







The Most Famous
Actors from Sweden
Trending Actors from Sweden This Week
The top 10 Actors from Sweden trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Rebecca Ferguson
b. 1983
Trending in English (#26), Spanish (#27), Italian (#36), German (#41), Dutch (#46), French (#54), Hungarian (#57), Russian (#78), Portuguese...
- #2

Dolph Lundgren
b. 1957
Trending in Russian (#104), Polish (#123), Portuguese (#182), Spanish (#201), and German (#263) Wikipedia (2,115 views, on Mar 20).
- #3

Alexandra Rapaport
b. 1971
Trending in German (#130) Wikipedia (2,032 views, on Mar 22).
- #4

Ingrid Bergman
1915 - 1982
Trending in French (#150) and German (#203) Wikipedia (1,955 views, on Mar 22).
- #5

Lena Olin
b. 1955
Trending in German (#250) Wikipedia (1,538 views, on Mar 21).
- #6

Stellan Skarsgård
b. 1951
Trending in English (#272) Wikipedia (11,870 views, on Mar 22).
- #7

Alexander Skarsgård
b. 1976
Trending in English (#293) Wikipedia (11,382 views, on Mar 22).
Top 10 Actors
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Swedish Actors of all time. This list of famous Swedish Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Swedish Actors.
- #1

Ingrid Bergman
1915 - 1982
HPI 79.4297 langsIngrid Bergman is most famous for her work in the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for four Academy Awards, and won two, for her...Read moreShow less
Ingrid Bergman is most famous for her work in the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for four Academy Awards, and won two, for her performances in "Gaslight" and "Anastasia."
- #2

Greta Garbo
1905 - 1990
HPI 77.3493 langsGreta Garbo was a famous actress who is most famous for her roles in the film, "Grand Hotel" and "Camille."
- #3

Max von Sydow
1929 - 2020
HPI 74.4464 langsMax von Sydow is most famous for his role as Father Merrin in The Exorcist.
- #4

Anita Ekberg
1931 - 2015
HPI 74.0067 langsAnita Ekberg is most famous for her role in the movie "La Dolce Vita."
- #5

Dolph Lundgren
b. 1957
HPI 73.5766 langsDolph Lundgren is most famous for his role as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV.
- #6

Stellan Skarsgård
b. 1951
HPI 72.5559 langsStellan Skarsgård is most famous for his role as Dr. Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- #7

Bibi Andersson
1935 - 2019
HPI 70.5146 langsBibi Andersson is a Swedish actress who is most famous for her role in the film Persona.
- #8

Peter Stormare
b. 1953
HPI 69.7339 langsPeter Stormare is most famous for his roles in Fargo, Prison Break, and Armageddon.
- #9

Ingrid Thulin
1926 - 2004
HPI 68.5138 langsIngrid Thulin is most famous for her role in the 1968 film Persona.
- #10

Erland Josephson
1923 - 2012
HPI 68.1934 langsErland Josephson was a Swedish actor who was most famous for his role as Jean in the film "Smiles of a Summer Night" and as the Professor in...Read moreShow less
Erland Josephson was a Swedish actor who was most famous for his role as Jean in the film "Smiles of a Summer Night" and as the Professor in Ingmar Bergman's "The Magic Flute."
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Swedish Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
2000s(1)
1990s(10)
1980s(18)
1970s(23)
1960s(8)
1950s(14)
1940s(12)
1930s(13)
1920s(18)
1890s(2)
1880s(2)
1870s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.
















































































