List of Famous people born in Sweden
Mattias Andersson
Erik Mattias Andersson is a retired Swedish handballer and currently a goalkeeper coach. He competed for the Swedish national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where they won the silver medal.
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.
André Myhrer
André Myhrer is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Born at Bergsjö in Gävleborg County, Myhrer competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom.
Anette Olzon
Anette Ingegerd Olsson, known by the stage name Anette Olzon, is a Swedish singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish from 2007 to 2012. She is also the vocalist of Swedish classic rock band Alyson Avenue, and of the Finnish heavy metal band The Dark Element.
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.
Isaac Thelin
Isaac Kiese Thelin is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kasımpaşa, on loan from Anderlecht, and the Sweden national team. A full international since 2014, he represented Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Helena Paparizou
Helena Paparizou is a Swedish-born Greek singer, songwriter and television personality. Born and raised in Sweden to Greek parents, she enrolled in various arts schools before launching a career in Sweden in 1999 as a member of the laïko and Eurodance duo Antique, who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 and afterwards became popular.
Alesso
Alessandro Renato Rodolfo Lindblad, commonly known by his stage name Alesso, is a Swedish DJ and record producer.
Carolina Klüft
Carolina Evelyn Klüft is a retired Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon, triple jump, long jump, and pentathlon. She was an Olympic Champion, having won the heptathlon title in 2004. She was also a three-time World and two-time European heptathlon champion. She is the only athlete ever to win three consecutive world titles in the heptathlon, and was unbeaten in 22 heptathlon and pentathlon competitions from 2002 to 2007, winning nine consecutive gold medals in major championships.