List of Swedish composers
- Düben family, originally musicians, who were raised to the nobility through the favour especially of king Charles XII of Sweden. Family members other than those mentioned below were important in civil service or made important contributions to other fields.
- Anders Düben (1590–1662), organist of the German Church in Stockholm, Master of the Royal Swedish Orchestra, composer
- Gustaf Düben (1624–1690), organist of the German Church in Stockholm, Master of the Royal Swedish Orchestra, composer
- Baron Gustaf von Düben (1660–1726), Master of the Royal Swedish Orchestra, court intendant and later marshal of the royal court.
- Baron Anders von Düben (1673–1738), Director of the Royal Swedish Orchestra, later marshal of the royal court, composer. Donated the Düben Collection to Uppsala University.
- Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758) called the "Swedish Handel"
- Johan Agrell (1701–1765) full name: Johan Joachim Agrell
- Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795)
- Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741–1801) from Germany; composed in Sweden
- Johan Wikmanson (1753–1800)
- Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792)
- Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner (1759–1833) born in Germany
- Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775–1838) born in Finland
- Berwald family
- Friedrich Berwald, violinist, Concert-master in the Swedish Royal Orchestra
- Georg Berwald, played in the Swedish Royal Orchestra, later in the Russian
- Johan Fredrik Berwald (1787–1861) violinist, Concert-master of the Swedish Royal Orchestra
- Franz Adolf Berwald (1796–1868), composer, musician and businessman; and the best-known of the musical Berwalds
- August Berwald, composer and musician, Concert-master in the Swedish Royal Orchestra
- Mathilda Berwald, née Cohn (married to Johan B.), singer to the Royal Court
- Julie Berwald, actress and singer at the Royal Swedish Opera, later married to baron Knut Åkerhielm
- Caroline Ridderstolpe (1793-1878)
- Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1801–1878)
- Otto Lindblad (1809–1864)
- Gunnar Wennerberg (1817–1901) uncle of Sara Wennerberg-Reuter
- Emilie Hammarskjöld (1821–1854) member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
- Ludvig Norman (1831–1885) considered by some the outstanding Swedish composer between Franz Berwald and Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Gustav Stolpe (1833–1901)
- Jacob Adolf Hägg (1850–1928)
- Emil Sjögren (1853–1918) late romantic miniaturist
- Wilhelm Harteveld (1859-1927)
- Tor Aulin (1866–1914)
- Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867–1942) full name: Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
- Henning Mankell (1868–1930)
- August Söderman (1832–1876)
- Bertha Tammelin (1836–1915)
- Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927)
- Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960) full name: Hugo Emil Alfvén
- Sara Wennerberg-Reuter (1875–1959)
- Otto Olsson (1879–1964)
- Edvin Kallstenius (1881–1967)
- Ture Rangström (1884–1947)
- Kurt Atterberg (1887–1974) full name: Kurt Magnus Atterberg
- Gösta Nystroem (1890–1966)
- Hilding Rosenberg (1892–1985)
- John Fernström (1897–1961) born in China of Swedish parents
- Yngve Sköld (1899–1992) full name: Karl Yngve Sköld
- Dag Wirén (1905–1986)
- Gunnar de Frumerie (1908–1987)
- Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986)
- Allan Pettersson (1911–1980) full name: Gustav Allan Pettersson
- Ebbe Grims-land (born 1915)
- Karl-Birger Blomdahl (1916–1968)
- Sven-Erik Bäck (1919–1994)
- Ingvar Lidholm (born 1921)
- Bo Linde (1933–1970)
- Ralph Lundsten (born 1936)
- Bengt-Göran Sköld (born 1936) nephew of Yngve Sköld
- Bo Nilsson (born 1937)
- Anders Nilsson (born 1954)
- Sven-David Sandström (born 1954)
- Michael Saxell (born 1956)
- Rolf Martinsson (born 1956)
- Karin Rehnqvist (born 1957)
- David Swärd (born 1958)
- Fredrik Sixten (born 1962) composer of mainly church and chamber music
- Robert Wells, (born 1962)
- Mattias Sköld (born 1976) Musician and composer of EAM and choral music, nephew of Bengt-Göran Sköld
- Benjamin Staern (1978-?)
- Adolf Wiklund
- Andrea Tarrodi (born 1981) Composer of orchestral, choral and chamber music.
- Molly Kien (born 1979)
- Ludwig Goransson (born 1984)