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The following is a list of notable Swedish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Swedish American or must have references showing they are Swedish American and are notable.

List

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By US state
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Candice Bergen

Entertainment

Actors

Ann-Margret

Music

Kris Kristofferson
Ricky Nelson
Gretchen Carlson

Other

Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt

Artists


Engineers

John Ericsson

Entrepreneurs and businesspeople

Hugh Hefner
Buzz Aldrin

Military

Emil Holmdahl and his pet dog during the campaign against Zapata. c 1913

Politics and public service

Mamie Eisenhower
William Rehnquist
Paul Carlson

Religious personalities

Carl David Anderson
George Ord
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
Glenn T. Seaborg

Science

Phil Mickelson

Sports

Ray Bradbury
Carl Sandburg

Writers

Colonial people

Educators

Charles Lindbergh

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden
  2. ^ "Ann-Margret Bio, News and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com". Archived from the original on August 30, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2006.; named the Swedish American of the Year, has performed for the King and Queen of Sweden
  3. ^ Swedish immigrant paternal grandparents. Bergen is a Swedish-American according to [1]; she is Swedish on her father's side [2]
  4. ^ Swedish immigrant parents NY Times bio calls him a Swedish-American
  5. ^ "Soaps Community - Nadia Bjorlin fans!!". Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2006. "Swedish-Persian", born in the US to a Swedish father, composer/conductor Ulf Björlin, and a Persian mother
  6. ^ "Rowan Blanchard - Biography - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  7. ^ IMDb.com, Inc.
  8. ^ "Swedes in Hollywood: Not just Greta Garbo - SWEDEN.SE". Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2006. [3] Swedish-born, became US citizen
  9. ^ "Obituary: Signe Hasso | Independent, the (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com". Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2006.[4] Swedish born, became US citizen
  10. ^ http://www.lethargiclad.com/tor/bio.html Swedish-born, became US citizen
  11. ^ (Swedish-born father)TomFolio.com: Van Johnson, Author Autograph Sample, Book List Link, Search Books Available
  12. ^ Swedish immigrant grandfather. Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at [5]
  13. ^ "Helen Lindroth". New York Times. 1956-10-12. pp. 29
  14. ^ Carlotta Nillson, Veteran Actress-The New York Times; January 1, 1952 Obituary
  15. ^ perhaps best known for playing Charlie Chan.Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at [6]; Swedish- born
  16. ^ Nancy Olson Biography
  17. ^ Sullivan - referred to as a Swedish-American at [7]; mother is from Sweden"WVAH Fox 11: Erik per Sullivan on Malcolm in the Middle". Archived from the original on November 27, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  18. ^ Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at
  19. ^ "Portrait of a Voiceover Actress" [interview] by Ray Sidman, Comic Buyers Guide, #1631 (August 2007), pp. 36-38
  20. ^ "Cover Profile - Viva! Atlanta". Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  21. ^ Born Irene Ahlberg 6/11 1910 in New York (father from Sweden, mother from New York), died 6/3 1993 in Orange, California. According to : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912115/ and http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&indiv=try&h=31851738
  22. ^ The Rainbow Bridge (a biography of Olive Fremstad) (Mary Watkins Cushing, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. Library of Congress Catalog card number 54:10494)
  23. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at [8]; Swedish parents
  24. ^ http://mysongbook.de/msb/songs/j/joehill.html immigrant from Gästrikland, Sweden
  25. ^ Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at
  26. ^ Peggy Lee Tribute Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ "Harry Nilsson". IMDb.
  28. ^ http://www.conovergenealogy.com/famous-p/p384.htm
  29. ^ "Elle Varner Talks Ethnicity & Michael Jackson's Prank on Her Mom". YouTube.
  30. ^ "Final Dawes Rolls". United States Government. May 12, 1907.
  31. ^ Gyllenhaal is referred to as a "Swedish-American" at [9], he has one Swedish great-grandfather
  32. ^ http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7899 Noted "I'm Swedish" regarding his ethnicity
  33. ^ Carl Oscar Borg, Artist of the American West (by Marlene R. Miller) Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  34. ^ (Antiques and Fine Art)
  35. ^ Hildebrand, Carver Edstrom. David Edstrom, Swedish American Sculptor (Swedish American Genealogist, 10, 1: 17–29 March 1990)
  36. ^ Named one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  37. ^ Paul Granlund (Gustavus Adolphus College)
  38. ^ Ask Art. Knute Heldner
  39. ^ Richard H. Saunders and Ellen G. Miles, American Colonial Portraits, 1700-1776, Washington, D.C.: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1987
  40. ^ Doud, Richard K., John Hesselius: His Life and Work (Masters Thesis to the University of Delaware, 1963)
  41. ^ A Prairie Dream Recaptured (American Heritage, by David G. Lowe. October 1969. Volume 20, Issue 6) "AmericanHeritage.com / A Prarie Dream Recaptured". Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  42. ^ Ann Japenga (California Desert Art)
  43. ^ artist known for seascapes and depictions of New Mexico’s indigenous culture.Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt (Luther College Fine Arts Collection)
  44. ^ Arvid Frederick Nyholm Biography (Luther College Fine Arts Collection)
  45. ^ Biography of Claes Oldenburg Archived 2009-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  46. ^ / Sculpture intervention at Seattle Art Museum
  47. ^ "Biography - Susan Mohl Powers". SMP Installations. Sailshade Studios, Inc. 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  48. ^ http://www.kshs.org/portraits/sandzen_birger.htm Swedish born, immigrated to the United States
  49. ^ http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm Swedish-American; parents were Swedish
  50. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago Manuscript Collection #35, Exhibition by Swedish-American Artists at the Swedish Club of Chicago 1911-1982.
  51. ^ Gunnar Widforss Biography (Californiawatercolor.com)
  52. ^ http://www.bookrags.com/sciences/earthscience/alexanderson-ernst-frederik-werner--mee-01.html born in Uppsala, Sweden, immigrated to the US
  53. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at
  54. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20031022001649/http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/ericsson.html born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sweden, primarily active in the US
  55. ^ http://www.nap.edu/html/biomems/cjohnson.html The seventh of nine children of impoverished Swedish immigrants
  56. ^ http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/articles/archive/nyquistsuite.html ; immigrant, born in Nilsby, Sweden
  57. ^ Referred to as "Swedish-American" at
  58. ^ Mentioned growing up in Sweden at
  59. ^ a b "The Nome Gold Rush (by Larry Gedney. Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks)". Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  60. ^ The Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association)
  61. ^ Rockford Small Business Collection (Rockford, Illinois Regional History Center) Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  62. ^ Estwing Tour Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  63. ^ A Brief History of Indian Motorcycle Dick Scott's Indian Motorcycle Detroit
  64. ^ A tribute to Erik Jonsson
  65. ^ The Swedish Element in Illinois: Survey of the Past Seven Decades (by Ernst Wilhelm Olson, Swedish-American Biographical Association. 1917)
  66. ^ Pacific Coast and Exposition Biographies (by John P. Young. Chronicle Publishing Company San Francisco, California, 1915) [10]
  67. ^ About P.A. Peterson (P.A. Peterson Center for Health) Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  68. ^ Rudolph A. Peterson, 98; Extended Global Reach of Bank of America (Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2003) [11]
  69. ^ "Lustron, the House America's Been Waiting for | Carl Strandlund | WOSU Stations". Archived from the original on December 19, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2006.
  70. ^ David Harris, Swanson Saga: End of a Dream (The New York Times, 9 September 1979)
  71. ^ S. M. Swenson and the Development of the SMS Ranches (Swenson, Gail. University of Texas, 1960)
  72. ^ "55 Years at Testor," Rockford Register Star, May 12, 1994
  73. ^ "Hd.se - Släktforskning". Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  74. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2006. was named "Swedish-American of the Year"
  75. ^ Alford, Kenneth D. Nazi Plunder: Great Treasure Stories of World War II. New York: Da Capo Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-306-81241-5
  76. ^ Corley, Robert G. and Marvin Yeomans Whiting, editors (July 1979) Dedication. Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society. Vol. 6, No. 2
  77. ^ The Story of the Fifty-fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (A Committee of the Regiment, W. J. Coulter. 1887)
  78. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Elmer L. (Lee) Andersen Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  79. ^ "MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | C. (Clyde) Elmer Anderson". Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2007.
  80. ^ "Intl Human Rights Day". Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2006. is "Swedish Consul Emeritus"
  81. ^ "MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | J. A. A. (Joseph Alfred Arner) Burnquist". Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2007.
  82. ^ a b "George Bush - värmlänning". April 3, 2006.
  83. ^ Described as a "Swedish-American" at[permanent dead link]
  84. ^ bioguide.congress.gov
  85. ^ Mamie Doud Eisenhower (The Chronicle. American Swedish Historical Foundation: Winter 1954-1955. Volume 1, Number 4. Philadelphia PA. : 1955)
  86. ^ "MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Orville L. (Lothrop) Freeman". Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2007.
  87. ^ Not Politics As Usual (Nordic Reach. July 1, 2002)
  88. ^ http://www.loffe.net/
  89. ^ Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia
  90. ^ named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  91. ^ "MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota: Harold (Karl Harold Phillip) LeVander". Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  92. ^ http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_16.htm Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine "ethnic background: Swedish"
  93. ^ "CHARLES A. LINDBERGH AND FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society". Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2014. born in Stockholm, Sweden
  94. ^ Church News
  95. ^ [Appointed "The Swedish-American of 2002" by the Vasa Order of America http://www.saccny.org/main/scholarship/donors/olson/[permanent dead link]]
  96. ^ "Named "Swedish-American of the Year"". Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2006.
  97. ^ "Pine Lake Settler Biographies Merton Delafield Waukesha County, Wisconsin - Waukesha County WI".
  98. ^ http://www.ilwu19.com/history/loss.htm Swedish immigrant
  99. ^ a b Listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS" at
  100. ^ "MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Luther W. (Wallace) Youngdahl". Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  101. ^ Christian Cyclopedia. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  102. ^ Whose Shoulders Do We Stand? by Virgil Olson, Professor Emeritus, Bethel University[permanent dead link]
  103. ^ "Russell M. Nelson - Mormonism, the Mormon Church, Beliefs, & Religion - MormonWiki".
  104. ^ "LDS Church News - Pres. and Sister Monson note their Swedish roots". Church News. August 26, 1995. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  105. ^ http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/top3mset/63a11d35f35bbdae.html Swedish-born
  106. ^ Swedish American Historical Quarterly - 1986-1997 Archived 2006-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  107. ^ "Elder Renlund: Real Power in Combining Family History with Temple - Church News and Events". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  108. ^ Andreas Rudman and his Family (by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig. Swedish Colonial News, Volume 2, Number 1 . Winter 2000) "Pastor Andreas Rudman and his Family". Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  109. ^ "About Our Town | Town of Merton Wisconsin".
  110. ^ "Carl D. Anderson – Biographical". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved February 4, 2024. born of Swedish parents
  111. ^ "Glenn T. Seaborg – Biographical". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved February 4, 2024. named Swedish American of the Year by Vasa Order of America
  112. ^ http://www.thegoal.com/players/coaching/holmgren_mike/holmgran_mike.html Raised in a Swedish-American family
  113. ^ Johnson was sometimes called "Swede"[permanent dead link]
  114. ^ University of Minnesota Gophers
  115. ^ Award Winners - Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Archived 2006-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  116. ^ https://archive.today/20130130120051/http://www.nordicway.com/search/Famous%20Swedish%20Americans.htm listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS"
  117. ^ Special to the Post (July 2, 1913). "Sports Writer's Father Dies; Andrew H. Jerpe, Master Mechanic, Succumbs to Heart Failure". The Pittsburgh Post. p. 8. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  118. ^ referred to as a Swedish-American at Archived 2006-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
  119. ^ An Immigrant's American Odyssey: A Biography of Ernst Skarstedt (Emory Lindquist, Rock Island, Illinois: Augustana Historical Society, 1974)
  120. ^ "The son of a Chippewa house painter and a Swedish-American mother "Creating a Literature of Native Presence". Archived from the original on September 5, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2006."
  121. ^ The Founders of the Graduate College (by Robert Knoll, Professor Emeritus of English. University of Nebraska-Lincoln January 13, 2000)[12][permanent dead link]
  122. ^ Named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at
  123. ^ Wentz, Paul (February 1950). "Engraving Pin Heads". American Horologist & Jeweler
  124. ^ "Gustaf Hallströms fotografisamling (Forskningsarkivet)". Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
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