Sven Hedin
1865 - 1952
HPI 72.3445 languages
Sven Hedin is most famous for being the first person to be convicted of murder in Canada. He was found guilty of the murder of his wife, and was sentenced to life in prison.
The Most Famous
Explorers from Sweden
5 notable people
Top 5 Swedish Explorers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swedish Explorers of all time. This list of famous Swedish Explorers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
#1 #2 
Salomon August Andrée
1854 - 1897
HPI 68.0729 languagesSwedish engineer, balloon pioneer and explorer (1854–1897)
#3 
Pehr Osbeck
1723 - 1805
HPI 61.9521 languagesSwedish explorer and naturalist (1723-1805)
#4 
Charles John Andersson
1827 - 1867
HPI 56.6116 languagesSwedish explorer (1827–1867)
#5 
Oscar Dickson
1823 - 1897
HPI 56.5915 languagesSwedish explorer of the Arctic (1823–1897)
Overlapping Lives
Which Explorers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Explorers since 1700.
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