List of Uppsala University people explained

This is a list of notable people affiliated with Uppsala University.

For a list of chancellors of the university, see Chancellor of Uppsala University.

Government, politics and civil service

Non-Swedes

• Stane Dolanc (1925–1999), Yugoslav (Slovenian) politician, head of the security service under Tito
• Onésimo Silveira, Cape Verdean diplomat, politician and writer (Ph.D., Political science, 1976)
• Guðmundur Steingrímsson (born 1972), Icelandic politician

Religion

As Uppsala University has one of only two faculties of theology in Sweden, and the older one of the two (the other is in Lund), most Swedish churchmen of note have actually graduated from the university.

• Israel Acrelius (1714–1800), Lutheran missionary to New Sweden; author of History of New Sweden
• Johan Campanius (1601–1683), Lutheran clergyman assigned to New Sweden
• Nicolaus Olai Campanius (1593–1624), priest
• Lars Levi Laestadius (1800–1861), clergyman and botanist, founder of the conservative laestadian movement
• Nathan Söderblom (1866–1931), professor of comparative religion; later archbishop of Uppsala and Nobel peace laureate in 1931
• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), scientist, philosopher and religious mystic
• Carl Aaron Swensson (1857–1904), American Lutheran minister; founder of Bethany College
• Gustaf Unonius (1810–1902), Episcopalian priest

Natural sciences and medicine

Explorers

• Sven Hedin (1865–1952; fil. kand. 1888; honorary doctorate 1935), known for his travels through Central Asia; last person to be ennobled in Sweden
• Finn Malmgren (1895–1928), Arctic explorer (Ph.D. in meteorology 1927, participated in several Arctic expeditions and died in one 1928)

Industry

• Christopher Polhem (1661–1751)
• Gustaf de Laval (1845–1913), engineer, co-founder of the present Alfa Laval
• Jan Stenbeck (1942–2002)
• Karl Jöreskog (born 1935), Professor Emeritus, co-author (with Dag Sörbom) of LISREL statistical program
• Hans Dalborg (born 1941)
• Carl-Henric Svanberg (born 1952)
• Maarit Toivanen (born 1954), Finnish business executive and Vuorineuvos
• Gunilla Asker (born 1962) CEO of Svenska Dagbladet
• Niklas Zennström (born 1966)

Arts

Music

• Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland (1827–1852), song composer, matriculated 1844 and studied several semesters in Uppsala
• Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, politician and civil servant
• Hugo Alfvén, composer, director musices of Uppsala University
• Wilhelm Stenhammar, composer, director musices of Uppsala University
• Lars-Erik Larsson, composer, director musices of Uppsala University
• Herbert Blomstedt, orchestral conductor
• Petter Askergren (known as "Petter"), Swedish rap artist
• Rickard Westman, member of folk music group Garmarna

Theatre and entertainment

• Tage Danielsson, writer and entertainer (matriculated 1949, MA 1955, was vice chairman of Uppsala Student Union)