Swedish Celebrities

Formerly Elin Nordegren, Woods married husband Tiger woods in 2004.  (Scott A. Miller/Getty Images)

The Woods’ have two children, Sam Alexis and Charlie Axel, born in 2007 and 2009, respectively.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Woods has recently received a great deal of attention from the press due to the car accident and infidelity scandal surrounding her husband, Tiger Woods.  (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Ingrid Bergman was a film, television and stage actress, known most notably for her role alongside Humphrey Bogart in the film Casablanca. Throughout her career, she won three Academy Awards, two Emmys and the Tony Award for best actress.  (John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)

Alexander Steen is a hockey player for the NHL, currently playing for the St. Louis Blues.  (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Stellan Skarsgard is a film actor, appearing in such films as Ronin, Good Will Hunting and The Hunt for Red October.  (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

Alexander Skarsgard is an actor known in the U.S. for his role as Eric in the HBO series True Blood. He is also the son of fellow actor Stellan Skarsgard.  (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Robyn Carlsson is a pop singer-songwriter, known largely by her stage name Robyn.  (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Marie Fredricksson is a pop musician and singer in the band Roxette.  (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Malin Akerman is a model and film actress, known for her roles in 27 Dresses, Watchmen and Couples Retreat.  (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Lena Philipsson is a Swedish singer.  (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Lisa Ekdahl is a Swedish musician and Swedish Grammy winner.  (VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

Ingrid Thulin was a film actress, regularly appearing in Ingmar Bergman films. She is also a winner of the best actress award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.  (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lena Olin is a television, stage and film actress and former Miss Scandinavia.  (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)

Anders Svensson is an international soccer player and captain of IF Elfsborg, a Swedish league soccer team.  (Massimo Cebrelli/Getty Images)

Anita Ekberg is a film actress and former pin-up model, known internationally for her role as Sylvia in Federico Fellini’s film La Dolce Vita.  (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Ana Johnsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter.  (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Annika Sorenstam is a professional golfer and winner of 72 LPGA tournaments and 18 masters. She is considered one of the most successful golfers in the sport’s history.  (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for the Women’s Sports Foundation)

Anna Sundstrand is a Swedish singer and former member of the pop group Play.  (Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images)

Asa Svensson is a professional tennis player, once ranked number 28 in the world.  (TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Bjorn Borg is a former professional tennis player. During his career he won five consecutive Wimbledon titles and was ranked as the world’s number one tennis player.  (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Carolina Kluft is a Swedish track and field athlete and winner of an Olympic gold medal for the heptathlon.  (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Caroline Winberg is a Swedish supermodel and Victoria’s Secret model. She has appeared in many designers’ ad campaigns and international Vogue edition covers.  (Gabriela Maj/Getty Images)

Dolph Lundgren is an actor, model, director and martial artist. He played the role of rival boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV.  (Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Freddie Ljungberg is professional soccer player and model. He currently plays for the Major League Soccer team, the Seattle Sounders.  (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Greta Garbo was a film actress, regarded as the fifth greatest film star of all time by the American Film Institute and winner of an honorary Academy Award for “unforgettable screen performances.”  (General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

ABBA was an internationally renowned pop music group throughout the 1970s and 80s. It is widely regarded as one of the most successful music groups of all time.  (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)