Who is the most famous living Swede?

A striker, a pop producer, three actors from one family, a pole vaulter, a Eurovision double winner and one YouTuber. Fame measured across sports, music, film and the internet.

1. 1
   Zlatan Ibrahimović

   Malmö striker who scored for Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, PSG and Manchester United.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Bill Skarsgård

   Pennywise in the It films and the lead of the 2024 Nosferatu.
   583pts
3. 3
   Noomi Rapace

   The original Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish Millennium films and Prometheus lead.
   480pts
4. 4
   Henrik Lundqvist

   King Henrik, the New York Rangers goaltender with a Vezina Trophy and an Olympic gold.
   480pts
5. 5
   Alicia Vikander

   Oscar winner for The Danish Girl and the 2018 Tomb Raider.
   480pts
6. 6
   Joel Kinnaman

   The Killing, Suicide Squad and For All Mankind lead.
   480pts
7. 7
   Sarah Sjöström

   Swimmer with two Paris 2024 golds and more individual world titles than any woman in the sport.
   480pts
8. 8
   Zara Larsson

   Pop singer behind Lush Life and Symphony, a chart fixture across Europe since 2015.
   480pts
9. 9
   Robyn

   Dancing On My Own singer whose Body Talk shaped a decade of pop.
   480pts
10. 10
    Peter Forsberg

    Colorado Avalanche centre, two Stanley Cups and the 1994 Olympic golden goal.
    416pts
11. 11
    Armand Duplantis

    Pole vaulter who has broken the world record more than a dozen times and holds two Olympic golds.
    416pts
12. 12
    Annika Sörenstam

    Ten-time major champion and the most decorated European golfer in LPGA history.
    416pts
13. 13
    Loreen

    The only woman to win Eurovision twice, with Euphoria in 2012 and Tattoo in 2023.
    416pts
14. 14
    Björn Borg

    Eleven-time Grand Slam champion who won five straight Wimbledons.
    341pts
15. 15
    Rebecca Ferguson

    Mission: Impossible's Ilsa Faust and Dune's Lady Jessica.
    341pts
16. 16
    Ludwig Göransson

    Composer with Oscars for Black Panther and Oppenheimer and Grammys with Childish Gambino.
    341pts
17. 17
    Dolph Lundgren

    Rocky IV's Ivan Drago and an Expendables regular.
    341pts
18. 18
    Max Martin

    Producer with more Billboard Hot 100 number ones than anyone except Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
    341pts
19. 19
    PewDiePie

    Gothenburg-born Felix Kjellberg, the first individual YouTuber to 100 million subscribers.
    250pts
20. 20
    Malin Åkerman

    Watchmen's Silk Spectre and Billions' Lara Axelrod.
    250pts
21. 21
    Daniel Ek

    Co-founder and CEO of Spotify.
    0pts
22. 22
    Ingemar Stenmark

    Alpine skier with 86 World Cup wins, the record for 34 years.
    0pts
23. 23
    Stellan Skarsgård

    Dune's Baron Harkonnen and Andor's Luthen Rael, and father of the Skarsgård actors.
    0pts
24. 24
    Alexander Skarsgård

    True Blood, Big Little Lies and The Northman star from Stockholm's acting dynasty.
    0pts
25. 25
    Tove Lo

    Habits (Stay High) singer and co-writer for Ellie Goulding and Lorde.
    0pts

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