Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist who formalized binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms.
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is internationally known for her efforts to combat climate change.
Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish film director, widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor known for inventing dynamite and establishing the Nobel Prizes.
Astrid Lindgren was a Swedish author best known for her children's book series featuring Pippi Longstocking.
Selma Lagerlöf was a Swedish author and the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in 1909.
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, winning three Academy Awards.
Björn Borg is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player widely considered one of the greatest in the history of the sport.
Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav II Adolf, was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 and is credited as the founder of modern Sweden.
Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust.