# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published October 24, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-most-famous-living-swede*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Zlatan Ibrahimović** — score 1000/1000
   Malmö striker who scored for Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, PSG and Manchester United.
2. **Bill Skarsgård** — score 583/1000
   Pennywise in the It films and the lead of the 2024 Nosferatu.
3. **Noomi Rapace** — score 480/1000
   The original Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish Millennium films and Prometheus lead.
4. **Henrik Lundqvist** — score 480/1000
   King Henrik, the New York Rangers goaltender with a Vezina Trophy and an Olympic gold.
5. **Alicia Vikander** — score 480/1000
   Oscar winner for The Danish Girl and the 2018 Tomb Raider.
6. **Joel Kinnaman** — score 480/1000
   The Killing, Suicide Squad and For All Mankind lead.
7. **Sarah Sjöström** — score 480/1000
   Swimmer with two Paris 2024 golds and more individual world titles than any woman in the sport.
8. **Zara Larsson** — score 480/1000
   Pop singer behind Lush Life and Symphony, a chart fixture across Europe since 2015.
9. **Robyn** — score 480/1000
   Dancing On My Own singer whose Body Talk shaped a decade of pop.
10. **Peter Forsberg** — score 416/1000
   Colorado Avalanche centre, two Stanley Cups and the 1994 Olympic golden goal.
11. **Armand Duplantis** — score 416/1000
   Pole vaulter who has broken the world record more than a dozen times and holds two Olympic golds.
12. **Annika Sörenstam** — score 416/1000
   Ten-time major champion and the most decorated European golfer in LPGA history.
13. **Loreen** — score 416/1000
   The only woman to win Eurovision twice, with Euphoria in 2012 and Tattoo in 2023.
14. **Björn Borg** — score 341/1000
   Eleven-time Grand Slam champion who won five straight Wimbledons.
15. **Rebecca Ferguson** — score 341/1000
   Mission: Impossible's Ilsa Faust and Dune's Lady Jessica.
16. **Ludwig Göransson** — score 341/1000
   Composer with Oscars for Black Panther and Oppenheimer and Grammys with Childish Gambino.
17. **Dolph Lundgren** — score 341/1000
   Rocky IV's Ivan Drago and an Expendables regular.
18. **Max Martin** — score 341/1000
   Producer with more Billboard Hot 100 number ones than anyone except Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
19. **PewDiePie** — score 250/1000
   Gothenburg-born Felix Kjellberg, the first individual YouTuber to 100 million subscribers.
20. **Malin Åkerman** — score 250/1000
   Watchmen's Silk Spectre and Billions' Lara Axelrod.
21. **Daniel Ek** — score 0/1000
   Co-founder and CEO of Spotify.
22. **Ingemar Stenmark** — score 0/1000
   Alpine skier with 86 World Cup wins, the record for 34 years.
23. **Stellan Skarsgård** — score 0/1000
   Dune's Baron Harkonnen and Andor's Luthen Rael, and father of the Skarsgård actors.
24. **Alexander Skarsgård** — score 0/1000
   True Blood, Big Little Lies and The Northman star from Stockholm's acting dynasty.
25. **Tove Lo** — score 0/1000
   Habits (Stay High) singer and co-writer for Ellie Goulding and Lorde.

Tags: celebrities, famous-people, sweden