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Dag Hammarskjöld
(Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 to 1961)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 29, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jönköping, Sweden
Died: September 18, 1961
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
(Heir Apparent to the Swedish Throne and Eldest Child of King ‘Carl XVI Gustav’ and Queen ‘Silvia’)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 14, 1977
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Solna, Sweden
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
(King of Sweden)
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4
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: April 30, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Solna, Sweden
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August Strindberg
(Father of Modern Swedish Literature)
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2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 22, 1849
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 14, 1912
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Charles XII of Sweden
(King of Sweden (1697 – 1718))
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 27, 1682
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: December 11, 1718
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Swedenborg
(Swedish Christian Scientist, Philosopher and Theologian Best Known for His Book ‘Heaven and Hell’)
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4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 29, 1688
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: March 29, 1772
7
Hans Rosling
(Swedish Physician, Co-Founder and Chairman of the 'Gapminder Foundation')
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 27, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden
Died: February 7, 2017
8
Svante Pääbo
(As one of the founder of paleogenetics, he has worked extensively on the neanderthal genome)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 20, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Oscar II of Sweden
(King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907)
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2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 21, 1829
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stadsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: December 8, 1907
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Louise of Sweden
(Queen of Denmark)
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2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: October 31, 1851
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: March 20, 1926
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele
(Swedish German Chemist Who Discovered Oxygen)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 9, 1742
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stralsund, Germany
Died: May 21, 1786
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Charles X Gustav of Sweden
(King)
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1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 8, 1622
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nyköping Castle, Sweden
Died: February 13, 1660
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Sigvard Bernadotte
(Count of Wisborg)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: February 4, 2002
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Anna Lindh
(Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 19, 1957
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: September 11, 2003
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Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
(King of Sweden from 1950 to 1973)
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3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 11, 1882
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: September 15, 1973
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Alva Myrdal
(Swedish Politician and Sociologist & Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 31, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden
Died: February 1, 1986
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Gustaf de Laval
(Swedish Engineer and Inventor Known for His Contributions to the Design of Steam Turbines)
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0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 9, 1845
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Orsa, Dalarna, Sweden
Died: February 2, 1913
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Håkan Nesser
(Writer)
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0
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Gustaf V
(Former King of Sweden (1907 - 1950))
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2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 16, 1858
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: October 29, 1950
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Asa Larsson
(Writer)
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0
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Axel Munthe
(Swedish-born Psychiatrist and Medical Doctor)
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 31, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oskarshamn, Sweden
Died: February 11, 1949
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Sara Danius
(Literary Critic)
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0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: April 5, 1962
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Täby, Sweden
Died: October 12, 2019
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Pär Lagerkvist
(Swedish Author Who Won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 23, 1891
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Växjö, Sweden
Died: July 11, 1974
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Ebba Busch
(Leader of the Christian Democrats)
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Carl Michael Bellman
(Songwriter)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 4, 1740
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: February 11, 1795
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Hjalmar Branting
(Former Prime Minister of Sweden Who Served for Three Terms Between 1920 and 1924)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 23, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: February 24, 1925
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Charles XV of Sweden
(King)
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2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 3, 1826
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: September 18, 1872
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Nyamko Sabuni
(Politician)
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0
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Sven Hedin
(Swedish Geographer, Topographer and Explorer Who Published Books About His Travels All Over Asia and the Middle East)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 19, 1865
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: November 26, 1952
30
Karin Boye
(Considered as One of the Leading Poets of Swedish Modernism)
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2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 26, 1900
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Died: April 24, 1941
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Hugo Alfvén
(Composer)
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1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 1, 1872
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 8, 1960
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Anette Norberg
(Swedish Retired Curler and Olympic Gold Medalist)
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0
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Rudolf Kjellén
(Swedish Political Scientist, Geographer and Politician Who First Coined the Term 'Geopolitics')
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 13, 1864
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Torsö, Sweden
Died: November 14, 1922
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Prince Eugen, Duke of Narke
(Artist)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 1, 1865
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Drottningholm Palace, Sweden
Died: August 17, 1947
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Johan Gadolin
(Finnish Physicist, Chemist, and Mineralogist Who Achieved Popularity for His Description of Yttrium)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 5, 1760
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Turku, Finland
Died: August 15, 1852
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Wilhelm Stenhammar
(Composer, Conductor)
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1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 7, 1871
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: November 20, 1927
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Carl Peter Thunberg
(Botanist)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 11, 1743
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jönköping, Sweden
Died: August 8, 1828
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Per-Olov Enquist
(Swedish Author and Journalist Known for His Documentary-Style Novels)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 23, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hjoggböle, Sweden
Died: April 25, 2020
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Magnus Gabriel, count de la Gardie
(Swedish Military Man and Statesman)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 15, 1622
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tallinn, Estonia
Died: April 26, 1686
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Ludvig Nordström
(Author)
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0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 25, 1882
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Härnösand, Sweden
Died: April 15, 1942
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Helge von Koch
(Mathematician)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 25, 1870
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: March 11, 1924
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Eli Heckscher
(Swedish Political Economist and Economic Historian Known for His Contributions to 'International Trade Theory')
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 24, 1879
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: December 23, 1952
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Theodor Svedberg
(Swedish Chemist and Nobel Laureate for His Research on Colloids and Proteins Using the Ultracentrifuge)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 30, 1884
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Valbo, Sweden
Died: February 25, 1971
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Anna Tibaijuka
(Politician)
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0
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Lennart Carleson
(Swedish Mathematician)
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0
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Christopher Polhem
(Swedish Scientist, Inventor and Industrialist)
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0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 18, 1661
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gotland, Sweden
Died: August 30, 1751
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Gustaf Fröding
(Swedish Author and Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 22, 1860
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Alster, Sweden
Died: February 8, 1911
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Otto Nordenskjöld
(Swedish Geologist and Explorer Known for His Expedition to the 'Antarctic')
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 6, 1869
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Småland, Sweden
Died: June 2, 1928
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Gösta Mittag-Leffler
(Swedish Mathematician Who Founded the International Mathematical Journal Acta Mathematica)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 16, 1846
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: July 7, 1927
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Carl Jonas Love Almqvist
(Swedish Author Who Was a Master of Romanticism and Realism)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1793
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: September 26, 1866
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