List of Famous people born in Stockholm County, Sweden
Loreen
Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui, known professionally as Loreen is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and music producer. Representing Sweden, she won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, with her entry "Euphoria". The song reached number one in several countries, including Germany and Sweden. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, she sang as the opening act in the first semi-final and as the interval act in the grand final.
Nina Stemme
Nina Maria Stemme is a Swedish dramatic soprano opera singer.
Staffan de Mistura
Staffan de Mistura is an Italian-Swedish diplomat, United Nations official and former member of the Italian government.
Christian von Koenigsegg
Christian Erland Harald von Koenigsegg is the founder and CEO of the Swedish high-performance automobile manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive AB.
Johan Eliasch
Johan Eliasch is a Swedish billionaire. He has been the president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) since June 2021. He was the chief executive of Head, a sporting goods company, from 1995 to 2021. He is the former Special Representative of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Alesso
Alessandro Renato Rodolfo Lindblad, commonly known by his stage name Alesso, is a Swedish DJ and record producer.
Jan Myrdal
Jan Myrdal was a Swedish author, filmmaker, cultural figure, and political activist noted for his strident Maoist views.
Pernilla August
Pernilla August is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his The Best Intentions. She is best known internationally for portraying Shmi Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
Lars Söderdahl
Lars Rune Söderdahl is a Swedish former actor, best known for his roles as Skorpan in The Brothers Lionheart and as Lillebror in Karlsson-on-the-Roof, both works are written by Astrid Lindgren. He left the actor career in 1990 and is since then missionary of South America. He has worked at Livets Ord. Now he lives in Malmö and worked at Posten AB in 2005.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Malmsteen first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 20 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In 2009, Time magazine rated Malmsteen as number 9 among the 11 greatest electric guitar players of all time.