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Famous or Notable Swedes.. DO YOU KNOW THEM?

Famous or Notable Swedes.. DO YOU KNOW THEM?. Do you know your Swedes?. Ann-Margret. Ingrid Bergman. Greta Garbo. Ann-Margret (born 1941), singer and actress Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), actress May Britt (born 1933), actress Greta Garbo (1905–1990), actress

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Famous or Notable Swedes.. DO YOU KNOW THEM?

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  1. Famous or Notable Swedes..DO YOU KNOW THEM?

  2. Do you know your Swedes? Ann-Margret Ingrid Bergman Greta Garbo Ann-Margret (born 1941), singer and actress Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), actress May Britt (born 1933), actress Greta Garbo (1905–1990), actress Alexander Skarsgård (born 1976), actor Stellan Skarsgård (born 1951), actor Inger Stevens (1934–1970), actress Max von Sydow (born 1929), actor Actors

  3. Do you know your Swedes? Anders Zorn (1860–1920), painter Carl Larsson (1859–1928), painter Artists

  4. Do you know your Swedes? Diplomats/Politicans Jan Eliasson (born 1940), diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Secretary-General of the UN Raoul Wallenberg (1912–1943), diplomat Alfred Nobel (1833–1896), indalist, Nobel Prizes Entrepreneurs Gustaf Dalén (1869–1937), inventor and entrepreneur Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926, Ericsson Ingvar Kamprad (born 1926), found IKEA

  5. Do you know your Swedes? Oscar II of Sweden (1829–1907) Monarch’s Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946), Current King Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977), heir apparent Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Gustav the Great) (1594–1632) Gustaf V of Sweden (1858–1950) Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882–1973) Queen Silvia of Sweden (born 1943), wife of the present king Carl XVI Gustaf

  6. Do you know your Swedes? Agnetha Fältskog (born 1950), lead singer from ABBA Music Benny Andersson, musician/composer Ace of Base, band Anni-Frid Lyngstad, lead singer from ABBA Jenny Lind, singer

  7. Do you know your Swedes? Olof Palme (1927–1986), former prime minister (assassinated) Politicians Fredrik Reinfeldt (born 1965), leader of the Moderate Party and current Prime Minister of Sweden Anna Lindh (1957–2003), foreign minister (assassinated)

  8. Do you know your Swedes? Elsa Beskow (1874–1953), children's author Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973), novelist Writers Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), children's author Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), writer

  9. Do you know theseSwedish Americans?

  10. Swedish Americans Kris Kristofferson, country music songwriter, singer and actor Candice Bergen, actress and fashion model Buzz Aldrin, pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing

  11. Swedish Americans Susan Hayward, film actress, Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Sweden. Ricky Nelson, singer Gretchen Carlson, journalist, co-host of Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel, former Miss America.

  12. Swedish Americans Mamie Eisenhower, wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 Carl Sandburg, poet, historian, novelist, balladeer and folklorist Phil Mickelson, American professional golfer

  13. Swedish Americans Charles Lindbergh, pioneering aviator famous for piloting the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore

  14. Swedish Americans Swedish American Actors Irene Ware (Actress in Hollywood), 40 movies 1932-1940. Maud Adams (Swedish-born), Bond girl. Edgar Bergen, actor and radio performer Ingrid Bergman (Swedish-born) Nadia Bjorlin, soap opera actress Veda Ann Borg, American film actress Hayden Christensen film actor, maternal grandfather is of Swedish ancestry James Coburn, film actor Matt Damon, film actor, partial Swedish ancestry Bo Svenson, is a Swedish-born American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s. Kirsten Dunst, film actress Robert Englund, film, television and voice actor, is of Swedish and Scottish ancestry Edie Falco, television, film and stage actress James Franco, film actor (Swedish-American paternal grandmother) Dave Franco, film actor, brother of James Franco (Swedish-American paternal grandmother) Stan Freberg, animation voice actor, author, recording artist, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director

  15. Swedish Americans Garrett Hedlund, Actor Melanie Griffith, film actress, her maternal great grandparents were immigrants from Sweden Jake Gyllenhaal, film actor, of partial Swedish descent Maggie Gyllenhaal, film actress, of partial Swedish descent Larry Hagman, actor, best known of his role of J.R. Ewing in the TV series Dallas (1978-1991) and (2012). His paternal grandfather was of Swedish heritage. Signe Hasso, film actress Jon Heder, Actor Garrett Hedlund, Actor Martha Hedman, (Swedish-born), American stage actress Tippi Hedren, film actress paternal grandparents were immigrants from Sweden Eric G. Hoyer, mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota Liza Huber, soap opera, television and stage actress Gunilla Hutton, film actress Tor Johnson, actor and wrestler Van Johnson, film and television actor Val Kilmer, Actor Kayla Kleevage, stripper and pornographic actress

  16. Joel Kinnaman, Actor and is a Swedish and American citizen. Melinda Kinnaman, Actress, Half-sister of Joel and is a Swedish and American citizen. Caroline Lagerfelt, stage, film, and television actress[citation needed] Brandon Lee, actor and son of Bruce Lee (His mother, Linda Lee Cadwell, is of part Swedish descent). Shannon Lee, actrees and daughter of Bruce Lee Eric Linden, film actor[citation needed] Viveca Lindfors, stage and film actress[citation needed] Helen Lindroth (Swedish-born), screen and stage actress[21] Susan Lucci (mother of part Swedish descent), soap opera actress[citation needed] Carlotta Nillson (Swedish-born), Broadway actress[23] Anna Q. Nilsson (Swedish-born), silent film actress[citation needed] Warner Oland, film actor[24] Nancy Olson, Film and television actress[25] Michelle Pfeiffer, actress, maternal grandmother was Swedish.[26] Mary-Louise Parker, film actress, star in Weeds (TV series).[citation needed] Andy Richter, Comedic actor, writer, and late night talk show sidekick[27] Julia Roberts, actress, maternal great grandmother is from Sweden[28] Inger Stevens (Swedish-born), film and television actress[citation needed] Emma Stone - Stone's paternal grandfather was of Swedish descent[29] Erik Per Sullivan (1991 - ) Malcolm in the Middle actor[30] Gloria Swanson, silent film actress[31] Kristy Swanson, film/television actress[32] Burr Tillstrom, puppeteer and the creator of Kukla, Fran and Ollie Uma Thurman, Academy Award-nominated film actress and former fashion model, mother is of Swedish ancestry[33] Mamie Van Doren, stage, film and television actress, father and maternal grandmother were of Swedish ancestry[citation needed] Donnie Wahlberg, film actor and producer (paternal grandfather of Swedish descent)[34] Mark Wahlberg, Academy Award-nominated film actor ( paternal grandfather of Swedish descent)[35] Robert Wahlberg, film actor[36] Kari Wahlgren, Voiceover Actress[37] Maiara Walsh, actress[38]

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