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Famous People with Scandinavian Names

The famous people in this quiz all have first names which are Scandinavian in origin. Complete their names based on the clues provided.
The people may or may not be Scandinavian themselves.
The names include those used in the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic languages.
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Last updated: April 27, 2026
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First submittedApril 27, 2026
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Swedish author of "Pippi Longstocking"
Astrid Lindgren
Explorer who may have been the first European in North America
Leif Erikson
Father of the above, also an explorer
Erik the Red
Singer and drummer who died in 1983 due to anorexia
Karen Carpenter
Played Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy
Viggo Mortensen
Co-star of the above, who played Arwen
Liv Tyler
Broadway actor who was the first to play Glinda in "Wicked"
Kristin Chenoweth
Bond Girl Mary Goodnight in "The Man With the Golden Gun"
Britt Ekland
Drummer and co-founder of Metallica
Lars Ulrich
Iconic leading lady who starred in "Casablanca"
Ingrid Bergman
Swedish tennis player with 11 Grand Slam singles titles
Björn Borg
Danish physicist, winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize for Physics
Niels Bohr
Golfer who is regarded as one of the best women ever to play
Annika Sörenstam
Swedish actor and father of Alexander, also an actor
Stellan Skarsgård
Philosopher considered the "father of existentialism"
Søren Kierkegaard
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