Famous People from Sweden

Akerman, Malin (Stockholm)

Miss Jupiter in the movie The Watchmen

Anderesson, Bibi (Stockholm)

The star of Bergman's 'Persona'

Bergman, Ingmar (Uppsala)

Artsy Swedish director of The Seventh Seal

Bergman, Ingrid (Stockholm)

Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

Garbo, Greta (Stockholm)

The starlet who said "I want to be alone"

Larsson, Stieg (Skelleftehamn)

The author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Lindgren, Astrid (Vimmerby)

The author of Pippi Longstocking

Linnaeus, Carl (Rashult)

The botanist who was the "father of taxonomy"

Longstocking, Pippi (Vimmerby)

Super-strong girl with long red ponytails

Nobel, Alfred (Stockholm)

Inventor of dynamite

Nordegren, Elin (Stockholm)

The Swedish nanny who became Tiger Woods's ex-wife

Rapace, Noomi (Hudiksvall)

The star of the original Dragon Tattoo movies based on Stieg Larsson's novels

Silvstedt, Victoria (Skelleftea)

Guess model and former Miss Sweden

Skarsgård, Alexander (Stockholm)

Vampire sheriff Eric Northman on TV's True Blood

Sorenstam, Annika (Stockholm)

Swedish golfing legend and eight-time LPGA Player of the Year

Sydow, Max von (Lund)

Gaunt Swede who was The Exorcist

Vendela (Stockholm)

Swedish 1993 Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model

Vikander, Alicia (Gothenburg)

The Oscar-winning actress from 'The Danish Girl'