List of Famous people born in Sweden

Louise Viktoria Tolstoy is a Swedish jazz singer of Russian ancestry. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and the daughter of Erik Kjellberg. Tolstoy was a regular studio guest in season one of the television series Big Brother in 2000.

Ulrika Maria Toft Hansen, born Ågren, is a Swedish handball player for Paris 92 and previously the Swedish national team.

Leif Gustav Willy Persson is a Swedish criminologist and novelist. Persson has four children, one of whom, Malin Persson Giolito, is also a crime writer.

Tilde Maria Henny Märta Fröling, the daughter of the Swedish actors Ewa Fröling and Örjan Ramberg, is a Swedish actress, TV presenter and model.

Stig Håkan Larsson is a Swedish writer of novels, dramas, poetry, political essays and short stories, film writer, director and actor.

Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, is a Swedish novelist.

Hans Daniel Björn Alfredson is a Swedish film director who is best known for directing film versions of two parts of the Millennium Trilogy: The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Screenplay and was nominated for Best Director for the film The Man on the Balcony. In 2015 his film Blackway starring Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta was released.

Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer, actor and musical artist.

Björn Gustaf von Sydow was the speaker (talman) of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the 2002 election, when he succeeded Birgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, he had been Minister of Defence in Göran Persson's government between 1997 and 2002, preceded by a short term as Minister of Trade.

Lorens Marmstedt, né Sigfrid Lorens Eriksson was a Swedish film producer. He produced 49 films between 1932 and 1965.