The Most Famous
CELEBRITIES from Sweden
This page contains a list of the greatest Swedish Celebrities. The pantheon dataset contains 181 Celebrities, 4 of which were born in Sweden. This makes Sweden the birth place of the 13th most number of Celebrities behind Austria and Netherlands.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swedish Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Swedish Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Elizabeth Stride (1843 - 1888)
With an HPI of 58.08, Elizabeth Stride is the most famous Swedish Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Elizabeth "Long Liz" Stride (née Gustafsdotter; 27 November 1843 – 30 September 1888) is believed to have been the third victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated at least five women in the Whitechapel and Spitalfields districts of London from late August to early November 1888. Unlike the other four canonical Ripper victims, Stride had not been mutilated following her murder, leading some historians to suspect Stride had not actually been murdered by Jack the Ripper. However, Stride's murder occurred less than one hour before the murder of the Ripper's fourth canonical victim, Catherine Eddowes, within walking distance, and her act of murder is suspected to have been disturbed by an individual entering the crime scene upon a two-wheeled cart. In addition, both women had been murdered by slash wounds to the throat, leading most authors and researchers to consider Stride to be the third of the Ripper's canonical five victims. Stride was nicknamed "Long Liz". Several explanations have been given for this pseudonym; some believe it sources from her married surname (a stride being a reference to a long step), while others believe this is a reference to either her height, or her general facial structure.
2. May-Louise Flodin (1934 - 2011)
With an HPI of 45.34, May-Louise Flodin is the 2nd most famous Swedish Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
May-Louise Flodin (5 September 1934 – 4 February 2011) was a Swedish model and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1952. She was the second winner and was crowned by her predecessor Kiki Håkansson also from Sweden.
3. Yvonne Ryding (1962 - )
With an HPI of 42.25, Yvonne Ryding is the 3rd most famous Swedish Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Yvonne Agneta Ryding (born 14 December 1962, in Eskilstuna, Södermanland) is a Swedish TV host, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1984 on 9 July 1984. She is the third Swede in history to win the title, and the most recent one.
4. Elin Nordegren (1980 - )
With an HPI of 27.56, Elin Nordegren is the 4th most famous Swedish Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈěːlɪn ˈnûːɖɛˌɡreːn]; born 1 January 1980) is the Swedish-born ex-wife of professional golfer Tiger Woods. Nordegren has worked as a model and nanny.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as celebrities born between 1843 and 1980. Of these 4, 2 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living celebrities include Yvonne Ryding and Elin Nordegren. The most famous deceased celebrities include Elizabeth Stride and May-Louise Flodin. As of April 2022, 2 new celebrities have been added to Pantheon including May-Louise Flodin and Elin Nordegren.
