League player, Anaheim Ducks; Jacques Labouchere singer-songwriter and guitarist Jens Lekman singer-songwriter Beatrice Lesslie (1890–1967), ran the Gothenburg clothing firm Konfektions AB Lesslie Christina Lindberg exploitation-film actress Gunnel Lindblom actress and director; cast in Ingmar Bergman's films Adam Lindgren also known as Armada; professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player; currently ranked #2 in the world Mikael Ljungberg Greco-Roman wrestler; world champion 1993 and 1995; Olympic gold 2000 Teddy Lučić Football player, formerly of the Swedish national team Henrik Lundqvist NHL goalie Ludvig Engsund Swedish ice hockey goaltender Aleksandra Mir visual artist Kwame Amoateng footballer Rekkles professional e-Sport player N–Z Torbjörn Nilsson former IFK Göteborg football player; part of the 1982 UEFA Cup winning team Stefan Olsdal bassist in alternative rock band Placebo Christian Olsson (born 1980) triple-jump gold medalist, 2004 Summer Olympics Elena Paparizou Greek singer; winner, Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Amanda Peralta (1939–2009), Argentine guerrilla fighter, later historian in Gothenburg University Sofia von Porat cookbook author Laleh Pourkarim Persian-Swedish singer-songwriter Timo Räisänen indie-pop musician Mathias Ranégie football player for Sweden National Team Lucas Raymond NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings Arie Reich Israeli legal scholar Niclas Sahlgren merchant and philanthropist Marcus Samuelsson chef Torgny Segerstedt anti-Nazi newspaper editor-in-chief Justus P Sjöberg (JP Seeburg) automated musical equipment manufacturer Jonas Sjöstedt leader of Vänsterpartiet and former member of European Parliament Stellan Skarsgård actor Bedřich Smetana Czech composer; lived in Gothenburg for a time Jonatan Söderström avant-garde game developer Viktor Stalberg National Hockey League player, Chicago Blackhawks Wilhelm Stenhammar composer Henrik Stenson professional golfer; won FedEx Cup 2013; former world number 2 in official world golf rankings Elizabeth Stride (née Gustafsdotter) (1843–1888) alleged third victim of serial killer Jack the Ripper Glenn Strömberg former football player, IFK Göteborg Joakim Sundström sound editor, sound designer and musician Jonas Svensson professional tennis player Evert Taube author, artist, composer and singer Reorus Torkillus first Lutheran minister in New Sweden Björn Ulvaeus singer-songwriter from ABBA Karl Valentin composer Alicia Vikander actress Ljubomir Vranjes former handball player; currently handball coach Daniel Wahlgren (Papa Dee) musician Anna Wåhlin Antarctic researcher, oceanography professor Hampus Wanne handball player; currently plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt Oscar Wendt football player; currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach Musical groups Ace of Base pop group Amaranthe dance/electronic power metal group Arch Enemy melodic-death-metal group At the Gates melodic-death-metal group AVATAR melodic-death-metal group Dark Tranquillity melodic-death-metal group Dead by April melodic-metalcore group Deathstars cybergoth industrial-metal group