List of personalities of the city of Stockholm

This is a list of Stockholm city personalities . The list does not claim to be complete.

sons and daughters of the town

The following personalities were born in the city. They are listed chronologically according to the year of birth. Whether or not they later had their sphere of activity in Stockholm is irrelevant.

16th Century

Erik XIV (1533–1577), King of Sweden
Katharina Wasa (1539–1610), Countess of East Friesland
Magnus Gustavsson Wasa (1542–1595), Swedish prince and duke of Östergötland
Charles IX (1550–1611), imperial administrator
Calixtus Kern (1577–1656), electoral Saxon mountain official
Johan Franck (1590–1661), doctor and botanist
Gustav II Adolf (1594–1632), King of Sweden
Johan Banér (1596–1641), Swedish field marshal in the Thirty Years War

17th century

Conrad Mardefelt (≈1610–1688), Field Marshal
Lorenz von der Linde (1610–1670), Field Marshal
Johan Axelsson Oxenstierna (1611–1657), statesman
Bengt Skytte (1614–1683), diplomat, politician and linguist
Frederick Coyett (1615 / 20–1687), governor of the Dutch East India Company
Gustav Gustavson (1616–1653), son of King Gustav II Adolf
Simon Grundel-Helmfelt (1617–1676), field marshal and imperial councilor
Peter Julius Coyet (1618–1667), diplomat
Henrik Horn (1618–1693), Field Marshal, Admiral and Governor General of the Duchies of Bremen and Verden
Erik Dahlberg (1625–1703), field marshal and fortress builder
Christina (1626–1689), daughter of King Gustav II Adolf
Jürgen Kunckel (1634? - after 1678), Lübeck painter
Axel Julius De la Gardie (1637–1710), military man and statesman
Hans Wachtmeister zu Johannishus (1641–1714), admiral, general and politician
Nils Bielke (1644-1716), General
Wilhelm Julius Coyet (1647–1709), lawyer, diplomat and government official
Carl Piper (1647-1716), statesman
Eberhard Friedrich Taube von Odenkat (1648–1703), admiral
Gustav Carlsson von Börring (1649–1708), Swedish count and Frisian landowner, premarital son of King Carl X. Gustav
Cornelius Anckarstjerna (1655–1714), admiral and baron
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654–1728), architect
Charles XI. (1655–1697), King of Sweden
Johann Gerdes (≈1656–1700), German professor of medicine
Raimund Faltz (1658–1703), court medalist, wax boss, ivory carver and miniature painter
Sophia Brenner (1659–1730), writer
Johan Dargemann (1659–1739), tax clerk
Michael Dahl (≈1659–1733), portrait and court painter
Johann Reinhold von Patkul (1660–1707), Livonian and Saxon statesman
David Richter the Elder (1661–1735), Swedish-German painter
Lars Roberg (1664-1742), medic
Magnus Stenbock (1665-1717), field marshal
Magnus Lagerström (1666–1736), government official and chancellor of Swedish Pomerania
Carl Gustav Heraeus (1671–1725 / 30), court antiquarian, scholar and writer
Lukas von Breda (1676–1752), portrait, history and landscape painter
Conrad Quensel (1676–1732), astronomer and mathematician
Magnus von Bromell (1679–1731), physician and mineralogist
Carl Gyllenborg (1679–1746), statesman
Charles XII. (1682–1718), King of Sweden and Duke of Bremen and Verden
Carl Gustaf Bielke (1683–1754) major general and diplomat
Herman Cedercreutz (1684–1754), count, imperial councilor and diplomat
Georg Engelhard Schröder (1684–1750), portrait and history painter
Cornelius Loos (1686–1738), major general, engineer officer, draftsman and traveler to the Orient
Gustav Otto Douglas (1687–1771), Russian general and governor
Johann Nicolaus Pouget (1687–1735), Jesuit, later Lutheran clergyman
Johann Harper (1688–1746), painter
Ulrika Eleonore (1688–1741), Queen of Sweden and Duchess of Bremen-Verden
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), scientist, mystic and theologian
Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen (1689–1758), Russian lieutenant general and governor general of Finland
Mårten Triewald (1691–1747), trader, technician and co-founder of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758), composer
Martin van Meytens (1695–1770), painter
Carl Gustaf Tessin (1695–1770), politician
Christian Nettelbladt (1696–1775), German lawyer
Hans Heinrich Taube von Kudding (1698–1766), court marshal
Karl Friedrich (1700–1739), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Carl Hårleman (1700–1753), architect and politician

18th century

Herman Diedrich Spöring (1701–1747), medic
Lorenz Pasch the Elder (1702–1766), portrait painter
Iwan Iwanowitsch Bezkoi (1704–1795), Russian military and reformer
Sten Carl Bielke (1709–1753), baron
Ulla Tessin (1711–1768), lady-in-waiting, chief chamberlain and countess
Unlike Johan von Höpken (1712–1789), politician
Hedwig Ulrike Taube von Odenkat (1714–1744), countess and mistress
Eric Hesselgren (1715–1803), Lutheran theologian, Bishop of Harnösand
Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz (1716–1796), architect
Jean Eric Rehn (1717–1793), architect, artist and designer
Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718–1763), writer
Johann Ludwig von Hordt (1719–1798), Prussian lieutenant general and governor of the Spandau Citadel
Ferdinand Zellbell (1719–1780), organist and composer
Carl Fredrik Adler (1720–1761), naturalist and doctor
Johann Karl Kellmann (1721–1807), philologist and university professor
Gabriel Timotheus Lütkemann (1723–1795), court preacher and bishop of Visby
Karl Benedikt von Bremer (1724–?), Royal Prussian colonel and chief of garrison regiment No. 8
Anton Johan Wrangel (1724–1799), admiral
Eva Ekeblad (1724–1786), nobleman, agronomist and salonier
Jonathan Briant (1726–1810), founder of the Moravian Brethren Church in Christiansfeld
Jakob Johann Taube von Kudding (1727–1799), count and lieutenant general
Pehr Hilleström (1732–1816), painter
Lorenz Pasch the Younger (1733–1805), painter
Ulrica Arfvidsson (1734–1801), clairvoyant and occultist
Ulrika Pasch (1735–1796), painter
Friedrich Wilhelm von Hessenstein (1735–1808), soldier and statesman
Elias Martin (1739-1818), painter
Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795), poet and composer
Johan Andreas Murray (1740–1791), botanist and physician
Elisabeth Olin (1740–1828), opera singer (soprano)
Johan Tobias Sergel (1740–1814), sculptor and draftsman
Georg Haupt (1741–1784), craftsman
Erik Palmstedt (1741–1803), architect
Samuel Gustaf Hermelin (1744–1820), geologist, entrepreneur and cartographer
Carl August Ehrensvärd (1745–1800), draftsman, architect and art theorist
Friedrich Ludwig Karl Finck von Finckenstein (1745–1818), Prussian district president
Gustav III (1746–1792), King of Sweden
Eric Ruuth (1746–1820), count, politician and marshal
Uno von Troil (1746–1803), Archbishop of Uppsala
Charles XIII (Sweden) (1748–1818), King of Sweden
Anders Sparrman (1748–1820), doctor, botanist and ornithologist
Carl Stenborg (1752–1813), composer
Sophie Albertine of Sweden (1753–1829), princess
Johan Wikmansson (1753–1800), composer
Hans Axel von Fersen (1755–1810), statesman
Carl Gustaf af Leopold (1756–1829), poet and writer
Carl Axel Arrhenius (1757–1824), artillery officer and amateur geologist and chemist
Gustaf von Paykull (1757–1826), baron and naturalist
Carl Frederik von Breda (1759–1818), portrait painter
Gustaf Diedrich Taube von Odenkat (1761–1822), Count, Rittmeister
Johan David Åkerblad (1763–1819), diplomat, paleographer and orientalist
Johan August Sandels (1764–1831), officer and politician
Carl Christoffer Gjörwell (1766–1837), architect
Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch (1770–1811), military
Karl Asmund Rudolphi (1771–1832), German naturalist, botanist and zoologist
Carl Johan Schönherr (1772–1848), entomologist
Carl Axel Löwenhielm (1772–1861), officer, diplomat and minister
Per Krafft the Younger (1777–1863), painter, draftsman and lithographer
Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden
Otto Wilhelm Klinckowström (1778–1850), Russian-Finnish politician and court official
Johan Gustaf Ruckman (1780–1862), engraver
Gustaf Erik Hasselgren (1781–1827), painter
Jakob Cederström (1782–1857), officer
Johan Gustaf Sandberg (1782–1854), painter and draftsman
Fredric Westin (1782–1862), history and portrait painter
Johan Fredrik Berwald (1787–1861), composer
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793–1866), writer and composer
Hjalmar Mörner (1794–1837), count, officer, draftsman, painter, etcher and lithographer
Justina Casagli (1794–1841), opera singer (soprano)
Franz Berwald (1796–1868), composer and violinist
Jacquette Löwenhielm (1797–1839), noblewoman and mistress of King Oskar I of Sweden and Norway
Gustav of Sweden (1799–1877), Prince and Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal

19th century

1801 to 1820

Sophie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1801–1865), Grand Duchess of Baden
Emanuel Olde (1802–1885), Romanist, English and Nordicist
Isak Albert Berg (1803–1886), tenor, singing teacher and composer
Carl Johan Billmark (1804–1870), draftsman, engraver and lithographer
Per Conrad Boman (1804–1861), composer
Marie Taglioni (1804-1884), Italian dancer
Johan Vilhelm Snellman (1806–1881), Finnish philosopher, journalist and statesman
Cecilia of Sweden (1807–1844), Princess of Sweden and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Sven Lovén (1809–1895), naturalist and choirmaster
Eduard von Oriola (1809–1862), Prussian lieutenant general
Carl Gustaf Qvarnström (1810–1867), sculptor and painter
August Theodor Blanche (1811–1868), writer
Isidor Dannström (1812–1897), composer
Emilie Sofia Högquist (1812–1846), actress and mistress of King Oskar I of Sweden
Amalia Lindegren (1814–1891), painter
Matilda Gelhaar (1814–1889), opera singer
Georg Theodor Chiewitz (1815–1862), Swedish-Finnish architect and civil engineer
Abraham Hirsch (1815–1900), music publisher
Egron Lundgren (1815–1875), painter and writer
Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander (1816–1881), architect, painter and poet
Johan Fredrik Åbom (1817–1900), architect
Johan Henrik Antenor Nydqvist (1817–1914), engineer and industrialist
Gustaf Lagerbjelke (1817–1895), lawyer, Member of Parliament and President of Parliament
Johan Jolin (1818–1884), actor and poet
Jacob Axel Josephson (1818–1880), composer
Jenny Lind (1820–1887), opera singer
Carl Frederik Nyman (1820-1893), botanist

1821 to 1840

Edvard Scheutz (1821–1881), calculating machine designer
Oscar Byström (1821–1909), composer
Ferdinand Fagerlin (1825–1907), painter
Mårten Eskil Winge (1825–1896), painter, illustrator and professor
Lea Ahlborn (1826–1897), artist
Ivar Hallström (1826–1901), composer
Charles XV (1826–1872), King of Sweden
Edvard Bergh (1828–1880), landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School and notary
Frans Hedberg (1828–1908), poet, playwright and librettist
Lotten von Kræmer (1828–1912), baroness, writer, poet, philanthropist and suffragette
Julius Mankell (1828–1897), officer, politician and military historian
Axel Nordgren (1828–1888), Swedish-German painter from the Düsseldorf School of Painting
Carl d'Unker (1828–1866), Swedish-German painter from the Düsseldorf School of Painting
Robert Nobel (1829–1896), industrialist, oil magnate and brother of Alfred Nobel
Oskar II (1829–1907), King of Sweden
Eugénie (1830-1889), princess
Ludwig Fredholm (1830–1891), industrialist and businessman
Anders Gustaf Koskull (1831–1904), genre and animal painter from the Düsseldorf School
Ludvig Nobel (1831–1888), industrialist and oil magnate
Ludvig Norman (1831–1885), composer, conductor, pianist and music teacher
Albert Berg (1832–1916), landscape and marine painter from the Düsseldorf School
August Söderman (1832–1876), composer and conductor
Carl Stål (1833–1878), entomologist
Gustaf Åkerhielm (1833–1900), politician
Artur Hazelius (1833–1901), philologist and ethnographer
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896), chemist, inventor of dynamite and founder and namesake of the Nobel Prize
Alfred Wahlberg (1834–1906), painter
Guillaume Berggren (1835–1920), photographer
Gustav Zander (1835–1920), doctor and physiotherapist
Sextus Otto Lindberg (1835–1889), doctor and bryologist
Oskar Anderson (1836–1868), history and animal painter, draftsman and lithographer
Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson (1838–1925), meteorologist
Leonhard Labatt (1838–1897), opera singer
Ernst Bernhard Schlegel (1838–1896), notary, genologist, heraldist and topographer
Per Teodor Cleve (1840–1905), natural scientist and professor
Jeanna Bauck (1840–1926), Swedish-German landscape and portrait painter

1841 to 1860

Carl Snoilsky (1841–1903), poet
Erik Gustaf Boström (1842–1907), politician
Hans Hildebrand (1842–1913), prehistoric
Gustaf Retzius (1842-1919), histologist
Kerstin Cardon (1843–1924), painter
Oscar Montelius (1843–1921), prehistorian and imperial archivist
Wilhelmina von Hallwyl (1844–1930), countess and patron of the arts
Robert Themptander (1844-1897), politician
Gustaf Cederström (1845–1933), history painter
Otto Magnus Höglund (1846–1933), businessman, Reichstag and local politician
Magnus Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846–1927), mathematician
Gustaf Eisen (1847–1940) naturalist
Anne Charlotte Leffler (1849-1892), writer
August Strindberg (1849–1912), writer and artist
Gustaf Cederschiöld (1849–1928), linguist and dictionary editor
Richard Andersson (1851–1918), composer, pianist and music teacher
Ernst Josephson (1851–1906), painter
Louise of Sweden-Norway (1851-1926), Swedish princess
Knut Wicksell (1851-1926), economist
Johan Ramstedt (1852–1935), politician
Gerhard Holm (1853–1926), geologist and paleontologist
Carl Larsson (1853-1919), artist
Emil Sjögren (1853–1918), composer and pianist
Knut Agathon Wallenberg (1853–1938), banker and politician
Axel Axelson (1854-1892), landscape, architecture and interior painter
Anna Sandström (1854–1931), teacher, reform pedagogue and women's rights activist
Anna Branting (1855–1950), writer and journalist
Georg Nordensvan (1855–1932), writer and art historian
Hilma Angered Strandberg (1855–1927), writer
Carolina Benedicks-Bruce (1856–1935), sculptor and graphic artist
Karl Otto Bonnier (1856–1941) publisher
Tekla Nordström (1856-1937), xylograph
Edvard Fredin (1857–1889), poet, writer, actor, theater critic and translator
Ernst Trygger (1857–1943), legal scholar, politician and Prime Minister of Sweden
Eva Bonnier (1857–1909), painter, sculptor and patron
Gerard Jakob De Geer (1858–1943), geologist
Richard Bergh (1858-1919), artist
Charles August Lindbergh (1859–1924), American politician
Erik Åkerberg (1860–1938), composer
Karl Petrus Theodor Bohlin (1860–1939), astronomer
Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925), politician
Hilda Ericsson (1860–1941), entrepreneur
Ferdinand von Grumme-Douglas (1860–1937), German rear admiral and politician
Carl Lindhagen (1860–1946), socialist and pacifist
Karl Staaff (1860–1915), politician
Oscar Björck (1860–1929), genre painter and portrait painter

1861 to 1880

Carl of Sweden (1861–1951), Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland
Sigrid Arnoldson (1861–1943), opera singer and singing teacher
Ivar Bendixson (1861-1935), mathematician
Ernst Müller-Holm (1861–1927), German writer
Fanny Brate (1862–1940), painter
Fredrik Vilhelm Hansen (1862–1929), civil engineer
Ellen Gulbranson (1863-1947), Swedish-Norwegian singer
Fredrik Lilljekvist (1863–1932), architect
Ludwig Norman-Neruda (1864–1898), English alpinist
Hanna Pauli (1864–1940), painter
Gustaf Fredrik Steffen (1864–1929), economist and sociologist
Hugo Clason (1865–1935), regatta sailor
Sven Hedin (1865–1952), geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer and travel writer
Einar Lönnberg (1865–1942), zoologist and conservationist
Gustaf Söderström (1865–1958), track and field athlete
Tor Aulin (1866–1914), composer
Gustav Cassel (1866–1945), professor of economics
Erik Ivar Fredholm (1866–1927), mathematician
Per Hallström (1866–1960), writer, translator and engineer
Ragnar Östberg (1866–1945), architect
Brynolf Wennerberg (1866–1950), poster artist and painter
Erik Staaff (1867–1936), Romanist and Hispanicist
Carl Gustaf Taube von Odenkat (1867–1941), Swedish count and land surveyor
Katarina Beskow (1867–1939), chess player
Clarence von Rosen (1867–1955), sports official
Ernst Didring (1868–1931), writer
Carl von Essen (1868–1949), nobleman
Gustaf Fjæstad (1868–1948), painter
Anna Hofman-Uddgren (1868–1947), actress, singer, theater and film director
Mary Karadja (1868–1943), spiritualist and anti-Semite
Oscar Almgren (1869–1945), prehistoric
Stina Berg (1869–1930), actress
Bo Bergman (1869–1967), writer, theater and literary critic
Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941), writer
Ellen Ammann (1870–1932), Swedish-German politician
Helge von Koch (1870–1924), mathematician
Anna Lindhagen (1870–1941), politician and women's rights activist
Hugo Sällström (1870–1951), regatta sailor
Ragnar Sohlman (1870–1948), chemical engineer
Gerda Lundequist (1871–1959), stage actress
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927), composer, pianist and conductor
Hilda Borgström (1871–1953), actress
Johan Alfred Björling (1871–1892) polar explorer
Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960), composer and conductor
Carl Bonde (1872–1957), dressage rider
Gerhard Halfred von Koch (1872–1948), social politician
Nils Strindberg (1872–1897), scientist and photographer
Josef Sachs (1872–1949), entrepreneur and patron
Björn Ahlgrensson (1872–1918), painter
Östen Bergstrand (1873–1948), astronomer
Erik Lindberg (1873–1966), sculptor and engraver
Elsa Beskow (1874–1953), children's book author, painter and illustrator
Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874–1954), physicist and oceanographer
Fritz Lindström (1874–1962), painter
Johan Richard Ohlsson (1874–1940), violinist and composer
Karl Wahlberg (1874–1934), curler
Fredrik Ljungström (1875–1964), engineer, designer and industrialist
Henrik Sjöberg (1875–1905), track and field athlete and gymnast
Astrid Ahnfelt (1876–1962), writer
Gustav Elmen (1876–1957), Swedish-American electrical engineer and metallurgist
Wolmar Fellenius (1876–1957), geotechnician
Oskar Andersson (1877–1906), comic artist
Olof Aschberg (1877–1960), banker
Erland Nordenskiöld (1877–1932), ethnologist and anthropologist
Wilhelm Jansson (1877–1923), Swedish-German trade unionist
Victor Arendorff (1878–1958), writer, journalist and poet
Gustaf W. Cronquist (1878–1967), amateur photographer
Lizzy Lind-af-Hageby (1878–1963), Swedish-British author and activist
Natanael Berg (1879–1957), composer
Julia Claussen (1879–1941), singer and music teacher
Sigurd Curman (1879–1966), architect, art historian and monument conservator
Eli Heckscher (1879–1952), economic historian and economist
Nils Persson (1879–1941), regatta sailor
Signe von Rappe (1879–1974), soprano
Erik Severin (1879-1942), curler
Eric von Rosen (1879–1948), explorer
Ewald Bosse (1880–1956), Norwegian economist and sociologist
Kristian Hellström (1880–1946), middle and long distance runner

1881 to 1890

Sven Berglund (1881–1937), inventor and film pioneer
Ernst Fast (1881–1959), track and field athlete
Johan Hübner von Holst (1881–1945), marksman
Karl Gustaf Staaf (1881–1953), track and field athlete
Bruno Söderström (1881–1969), track and field athlete
John Svanberg (1881–1957), long distance runner
Carl Jahnzon (1881–1955), hammer thrower
Nils Wohlin (1881–1948), statistician, civil servant and politician
Gunnar Setterwall (1881–1928), tennis player
Anna Warburg (1881–1967), kindergarten teacher and teacher
Gustav VI. Adolf (1882–1973), King of Sweden
Sigfrid Siwertz (1882–1970), writer
Fanny von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1882–1956), writer
Helmer Smith (1882-1956), Indologist
Gösta Bagge (1882–1951), economics professor and politician
Gregori Aminoff (1883–1947), artist
Erik Leonard Ekman (1883–1931), botanist
Edward Hald (1883–1980), painter, printmaker and glass artist
Bengt Heyman (1883–1942), regatta sailor
Georg de Laval (1883–1970), marksman and modern pentathlon
Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (1884–1951), historian and politician
Gösta Lilliehöök (1884–1974), athlete
Nils Hjalmar Odhner (1884–1973), malacologist
Ture Rangström (1884–1947), composer, conductor, singing teacher and music critic
Nils Chrisander (1884–1947), actor and film director
Carl Wilhelm Petersén (1884–1973), curler
Axel Ljung (1884–1938), track and field athlete and gymnast
Axel Norling (1884–1964), athlete
Carl Kempe (1884–1967) tennis player
Gunnar Asplund (1885–1940), architect
Nils Robert Hellsten (1885–1963), Turner
Iwan Lamby (1885–1970), regatta sailor
Bror Meyer (1885–1956), figure skater
Per Thorén (1885–1962), figure skater
Frank Martin (1885–1962), show jumper
Per Bergman (1886–1950), regatta sailor
Astrid Berwald (1886–1982), pianist and music teacher
Nils Erik Hellsten (1886–1962), fencer
Albin Johansson (1886–1968), entrepreneur
Emanuel Jonasson (1886–1956), composer and musician
Patrik de Laval (1886–1974), marksman and modern pentathlon
Ejnar Olsson (1886–1983), ski jumper, Nordic combined athlete and soccer player
Hugo Jahnke (1886–1939), Turner
Edward Dahl (1886–1961), middle and long distance runner
Ragnar Ekberg (1886–1966), track and field athlete
Harry von Eckermann (1886–1969), mineralogist
Erik Lindqvist (1886–1934), regatta sailor
Karl Ansén (1887–1959), football player
Hugo Johansson (1887–1977), marksman
Folke Johnson (1887–1962), racing sailor
Gustaf Törnros (1887–1941), marathon runner
Siri Derkert (1888–1973), artist
Carin Göring (1888–1931), wife of Hermann Göring
Erik de Laval (1888–1973), pentathlete
Henrik Lundegårdh (1888–1969), botanist
Carl Malmsten (1888–1972), furniture designer
Ivar Rooth (1888–1972), banker
Hans von Rosen (1888–1952), rider and two-time Olympic champion
Daniel Norling (1888–1958), gymnast and show jumper
Vilhelm Bryde (1888–1974), film architect, film producer, film actor, film company manager
Nikolaus von Arseniew (1888–1977), religious scholar
Siri Derkert (1888–1973), expressionist artist
Ernst Wide (1888–1950), medium and long distance runner
Nils Andersson (1889–1973), swimmer
Isaac Grünewald (1889–1946), painter, graphic artist and set designer
Nils Lindh (1889–1957), ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete
Theodor Malm (1889–1950), football player
Sven Markelius (1889–1972), architect
Sigrid Onégin (1889–1943), German opera and concert singer
Hjalmar Procopé (1889–1954), Finnish politician (Swedish People's Party), member of the Reichstag and diplomat
Elsa Textorius (1889–1972), actress
Gösta Ekman (1890–1938), theater and film actor
Harald Julin (1890–1967), swimmer and water polo player
Sigurd Kander (1890–1980), regatta sailor
Per Lindberg (1890–1944), theater and film director
Åge Lundström (1890–1975), General in the Swedish Air Force
Karl Michaëlsson (1890–1961), Romanist

1891 to 1900

Erik Almlöf (1891–1971), three jumper
Rune Bergström (1891–1964), football player
Karin Branzell (1891–1974), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Birger Dahlerus (1891–1957), industrialist
Gustaf Dyrssen (1891–1981), military man and sportsman
Dagmar Ebbesen (1891–1954), actress
Nils Flyg (1891–1943), politician (SKP), member of the Swedish Parliament
Karl Gerhard (1891–1964), actor, theater director and director and songwriter
Oscar Hamrén (1891–?), Swimmer
Ragnar Josephson (1891–1966), art historian and writer
Karin Kock (1891–1976), economist and politician
Ester Blenda Nordström (1891–1948), journalist and writer
Erik Robert Lindahl (1891–1960), political economist
Hanna Rydh (1891–1964), prehistorian, politician and women's rights activist
Herbert Westermark (1891–1981), medic and sailor
Erik Adlerz (1892–1975), water diver
Menotti Jakobsson (1892–1970), ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete
Karl-Axel Kullerstrand (1892–1981), high jumper
René Malaise (1892–1978), entomologist and travel writer
Nils Westermark (1882–1980), radiologist and sailor
Johan Erik Friborg (1893–1968), racing cyclist
Gillis Grafström (1893–1938), figure skater
Ragnar Malm (1893–1958), racing cyclist
Harry Stangenberg (1893–1941), opera director
Alvar Thiel (1893–1973), regatta sailor
Gustaf Carlson (1894–1942), football player
Ewald Dahlskog (1894–1950), artist
Paul Falk (1894–1974), Romanist
Jenny Hasselquist (1894–1978), dancer and actress
Thor Henning (1894–1967), swimmer
Axel-Herman Nilsson (1894–1989), ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete
Folke Bernadotte (1895–1948), officer and philanthropist
Paul Hedqvist (1895–1977), architect
Uno Henning (1895–1970), actor
Greta Johansson (1895–1978), diver and swimmer
Svea Norén (1895–1985), figure skater
Gustaf Einar Du Rietz (1895–1967), botanist, ecologist and plant sociologist
Eric Grate (1896–1983), sculptor, painter and graphic artist
Sven Lundgren (1896–1960), middle and long distance runner
Henning Müller (1896–1980), tennis player
Gösta Runö (1896–1922), pentathlete
Rolf Sievert (1896–1966), physicist
Uno Åhrén (1897–1977), architect and town planner
Jacob Bjerknes (1897–1975), Norwegian-American meteorologist
Hans Granfelt (1897–1963), sword fencer and discus thrower
Curt Sjöberg (1897–1948), gymnast and diver
Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898–1957), Swedish-American meteorologist
Harry Sundberg (1898–1945), ice hockey and soccer player
Nils Sundh (1898–1969), ski jumper
Torsten Vinell (1898–1968), diplomat
Bo Lindman (1899–1992), pentathlon and fencer
Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1899–1995), member of the Navy, pentathlon
Folke Rogard (1899–1973), chess official
Birger Holmqvist (1900–1989), ice hockey player
Gustaf Johansson (1900–1971), ice hockey player
Albert Öijermark (1900–1970), football player

20th century

1901 to 1910

Kristian Bjerknes (1901–1981), Norwegian architect, curator and author
Arne Borg (1901–1987), swimmer
Hans Drakenberg (1901–1982), fencer
Ernst Karlberg (1901–1987), ice hockey player
Märtha von Schweden (1901–1954), wife of the Norwegian Crown Prince and later King Olav V.
Arne Åkermark (1902–1962), film architect
Henri Saint Cyr (1902–1979), dressage rider
Per Kaufeldt (1902–1956), soccer player, coach, bandy and ice hockey player
Sten Pettersson (1902-1984), track and field athlete
Sven Schacht (1902–1944), German journalist and Nazi victim
Harry Söderman (1902-1956), criminalist
Arne Tiselius (1902–1971), chemist and Nobel Prize winner
Nils Arvid Ramm (1903–1986), boxer
Alf Sjöberg (1903–1980), theater and film director
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern junior (1904–1995), dressage rider and officer
Nils Johansson (1904–1936), ice hockey goalkeeper
Erik Lundin (1904–1988), chess player
Kar de Mumma (1904–1997), writer, reviewer and glossary writer
Oskar Palm (1904–1957), football player
Gösta Stoltz (1904–1963), chess master
Kurt Sucksdorff (1904–1960), ice hockey goalkeeper
Sven Thofelt (1904–1993), pentathlete and fencer
Ernst Wahlberg (1904–1977), football player
Thure Westerdahl (1904–1936), football player
Ulf von Euler (1905–1983), physiologist and neurochemist
Sigge Fürst (1905–1984), actor and singer
Greta Garbo (1905–1990), film actress
Ivan Eklind (1905–1981), football referee
Signe Johansson-Engdahl (1905–2010), swimmer
Erik Larsson (1905–1970), ice hockey player
Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935), Queen of the Belgians
Harry Stockman (1905-1991), radio engineer and inventor
Sven Stolpe (1905–1996), writer, translator, journalist and literary critic
Wilhelm Petersén (1906–1988), sportsman
Gustav Adolf of Sweden (1906–1947), Hereditary Prince and Duke of Västerbotten
Nils Skoglund (1906–1980), water diver
Jan Waldenström (1906-1996), internist
Stig Wennerström (1906–2006), officer
Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), writer
Åke Holmberg (1907–1991), writer and translator
Bertil Linde (1907–1990), ice hockey player
Erik Lundberg (1907–1987), economist and economist
Sigfrid Öberg (1907–1949), ice hockey player
Geo Widengren (1907–1996), orientalist and religious scholar
John Einar Åberg (1908–1999), writer and screenwriter
Erik Almgren (1908–1989), football player and coach
Erik Asklund (1908–1980), writer and screenwriter
Holger Crafoord (1908–1982), industrialist
Inga Gentzel (1908–1991), middle distance runner
Einar Karlsson (1908–1980), wrestler
Martha Norelius (1908–1955), American swimmer
Sture Petrén (1908–1976), lawyer and diplomat
Torsten Ullman (1908–1993), marksman
Anna-Eva Bergman (1909–1987), Norwegian painter
Carl Friedrich Berent Taube von Odenkat (1909–1993), Swedish count and naval officer
Lennart Bernadotte (1909-2004), nobleman
Gunnar Björnstrand (1909–1986), actor
Rolf von Nauckhoff (1909–1968), actor
Astrid Sampe (1909–2002), artist
Eric Wennström (1909–1990), track and field athlete
Bengt Hasselrot (1910–1974), Romanist
Erland von Koch (1910–2009), composer
Ingrid of Sweden (1910-2000), daughter of the Swedish King Gustav VI. Adolf , Queen of Denmark

1911 to 1920

Gösta Bohman (1911–1997), politician
Olof Lagercrantz (1911–2002), writer, publicist and critic
Vic Suneson (1911–1975), crime novelist
Anders Tengbom (1911–2009), architect
Anna Lisa Wärnlöf (1911–1987), writer, translator and columnist
Olle Zetherlund (1911–1974), football player
Thore Ehrling (1912–1994), jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and band leader
Gertrud Wysse Hägg (1912–2006), graphic designer, porcelain painter, illustrator
Gunnar Lagergren (1912–2008), lawyer
Bertil of Sweden (1912–1997), Duke of Halland
Fritiof Sjöstrand (1912–2011), histologist
Kristina Söderbaum (1912–2001), actress
Harald Edelstam (1913–1989), diplomat and ambassador
Astrid Fagraeus (1913-1997), immunologist
Kurt Kreuger (1913-2005), boxer
Eric Kugelberg (1913-1983), neurophysiologist
Gustav Sjöberg (1913–2003), football goalkeeper and coach
Sven Bergqvist (1914–1996), athlete
Sven Fahlman (1914-2003), fencer
William Grut (1914–2012), modern pentathlon
Rolf Luft (1914–2007), endocrinologist
Örjan Ouchterlony (1914–2004), doctor and bacteriologist
Bo Reicke (1914–1987), Protestant theologian
Åke Stenqvist (1914-2006), athlete
Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), actress
Signe Hasso (1915–2002), Swedish-American actress
Gösta Jönsson-Frändfors (1915–1973), wrestler
Arne Klingborg (1915–2005), artist, teacher and anthroposophist
Oscar Reutersvärd (1915–2002), artist
Sune Bergström (1916-2004), biochemist
Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916–2012), youngest child of the Swedish King Gustav VI. Adolf and Princess Margaret of Connaught
Ann Mari Falk (1916–1988), author of books for children and young people, translator
Ulla Isaksson (1916–2000), author and screenwriter
Birgitta Valberg (1916–2014), actress in film, television and theater
Per Carleson (1917–2004), sword fencer and swimmer
Kai Curry-Lindahl (1917–1990), zoologist and author
Per Anders Fogelström (1917–1998), writer and social critic
Carl Forssell (1917–2005), sword fencer
Göran Strindberg (1917–1991), cameraman
Arne Sucksdorff (1917–2001), photographer, documentary filmmaker, director and screenwriter
Åke Andersson (1918–1982), ice hockey player
Inga Fischer-Hjalmars (1918–2008), physicist, chemist and pioneer in the field of quantum chemistry
Alexej Stachowitsch (1918–2013), Austrian-Russian. Author, educator, philosopher, songwriter, technician, scout and wandering bird
Christer Strömholm (1918–2002), photographer
Olle Tandberg (1918-1996), boxer
Gunnel Vallquist (1918–2016), author and critic
Astrid Varnay (1918-2006), American opera singer
Karl-Robert Ameln (1919–2016), regatta sailor
Sven-Erik Bäck (1919–1994), composer
Erik Elmsäter (1919–2006), track and field athlete and Nordic combined athlete
Liss Eriksson (1919–2000), sculptor
Åke Seyffarth (1919–1998), speed skater
Hans Bielenstein (1920–2015), American sinologist
Peter Celsing (1920–1974), architect
Rune Johansson (1920–1998), ice hockey player
Hans Leygraf (1920–2011), pianist, composer and conductor
Holger Nurmela (1920–2005), ice hockey player
Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist (1920–2000), composer and conductor

1921 to 1930

Lars Gyllensten (1921–2006), writer and doctor
Nils Hallberg (1921-2010), actor
Lars Östlund (1921–2012), civil engineer
Krister Stendahl (1921–2008), Lutheran theologian
Kaarlo Virtanen (1921-2006), Finnish mathematician
Arne Arnbom (1922–1975), director and producer
Kalle Bergholm (1922–1985), cameraman
Rolf Ericson (1922–1997), jazz trumpeter
Povel Ramel (1922–2007), musician, singer and comedian
Gösta Salén (1922–2002), regatta sailor
Knut Ahnlund (1923–2012), literary historian, author and member of the Swedish Academy
Sten Andersson (1923-2006), politician
Bertil Bäckvall (1923–2012), football player and coach
Berndt Ivegren (1923–2009), football player
Erland Josephson (1923–2012), actor, director and author
Dan Netzell (1923-2003), ski jumper
Margareta Sjöstedt (1923–2012), Swedish-Austrian opera singer (alto)
Per Erik Wahlund (1923–2009), writer, literary and theater critic, publisher, theater director and translator
Olle Wänlund (1923–2009), racing cyclist
Arne Domnérus (1924–2008), jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist and composer
Rune Larsson (1924-2016), hurdler
Gunnel Linde (1924–2014), writer
Lennart Magnusson (1924-2011), sword fencer
Gunnar Martinsson (1924–2012), garden architect
Maj-Britt Nilsson (1924-2006), actress
Elsa-Marianne von Rosen (1924–2014), ballet dancer, choreographer and actress
Vilgot Sjöman (1924-2006), film director and author
Nicolai Gedda (1925-2017), lyric tenor
Olle Hellbom (1925–1982), director and screenwriter
Margaretha Krook (1925–2001), stage and film actress
Rolf Ludwig (1925–1999), German actor
Sven Wernström (1925–2018), author of books for children and young people
Brita Borg (1926-2010), singer and actress
Ove Lind (1926–1991), jazz clarinetist, arranger, composer and band leader
Göta Pettersson (1926–1993), gymnast
Hans Rausing (1926–2019), entrepreneur
Anders Ruuth (1926–2011), theology professor and pastor
Lars Svensson (1926–1999), ice hockey goalkeeper
Jan Myrdal (* 1927), writer
Per Oscarsson (1927–2010), actor, director and screenwriter
Olof Palme (1927–1986), politician
Elisabeth Söderström (1927–2009), opera and concert singer
Hans Andersson-Tvilling (* 1928), ice hockey player
Stig Andersson-Tvilling (1928–1989), ice hockey player
Anders Burman (1928–2013), jazz drummer and music producer
Lennart Carleson (* 1928), mathematician and Abel Prize winner
Lars Forssell (1928–2007), author and cabaret artist
Bengt Hambraeus (1928–2000), composer, organist and musicologist
Inge Jonsson (1928–2020), author and literary critic
Beppe Wolgers (1928–1986), actor, author, composer and director
Stig Ericson (1929–1986), children's author and musician
Karl-Erik Israelsson (1929–2013), long jumper and hurdler
Gösta Johansson (1929–1997), ice hockey player and coach
Lennart Johansson (1929–2019), President of UEFA
Ulf Linde (1929–2013), Swedish art critic, museum director, writer, jazz musician and composer
Claes Oldenburg (* 1929), representative of American Pop Art
Hans Riesel (1929–2014), mathematician
Lennart Skoglund (1929–1975), football player
Joakim Bonnier (1930–1972), sports car and Formula 1 racing driver
Hans Holmér (1930–2002), commissioner and lawyer
Jean Tabary (1930–2011), French comic artist

1931 to 1940

Mac Ahlberg (1931–2012), film director and cameraman
Sven Einar Backlund (1931–1997), diplomat
Lars Björn (* 1931), ice hockey player
Sten Lundin (1931–2016), motor sportsman
Tom Rolf (1931-2014), film editor
Roland Stoltz (1931–2001), ice hockey player
Tomas Tranströmmer (1931–2015), poet, Nobel Prize winner for literature 2011
Sven Tumba (1931–2011), athlete
Siv Widerberg (* 1931), writer and journalist
Harriet Andersson (born 1932), actress
Kurt Liander (1932–2020), soccer player and coach
Sven Lindqvist (1932–2019), writer and literary historian
Rune Öfwerman (1932–2013), jazz musician and composer
Pelle Petterson (* 1932), sailor, sailboat constructor and industrial designer
Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (* 1932), gymnast
Olov Svedelid (1932-2008), author
Per Wästberg (* 1933), writer
Bengt Anlert (1934–2018), football player and coach
Björn Anlert (1934–2018), football player
Inger Berggren (1934–2019), pop singer
Runo Ericksson (* 1934), jazz musician
Björn Gustafson (* 1934), actor
Kurt Hamrin (* 1934), football player
Hans Mild (1934–2007), soccer, bandy and ice hockey player and ice hockey coach
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (1934–2016), painter and sculptor
Inger Stevens (1934–1970), Swedish-American actress
Sven-Bertil Taube (* 1934), singer and actor
Lasse Werner (1934–1992), jazz pianist, film composer and actor
Carl-Henning Wijkmark (* 1934), writer, translator, literary historian and literary critic
Bibi Andersson (1935–2019), actress
Stig Pettersson (* 1935), athlete
Folke Rabe (1935–2017), composer, jazz trombonist, music producer and radio editor
Bengt Robertson (1935-2008), medical doctor
Bengt Saltin (1935–2014), sports medicine specialist
Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020), writer and translator
Lars Werner (1935–2013), politician
Bengt Nordström (1936–2000), jazz and improvisation musician
Allan Rune Pettersson (1936-2018), author
Bosse Skoglund (* 1936), jazz musician
Ulla Trenter (1936–2019), writer and translator
Kristina Adolphson (* 1937), film actress
Erik Eriksson (* 1937), journalist and crime writer
Maud Hansson (born 1937), actress
Torbjörn Hultcrantz (1937–1994), jazz music
Catarina Ligendza (* 1937), opera singer
Barbro Lindgren (born 1937), children's book author
Bernt Rosengren (* 1937), jazz saxophonist and flutist
Christina Schollin (* 1937), actress
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien (1938–2018), artist
Bengt af Klintberg (* 1938), ethnologist
John Larsson (born 1938), General of the Salvation Army
Pia Lindström (* 1938), journalist and actress
Per Ahlmark (1939–2018), writer and politician
Börje Ahlstedt (* 1939), actor and director
Lars Amble (1939–2015), actor and theater director
Lena Anderson (* 1939), children's book illustrator
Christer Boustedt (1939–1986), jazz musician and actor
Gösta Ekman the Younger (1939–2017), actor, screenwriter and director
Gunilla Hansson (* 1939), author and illustrator
Jan O. Karlsson (1939–2016), politician
Birgitta Kicherer (* 1939), German translator
Olavus Olsson (* 1939), soccer player, coach and official
Carl Tham (* 1939), politician and diplomat
Margaretha af Ugglas (* 1939), economic manager and politician
Per Lennart Aae (* 1940), German politician
Inger Alfvén (* 1940), writer
Rune Carlsson (1940–2013), jazz musician
Ulf Durling (* 1940), writer, doctor and psychiatrist
Christina Odenberg (* 1940), bishop of the Lund diocese in Sweden

1941 to 1950

Britt Arenander (* 1941), writer, translator and journalist
Sten Grillner (* 1941), neuroscientist
Bertil Hult (* 1941), entrepreneur and billionaire
Kjell Johansson (* 1941), writer
Sam J. Lundwall (* 1941), science fiction writer, literary scholar and translator
Benny Söderling (1941–2009), bandy, ice hockey and soccer player
Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö (* 1942), tenor
Bengt Berger (* 1942), drummer, composer and producer
Britt Ekland (born 1942), actress
Margit Fischer (* 1943), wife of the Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer
Yvonne Hirdman (* 1943), historian and university professor
Lasse Holm (* 1943), Schlager composer and singer
Herman Lindqvist (* 1943), writer, journalist and popular historian
Solveig Nordlund (* 1943), Portuguese film director
Anne Wibble (1943–2000), politician
Anna-Lena (1944–2010), pop singer
Leni Björklund (* 1944), politician
Lars Edegran (* 1944), jazz musician
Per Enflo (* 1944), mathematician
Inger Frimansson (* 1944), writer
Jan Kårström (* 1944), wrestler
Peter Kreisky (1944–2010), Austrian social scientist
Caroline Krook (* 1944), Bishop of the Church of Sweden
Nina Lizell (* 1944), pop singer
Lis Nilheim (* 1944), actress
Lars Norén (* 1944), poet, playwright and stage director
Lena Nyman (1944–2011), actress
Suzanne Osten (* 1944), theater and film director, professor and honorary doctorate
Lasse Berghagen (* 1945), singer, composer and lyricist
Göran Claeson (* 1945), speed skater
Hans Edler (* 1945), musician
Björn Engquist (* 1945), mathematician
Ola Håkansson (* 1945), composer, singer and producer
Helena Jungwirth (* 1945), opera singer
Ulla Engeberg Killias (1945–1995), painter
Leif GW Persson (* 1945), professor of criminology, media expert and crime writer
Janne Schaffer (* 1945), composer and guitarist
Richard Swartz (* 1945), Eastern Europe correspondent and writer
Georg Wadenius (* 1945), musician and music producer
Benny Andersson (* 1946), musician, composer and music producer
Lennart Daléus (* 1946), politician
Palle Danielsson (* 1946), jazz bassist
Louise Edlind (* 1946), actress and politician
Kjell Engman (* 1946), glass designer and musician
Jens Fischer (* 1946), cameraman
Anders Gärderud (* 1946), track and field athlete
Lasse Hallström (* 1946), film director and screenwriter
George Johansson (born 1946), author
Anna-Clara Tidholm (* 1946), children's illustrator and author
Mikael Wiehe (* 1946), musician, singer, text writer and composer
Anna Wohlin (* 1946), dancer
Eddie Axberg (* 1947), actor and sound engineer
Ronny Gustafsson (* 1947), football player and coach
Hans Jacobson (1947–1984), modern pentathlon and epee fencer, Olympic champion
Per Källberg (1947–2014), cameraman
Håkan Lans (* 1947), engineer and inventor
Lennart Binder (* 1948), Austrian lawyer and human rights activist
Patrick Boman (* 1948), writer
Jessica Iwanson (* 1948), pioneer of contemporary dance in Germany
Lars Klinting (1948–2006), author and illustrator
Yngve Leback (* 1948), soccer player
Henning Mankell (1948–2015), theater director and writer
Ann-Christin Nykvist (* 1948), politician
Mikael Rickfors (* 1948), rock musician
Thomas Söderberg (* 1948), Lutheran Bishop of the Church of Sweden
Tommy Söderberg (* 1948), football coach
Art Spiegelman (* 1948), American cartoonist and comic author
Richard Swedberg (* 1948), sociologist
Pia Degermark (* 1949), actress
Åse Kleveland (* 1949), Swedish-Norwegian musician and politician
Ulf Lundell (* 1949), writer, rock singer, songwriter, painter and poet
Birger Schlaug (* 1949), politician
Sven Thidevall (* 1949), Lutheran Bishop of the Church of Sweden
Marie Bergman (* 1950), pop and pop singer
Allan Corduner (* 1950), British film and theater actor
Rolf Edberg (* 1950), ice hockey player
Harpo (born 1950), pop singer
Marie Liljedahl (born 1950), actress
Peter Sandwall (* 1950), songwriter of Christian pop music

1951 to 1960

Peter Helander (* 1951), ice hockey player
Claes Marklund (* 1951), football player
Christian Scholz (* 1951), German photographer
Thomas Åberg (* 1952), composer and organist
Efva Attling (* 1952), actress, model and jewelry designer
Gunnar Carlsson (* 1952), mathematician
Ewa Froling (* 1952), actress
Christer Garpenborg (* 1952), sprinter
Peter Haber (* 1952), actor
Lars Jonsson (* 1952), bird draftsman, painter and author
Wanja Lundby-Wedin (* 1952), trade unionist
Bob Nystrom (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
Bjarne Roupé (* 1952), jazz musician
Inger Segelström (* 1952), politician
Kjell Bergqvist (born 1953), actor
Cats Falck (1953–1984), television journalist
Göran Flodström (* 1953), sword fencer
Ellika Frisell (* 1953), folk musician
Katarina Frostenson (* 1953), author
John Högman (* 1953), jazz musician
Toomas Hendrik Ilves (* 1953), President of Estonia
Mikael Odenberg (* 1953), politician
Mats Waltin (* 1953), ice hockey player, trainer and official
Lennart Wass (* 1953), soccer coach
Tom Wedberg (* 1953), chess player and journalist
Ebba Witt-Brattström (* 1953), literary scholar
Leif Andersson (* 1954), geneticist
Johan Harmenberg (* 1954), sword fencer
Anders Hillborg (* 1954), composer
Torsten Persson (* 1954), economist
Magnus Uggla (* 1954), rock and pop musician, artist and actor
Björn Andrésen (* 1955), actor
Gunnel Fred (* 1955), theater and film actress
Lotta Hedström (* 1955), politician
Leif Högström (* 1955), fencer
Lars Karlsson (* 1955), chess player
Gunnar Leidborg (* 1955), ice hockey player and coach
Moni Nilsson-Brännström (* 1955), writer
Lena Olin (* 1955), actress
Anne Sofie von Otter (* 1955), mezzo-soprano
Svante Pääbo (* 1955), doctor and biologist
Björn Borg (* 1956), tennis player
Ira Coleman (* 1956), American jazz bassist
Roland Ekström (* 1956), Swedish-Swiss chess and backgammon player
Marie Forså (* 1956), actress
Linda Haglund (1956-2015), track and field athlete
Karin Pagmár (* 1956), singer and actress
Ann-Sofi Söderqvist (* 1956), composer and musician
Raymond Strid (* 1956), drummer
Jacob Wallenberg (* 1956), banker
Ann Zacharias (* 1956), actress, screenwriter and director
Johan Zachrisson (* 1956), composer and musician
Petra Seidl (* 1957), lawyer and politician
Christer Fuglesang (* 1957), physicist and astronaut
Anna Lindh (1957–2003), politician (SAP)
Stefan Löfven (* 1957), politician (SAP), member of the Riksdag and Prime Minister
Dolph Lundgren (* 1957), actor and director
Cecilia Nilsson (born 1957), actress
Lars Ohly (* 1957), politician
Pär Sundberg (* 1957), child actor
Martin Adler (1958–2006), journalist and photographer
Leif Andrée (born 1958), actor
Pernilla August (* 1958), actress and film director
Hans-Ola Ericsson (* 1958), organist and composer
Ulf Eriksson (* 1958), writer
Anne Marie Giørtz (* 1958), Norwegian jazz singer
Christian Lindberg (* 1958), trombonist
Sten Sandell (* 1958), pianist, keyboardist and composer
Philipp Schauer (* 1958), German diplomat
Harald Sicherheitsitz (* 1958), Austrian screenwriter and director
Rikard Wolff (1958–2017), musician, singer and actor
Thomas Dennerby (* 1959), soccer player and coach
Benny Fredriksson (1959–2018), actor, theater director and managing director of the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm
Anders Kraupp (* 1959), curler
Pelle Lindbergh (1959–1985), ice hockey goalkeeper
Giovanni di Lorenzo (* 1959), German-Italian journalist
Maria Persson (* 1959), child actress
Gunilla Röör (* 1959), actress
Jan-Ulf Söderberg (* 1959), squash player
Viveca Sten (* 1959), writer and lawyer
Christian Engström (* 1960), programmer and politician
Hans Holmqvist (* 1960), football player
Mikael Nyqvist (1960–2017), film and stage actor
Stefan Sundström (* 1960), rock musician, songwriter and actor

1961 to 1970

Mikael Appelgren (* 1961), table tennis player
Peter Bengtson (* 1961), composer and organist
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (* 1961), cross-country skier
Fredrik Ultvedt (born 1961), actor
Torkel S. Wächter (* 1961), Swedish-German writer
Johan Eliasch (* 1962), British manager and entrepreneur
Richard Gough (born 1962), Scottish football player and coach
Caroline Henderson (* 1962), pop and jazz singer and actress
Kjell Jonevret (* 1962), football player
Björn Kindlund (* 1962), soccer player
Johan Kling (* 1962), film director, screenwriter and television producer
Maria Langhammer (* 1962), actress and singer
Per Thöresson (* 1962), diplomat, ambassador to Switzerland
Maria Zennström (* 1962), writer, critic, director and screenwriter
Kristina Bergstrand (* 1963), ice hockey player
Daniel Birnbaum (* 1963), curator
Pia Cramling (* 1963), chess player
Katarina Dalayman (* 1963), opera singer who specializes in soprano and mezzo-soprano voices
Per-Erik Eklund (* 1963), ice hockey player and coach
Gunilla Gerland (* 1963), author
Jens Hultén (* 1963), actor
Jens Johansson (* 1963), pianist
John Levén (* 1963), bassist
Yngwie Malmsteen (* 1963), guitarist
Dan Pettersson (born 1963), actor
Tommy Albelin (born 1964), ice hockey player
Steven Andskär (* 1964), racing car driver
Neneh Cherry (* 1964), hip-hop artist
Mats Ericson (* 1964), ski racer
Camilla Henemark (* 1964), singer, actress and model
Niklas Henning (* 1964), ski racer
Helene Uri (* 1964), Norwegian author and linguist
Anders Wahlstedt (* 1964), squash player
Jonas Åkerlund (* 1965), music video and film director
Lars Eriksson (* 1965), football player
İlhan Erşahin (* 1965), fusion musician
Maria von Heland (* 1965), German director and author
Måns Herngren (* 1965), film actor, director and screenwriter
Katarina Karnéus (* 1965), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Laszlo Maleczky (* 1965), Austrian opera singer
Björn Meyer (* 1965), bassist and composer
Joakim Milder (* 1965), jazz saxophonist
Thomas Östlund (* 1965), ice hockey goalkeeper
Jesper Parnevik (* 1965), professional golfer
Patrik Ringborg (* 1965), conductor
Jan-Ove Waldner (* 1965), table tennis player
Lars Arrhenius (1966-2020), artist
Matti Bye (* 1966), musician and composer
Christian Due-Boje (* 1966), ice hockey player
Rafael Edholm (* 1966), actor, director and screenwriter
Carola Häggkvist (* 1966), singer
Elke Jeinsen (* 1966), German model and an actress
Jan Johansen (* 1966), singer
Stefan Rehn (* 1966), soccer player
Michael Borgqvist (* 1967), football player
Gustaf Hammarsten (* 1967), actor
Göran Lundström (* 1967), make-up artist
Rickard Rydell (* 1967), racing car driver
Ulf Sandström (* 1967), ice hockey player
Anders Almgren (* 1968), soccer goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach
Anders Bagge (* 1968), musician, composer and music producer
Anders Borg (* 1968), economist
Tommy Denander (* 1968), guitarist
Magnus Eliasson (* 1968), racketlon player
Johan Garpenlöv (* 1968), ice hockey player
Camilla Grebe (* 1968), business economist and writer
Annika Hallin (* 1968), actress
Cecilia Malmström (* 1968), political scientist and politician
John Ajvide Lindqvist (* 1968), writer
Krister Nordin (* 1968), soccer player
Emma Wiklund (born 1968), actress
Stina Wirsén (* 1968), draftsman and illustrator
Tomas Axnér (* 1969), handball player
Figge Boström (* 1969), composer, producer, musician and singer
Johan Furhoff (* 1969), chess player
Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson (* 1969), Icelandic artist
Helene Hellmark Knutsson (* 1969), politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, member of government
Petri Liimatainen (* 1969), ice hockey player and coach
Daniel Lind Lagerlöf (1969–2011), director and filmmaker
Annika Ljungberg (* 1969), singer
Stina Nordenstam (* 1969), singer, songwriter and musician
Tommy Söderström (* 1969), ice hockey goalkeeper
Tommy Suoraniemi (* 1969), handball player and coach
Kristin Bengtsson (* 1970), soccer player
Mathias Grönberg (* 1970), professional golfer
Ulrika Kalte (* 1970), soccer player
Anna Kinberg Batra (* 1970), politician (Moderata samlingspartiet)
Jonna Liljendahl (* 1970), actress
Lina Nyberg (* 1970), jazz singer
Shanti Roney (born 1970), actor
Amanda Sedgwick (* 1970), jazz musician
Biljana Srbljanović (* 1970), Serbian writer and dramaturge
Peter Tagtgren (* 1970), metal musician, composer and producer

1971 to 1980

Johanna Adorján (* 1971), journalist and writer

Erik Andersson (* 1971), ice hockey player

Heléne Dahlberg (* 1971), biathlete

Lisa Ekdahl (* 1971), jazz-pop singer and songwriter

Nichlas Falk (* 1971), ice hockey player and coach

Stefan Johannesson (* 1971), soccer referee

Nicklas Kulti (* 1971), tennis player

Eva Lund (* 1971), curler

Max Martin (* 1971), producer and pop music composer

Adam Nordén (* 1971), composer for film music and television series

Rikard Norling (* 1971), soccer player and coach

Ola Rapace (born 1971), actor

Alexandra Rapaport (* 1971), actress

Mats Sundin (born 1971), ice hockey player

Madelaine Wibom (* 1971), Swedish-Swiss opera singer and actress

Johan Åkerman (born 1972), ice hockey player

Tomas Andersson Wij (* 1972), singer and songwriter, journalist

Calle Carlsson (born 1972), ice hockey player

Christofer Johnsson (* 1972), symphonic metal singer, guitarist and producer

Markus Karlsson (* 1972), football player

Christian von Koenigsegg (* 1972), designer

Mattias Norström (* 1972), ice hockey player

Michael Nylander (* 1972), ice hockey player and coach

Linn M. Persson (* 1972), environmental chemist

Sophie Zelmani (* 1972), singer and musician

Tomas Antonelius (* 1973), football player

Kerstin Avemo (* 1973), opera singer

Johan Berthling (* 1973), jazz musician

Roberth Björknesjö (* 1973), football player

Fredrik Bremberg (* 1973), ice hockey player

Niclas Hävelid (* 1973), ice hockey player

Jonas Karlsson (* 1973), DJ and music producer

Martin Lidberg (* 1973), wrestler

Livia Millhagen (* 1973), actress

Johan Norberg (* 1973), writer and proponent of capitalism

Eva Röse (* 1973), actress

Mange Schmidt (* 1973), rapper

Hanna Zetterberg (* 1973), actress and politician

Kristoffer Zetterstrand (* 1973), artist

Niklas Sundblad (* 1973), ice hockey player and coach

Mikael Åkerfeldt (* 1974), musician

David Dencik (born 1974), actor

Thomas Enqvist (* 1974), tennis player

Li Hagman (born 1974), actress

Frida Hallgren (* 1974), actress

Jens Lapidus (* 1974), writer and lawyer

Sofia Ledarp (born 1974), actress

Johanna Sällström (1974–2007), theater and film actress

David Stackenäs (* 1974), jazz guitarist

Johan Widerberg (* 1974), actor

Hanna Bäck (* 1975), political scientist and university lecturer

Peter Iwers (* 1975), bassist

Jonatan Johansson (* 1975), football player

Lars Lewén (* 1975), freestyle skier and ski racer

Göran Marklund (* 1975), football player

Joel Mull (* 1975), DJ, producer and remixer

Rami Shaaban (* 1975), soccer player

Mikael Stahre (* 1975), football coach

Jesper Tydén (* 1975), musical performer, singer and songwriter

Sara Wedlund (* 1975), long-distance runner

Lars Winnerbäck (* 1975), singer and songwriter

Jenny Alexandersson (* 1976), journalist and court reporter

Martin Åslund (* 1976), football player

Nils Ekman (* 1976), ice hockey player

Måns Nathanaelson (* 1976), actor

Kristofer Ottosson (* 1976), ice hockey player

Gesine Schiel (* 1976), German fencer

Alexander Skarsgård (* 1976), actor, director and model

Puma Swede (* 1976), porn actress and model

Leonard Terfelt (* 1976), actor

Linus Wahlgren (* 1976), actor

Torbjörn Zetterberg (* 1976), jazz and improvisation musician

Fredrik Eklund (* 1977), porn actor and real estate agent

Janette Hargin (* 1977), ski racer

Carolina Hellsgård (* 1977), director

Erika Lust (* 1977), screenwriter, director, producer and author

Leo Spauls (* 1977), singer, actor, director and musician

Malin Åkerman (* 1978), Canadian actress, singer and model

Mini Anden (* 1978), supermodel and actress

Kristoffer Björklund (* 1978), soccer player

Josef Boumedienne (* 1978), ice hockey player

Emilia (* 1978), singer

Patrik Fredholm (* 1978), football player

Maria Karlsson (* 1978), screenwriter

Jonas Hassen Khemiri (* 1978), writer

Jenny Lindqvist (* 1978), ice hockey player

Mijailo Mijailović (* 1978), murderer of Anna Lindh

Andreas Öberg (* 1978), jazz musician

Niklas Sandberg (* 1978), soccer player

Anna Ternheim (* 1978), singer and musician

Daniel Arnefjord (* 1979), football player

Björn Bjurling (* 1979), ice hockey goalkeeper
Ali Boulala (* 1979), skateboarder
Jonas Brun (* 1979), writer
Nicklas Carlsson (* 1979), football player
Mika Hannula (* 1979), ice hockey player
David Hoflin (* 1979), Australian actor
Michael Holmqvist (* 1979), ice hockey player
Klara Lidén (* 1979), installation, performance and video artist
Joel Kinnaman (born 1979), actor
Sanny Lindström (* 1979), ice hockey player
Yasin Merzoug (* 1979), basketball player
Tuva Novotny (born 1979), actress
Katja Nyberg (* 1979), handball player
Markus Persson (* 1979), game developer and creator of Minecraft
Carl Philip of Sweden (* 1979), son of King Carl XVI. Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia
Erik Sundin (* 1979), football player
Henrik Tallinder (* 1979), ice hockey player
Sanna Bråding (* 1980), actress
Sara Bergmark Elfgren (* 1980), writer
Tilde Froling (* 1980), actress, television presenter and model
Moa Gammel (* 1980), actress
Nils-Eric Johansson (* 1980), football player
Douglas Murray (born 1980), ice hockey player
Daniel Örlund (* 1980), football player
Gustaf Skarsgård (* 1980), actor
Matias Varela (* 1980), actor
Rickard Wallin (* 1980), ice hockey player

1981 to 1990

Kajsa Bergström (* 1981), curler
Patrik Gerrbrand (* 1981), soccer player
Andreas Holmqvist (* 1981), ice hockey goalkeeper
Niklas Kronwall (* 1981), ice hockey player
Benny Lekström (* 1981), soccer player
Johannes Möller (* 1981), guitarist
Johnny Oduya (born 1981), ice hockey player
Andreas Siljeström (* 1981), tennis player
Andreas Wilson (* 1981), actor
Richard Henriksson (* 1982), football player
Stefan Ishizaki (* 1982), soccer player
Jimmy Lidberg (* 1982), wrestler
Daniel Fernholm (* 1983), ice hockey player
Anna-Carin Forstadius (* 1983), squash player
Nicklas Grundsten (* 1983), handball player
Olof Guterstam (* 1983), soccer player
Badou Jack (born 1983), boxer
Andreas Jämtin (* 1983), ice hockey player
Henrik Karlsson (* 1983), ice hockey goalkeeper
Jonas Liwing (* 1983), ice hockey player
Marie Serneholt (* 1983), singer
Daniel Tellander (* 1983), handball player
Adam Tensta (born 1983), rapper
Katia Winter (born 1983), actress
Michael Apelgren (* 1984), handball player and trainer
Emil Christensen (* 1984), Counter-Strike player
Robert Helenius (* 1984), boxer
John Dhani Lennevald (* 1984), singer, dancer and model
Sara Lumholdt (* 1984), singer
Petra Marklund (* 1984), singer
Helena Mattsson (* 1984), actress
Danijela Rundqvist (* 1984), ice hockey player
Björn Runström (* 1984), soccer player
Evelina Samuelsson (* 1984), ice hockey player
Lotta Schelin (* 1984), soccer player
Josefin Shakya (* 1984), ice hockey player
Fredrika Stahl (* 1984), singer-songwriter
Fredrik Stoor (* 1984), soccer player
John Dahlbäck (* 1985), house DJ and producer
Nicklas Grossmann (* 1985), ice hockey player
Mattias Hargin (* 1985), ski racer
Sebastian Kraupp (* 1985), curler
Sophia Somajo (* 1985), singer
Matias Strandvall (* 1985), cross-country skier
Linus Videll (* 1985), ice hockey player
Endre (* 1986), DJ and producer
Ellen Fjæstad (* 1986), actress
Grete Havnesköld (* 1986), actress
Per Karlsson (* 1986), football player
Kim Martin Hasson (* 1986), ice hockey goalkeeper
Gabriel Özkan (* 1986), football player
Matilda Rapaport (1986-2016), freeride athlete
Danny Saucedo (* 1986), singer and songwriter
Dick Axelsson (born 1987), ice hockey player
Sebastian Castro-Tello (* 1987), football player
Elina Eggers (* 1987), water diver
Andreas Engqvist (* 1987), ice hockey player
Martin Jacobson (* 1987), poker player
Rosanna Munter (* 1987), actress and singer
Anastasios Soulis (* 1987), actor
Michael Almebäck (* 1988), soccer player
Aron Anderson (* 1988), adventurer and exceptional athlete
Jhonas Enroth (* 1988), ice hockey goalkeeper
Robin Figren (* 1988), ice hockey player
Elsa Hosk (* 1988), model
Patrik Lundh (* 1988), ice hockey player
Linda Oláh (* 1988), jazz and improvisation musician
Avicii (1989–2018), DJ, remixer and music producer
Albin Ekdal (* 1989), football player
Oscar Möller (* 1989), ice hockey player
Mark Owuya (* 1989), ice hockey goalkeeper
Louise Schillgard (* 1989), soccer player
Gustav Bergman (* 1990), orienteer
Erik Blomqvist (* 1990), chess player
Bonn (* 1990), music producer and songwriter
Daniel Brodin (* 1990), ice hockey player
Antonia Göransson (* 1990), soccer player
Moa Hjelmer (* 1990), athlete
Marcus Krüger (* 1990), ice hockey player
Anton Rödin (* 1990), ice hockey player
Bill Skarsgård (* 1990), actor
Alexander Urbom (* 1990), ice hockey player

1991 to 2000

Alesso (* 1991), DJ and house producer
Josefin Asplund (* 1991), film actress
Anna Bergendahl (* 1991), singer
Patrik Brydolf (* 1991), tennis player
Arvida Byström (* 1991), model, photographer and artist
Patrick Cehlin (* 1991), ice hockey player
Nathalie Hagman (* 1991), handball player
Philip Hellquist (* 1991), football player
Philip Holm (* 1991), ice hockey player
Jacob Josefson (* 1991), ice hockey player
Sebastian Owuya (* 1991), ice hockey player
Youssef Skhayri (* 1991), music producer and child actor
Tobias Blomgren (* 1992), tennis player
Sandro Cavazza (* 1992), pop singer and songwriter
John Guidetti (born 1992), football player
Mattias Janmark (* 1992), ice hockey player
Gabriel Landeskog (* 1992), ice hockey player
Alexander Milošević (* 1992), football player
Patrik Nemeth (* 1992), ice hockey player
Molly Sandén (* 1992), pop singer
Magdalena Eriksson (* 1993), soccer player
Mikael Ishak (* 1993), football player
Rickard Rakell (* 1993), ice hockey player
Cassandra Tollbring (* 1993), handball player
Julia Winter (* 1993), British actress
Sabina Ddumba (* 1994), singer
Edvin Endre (* 1994), actor
Emil Frend Öfors (* 1994), handball player
Helena Rapaport (* 1994), ski racer
Simon Tibbling (* 1994), football player
Andreas Borgman (* 1995), ice hockey player
Jonathan Mridha (born 1995), tennis player
Kåre Hedebrant (* 1995), actor
Emma Ekenman-Fernis (* 1996), handball player
Andreas Englund (* 1996), ice hockey player
Ludvig Håkanson (* 1996), basketball player
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (* 1996), ice hockey player
Mathilda Lundström (* 1996), handball player
Anton Salétros (* 1996), football player
Kevin Deeromram (* 1997), Thai-Swedish football player
Oliver Kylington (* 1997), Swedish ice hockey player of Eritrean descent
Carl Söderlund (* 1997), tennis player
Felix Beijmo (* 1998), football player
Jesper Bratt (* 1998), ice hockey player
Isa (* 1998), singer and songwriter
Lisa Gunnarsson (* 1999), pole vaulter
Bilal Hussein (* 2000), soccer player

2001 to 2010

Greta Thunberg (* 2003), climate protection activist

Personalities who have worked on site

Lars Ulstadius (around 1650–1732), Swedish-Finnish Lutheran pietist and martyr, imprisoned in Stockholm's “Smedjegården” prison from 1693
Augusta Lundin (1840-1919), fashion designer, seamstress and fashion house owner
Carl Möller (1857–1933), architect, lived in Stockholm from 1881, where he was also active in urban design