Famous People Born In Stockholm

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 1 
Ingrid Bergman
(One of the Most Influential Screen Figures in Cinematic History)
Ingrid Bergman
53
Birthdate: August 29, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: August 29, 1982
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 2 
Björn Borg
(Swedish Former World No. 1 Tennis Player)
Björn Borg
33
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 6, 1956
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 3 
Greta Garbo
(One of the Greatest Female Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Greta Garbo
37
Birthdate: September 18, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: April 15, 1990
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Alfred Nobel
(Swedish Chemist, Engineer, and Inventor Who Invented Dynamite)
Alfred Nobel
26
Birthdate: October 21, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: December 10, 1896
 5 
Avicii
(Swedish DJ & Remixer Known for His Single 'Levels')
Avicii
136
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 8, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: April 20, 2018
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 6 
Alexander Skarsgård
(Swedish Actor Known for His Role as 'Eric Northman' in the TV Series 'True Blood')
Alexander Skarsgård
38
Birthdate: August 25, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 7 
Max Martin
(Music Producer and Songwriter Known for His Hit Singles ‘As Long as You Love Me,’ ‘Baby One More Time’)
Max Martin
13
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 26, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 8 
Rebecca Ferguson
(Swedish Actress)
Rebecca Ferguson
75
Birthdate: October 19, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 9 
Bill Skarsgard
(Best Known for His Role as 'Pennywise the Dancing Clown' in the 'It' Films)
Bill Skarsgard
56
Birthdate: August 9, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 10 
Elin Nordegren
(Swedish Model and Ex-Wife of Tiger Woods)
Elin Nordegren
31
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: January 1, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 11 
Malin Akerman
(Actress & Model)
Malin Akerman
25
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: May 12, 1978
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 12 
Joel Kinnaman
20
Birthdate: November 25, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 13 
Gustaf Skarsgard
(Film actor)
Gustaf Skarsgard
10
Birthdate: November 12, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 14 
Markus Persson
(Swedish Video Game Programmer and Designer Known for Creating the Sandbox Video Game ‘Minecraft’)
Markus Persson
34
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 1, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 15 
Jenny Lind
(One of the Most Highly Regarded Singers of the 19th Century)
Jenny Lind
18
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: November 2, 1887
 16 
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
(King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632)
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
3
Birthdate: December 9, 1594
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: November 6, 1632
 17 
Benny Andersson
(Swedish Musician)
Benny Andersson
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 16, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 18 
Britt Ekland
(Actress whose major films include 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun and 1967's The Double Man)
Britt Ekland
9
Birthdate: October 6, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 19 
Yngwie Malmsteen
(World-Renowned Guitarist from Stockholm, Known for His Neoclassical Playing Style in Heavy Metal in the 1980s)
Yngwie Malmsteen
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 30, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 20 
Michael Nyqvist
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Kurt Hendricks’ in the Film ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’)
Michael Nyqvist
3
Birthdate: November 8, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 27, 2017
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 21 
Dejan Kulusevski
(Swedish Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger or Midfielder)
Dejan Kulusevski
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 25, 2000
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 22 
Inger Stevens
(Swedish-American Actress Best Known for Her TV Series ‘The Farmer's Daughter’)
Inger Stevens
20
Birthdate: October 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: April 30, 1970
 23 
Yung Lean
(Rapper, Songwriter, Fashion designer, Record Producer)
Yung Lean
19
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: July 18, 1996
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 24 
Hanna Alström
11
Birthdate: July 7, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 25 
August Strindberg
(Father of Modern Swedish Literature)
August Strindberg
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 22, 1849
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: May 14, 1912
 26 
Lena Olin
(Actress)
Lena Olin
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 22, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 27 
Robyn
(Swedish Singer-songwriter Known for Her Album 'Robyn' and Single 'With Every Heartbeat')
Robyn
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 12, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 28 
Christina, Queen of Sweden
(Queen)
Christina, Queen of Sweden
4
Birthdate: December 18, 1626
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: April 19, 1689
 29 
Elsa hosk
(Swedish Model & Former Victoria's Secret Angel)
Elsa hosk
5
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: November 7, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 30 
Olof Palme
(Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986)
Olof Palme
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: February 27, 1986
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 31 
Charles XII of Sweden
(King of Sweden (1697 – 1718))
Charles XII of Sweden
8
Birthdate: June 27, 1682
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: December 11, 1718
 32 
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
(Son of Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf)
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 33 
Daniel Ek
(Co-Founder and CEO of Music Streaming Service 'Spotify')
Daniel Ek
5
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 21, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 34 
Swedenborg
(Swedish Christian Scientist, Philosopher and Theologian Best Known for His Book ‘Heaven and Hell’)
Swedenborg
4
Birthdate: January 29, 1688
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: March 29, 1772
 35 
Neneh Cherry
(Swedish Hip-Hop and Dance Singer-Songwriter)
Neneh Cherry
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 10, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 36 
Folke Bernadotte
(Swedish Diplomat Who Negotiated the Release of 31000 Prisoners from German Concentration Camps in World War II)
Folke Bernadotte
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: September 17, 1948
 37 
Greta Thunberg
(Swedish Environmental Activist Known for Challenging World Leaders to Take Action for Climate Change Mitigation)
Greta Thunberg
296
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 3, 2003
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 38 
Ola Rapace
(Actor)
Ola Rapace
2
Birthdate: December 3, 1971
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 39 
Carl Emil Pettersson
(Sailor)
Carl Emil Pettersson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 23, 1875
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: May 12, 1937
 40 
Robert Helenius
(Finnish Professional Boxer)
Robert Helenius
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 2, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 41 
Fredrik Eklund
(Real Estate Broker Known for His Stint in the Reality TV Series 'Million Dollar Listing: New York')
Fredrik Eklund
2
Birthdate: April 26, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 42 
Helena Mattsson
(Actress)
Helena Mattsson
2
Birthdate: March 30, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 43 
Melinda Kinnaman
(Actress)
Melinda Kinnaman
1
Birthdate: November 9, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 44 
Lasse Hallström
(Film director who first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the pop group ABBA)
Lasse Hallström
2
Birthdate: June 2, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 45 
Bibi Andersson
(Former Actress best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman)
Bibi Andersson
4
Birthdate: November 11, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: April 14, 2019
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 46 
David Dencik
(Danish-Swedish Actor )
David Dencik
4
Birthdate: October 31, 1974
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 47 
Ingrid of Sweden
(Queen)
Ingrid of Sweden
6
Birthdate: March 28, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: November 7, 2000
 48 
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
(Swedish Prince and the Oldest Son of Gustaf VI Adolf)
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 22, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: January 26, 1947
 49 
Mikael Åkerfeldt
(Musician)
Mikael Åkerfeldt
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 17, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
 50 
Claes Oldenburg
(Artist, Sculptor, Painter, Graphic artist)
Claes Oldenburg
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius