Cultural Production in
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Sweden
Sweden
Sweden ranks 10th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Russia, Spain, and Brazil. Memorable people born in present day Sweden include Carl Linnaeus, Alfred Nobel, and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Memorable people who died in Sweden include René Descartes, Carl Linnaeus, and Astrid Lindgren. Sweden has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and athletes.
People
Between 0 and 2016, present day Sweden was the birth place of 2,171 globally memorable people, including Carl Linnaeus, Alfred Nobel, and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Additionaly, 797 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Sweden including René Descartes, Carl Linnaeus, and Astrid Lindgren.
People Born in Present Day Sweden
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Carl Linnaeus
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1778
HPI: 90.16
Rank: 1
Alfred Nobel
CHEMIST
1833 - 1896
HPI: 88.86
Rank: 2
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 3
Astrid Lindgren
WRITER
1907 - 2002
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 4
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1632
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 5
Christina, Queen of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1689
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 6
Selma Lagerlöf
WRITER
1858 - 1940
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 7
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 8
Anders Celsius
ASTRONOMER
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 9
Ingmar Bergman
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 10
Svante Arrhenius
CHEMIST
1859 - 1927
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 11
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Sweden
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Johan Eliasch
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 888
Denniz Pop
MUSICIAN
1963 - 1998
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,047
Jens Hultén
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,065
Leila K
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 1,080
Tomas Lindberg
SINGER
1972 - 2025
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 1,132
Johan Rockström
ENGINEER
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 1,174
Pandora
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 1,215
Tarik Saleh
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 1,219
Leif Andersson
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 1,230
Håkan Ericson
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 1,254
Henrik Sundström
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 1,266
Camilla Grebe
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 1,272
People Deceased in Present Day Sweden
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René Descartes
PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 1
Carl Linnaeus
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1778
HPI: 90.16
Rank: 2
Astrid Lindgren
WRITER
1907 - 2002
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 3
Selma Lagerlöf
WRITER
1858 - 1940
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 4
Anders Celsius
ASTRONOMER
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 5
Charles XIV John of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1844
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 6
Ingmar Bergman
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 7
Svante Arrhenius
CHEMIST
1859 - 1927
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 8
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 9
August Strindberg
WRITER
1849 - 1912
HPI: 80.30
Rank: 10
Olof Palme
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1986
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 11
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
CHEMIST
1779 - 1848
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Sweden
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MUSICIAN
1963 - 1998
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 733
Tomas Lindberg
SINGER
1972 - 2025
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 768
Salwan Momika
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1986 - 2025
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 791
Peter Åslin
ATHLETE
1962 - 2012
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 794
Beate Grimsrud
WRITER
1963 - 2020
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 795
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sweden were soccer players (450), athletes (264), politicians (209), singers (142), and actors (132), while most who died were politicians (119), athletes (107), writers (84), soccer players (78), and actors (37).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Sweden, including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kurt Hamrin, and Freddie Ljungberg. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sweden, including Gunnar Nordahl, Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Nils Liedholm.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Sweden since 1700.
