Talk:List of Swedish Americans
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[edit] Information
Someone reverted me when I added more info on Nadia Bjorlin. I did that as part of an attempt to make this (and other lists) more than just a list of names, and flesh out a person's Swedish (in this case) background. See List of Catholic American entertainers, which has now gone from a random list of names, some of them incorrect, to something more interesting with added information.
Since this is a relatively short list, I think that kind of a format - name + citation + fuller info on Swedish background - makes the article more interesting and wouldn't take up much space in the long run. MadJack 17:33, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
- This is a list of names. There is an article about Nadia Bjorlin where you can add all the details you want.--Ezeu 17:57, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, but what is the point in a list of names? If the people are listed because of their Swedish heritage, then why not elaborate on that heritage in a way we can't in an article? Especially since this is a a relatively small list and has more space? Besides, all lists need to be sourced/cited. MadJack 18:01, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
- Also, check out List of Dictators. I think the aim of every good list should be to become more meaningful, and look more like an article. MadJack 18:05, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, but what is the point in a list of names? If the people are listed because of their Swedish heritage, then why not elaborate on that heritage in a way we can't in an article? Especially since this is a a relatively small list and has more space? Besides, all lists need to be sourced/cited. MadJack 18:01, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ethnicity lists discussion
Please see discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) for current discussion of a potential policy to apply to all ethnicity lists on Wikipedia, including this one. JackO'Lantern 20:34, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Some of these people are Swedes. Like Stellan Skarsgård and Peter Stormare. They are Swedish citizens. Please make this list more correct. Burnthewitch 23:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sources
I have sourced the list in accordance with Wikipedia's Original Research and Verifiability policies. Basically, anyone described by a reliable source as "Swedish" or "Swedish American" (i.e. as opposed to "of Swedish descent", "Swedish mother", etc.) is on the list. Here are the few people I couldn't find anything for. If you have a reliable source that fits that please restore the names:
[edit] Actors
- Mädchen Amick
- Richard Dean Anderson
- Ingrid Bergman - definitely Swedish, but was she an American?
- Robert Englund
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Mark Hamill
- Tippi Hedren
- Liza Huber
- Paul Johansson
- Van Johnson
- Shannon Lee
- Susan Lucci
- Mike Myers
- Gena Lee Nolin
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Julia Roberts
- Inga Swenson
- Tongolele
- Mamie Van Doren
- Donnie Wahlberg
- Mark Wahlberg
- Adam West
- Claire Windsor
[edit] Art
- Karl Larsson - painter
- John August Swanson - artist
[edit] Engineers
- Ken Olsen - engineer
[edit] Models
[edit] Music
- Neneh Cherry - singer - is she American?
- Quincy Jones III - music producer
- Peggy Lee - singer
- Harry Nilsson - singer
[edit] Politics
- Elmer L. Andersen - 30th State Governor of Minnesota
- C. Elmer Anderson
- Joseph A. A. Burnquist
- Adolph Olson Eberhart
- Orville Freeman
- Joseph B. Johnson
- Harold LeVander - Minnesota governor
- Dan Lungren - congressman from California
- John Morton - signer of the US Declaration of Independence
- Floyd B. Olson - Minnesota governor
- Luther Youngdahl - Minnesota governor
[edit] Sports
- Christian Berglund - athlete - is he American?
- Bob Burnquist - professional skateboarder
- John S. Johnson - cyclist
- Greg Louganis - olympic diver
- Bobo Olson - world middleweight champion boxer
[edit] Writers
[edit] Other
- Mitch Hedberg - comedian
- Cristina Stenbeck - businesswoman
Mad Jack O'Lantern 06:43, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Måns Andersson
Is this man distinguished in any way other than being an ancestor of the Bush family? If we put all the ancestors of famous people on Wikipedia we would end up with the entire 17th century population of the planet. TMiscia 00:07, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
- If you don't think that article's subject is notable enough to make an article, that should probobly be discussed on that article's talk page or you can make a nomination at WP:AFD. Personally I definitely think it's notable. /Slarre 21:29, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Swedes vs. Swedish-Americans
Some of these people, like Stellan Skarsgård and Peter Stormare were born and raised in Sweden and (afaik) aren't US citizens. So they're not Swedish-Americans, they're Swedes. --dllu 18:50, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Eric Lindros
Isn´t he finnish? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.226.178.83 (talk) 22:16, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
