Famous Swedish Women

Think Swedish women are all beauty and no brains? If yes, then after reading this, you are likely to change your mind for good. While there is no denying that Swedish women are the hottest in the world, there is more to their beauty than just meets the eye. Be it on runway, silver screen, sports arena or political dais, Swedish women have stamped their excellence in myriad fields and how! From trouncing opponents in tennis courts to representing their country in Olympics and from stunning their audience with top-notch performances in the screens to cinching the crown in beauty pageants, the Swedish women have conquered them all. To top that, Swedish women are all well-educated and can knock out anyone when it comes to discoursing anything under the sun — from literature to philosophy. Needless to say, they are one helluva intimating bunch of beauties with a lethal combo of beauty and brain. Read on to delve deep into the lives of many such famous Swedish women who have won great laurels for their country. Their achievements, captured in their timeline, trivia, and facts below will intrigue you to the core.
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 1 
Ingrid Bergman
(One of the Most Influential Screen Figures in Cinematic History)
Ingrid Bergman
59
Birthdate: August 29, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: August 29, 1982
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 2 
Greta Garbo
(One of the Greatest Female Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Greta Garbo
39
Birthdate: September 18, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 15, 1990
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
Alicia Vikander
(Swedish Actress Best Known for Her Role as ‘Gerda Wegener’ in the Film ‘The Danish Girl’)
Alicia Vikander
79
Birthdate: October 3, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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 4 
Rebecca Ferguson
(Swedish Actress)
Rebecca Ferguson
78
Birthdate: October 19, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 5 
Ann-Margret
(Actress & Singer)
Ann-Margret
40
Birthdate: April 28, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Valsjöbyn, Sweden
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 6 
Paulina Porizkova
(Swedish Model and Actress)
Paulina Porizkova
34
Birthdate: April 9, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prostějov
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 7 
Agnetha Faltskog
(Member of the Pop Group 'ABBA')
Agnetha Faltskog
34
Birthdate: April 5, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jönköping, Sweden
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 8 
Malin Akerman
(Actress & Model)
Malin Akerman
29
Birthdate: May 12, 1978
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 9 
Noomi Rapace
(Swedish Actress)
Noomi Rapace
28
Birthdate: December 28, 1979
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hudiksvall, Sweden
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 10 
Zara Larsson
(Swedish Pop Singer Known for Her Singles: ‘Lush Life’, ‘Never Forget You’ and ‘Girls Like’)
Zara Larsson
34
Birthdate: December 16, 1997
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Solna, Sweden
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 11 
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
(One of the Founding Members and Lead Singers of the Swedish Pop Band ABBA)
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
42
Birthdate: November 15, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bjørkåsen, Ballangen, Norway
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 12 
Jenny Lind
(One of the Most Highly Regarded Singers of the 19th Century)
Jenny Lind
19
Birthdate: October 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: November 2, 1887
 13 
Tove Lo
(Singer-Songwriter Known for Her Raw, Grunge-Influenced Take on Pop Music)
Tove Lo
17
Birthdate: October 29, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Viken, Sweden
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 14 
Britt Ekland
(Actress whose major films include 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun and 1967's The Double Man)
Britt Ekland
10
Birthdate: October 6, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 15 
Elin Nordegren
(Swedish Model and Ex-Wife of Tiger Woods)
Elin Nordegren
34
Birthdate: January 1, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 16 
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
(Heir Apparent to the Swedish Throne and Eldest Child of King ‘Carl XVI Gustav’ and Queen ‘Silvia’)
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
15
Birthdate: July 14, 1977
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Solna, Sweden
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 17 
Inger Stevens
(Swedish-American Actress Best Known for Her TV Series ‘The Farmer's Daughter’)
Inger Stevens
23
Birthdate: October 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 30, 1970
 18 
Hanna Alström
11
Birthdate: July 7, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stockholm
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 19 
Marie Fredriksson
(Lead Vocalist of Pop Rock 'Duo Roxette')
Marie Fredriksson
12
Birthdate: May 30, 1958
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Össjö, Sweden
Died: December 9, 2019
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 20 
Anita Ekberg
(Swedish Actress Best Known for Her Role as ‘Sylvia’ in the Film ‘La Dolce Vita’)
Anita Ekberg
8
Birthdate: September 29, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Malmö Municipality, Sweden
Died: January 11, 2015
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 21 
Snoh Aalegra
(Singer)
Snoh Aalegra
5
Birthdate: September 13, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden
 22 
MyAnna Buring
(Actress)
MyAnna Buring
8
Birthdate: September 22, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sundsvall, Sweden
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 23 
Loreen
(Singer)
Loreen
2
Birthdate: October 16, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 24 
Elsa hosk
(Swedish Model & Former Victoria's Secret Angel)
Elsa hosk
6
Birthdate: November 7, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 25 
Emily Baldoni
(Actress)
Emily Baldoni
1
Birthdate: August 3, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 26 
Robyn
(Swedish Singer-songwriter Known for Her Album 'Robyn' and Single 'With Every Heartbeat')
Robyn
7
Birthdate: June 12, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 27 
Astrid Lindgren
(Swedish Writer Known for Her Children's Books: ‘Pippi Longstocking’ and ‘The Six Bullerby Children’)
Astrid Lindgren
5
Birthdate: November 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vimmerby, Sweden
Died: January 28, 2002
 28 
Maud Adams
(Swedish Actress and Model Known for Her Roles as Two Different 'Bond Girls')
Maud Adams
3
Birthdate: February 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Luleå, Sweden
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 29 
Lykke Li
(Swedish Pop Singer-Songwriter)
Lykke Li
6
Birthdate: March 18, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ystad, Sweden
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 30 
May Britt
(Swedish Actress)
May Britt
1
Birthdate: March 22, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lidingö, Lidingö, Sweden
 31 
Neneh Cherry
(Swedish Hip-Hop and Dance Singer-Songwriter)
Neneh Cherry
6
Birthdate: March 10, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 32 
Lise Meitner
(Austrian-Swedish Physicist Who Discovered the Element Protactinium)
Lise Meitner
5
Birthdate: November 7, 1878
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 27, 1968
 33 
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
(Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland and Second Daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia)
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
7
Birthdate: June 10, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Drottningholm, Sweden
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 34 
Mercedes Mason
(American Actress and Former Model Known for Her Role as ‘Zondra’ in the TV Series ‘Chuck’)
Mercedes Mason
4
Birthdate: March 3, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Linköping, Sweden
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 35 
Annika Sörenstam
(One the Best Female Golfers of All Time)
Annika Sörenstam
6
Birthdate: October 9, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bro, Sweden
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 36 
Queen Silvia of Sweden
(Queen Consort of Sweden)
Queen Silvia of Sweden
4
Birthdate: December 23, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
 37 
Linn Berggren
(Swedish Pop Singer Best Known as the Founder of 1990s Pop Band 'Ace of Base')
Linn Berggren
3
Birthdate: October 31, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
 38 
Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
(Princess, Model)
Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
1
Birthdate: December 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Danderyds hospital, Sweden
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 39 
Hilma af Klint
(Swedish Artist and Mystic Best Known for Her 'Temple' Paintings)
Hilma af Klint
2
Birthdate: October 26, 1862
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Solna, Sweden
Died: October 21, 1944
 40 
Nina Persson
(Swedish Lead Singer and Lyricist for the Swedish Rock Band 'The Cardigans')
Nina Persson
2
Birthdate: September 6, 1974
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Örebro, Närke, Sweden
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 41 
Victoria Silvstedt
(Swedish Model, Actress, Singer, and Television Personality)
Victoria Silvstedt
3
Birthdate: September 19, 1974
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Skelleftehamn, Sweden
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 42 
Eva Ekeblad
(Swedish Agronomist Known for Discovering a Method in 1746 to Make Alcohol and Flour From Potatoes)
Eva Ekeblad
2
Birthdate: July 10, 1724
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 15, 1786
 43 
Helena Mattsson
(Actress)
Helena Mattsson
2
Birthdate: March 30, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 44 
Kelly Gale
(Model)
Kelly Gale
7
Birthdate: May 14, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 45 
Viveca Lindfors
(Actress)
Viveca Lindfors
0
Birthdate: December 29, 1920
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden
Died: October 25, 1995
 46 
Bibi Andersson
(Former Actress best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman)
Bibi Andersson
4
Birthdate: November 11, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 14, 2019
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 47 
Melinda Kinnaman
(Actress)
Melinda Kinnaman
1
Birthdate: November 9, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 48 
Margaret I of Denmark
(Queen)
Margaret I of Denmark
4
Birthdate: March 15, 1353
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: October 28, 1412
 49 
Izabella Scorupco
(Best Known for Her Role as the Bond Girl 'Natalya Simonova' in the Film 'GoldenEye')
Izabella Scorupco
7
Birthdate: June 4, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Białystok, Poland
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 50 
Malena Ernman
(Swedish Opera Singer)
Malena Ernman
5
Birthdate: November 4, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden