List of Famous people born in Stockholm County, Sweden
Jennifer Åkerman
Jennifer Johanna Åkerman is a Swedish model, blogger, songwriter and singer. She is the youngest sister of actress Malin Åkerman.
Sarah Dawn Finer
Sarah Dawn Finer is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. Her father is of English heritage from the United Kingdom, her Jewish mother is from the United States, and she was born and raised in Sweden. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School, a high-profile song-and-chorus school in Stockholm, where she was also President of the students' union. She is also known for playing Lynda Woodruff, the "official" spokesperson of the EBU in Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest, a character created by Edward af Sillén.
Pia Lindström
Friedel Pia Lindström is a television journalist, and the first child of actress Ingrid Bergman.
Tomas Norström
Stig Tomas Norström is a Swedish actor and film director. He has also recorded audiobooks, among them J. R. R. Tolkien's works.
Adam Pålsson
Adam Gustav Justus Pålsson is a Swedish actor and musician. He has worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and is known for his portrayal of Kurt Wallander in the Netflix web series Young Wallander and as the lead Tom Blixen in the TV series Moscow Noir.
Kjell Jonevret
Kjell Jonevret is a Swedish football coach and a former player.
Daniel Teymur
Daniel Teymur is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist. He was the Nordic champion in Thaiboxing and he competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Julia Winter
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 American musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, alongside David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, and Christopher Lee. The storyline follows Charlie as he wins a contest along with four other children and is led by Wonka on a tour of his chocolate factory.
John Ausonius
John Wolfgang Alexander Ausonius, known in the media as Lasermannen, is a Swedish convicted murderer, bank robber, and attempted serial killer. From August 1991 to January 1992 he shot eleven people in the Stockholm and Uppsala area, most of whom were immigrants, killing one and seriously injuring the others. He first used a rifle equipped with a laser sight, and later switched to a revolver. He was arrested in June 1992 and sentenced to life imprisonment in January 1994. Additionally, in February 2018 he was sentenced to life imprisonment in Germany for the 1992 murder of Blanka Zmigrod.
Joey Tempest
Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson, known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead singer and main songwriter of the rock band Europe. He has written hits which include "The Final Countdown", "Rock the Night", "Cherokee" and "Superstitious".