famous or notable swedes.. do you know them?
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Famous or Notable Swedes..
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
Do you know your Swedes?
Ann-Margret (born 1941), singer and actressIngrid Bergman (1915–1982), actressMay Britt (born 1933), actressGreta Garbo (1905–1990), actressAlexander Skarsgård (born 1976), actorStellan Skarsgård (born 1951), actorInger Stevens (1934–1970), actressMax von Sydow (born 1929), actor
Ann-Margret
Greta Garbo
Ingrid Bergman
Do you know your Swedes?
Anders Zorn (1860–1920), painter
Carl Larsson (1859–1928), painter
Do you know your Swedes?
Jan Eliasson (born 1940), diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the UNDag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Secretary-General of the UNRaoul Wallenberg (1912–1943), diplomat
Gustaf Dalén (1869–1937), inventor and entrepreneurLars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926, EricssonIngvar Kamprad (born 1926), found IKEA
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896),indalist, Nobel Prizes
Do you know your Swedes?
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977), heir apparentGustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Gustav the Great) (1594–1632)Gustaf V of Sweden (1858–1950)Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882–1973)
Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946), Current King
Queen Silvia of Sweden (born 1943), wife of the present king Carl XVI
Gustaf
Oscar II of Sweden (1829–1907)
Do you know your Swedes?
Ace of Base, band
Agnetha Fältskog (born 1950), lead singer from ABBA
Jenny Lind, singerAnni-Frid Lyngstad, lead singer from ABBA
Benny Andersson, musician/composer
Do you know your Swedes?
Fredrik Reinfeldt (born 1965), leader of the Moderate Party and current Prime Minister of Sweden
Olof Palme (1927–1986), former prime minister (assassinated)
Anna Lindh (1957–2003), foreign minister (assassinated)
Do you know your Swedes?
Elsa Beskow (1874–1953), children's authorVilhelm Moberg (1898–1973), novelist
Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), children's author
Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), writer
Do you know theseSwedish Americans?
Swedish Americans
Buzz Aldrin, pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing
Kris Kristofferson, country music
songwriter, singer and actor
Candice Bergen, actress and fashion model
Swedish AmericansRicky Nelson, singerSusan Hayward, film
actress, Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Sweden.
Gretchen Carlson, journalist, co-host of Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel, former Miss America.
Carl Sandburg, poet, historian, novelist,
balladeer and folklorist
Mamie Eisenhower, wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961
Phil Mickelson, American professional
golfer
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
Swedish Americans
Swedish AmericansSwedish American ActorsIrene Ware (Actress in Hollywood), 40 movies 1932-1940.Maud Adams (Swedish-born), Bond girl.Edgar Bergen, actor and radio performerIngrid Bergman (Swedish-born)Nadia Bjorlin, soap opera actressVeda Ann Borg, American film actressHayden Christensen film actor, maternal grandfather is of Swedish ancestryJames Coburn, film actorMatt Damon, film actor, partial Swedish ancestryBo Svenson, is a Swedish-born American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s.Kirsten Dunst, film actressRobert Englund, film, television and voice actor, is of Swedish and Scottish ancestryEdie Falco, television, film and stage actressJames 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
Garrett Hedlund, ActorMelanie Griffith, film actress, her maternal great grandparents were immigrants from SwedenJake Gyllenhaal, film actor, of partial Swedish descentMaggie Gyllenhaal, film actress, of partial Swedish descentLarry 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 actressJon Heder, ActorGarrett Hedlund, ActorMartha Hedman, (Swedish-born), American stage actressTippi Hedren, film actress paternal grandparents were immigrants from SwedenEric G. Hoyer, mayor of Minneapolis, MinnesotaLiza Huber, soap opera, television and stage actressGunilla Hutton, film actressTor Johnson, actor and wrestlerVan Johnson, film and television actorVal Kilmer, ActorKayla Kleevage, stripper and pornographic actress
Swedish Americans
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 LeeEric 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 OllieUma 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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