Sweden

Swedish writer, poet, and former sailor, Harry Martinson was a Nobel laureate in Literature in 1974, known for his ability to 'catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos'

Swedish author and journalist who created the internationally bestselling Millennium crime trilogy, published posthumously starting in 2005

Swedish physicist who shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in electron spectroscopy

Swedish writer and Nobel laureate known for his groundbreaking novels and narrative art in the service of freedom

King of Sweden and Norway known for his patronage of science, arts, and Arctic exploration, and for his tact in the peaceful dissolution of the union

Swedish actress and model known for her iconic role as Sylvia in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, a prominent figure in American and European cinema

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

King of Sweden and Norway who championed legal reform, Scandinavianism, and diplomatic ties with Japan, known for his artistic talents and progressive policies

Swedish botanist and physician who formalized binomial nomenclature and is known as the 'father of modern taxonomy'

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician best known for proposing the centigrade temperature scale, which was later named Celsius in his honor, and for founding the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory

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