SCULPTORS from Sweden

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swedish Sculptors of all time. This list of famous Swedish Sculptors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Claes Oldenburg (1929 - 2022)

With an HPI of 60.82, Claes Oldenburg is the most famous Swedish Sculptor.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages on wikipedia.

Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009; they had been married for 32 years. Oldenburg lived and worked in New York City.

2. Lars Vilks (1946 - 2021)

With an HPI of 58.52, Lars Vilks is the 2nd most famous Swedish Sculptor.  His biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

Lars Endel Roger Vilks (20 June 1946 – 3 October 2021) was a Swedish visual artist and activist who was known for the controversy surrounding his drawings of Muhammad. Many years earlier he had created the sculptures Nimis and Arx, made of driftwood and rock, respectively. The area where the sculptures are located was proclaimed by Vilks as an independent country, "Ladonia".

3. Carl Milles (1875 - 1955)

With an HPI of 53.84, Carl Milles is the 3rd most famous Swedish Sculptor.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Carl Milles (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːɭ ˈmɪ̂lːɛs] ; 23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955) was a Swedish sculptor. He was married to artist Olga Milles (née Granner) and brother to Ruth Milles and half-brother to the architect Evert Milles. Carl Milles sculpted the Gustaf Vasa statue at the Stockholm Nordic Museum, the Poseidon statue in Gothenburg, the Orpheus group outside the Stockholm Concert Hall, and the Fountain of Faith in Falls Church, Virginia. His home near Stockholm, Millesgården, became his resting place and is now a museum.

4. Johan Tobias Sergel (1740 - 1814)

With an HPI of 52.99, Johan Tobias Sergel is the 4th most famous Swedish Sculptor.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Johan Tobias Sergel (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsæ̌rɡɛl]; 7 September 1740 in Stockholm – 26 February 1814 in Stockholm) was a Swedish neoclassical sculptor. Sergels torg, the largest square in the centre of Stockholm and near where his workshop stood, is named after him.