1870s
Olive Fremstad (14 mar 1871 – 21 apr 1951 | Stockholm, Sweden – Irvington NY) operatic diva soprano / mezzo-soprano, born Anna Olivia Rundquist, adopted by a Minnesota family
Olivin [Olive] Malmberg Johnson (14 mar 1872 – 16 jun 1954 | Lund, Sweden – Malibu CA) socialist, political activist, Swedish-American, socialist newspaper editor
Mary Anderson (27 aug 1872 – 1964 | Lidköping, Sweden – Washington DC) labor activist, Social Justice Feminist, women’s work advocate, autobiographical author, US Department of Labor Women’s Bureau head
Tillie Anderson (23 apr 1875 – 29 apr 1965 | Skåne, Sweden – Detroit Lakes MN) Swedish-American, cyclist, seamstress, undisputed ladies’ cycling champion of the world, women’s cycling activist, advocate for bicycle paths in Chicago City Parks
1880s
Martha Hedman (12 aug 1883 – 20 jun 1974 | Östersund, Sweden – DeLand FL) author, actress, playwright
1890s
1900s
Greta Garbo (18 sep 1905 – 15 apr 1990 | Stockholm, Sweden – New York NY) actress, lesbian, social icon, Swedish-American
1910s
Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay (25 apr 1918 – 04 sep 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden – Munich, Germany) Swedish-born American operatic dramatic soprano
1920s
Birgit Skiöld (18 mar 1923 – 18 may 1982 | Stockholm, Sweden – London, England) printmaker, modernist artist, Print Workshop owner / leader
1930s
1940s
Alexandra Moltke Isles (11 feb 1946 – Uppsala, Sweden) Danish-American actress, producer, documentary filmmaker
Christine Lund[stedt] (25 nov 1946 – Sweden) Swedish-American former tv news anchor, broadcast journalist
1950s
Tina Davidson (30 dec 1952 – Stockholm, Sweden) Swedish-American pianist, composer, essayist, composer-in-residence