List of Famous People born in Sweden

Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund Strait. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. The capital city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.3 million of which 2.6 million have a foreign background. Persons with foreign backgrounds are defined as persons who are foreign born, or born in Sweden with foreign born parents. It has a low population density of 25 inhabitants per square kilometre (65/sq mi), with 1 437 persons per km² in localities. 87% of Swedes live in urban areas, which cover 1.5% of the entire land area. The highest concentration is in the central and southern half of the country.

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1. Zlatan Ibrahimović

Male. Swedish association football player

First Name: Zlatan

Born on October 3, 1981 (age 40)

Born in Sweden, Skåne County

Height: 194 cm | 6'4"

Footballer, Sportsperson

2. Avicii

Tim Bergling

Male. Swedish musician

Born on September 8, 1989

Died on April 20, 2018 (aged 28)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

Height: 178 cm | 5'10"

3. Alexander Isak

Male. Swedish association football player

First Name: Alexander

Last Name: Isak

Born on September 21, 1999 (age 22)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

Height: 190 cm | 6'3"

Footballer, Sportsperson

4. Greta Thunberg

Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg

Female. Swedish climate protection activist

First Name: Greta

Born on January 3, 2003 (age 18)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

Height: 149 cm | 4'11"

5. Alicia Vikander

Alicia Amanda Vikander

Female. Swedish actress and former dancer

First Name: Alicia

Last Name: Vikander

Born on October 3, 1988 (age 33)

Born in Sweden, Västra Götaland County

Height: 165 cm | 5'5"

6. Emil Forsberg

Male. Swedish association football player

First Name: Emil

Born on October 23, 1991 (age 30)

Born in Sweden, Västernorrland County

Height: 179 cm | 5'10"

Footballer, Sportsperson

7. Björn Borg

Male. Swedish tennis player

First Name: Björn

Born on June 6, 1956 (age 65)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

Height: 180 cm | 5'11"

Tennis-player, Sportsperson

8. Princess Märtha of Sweden

Female. Crown princess of Norway

First Name: Princess

Last Name: Sweden

Born on March 28, 1901

Died on April 5, 1954 (aged 53)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

9. Sebastian Larsson

Bengt Ulf Sebastian Larsson

Male. Swedish association football player

First Name: Sebastian

Last Name: Larsson

Born on June 6, 1985 (age 36)

Born in Sweden, Södermanland County

Height: 178 cm | 5'10"

Footballer, Sportsperson

10. Rebecca Ferguson

Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström

Female. Swedish actress

First Name: Rebecca

Born on October 19, 1983 (age 38)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

Height: 166 cm | 5'5"

11. Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgard

Male. Swedish actor

First Name: Alexander

Last Name: Skarsgård

Born on August 25, 1976 (age 45)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

12. Bill Skarsgård

Male. Swedish actor

First Name: Bill

Last Name: Skarsgård

Born on August 9, 1990 (age 31)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

13. Mikael Ymer

Male. Swedish tennis player

First Name: Mikael

Last Name: Ymer

Born on September 9, 1998 (age 23)

Born in Sweden, Västra Götaland County

Height: 183 cm | 6'0"

Tennis-player, Sportsperson

14. Stellan Skarsgård

Male. Swedish actor

First Name: Stellan

Born on June 13, 1951 (age 70)

Born in Sweden, Västra Götaland County

Height: 191 cm | 6'3"

15. PewDiePie

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg

Male. Swedish YouTuber and video game commentator

Born on October 24, 1989 (age 32)

Born in Sweden, Västra Götaland County

Height: 175 cm | 5'9"

16. Dejan Kulusevski

Male. Swedish association football player

First Name: Dejan

Born on April 25, 2000 (age 21)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

Height: 186 cm | 6'1"

Footballer, Sportsperson

17. Badou Jack

Male. Swedish boxer

First Name: Badou

Last Name: Jack

Born on October 31, 1983 (age 38)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

Height: 185 cm | 6'1"

Boxer, Sportsperson

18. Noomi Rapace

Hilda Noomi Norén

Female. Swedish actress

First Name: Noomi

Born on December 28, 1979 (age 41)

Born in Sweden, Gävleborg County

Height: 163 cm | 5'4"

19. Daniel Ek

Male. Swedish CEO and founder of Spotify

First Name: Daniel

Last Name: Ek

Born on February 21, 1983 (age 38)

Born in Sweden, Stockholm County

Net Worth: $2.0B

20. Ann-Margret

Female. Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer

Born on April 28, 1941 (age 80)

Born in Sweden, Jämtland County

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