Historiens 100 viktigaste svenskar (History's 100 Most Important Swedes) is a book by Niklas Ekdal and Petter Karlsson, published in 2009.
Before the book was released, the list was published by Dagens Nyheter between 14 April and 6 May.
Around 40 of them lived in the previous century, and 16 were still alive as of the book's publication.
[3] The selection criteria were:"How much, how long, and how many people has the person influenced – primarily domestically but also internationally – with his thoughts, his reign, his deeds or his example?
It has been argued that the following people should have made it to the list:[5] The ranking has been hotly contested and arguments include:[5]