List of Swedish Americans

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This is an incomplete list of notable Swedish Americans.

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  1. ^ Bergen is a Swedish-American according to [1]; she is Swedish on her father's side[2]
  2. ^ born to Swedish immigrant parents[3], NY Times bio calls him a Swedish-American [4]
  3. ^ [5] "Swedish-Persian", born in the U.S. to a Swedish father, composer/conductor Ulf Björlin, and a Persian mother
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000379/bio
  5. ^ [6] "half Swedish"; her mother, Judith Anderson, is Swedish
  6. ^ [7]"Franco is Portuguese. I'm one quarter through my grandfather. My grandfather and then I'm also Russian and Swedish."
  7. ^ [8] [9] Swedish-born, became U.S. citizen
  8. ^ Listed as one of 24 Swedish-Americans at [10]; her maternal grandfather was Swedish
  9. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/bio
  10. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350454/bio
  11. ^ [11][12] Swedish born, became U.S. citizen
  12. ^ Listed as one of 24 Swedish-Americans at [13]
  13. ^ [14] Swedish-born, became U.S. citizen
  14. ^ Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at [15]
  15. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481222/bio
  16. ^ [16] Swedish-born; named the Swedish American of the Year, has performed for the King and Queen of Sweden
  17. ^ Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at [17]; Swedish-born
  18. ^ Sullivan - Referred to as a Swedish-American at [18]; mother is from Sweden and Per Sullivan speaks Swedish[19]
  19. ^ Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at [20]
  20. ^ Swanson has referred to herself as "Swedish" here - [21]; nothing else known on her ancestry
  21. ^ Director Susan Stroman noted that Thurman is "really Swedish", citing Thurman's Swedish maternal grandmother [22]
  22. ^ http://www.wargs.com/other/wahlberg.html
  23. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0922724/bio
  24. ^ Gyllenhaal is referred to as a "Swedish-American" at [23], he has one Swedish great-grandfather; family tree can be viewed at [24]
  25. ^ [25] Noted "I'm Swedish" regarding his ethnicity
  26. ^ Named one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at [26]
  27. ^ [27] Swedish born, immigrated to the United States
  28. ^ [28] Swedish-American; parents were Swedish
  29. ^ [29] was named "Swedish-American of the Year"
  30. ^ [30] born in Uppsala, Sweden, immigrated to the U.S.
  31. ^ Second generation Swedish-American, according to [31]
  32. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at [32]
  33. ^ [33] born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sweden, primarily active in the U.S.
  34. ^ [34]The seventh of nine children of impoverished Swedish immigrants
  35. ^ [35]; immigrant, born in Nilsby, Sweden
  36. ^ Referred to as "Swedish-American" at [36]
  37. ^ [37] named Swedish American of the Year by Vasa Order of America
  38. ^ http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/history/timeline/key/1990/images/65012-1.pdf
  39. ^ [38] Swedish-born
  40. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at [39]; Swedish parents
  41. ^ [40] immigrant from Gästrikland, Sweden
  42. ^ Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at [41]
  43. ^ http://www.jazzprofessional.com/interviews/Peggy%20Lee_2.htm
  44. ^ http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_32.htm
  45. ^ http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_30.htm
  46. ^ [42] is "Swedish Consul Emeritus"
  47. ^ http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_21.htm
  48. ^ Described as a "Swedish-American" at [43]
  49. ^ Named as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS" at [44]
  50. ^ http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_31.htm
  51. ^ Is of Finnish-Swedish ancestry.[45]
  52. ^ http://isakson.senate.gov/floor/2005/041305immigration.htm
  53. ^ named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at [46]
  54. ^ http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_34.htm
  55. ^ [47] "ethnic background: Swedish"
  56. ^ [48] born in Stockholm, Sweden
  57. ^ Named "Swedish-American of the Year" [49]
  58. ^ [50] Swedish immigrant
  59. ^ Listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS" at [51]
  60. ^ http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_29.htm
  61. ^ [52] Swedish-born
  62. ^ [53]
  63. ^ Ukrainian/Swedish 5' 6" 115lbs
  64. ^ [54] Raised in a Swedish-American family
  65. ^ [55] listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS"
  66. ^ referred to as a Swedish-American at [56]
  67. ^ Listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS" at [57]
  68. ^ "The son of a Chippewa house painter and a Swedish-American mother [58]"
  69. ^ Named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at [59]
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