Stockholm, Sweden

Swedish polymath, scientist, theologian, and mystic known for his book Heaven and Hell

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905, presiding over a period of significant change in Scandinavian history

Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden for two terms, leading the Social Democratic Party

King of Sweden and Norway, Carl XV was the first Bernadotte monarch born in Sweden, raised speaking Swedish and in the Lutheran faith

King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792, born in Stockholm and assassinated there

Swedish chemist and inventor known for inventing dynamite and establishing the Nobel Prizes

Swedish poet, psychologist, and translator who received the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature for his condensed, translucent poetry giving fresh access to reality

Swedish biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 for his discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related substances

Queen of Sweden who abdicated her throne to convert to Catholicism and pursue intellectual interests as a writer, painter, art collector, and philosopher in Rome

Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate known for pioneering research in electrophoresis and adsorption analysis, especially for discoveries concerning serum proteins

Swedish geographer and explorer known for his extensive expeditions across Central Asia, mapping the Transhimalaya and sources of major rivers, and documenting his travels as a writer, photographer, and illustrator