John Ericsson

John Ericsson

male, deceased (1889)
Swedish military personnel, from Värmland, Värmland, Business Person, Swedish-American, American Civil War industrialist…swedish
John Ericsson was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother, Nils Ericson. He was born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sw...
Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

female, deceased (1990)
death by pneumonia, gustafson, Hollywood Walk of Fame, naturalized citizen of the United States, movie star, swedish…American, American Film Institute, Swedish-American, Bisexual American actor
Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 - April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-born actress during Hollywood's silent film period and part of its Golden Age....
Carl Sandburg

Carl Sandburg

male, deceased (1967)
From Elmhurst, Illinois, from Chicago, writer, House of Vasa, Grammy Award winner, historian…swedish, American, Swedish-American
Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 - July 22, 1967) was an American poet, historian, novelist, balladeer, and folklorist. He was born in...
Joe Hill

Joe Hill

male, deceased (1915)
death by firearm in the United States, executions by the United States, executed by firing squad, Labor leader, American, activist…American folklore, swedish, Swedish-American
Joe Hill, born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund, and also known as Joseph Hillström was a radical songwriter, labor activist and member of the Industrial Wo...
Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret

female, 68 years old
Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe, actress, emmy award, Golden Globe Award, naturalized citizen of the United States, dancer…Swedish-American, American, swedish, American cheerleader
Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a five-time Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award, Emmy Award and Grammy-nominated American actress,...
Barbro Osher

Barbro Osher

female, 69 years old
University of California, Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet, Newspaper publisher of the 21st century, United States dollar, honorary doctorate…SwedishAmerican, Swedish-American, swedish
Barbro Osher (born May 21,1940 in Stockholm) is the Swedish Consul General in San Francisco and a well-known philanthropist, chairman of the...

Arnold Barton

male, 80 years old
Princeton University, Swedish-American, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, University of California, Santa Barbara, Order of the Polar Star, Carbondale…SwedishAmerican, Royal Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Swedish-American Historical Quarterly, swedish, American
H. Arnold Barton, professor emeritus of history, was born in Los Angeles in 1929. Of Swedish descent, he has devoted his research to the history of...
Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh

male, deceased (1974)
aviator, Spirit of St. Louis, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Time Magazine Person of the Year, Aviation pioneer, Pacific Theater…American, Swedish-American
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (4 February 1902 - 26 August 1974), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle," was an American pilot famous for the...
Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

female, 42 years old (United States)
pretty woman, Pretty Woman Cast, erin brockovich, big smile, mona lisa smile, INFP…American film actor, American, English American, Scots-Irish American, Swedish-American
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. She shot to fame during the...
Astrid Varnay

Astrid Varnay

female, deceased (2006)
diva, American, hungarian, metropolitan opera, swedish, Coloratura Soprano…Swedish-American
Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay (April 25 1918 - September 4 2006) was an operatic soprano of Hungarian heritage and Swedish birth, who did most of her...