Find out more about the greatest Swedish Writers, including Henning Mankell, Britt Ekland, Astrid Lindgren, August Strindberg and Fredrik Eklund.
Svante Thunberg10 June 1969
Actor
Stieg Larsson15 August 1954
Swedish Journalist & Writer
Astrid Lindgren14 November 1907
Writer
August Strindberg22 January 1849
Novelist
Tomas Tranströmer15 April 1931
Poet
Alva Myrdal31 January 1902
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Britt Ekland06 October 1942
Actor, Writer, Autobiographer, Television
Fredrik Eklund26 April 1977
Adult Film Star, Actor, Entrepreneur, Novelist
Jenny Berggren19 May 1972
Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Poet
Henning Mankell03 February 1948
Writer, Playwright, Children's writer, Crime
Jöns Jacob Berzelius20 August 1779
Chemist, Non-fiction writer, University teacher
Roy Andersson31 March 1943
Film director, Screenwriter, Film editor, Writer,
David Lagercrantz04 September 1962
Writer, Journalist, Biographer
Selma Lagerlöf20 November 1858
Writer
Mai Zetterling24 May 1925
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Writer,
Carl Bildt15 July 1949
Politician, Diplomat, Writer, Blogger, Television
John Ajvide Lindqvist02 December 1968
Writer, Screenwriter
Jan Guillou17 January 1944
Writer, Journalist, Autobiographer, Screenwriter
Ingrid von Rosen17 January 1930
Diarist
Nelly Sachs10 December 1891
Poet, Playwright, Writer
Bror von Blixen-Finecke25 July 1886
Writer, Military personnel
Axel Munthe31 October 1857
Writer, Psychiatrist, Physician, Screenwriter
Pär Lagerkvist23 May 1891
Writer, Poet, Playwright, Essayist, Screenwriter
Harry Martinson06 May 1904
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Science fiction writer
Peter Weiss08 November 1916
Playwright, Writer, Painter, Director, Film
Olaus Magnus30 September 1490
Writer
Leif G. W. Persson12 March 1945
Criminologist, Writer
Lukas Moodysson17 January 1969
Film director, Poet, Writer, Screenwriter,
Evert Taube12 March 1890
Singer, Composer, Musician, Writer, Poet,
Erland Josephson15 June 1923
Film director, Writer, Screenwriter, Stage actor,
Karin Boye26 October 1900
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Literary critic,
Jan Arnald11 January 1963
Writer, Journalist
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Håkan Nesser21 February 1950
Writer, Screenwriter
Liza Marklund09 September 1962
Writer, Journalist
Verner von Heidenstam06 July 1859
Swedish poet
Eyvind Johnson29 July 1900
Novelist
Klas Pontus Arnoldson27 October 1844
Politician, Journalist, Writer, Non-fiction writer
Erik Axel Karlfeldt20 July 1864
Swedish poet
Kajsa Ekis Ekman1980 AD
Journalist
Lennart Hellsing05 June 1919
Linguist, Poet, Writer, Translator, Children's
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö05 August 1926
Journalists
Camilla Lackberg30 August 1974
Writer