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The following is a list of notable Swedish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.


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References

  1. ^ Swedish immigrant paternal grandparents. Bergen is a Swedish-American according to [1]; she is Swedish on her father's side[2]
  2. ^ Swedish immigrant parents[3], NY Times bio calls him a Swedish-American [4]
  3. ^ Swedish father. [5] "Swedish-Persian", born in the U.S. to a Swedish father, composer/conductor Ulf Björlin, and a Persian mother
  4. ^ http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/feature/213
  5. ^ Swedish mother. [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. ^ Daughter of Tippi Hedren. Listed as one of 24 Swedish-Americans at [10]; her maternal grandfather was Swedish
  9. ^ his father is of Swedish heritage[11]
  10. ^ her father is of Swedish heritage[12]
  11. ^ [13][14] Swedish born, became U.S. citizen
  12. ^ Swedish immigrant maternal grandparents. Listed as one of 24 Swedish-Americans at [15]
  13. ^ Swedish-born. [16] Swedish-born, became U.S. citizen
  14. ^ TomFolio.com: Van Johnson, Author Autograph Sample, Book List Link, Search Books Available
  15. ^ Swedish immigrant grandfather. Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at [17]
  16. ^ Swedish-born[18]
  17. ^ "Helen Lindroth". New York Times. 1956-10-12. pp. 29
  18. ^ [19]; named the Swedish American of the Year, has performed for the King and Queen of Sweden
  19. ^ Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at [20]; Swedish- born
  20. ^ Nancy Olson Biography
  21. ^ Sullivan - Referred to as a Swedish-American at [21]; mother is from Sweden and Per Sullivan speaks Swedish[22]
  22. ^ Listed as one of several Swedish-Americans at [23]
  23. ^ Swanson has referred to herself as "Swedish" here - [24]; nothing else known on her ancestry
  24. ^ Director Susan Stroman noted that Thurman is "really Swedish", citing Thurman's Swedish maternal grandmother [25]
  25. ^ Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg
  26. ^ "Portrait of a Voiceover Actress" [interview] by Ray Sidman, Comic Buyers Guide, #1631 (August 2007), pp. 36-38
  27. ^ Gyllenhaal is referred to as a "Swedish-American" at [26], he has one Swedish great-grandfather; family tree can be viewed at [27]
  28. ^ [28] Noted "I'm Swedish" regarding his ethnicity
  29. ^ Carl Oscar Borg, Artist of the American West(by Marlene R. Miller)
  30. ^ Hildebrand, Carver Edstrom. David Edstrom, Swedish American Sculptor (Swedish American Genealogist, 10, 1: 17-29 March, 1990)
  31. ^ Named one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at [29]
  32. ^ Paul Granlund (Gustavus Adolphus College)
  33. ^ Ask Art. Knute Heldner
  34. ^ Richard H. Saunders and Ellen G. Miles, American Colonial Portraits, 1700-1776, Washington, D.C.: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1987
  35. ^ Doud, Richard K., John Hesselius: His Life and Work (Masters Thesis to the University of Delaware, 1963)
  36. ^ A Prarie Dream Recaptured (American Heritage. by David G. Lowe. October 1969. Volume 20, Issue 6) [30]
  37. ^ Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt (Luther College Fine Arts Collection)
  38. ^ Arvid Frederick Nyholm Biography (Luther College Fine Arts Collection) [31]
  39. ^ Biography of Claes Oldenburg
  40. ^ [32] Swedish born, immigrated to the United States
  41. ^ [33] Swedish-American; parents were Swedish
  42. ^ [34] was named "Swedish-American of the Year"
  43. ^ [35] born in Uppsala, Sweden, immigrated to the U.S.
  44. ^ Second generation Swedish-American, according to [36]
  45. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at [37]
  46. ^ [38] born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sweden, primarily active in the U.S.
  47. ^ [39]The seventh of nine children of impoverished Swedish immigrants
  48. ^ [40]; immigrant, born in Nilsby, Sweden
  49. ^ Referred to as "Swedish-American" at [41]
  50. ^ [42] named Swedish American of the Year by Vasa Order of America
  51. ^ The Nome Gold Rush (by Larry Gedney. Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
  52. ^ The Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association)
  53. ^ Estwing Tour
  54. ^ A Brief History of Indian Motorcycle Dick Scott's Indian Motorcycle Detroit)\
  55. ^ The Nome Gold Rush (by Larry Gedney. Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
  56. ^ The Swedish Element in Illinois: Survey of the Past Seven Decades (by Ernst Wilhelm Olson, Swedish-American Biographical Association. 1917)
  57. ^ A tribute to Erik Jonsson
  58. ^ Pacific Coast and Exposition Biographies (by John P. Young. Chronicle Publishing Company San Francisco, California, 1915) [43]
  59. ^ About P.A. Peterson (P.A. Peterson Center for Health)
  60. ^ Rudolph A. Peterson, 98; Extended Global Reach of Bank of America (Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2003) [44]
  61. ^ [45]
  62. ^ S. M. Swenson and the Development of the SMS Ranches (Swenson, Gail. University of Texas, 1960)
  63. ^ "55 Years at Testor," Rockford Register Star, May 12, 1994
  64. ^ Alford, Kenneth D. Nazi Plunder: Great Treasure Stories of World War II. [New York]: Da Capo Press, 2003. ISBN 9780306812415
  65. ^ Corley, Robert G. and Marvin Yeomans Whiting, editors (July 1979) Dedication. Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society. Vol. 6, No. 2
  66. ^ The Story of the Fifty-fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (A Committee of the Regiment, W. J. Coulter. 1887)
  67. ^ The Rainbow Bridge (a biography of Olive Fremstad) (Mary Watkins Cushing, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. Library of Congress Catalog card number 54:10494)
  68. ^ Referred to as Swedish-American at [46]; Swedish parents
  69. ^ [47] immigrant from Gästrikland, Sweden
  70. ^ Listed as one of several "Famous Swedish Americans" at [48]
  71. ^ Peggy Lee Tribute
  72. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Elmer L. (Lee) Andersen
  73. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | C. (Clyde) Elmer Anderson
  74. ^ [49] is "Swedish Consul Emeritus"
  75. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | J. A. A. (Joseph Alfred Arner) Burnquist
  76. ^ Described as a "Swedish-American" at [50]
  77. ^ bioguide.congress.gov
  78. ^ Named as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS" at [51]
  79. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Orville L. (Lothrop) Freeman
  80. ^ Is of Finnish-Swedish ancestry.[52]
  81. ^ Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia
  82. ^ named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at [53]
  83. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota: Harold (Karl Harold Phillip) LeVander
  84. ^ [54] "ethnic background: Swedish"
  85. ^ [55] born in Stockholm, Sweden
  86. ^ [Appointed "The Swedish-American of 2002" by the Vasa Order of America http://www.saccny.org/main/scholarship/donors/olson/]
  87. ^ Named "Swedish-American of the Year" [56]
  88. ^ http://linkstothepast.com/waukesha/pinelakebios.php#stsure
  89. ^ [57] Swedish immigrant
  90. ^ a b Listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS" at [58]
  91. ^ MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Luther W. (Wallace) Youngdahl
  92. ^ http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=C&word=CARLSSON.ERLAND Christian Cyclopedia. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
  93. ^ Whose Shoulders Do We Stand? by Virgil Olson, Professor Emeritus, Bethel University
  94. ^ [59] Swedish-born
  95. ^ Swedish American Historical Quarterly - 1986-1997
  96. '^ Andreas Rudman and his Family (by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig . Swedish Colonial News, Volume 2, Number 1 . Winter 2000) [60]
  97. ^ http://www.townofmerton.com/abouttown.html
  98. ^ [61] Raised in a Swedish-American family
  99. ^ University of Minnesota Gophers
  100. ^ Award Winners - Nils V. "Swede" Nelson
  101. ^ [62] listed as one of "FAMOUS SWEDISH AMERICANS"
  102. ^ referred to as a Swedish-American at [63]
  103. ^ "The son of a Chippewa house painter and a Swedish-American mother [64]"
  104. ^ Frontier Cavalcade, The Dickinson Press, March 14, 1957
  105. ^ The Founders of the Graduate College (by Robert Knoll, Professor Emeritus of English. University of Nebraska-Lincoln January 13, 2000)[65]
  106. ^ Named as one of "24 Famous Swedish Americans" at [66]
  107. ^ Wentz, Paul (February 1950). "Engraving Pin Heads". American Horologist & Jeweler

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