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A Swedish actress and writer. She has acted in both film and TV in Sweden and internationally. For m

A Swedish actress and writer. She has acted in both film and TV in Sweden and internationally. For many years, she was in a relationship with the Swedish rock star Joakim Thåström. She was born in Kalmar, Sweden.

Is a Swedish/English pop singer. She is known for her debut single "What's in It for Me" which was r

Is a Swedish/English pop singer. She is known for her debut single "What's in It for Me" which was released when she was 12 years old. The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the most-played song in Poland that year; it remained in the top ten for four months. Diamond has released three albums and performed on television.[

A Swedish pop singer. She is known for her debut single "What's in It for Me" which was released whe

A Swedish pop singer. She is known for her debut single "What's in It for Me" which was released when she was 12 years old. The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the most-played song in Poland that year; it remained in the top ten for four months. Diamond has released three albums and performed on television.[1][2],To date, her biggest hits have been "What's in it for Me", "Welcome to the City","Champion", "Shooting Star", "Don't Cry Your Heart Out", "It Can Only Get Better" and most recently "Thank You".

Is a retired ice hockey center that has played with the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey Lea

Is a retired ice hockey center that has played with the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League and many seasons in the Elitserien.

Was a Swedish historian, priest and poet.In 1819, Grafström was the library secretary of Uppsala Un

Was a Swedish historian, priest and poet.In 1819, Grafström was the library secretary of Uppsala University. The following year he was named as a lecturer in history at the university, later teaching at the Military Academy Karlberg. In 1835 he was appoin

A Swedish football forward. He has played 27 international matches for the Swedish national team, an

A Swedish football forward. He has played 27 international matches for the Swedish national team, and was a squad player for the Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. He also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.He played for Svenstorps IF as a child, but joined Malmö FF in 1990. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league, and was bought by English Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers. There, he played four matches. He went on to play in Denmark and Portugal, and returned to Malmö FF in July 2005.

Was a Swedish composer whose style resembled that of notable 20th century neoclassical composers lik

Was a Swedish composer whose style resembled that of notable 20th century neoclassical composers like Benjamin Britten and Samuel Barber.Linde studied music theory with Ingmar Bengtsson before enrolling at the Stockholm Academy of Music in 1948, where he studied composition with Lars-Erik Larsson and piano with Olof Wibergh. In 1953, one year after leaving the academy, he went to Vienna to study conducting and traveled around Europe before returning to Sweden. His most performed piece is probably his violin concerto[

Is a retired Swedish ice hockey player.

Is a retired Swedish ice hockey player.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for Luleå HF in Swedish Elitserien. He spent ten s

Is a Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for Luleå HF in Swedish Elitserien. He spent ten seasons with his hometown team between 1993 and 2003. He spent one season in the SM-liiga in Finland for Jokerit before returning to Sweden, playing for Söde

Was a Swedish astronomer. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but

Was a Swedish astronomer. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 he proposed the Celsius temperature scale which takes his name. The scale was later reversed in 1745 by Carl Linnaeus, one year after his death.At Nuremberg in 1733 he published a collection of 316 observations of the aurora borealis made by himself and others over the period 1716–1732.[3] Celsius traveled for several years in the early 1730s, particularly during 1732 and he travelled to Germany, Italy and France in which he visited most of the major European observatories. In Paris he advocated the measurement of an arc of the meridian in Lapland, In 1736, he participated in the expedition organized for that purpose by the French Academy of Sciences, led by the French mathematician Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698–1759) to measure a degree of latitude.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.

Was a Swedish film actor.He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and died in Stockholm.

Was a Swedish film actor.He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and died in Stockholm.

Was a Swedish boxer. He was nicknamed Lillen (Swedish: "little guy"), but later chose the nickname "

Was a Swedish boxer. He was nicknamed Lillen (Swedish: "little guy"), but later chose the nickname "Viking". Eklund was born in Gävle. He competed in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he was defeated in the quar

Is a Swedish sailor who has participated in two Summer Olympics. He and Fredrik Lööf sailed togeth

Is a Swedish sailor who has participated in two Summer Olympics. He and Fredrik Lööf sailed together in the Star class, winning the Star world championship, the Star European championship, finishing 14th at Athens in 2004, and winning the bronze medal at

Is a retired ice hockey defenceman in the SEL in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played 165 games for t

Is a retired ice hockey defenceman in the SEL in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played 165 games for the Swedish national team.

Was a Swedish naturalist and an abolitionist.He sailed for the Cape of Good Hope in January 1772 to

Was a Swedish naturalist and an abolitionist.He sailed for the Cape of Good Hope in January 1772 to take up a post as a tutor. When James Cook arrived there later in the year at the start of his second voyage, Sparrman was taken on as assistant naturalist to Johann and Georg Forster. After the voyage he returned to Cape Town in July 1775 and practiced medicine, earning enough to finance a journey into the interior.In 1776 he returned to Sweden, where he had been awarded an honorary doctorate in his absence. He was also elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was appointed keeper of the natural historical collections of the Academy of Sciences in 1780, Professor of natural history and pharmacology in 1781 and assessor of the Collegium Medicum in 1790.

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey Leag

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League.

Is a former Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part o

Is a former Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the water polo tournament. He played four matches.

(born on 1 April 1961) was one of the first Swedish golfers

(born on 1 April 1961) was one of the first Swedish golfers

Is the vocalist/lyricist of the Swedish bands In Flames and Passenger.Fridén started with In Flames

Is the vocalist/lyricist of the Swedish bands In Flames and Passenger.Fridén started with In Flames on the 1995 album The Jester Race. On the album Whoracle, Niklas Sundin (of Dark Tranquillity) wrote the lyrics following the original synopsis by Fridén. In 1998 Fridén co-produced the album My Arms, Your Hearse by Opeth.

Anders Graneheim is a popular guest poser at bodybuilding contests and sports events, and he holds s

Anders Graneheim is a popular guest poser at bodybuilding contests and sports events, and he holds seminars about training and nutrition in gyms, sports centers and schools, and he is engaged as a nutrition expert for Swedish athletes and sports teams. He

Is a former Swedish freestyle swimmer. Grillhammar participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics, competi

Is a former Swedish freestyle swimmer. Grillhammar participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics, competing in the 400 m freestyle, where he finished 21st.

A manager and former football player. He signed as manager for the Norwegian Premier League club Fre

A manager and former football player. He signed as manager for the Norwegian Premier League club Fredrikstad F.K. on January 29, 2007 to replace Knut Torbjørn Eggen.

Was a Swedish entomologist.Dahlbom was born in Härberga parish in Östergötland County, son of a m

Was a Swedish entomologist.Dahlbom was born in Härberga parish in Östergötland County, son of a military surgeon. He matriculated at Lund University in 1825, completed his filosofie magister degree in 1829, became a docent of natural history in 1830, acting adjunct of entomology in 1841, adjunct in 1843 and keeper of the Entomological collections and professor extraordinary in 1857.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Gustafsson also competed in three

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Gustafsson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-1 500 m event at Beijing in 2008.