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt -- poet
- Eyvind Johnson -- novelist
- Pär Lagerkvist -- novelist
- Selma Lagerlöf -- novelist
- Astrid Lindgren -- children's author
- Torgny Lindgren -- novelist
- Harry Martinson -- writer, poet
- Vilhelm Moberg -- novelist
- Alva Myrdal -- writer
- Lukas Moodysson -- poet
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg -- poet
- August Strindberg -- novelist, drama, painter
- Emanuel Swedenborg -- writer, mysticist
- Edit Södergran -- poet
- Esaias Tegnér
Others
- Sture Allen -- past secretary, Swedish Academy
- Gustaf Dalén -- inventor
- Horace Engdahl -- sec., Swedish Academy
- Sven Hedin -- explorer
- Walter Hellman -- checkers champion
- Alfred Nobel -- inventor, founder of the Nobel prize
- Olaus Rudbeckius -- (Olof Rudbeck)
See also: Biographical Listing