List of Famous people born in Sweden
Lina Hurtig
Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and the Sweden national team.
Frida Hansdotter
Frida Marie Hansdotter is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion. She competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom. Hansdotter's father Hans Johansson was also an alpine racer, and she is a second cousin of Prince Daniel.
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.
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Having been referred to as the most talented player available in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft class, Dahlin was selected first overall in the draft by the Sabres.
Hans Vestberg
Hans Vestberg is a Swedish businessman and CEO of Verizon Communications, where he has worked as executive vice president of the company's network and technology team, and as chief technology officer. Vestberg was previously the CEO of telecommunications company Ericsson, president of the Swedish Olympic Committee, and chairman of the Swedish Handball Federation.
Jenny Berggren
Jenny Cecilia Petrén, née Berggren,, professionally known as Jenny Berggren and Jenny from Ace of Base is a Swedish mezzo-soprano singer and former lead singer in the Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Since 1995, she has also been writing songs and performing solo. In 2010, she released her debut album My Story.
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.
Tore Hedin
Tore Hedin was a Swedish mass murderer, spree killer and police officer. The act perpetrated by Hedin, commonly known as Hurvamorden, is infamous for being the worst known act of spree killing in Swedish criminal history. The case remains infamous as well since Hedin, as a police officer, was for an extended period assigned to investigate his own first murder, as well as for employing a medium, both essentially unique for a Swedish homicide investigation.
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).