1. Axwell (1977)

Swedish Dj And Record Producer

Swedish DJ known for being one third of the now-defunct dance group Swedish House Mafia. The group's breakup was the subject of the documentary "Leave the World Behind."

2. Max von Sydow (1929)

Actor

Swedish actor who portrayed Knight Antonius Block in director Ingmar Bergman's 1957 movie The Seventh Seal. He played Reynard in Rush Hour 3 and Lor San Tekka in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  

3. Niklas Strömstedt (1958)

Swedish Singer

Swedish pop singer and songwriter who formed the group GES in 1994. He got his start playing keyboard for Swedish musician Ulf Lundell in the 70's and 80's, and is best known...

4. Andrew Collberg (1987)

American Musician

Musician who operates out of Arizona and has been considered a music prodigy since he was young.

5. Lukas Moodysson (1969)

Swedish Writer And Film Director

Swedish author and film director of the romance Show Me Love and the brutal Lilya-4-Ever.

6. Amanda Jenssen (1988)

Swedish Singer

Swedish singer who was a runner-up in the Swedish reality show Idol 2007. She has released albums like Hymns for the Haunted.

7. Laila Bagge Wahlgren (1972)

Swedish Musician

Swedish songwriter, producer, and manager best known for developing the girl group Play, which she co-managed together with Matthew Knowles.

8. Liv Stromquist (1978)

Comic Book Artist

Comic book illustrator whose work, such as Kunskapens Frukt (2014), tends to focus on feminism and left wing politics in general. She is also one of the creators of the satirical...

9. Sverrir Gudnason (1978)

Swedish Actor

Best Actor winner at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival for his role in the Swedish/Danish film Original who went on to play Bjorn Borg in 2017's Borg vs McEnroe. He then landed the...

10. Simon Klose (1975)

Filmmaker

Simon Tobias Viktor Klose is a Swedish documentary and music video maker. His latest work is a documentary about The Pirate Bay called TPB AFK.

11. Louise Stahle (1985)

Professional Golfer

Louise Stahle is a professional golf player who plays on both the U. S. -based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

12. Ingrid Segerstedt Wiberg (1911)

Swedish Politician

Ingrid Segerstedt Wiberg was a Swedish journalist and politician.

13. Ida Nilsson (1981)

Swedish Long Distance Runner

Ida Nilsson is a Swedish long-distance runner. She finished 7th in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg where she set the Swedish national record.

14. Ivo Pękalski (1990)

Swedish Footballer

Ivo Dominik Pękalski is a Swedish footballer of Polish descent who currently plays for BK Häcken.

15. Folke Ekström (1906)

Swedish Chess Player

Ekström was a Swedish International Master of chess and of Correspondence chess. Ekström was active in high-level national Swedish and international chess during a short period of about five years...

16. Ninni Holmqvist (Unknow)

Swedish Writer

Ninni Holmqvist born in 1958 and currently living in Skåne is a translator and author of fiction. She has published two novels and two collections of short stories since 1995....

17. Lars-Anders Wahlgren (1966)

Swedish Tennis Player

Lars-Anders Wahlgren is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

18. Magnus Gustafsson (1967)

Swedish Tennis Player

Magnus Nils Gustafsson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. Gustafsson won 14 top-level singles titles during his career reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 in...

19. Jan Malmsjö (1932)

Swedish Actor And Singer

Jan Wilhelm Malmsjö is a Swedish stage and film actor musical star and singer. He is married to Marie Göranzon and father to Jonas Malmsjö.

20. Hjördis Nordin (1932)

Swedish Artistic Gymnast

Hjördis Nordin is a Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in team exercise with portable apparatus.

21. Karin Granbom Ellison (1977)

Swedish Politician

Karin Granbom born 1977 is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002.

22. Göran Sonnevi (1939)

Swedish Writer

Göran Sonnevi is a Swedish poet and translator. Sonnevi grew up in Halmstad; he studied literature and linguistics at the University of Lund also getting librarian training. For many years...

23. Tobias Holmqvist (1988)

Swedish Footballers

Tobias Holmqvist is a Swedish professional footballer who last played for Hammarby IF. Born in Lund Holmqvist formerly played for Helsingborgs IF and has spent loan spells at GAIS and...

24. Cecilia Torudd (Unknow)

Cartoonist

Cecilia Torudd is a Swedish cartoonist. She is the daughter of Albert Levan studied Art Education at Konstfack University College of Art Crafts and Design in Stockholm and is the...

25. Max Salminen (1988)

Swedish Sailor

Max Salminen is a Swedish competitive sailor. He was born in Lund. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London winning the star class together with Fredrik Lööf.

26. Nils Dencker (1953)

Swedish Mathematician

Nils Jonas Dencker is a Swedish mathematician. Dencker earned his doctorate from Lund University in 1981 under supervision of Lars Hörmander and is a Professor of Mathematics at Lund University....

27. Bengt Nordén (1945)

Scientist Chemist

Bengt Johan Fredrik Nordén is a Swedish chemist.

28. Joachim Johansson (1982)

Swedish Tennis Player

Joachim Johansson is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He reached the semi-finals of the 2004 US Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9.

29. Amir Aly (1976)

Swedish Songwriter And Record Pr

Amir Aly is a Swedish songwriter and record producer. He has worked with some of the foremost artists in Sweden including Jill Johnson Shirley Clamp Sonja Aldén Nanne Grönvall Uno...

30. Eva Remaeus (1950)

Swedish Actress

Eva Remaeus in Drottningholm) was a Swedish actress. Remaeus starred in the Swedish film Sven Klangs kvintett the thriller The Man on the Roof as well as the child...

31. Wilhelm Westrup (1862)

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32. Lars Jakobson (Unknow)

Swedish Writer

Lars Jakobson is a Swedish author. Among the awards he won are the Svenska Dagbladet book prize and the Selma Lagerlöf Prize both in 2006. For many years he lived...

33. Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (1962)

Swedish Show Jumper

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping and also a silver medal in the team jumping...

34. Henrik Sundström (1964)

Swedish Tennis Player

Henrik Sundström is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He is nicknamed Henke. Sundström was at his best on clay and achieved his strongest results on this surface...

35. Kirsten Rausing (1952)

Swedish Businessman

Kirsten Rausing is the eldest child of Swedish industrialist Gad Rausing and his wife Birgit. Born in Lund Sweden Rausing is the granddaughter of Ruben Rausing who was the founder...

36. Niklas Krog (1965)

Swedish Writer

Niklas Krog is a Swedish author of a number of young-adult novels within the High Fantasy genre.

37. Finn Rausing (Unknow)

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38. Tobias Aspelin (1968)

Swedish Actor

Joakim Tobias Aspelin is a Swedish actor.

39. Clas Lindberg (1956)

Swedish Film Director And Screen

Clas Ragnar Lindberg is a Swedish director and screenwriter. Lindberg studied at Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm. He won the award for Best Screenplay for the film Underground Secrets at the...

40. Mikael Håfström (1960)

Swedish Film Director

Jan Mikael Håfström known as Mikael Håfström is a Swedish screenwriter and director.

41. Johan Lindeberg (Unknow)

Swedish Fashion Designer

Johan Lindeberg is a Swedish fashion designer.

42. Kerstin Norborg (1961)

Swedish Writer

Kerstin Norborg is a Swedish writer and poet. She lives in Stockholm and works as a writing teacher at Öland’s Folk High School. Her first poetry collection was Vakenlandet 1994....

43. Peter Almqvist (1957)

Swedish Guitarist

Peter Almqvist is an acoustic guitarist for Guitars Unlimited.

44. Peter Althin (1941)

Politician

Peter Althin is a Swedish attorney and politician and a member of the Swedish parliament for the Christian Democrats from 2002 to 2007. Althin graduated from law school with a...

45. Peter Egardt (Unknow)

Swedish Politician

Peter Arvid Nils Egardt is a Swedish executive who served as Secretary of State for the Prime Minister from 1991 to 1994 and who is the current County Governor of...

46. Torkel Petersson (1969)

Swedish Actor

Torkel Petersson is a Swedish actor born in Lund Sweden on 19 August 1969.

47. Tomas Bertelman (Unknow)

Swedish Diplomat

Tomas Bertelman born 1945 in Lund is a Swedish diplomat and up until recently was the Ambassador of Sweden to Russia presenting his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on...

48. Ulf Holm (1969)

Swedish Politician

Ulf Holm born June 4 1969 in Lund is a Swedish Green Party politician member of the Riksdag since 2002. He was a member of the European Parliament during 1995-1999....

49. David Ekerot (1970)

Tennis Player

David Ekerot is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved...

50. Caroline Jönsson (1977)

Swedish Footballer

Elin Hanna Caroline Jönsson is a Swedish football goalkeeper who plays for Umeå IK of Damallsvenskan and is a former member of the Swedish Women's National Team.