List of Famous people born in Stockholm County, Sweden
Daniel Stenberg
Magnus Daniel Stenberg is a Swedish developer, recipient of the Polhem Prize 2017 for his work on cURL.
Karin Rehnqvist
Karin Rehnqvist is a Swedish composer and conductor of classical music. She composes chamber music, orchestral works, music for the stage, and particularly vocal music, incorporating elements of folk music such as the vocal technique of Kulning. In 2009 she was appointed the first female professor of composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
Eric Walter Orbom
Eric Walter Orbom was an American art director. He won a posthumous Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Spartacus.
Svante Thuresson
Svante Thuresson is a Swedish jazz musician. He started his career as a drummer before joining the band Gals and Pals in 1963. Svante won the national selection and represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest in 1966 with "Nygammal vals" and came in second place; he performed with Lill Lindfors.
Bengt Westerberg
Bengt Carl Gustaf Westerberg is a Swedish politician. He was leader of the Liberal People's Party from 1983 to 1995, member of the Riksdag from 1984 to 1994 and Minister for Social Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister 1991 to 1994.
Sture Lagerwall
Sture Lagerwall was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 75 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died in Limhamn, Sweden, in 1964.
Marie Bergman
Marie Bergman is a Swedish singer. Between 1969 and 1972, she was a member in the pop group Family Four, which represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 and 1972. She started her solo career in 1974. She has during the years released 13 own-written records and 2 jazz albums and has received numerous awards. In 1994 she again represented Sweden at the Eurovision, this time with Roger Pontare, setting a record as the singer who has represented Sweden at the ESC the most times. This was equalled by Carola Häggkvist in 2006. Marie has performed at the Roskilde Festival four times.
Sofia Ledarp
Sofia Marianne Ledarp is a Swedish actress. Born in the Stockholm suburb Hägersten, she studied at Luleå Theatre Academy 1996–2000. In January 2008, she received the Guldsolen and Guldbagge Awards for her role as Lena in the 2007 film Den man älskar. She is best known internationally for her role as Malin Erikson in the Millennium movies.
Rolf Edberg
Rolf Arne "Råttan " Edberg is a retired Swedish ice hockey player.
Pär Nuder
Pär Anders Nuder is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Finance from 2004 to 2006, Minister for Policy Coordination and State Secretary and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Göran Persson 1997-2002.