62 Notable alumni of Chalmers University of Technology
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Chalmers University of Technology is ranked #299 in the world and #8 in Sweden by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 62 notable alumni from Chalmers University of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sofia Börjesson
1964-. (aged 62)
scientist
Sofia Börjesson is a Swedish Professor (chair) in Technology Management Department at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg Sweden. Her academic research field evolves around questions of how large, mature organizations change and develop, with focus on the management of innovation work. She works on applying innovation as an organizational transformation and in particular in a context of business model...
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2. Ghirmai Efrem
1996-. (aged 30)
swimmer
Ghirmai Efrem is a Swedish-born Eritrean swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
3. Hjalmar Cornilsen
1857-1937 (aged 80)
architect
Hjalmar Algot Cornilsen was a Swedish architect.
4. Knut Beckeman
1851-1943 (aged 92)
architect
Knut Wilhelm Malcolm Beckeman was a Swedish architect.
5. María Gudjónsdóttir
1980-. (aged 46)
researcher
María Guðjónsdóttir is a professor of food science at the University of Iceland.
6. Nicolay Nicolaysen Sontum
1852-1915 (aged 63)
engineer
Nicolay Nicolaysen Sontum was a Norwegian engineer, businessperson and contractor.
7. Lars Samuelson
1948-. (aged 78)
physicist
Lars Ivar Samuelson is a Swedish physicist and professor in nanotechnology and semiconductor electronics at Lund University.
8. Hugo Hammar
1864-1947 (aged 83)
businessperson
politician
Hugo Hammar was a Swedish businessman.
9. Ingemar Lundström
1941-. (aged 85)
physicist
Ingemar Lundström, born 9 May 1941 in Skellefteå, Sweden, is a Swedish professor of applied physics at Linköping University.
10. Ragnar Svensson
1882-1959 (aged 77)
drawing teacher
sailor
artist
architect
Ragnar Svensson was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Elsie, which won the silver medal in the 40 m class.
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11. Bengt Ollén
1950-. (aged 76)
conductor
Bengt Ollén is a Swedish choral conductor, music teacher, adjudicator and lecturer. In 1995 Ollén founded Sofia Vokalensemble that has emerged as one of the world's leading amateur choirs.
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12. Fredrik Hiorth
1851-1923 (aged 72)
engineer
business magnate
Fredrik Wilhelm Louis Hiorth was a Norwegian engineer and industrialist.
13. Margit Hall
1901-1937 (aged 36)
architect
furniture designer
Margit Dagmar Hall was a Swedish architect. She was the first woman to take the architect examination at Chalmers Technical Institute in Gothenburg and the first woman in Sweden to graduate in architecture as an ordinary student.
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14. Bengt G. Olsson
1924-2015 (aged 91)
electrical engineer
inventor
entrepreneur
Bengt Gustaf Olsson was a Swedish inventor and entrepreneur. He was active both in Sweden as well as in the United States as an electrical engineer within the field of analog electronics. He also founded the Swedish electronics company Xelex AB that provided electronic equipment for professional use as well as HiFi equipment for personal use.
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15. Anders Szepessy
1960-. (aged 66)
mathematician
Anders Szepessy is a Swedish mathematician.
16. Peter Nordlander
1955-. (aged 71)
physicist
Peter J. Nordlander is a Swedish physicist.
17. Abraham Coates Fitzgibbon
1823-1887 (aged 64)
engineer
surveyor
Abraham 'Abram' Fitzgibbon was an Irish-born railroad engineer and a pioneer for narrow-gauge railways.
18. Arvid Wallman
1901-1982 (aged 81)
competitive diver
Arvid Håkan Herbert Carlsson "Fågeln" Wallman was a Swedish diver. He competed in the plain high diving event at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in first and eighth place, respectively. After graduating in 1923 from the Chalmers University of Technology, he worked as a civil engineer. His granddaughter Susanne Wetteskog also became an Olympic diver.
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19. Pam Fredman
1950-. (aged 76)
chemical engineer
Pam Fredman is a Swedish professor of neuroscience and former rector of the University of Gothenburg. From 2016, Fredman is the President of the International Association of Universities
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20. Claes-Göran Granqvist
1946-. (aged 80)
physicist
engineer
Claes-Göran Sture Granqvist is a materials physicist and Professor of Solid State Physics at Uppsala University in Sweden. Granqvist is considered a pioneer and expert in photochromic materials and energy-efficient building materials such as glass, paint, and wood.
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21. Jan Lennartsson
1981-. (aged 45)
handball player
Jan Lennartsson is a Swedish handball player. He started his professional career in 2000 playing for IK Sävehof, Gothenburg. After six seasons with the club, he was contracted by the Danish club AaB Håndbold in 2007. He also has played 125 games and scored 277 goals with the Swedish national handball team.
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22. Hjalmar Kumlien
1837-1897 (aged 60)
architect
Knut Hjalmar Kumlien was a Swedish architect.
23. Anna Dubois
1962-. (aged 64)
economist
academic
mechanical engineer
business theorist
Anna Dubois is a Swedish organizational theorist and professor of technology management and economics at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, and director of Chalmers Transport Area of Advance. She is best known for her work with Lars-Erik Gadde on case study research, boundaries of the firm, and managing suppliers interfaces.
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24. Annelie Enochson
1953-. (aged 73)
architect
politician
Annelie Enochson is a Swedish Christian Democratic politician and architect. She was a member of the Riksdag between 2000 and 2014. She was a member of the Committee on Transport and Communications. She was also chairwoman of the Sweden–Israel Friendship Association.
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25. Carl Abraham Pihl
1825-1897 (aged 72)
civil engineer
railway engineer
engineer
Carl Abraham Pihl was a Norwegian civil engineer and director of the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) from 1865 until his death. Pihl was one of the main architects of the use of narrow-gauge railways in Norway.
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26. Emil Victor Langlet
1824-1898 (aged 74)
architect
Emil Victor Langlet was a Swedish architect. He is most commonly associated with his design for the Norwegian Parliament Building in Oslo, Norway.
27. Olle Häggström
1967-. (aged 59)
mathematician
university teacher
Olle Häggström is a professor of mathematical statistics at Chalmers University of Technology. Häggström earned his doctorate in 1994 at Chalmers University of Technology with Jeffrey Steif as supervisor. He became an associate professor in the same university in 1997, and professor of mathematical statistics at University of Gothenburg in 2000. In 2002 he was back at Chalmers University of...
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28. Claes Adelsköld
1824-1907 (aged 83)
civil engineer
lord of the manor
architect
Esperantist
railway engineer
Claes Adolf Adelsköld was a Swedish civil engineer, railway engineer, author, Army officer and member of the upper house of the Parliament of Sweden.
29. Tanel Tammet
1965-. (aged 61)
computer scientist
Tanel Tammet is an Estonian computer scientist, professor, software engineer, and computer programmer. He was also one of the founding members of the Estonian Greens party, and helped found the IT College in Tallinn.
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30. Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
1968-. (aged 58)
university teacher
biochemist
chemist
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede is a Swedish biophysical chemist, born in 1968, who is a professor of Chemistry at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA. In 2019 she was named by International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry as a Distinguished Woman in Chemistry.
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31. Toufik Mansour
1968-. (aged 58)
mathematician
Toufik Mansour is an Israeli mathematician working in algebraic combinatorics. He is a member of the Druze community and is the first Israeli Druze to become a professional mathematician.
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32. Axel Darvik
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Carl Axel Mikael Darvik is a Swedish liberal politician and engineer. He served as a Member of the Riksdag for Gothenburg Municipality between 2002 and 2006 for the Liberal Party, and since 2021 he has been a city commissioner (kommunalråd) in Gothenburg.
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33. Helge Zimdal
1903-2001 (aged 98)
university teacher
architect
Helge Zimdal, originally Zimdahl was a Swedish architect and professor of architecture at Chalmers University of Technology, known for his many school buildings.
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34. Caroline Farberger
1967-. (aged 59)
business executive
Caroline Farberger is a Swedish business executive currently working as chairwoman, board advisor and board member on several boards. She previously served as the CEO of the Swedish company ICA Insurance, part of the ICA Group, from 2016 to 2022. Formerly having lived as a man, Farberger is known for being the first Swedish top CEO coming out as transgender....
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35. Torsten Kreuger
1884-1973 (aged 89)
financier
engineer
business executive
Torsten Kreuger was a Swedish engineer, industrialist, newspaper owner and banker.
36. Hjalmar Lundbohm
1855-1926 (aged 71)
geologist
art collector
businessperson
chemist
Johan Olof Hjalmar Lundbohm was a Swedish geologist and chemist and the first managing director of LKAB (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag) in Kiruna. He made a strong contribution to the design of the new community of Kiruna in Lapland.
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37. Håkan Buskhe
1963-. (aged 63)
businessperson
chief executive officer
Kurt Ove Håkan Buskhe is a Swedish businessman, better known as the president and CEO of the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab Group, a role he has been in since September 2010.
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38. Zbigniew Karkowski
1958-2013 (aged 55)
composer
Zbigniew Karkowski was a Polish experimental musician and composer.
39. Cyrillus Johansson
1884-1959 (aged 75)
architect
Cyrillus Johansson was a Swedish architect.
40. Janne Wallenius
1968-. (aged 58)
nuclear physicist
physicist
Janne Wallenius is a Swedish reactor physicist. He is a professor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
41. Olav Kallenberg
1939-. (aged 87)
university teacher
mathematician
statistician
Olav Kallenberg is a Swedish-American mathematician, working in all areas of probability theory. He is especially known for his work on random measures and probabilistic symmetries, and for his graduate-level textbooks and monographs. Since 2018 he is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Auburn University, AL.
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42. Vera Sandberg
1895-1979 (aged 84)
engineer
Vera Helfrid Victoria Sandberg was a Swedish engineer. In 1917, she became Sweden's first female engineer.
43. Martin Lundstedt
1967-. (aged 59)
engineer
businessperson
business executive
Martin Lundstedt is a Swedish businessman and has been President and CEO of the Volvo Group since 22 October 2015. He has 25 years experience in development, production and sales within the heavy automotive industry.
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44. Leif Östling
1945-. (aged 81)
businessperson
mechanical engineer
Leif Albert Östling is a Swedish chief executive officer and former head of the Scania AB truck company, owned by the German Volkswagen Group. In spring 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, a post he left in advance in November 2017.
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45. Ivar Tengbom
1878-1968 (aged 90)
university teacher
architect
Ivar Justus Tengbom was a Swedish architect and one of the best-known representatives of the Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1910s and 1920s.
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46. Jesper Brodin
1968-. (aged 58)
businessperson
chief executive officer
Jesper Brodin is a Swedish business leader and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ingka Group. During his career at IKEA, Brodin has held a number of different roles including assistant to Ingvar Kamprad, Business Area Manager Kitchen and Dining, as well as managing director for Range & Supply, Inter IKEA Group.
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47. Sigfrid Edström
1870-1964 (aged 94)
engineer
athletics competitor
businessperson
politician
Johannes Sigfrid Edström was a Swedish industrialist, chairman of the Sweden-America Foundation, and fourth president of the International Olympic Committee.
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48. Bernhard Schmidt
1879-1935 (aged 56)
physicist
astronomer
Bernhard Woldemar Schmidt was an Estonian optician. In 1930 he invented the Schmidt telescope, which corrected for the optical errors of spherical aberration, coma, and astigmatism, making possible for the first time the construction of very large, wide-angled reflective cameras of short exposure time for astronomical research.
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49. Nima Sanandaji
1981-. (aged 45)
writer
Nima Sanandaji is a center-right liberal-conservative Iranian-Swedish social and natural researcher. Nima Sanandaji is CEO of the European Center for Entrepreneurship and Policy Reform and doctor of technology from KTH. Among other things, he does research on the spread of knowledge jobs in Europe and on preventive social work. As of 2024, he has above 750 scientific mentions related to...
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50. Sigurd Lewerentz
1885-1975 (aged 90)
architect
Sigurd Lewerentz was a Swedish architect.
51. Erik Johansson
1985-. (aged 41)
photographer
visual artist
Erik Johansson is a Swedish artist based in Prague who creates surreal images by combining photographic elements and other materials into surreal scenes. He combines images to create what looks like a real photograph, but creates logical inconsistencies to impart an effect of surrealism.
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52. PewDiePie
1989-. (aged 37)
YouTuber
writer
gamer
Japan Enthusiast
television producer
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber, best known for his gaming videos. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage have made him one of the most noted online personalities and content creators. Media coverage of him has cited him as a figurehead for YouTube, especially in the gaming genre.
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53. Linn Berggren
1970-. (aged 56)
singer
songwriter
Malin Sofia Katarina Berggren is a Swedish singer-songwriter, best known as a former member of the pop music band Ace of Base. Having been interested and involved in music since her childhood, she formed the band in 1987, along with her sister Jenny, her brother Jonas and their friend Ulf Ekberg. Before forming Ace of Base, Malin sang in her...
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54. Gustaf Dalén
1869-1937 (aged 68)
chemist
entrepreneur
physicist
industrialist
engineer
Nils Gustaf Dalén was a Swedish engineer and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1912 "for his invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys".
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55. Gert Wingårdh
1951-. (aged 75)
architect
Gert Wingårdh is a Swedish architect whose company, Wingårdh arkitektkontor, maintains an international practice.
56. Jan Rippe
1955-. (aged 71)
actor
Jan Torbjörn Rippe is a Swedish actor, singer, and comedian. He is known as a member of the comedic groups Galenskaparna and After Shave. He also had a role in the comedy series Macken.
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57. Lars Bern
1942-. (aged 84)
engineer
Lars Anders Vilhelm Bern is a Swedish engineer, doctor of technology, author and debater. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Bern has denied that the greenhouse effect has been proven, denies the extent of human influence on climate change that is part of the scientific consensus on climate change and has been described as...
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58. Leif Johansson
1951-. (aged 75)
entrepreneur
engineer
Leif Valdemar Johansson is a Swedish businessman. He was President and CEO of the Volvo Group from 1997 to 2011 and Chairman of Ericsson from 2011 until 2017 and is currently Chairman of AstraZeneca plc. In 2012, the Fokus Magazine ranked him as Sweden's 6th most powerful person.
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59. Marcus Wandt
1980-. (aged 46)
air force officer
engineer
astronaut
fighter pilot
Marcus Wandt is a Swedish test pilot and member of the 2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group. In January 2024, he became the third Swedish astronaut to visit space, after Christer Fuglesang and Jessica Meir. Wandt is a Swedish and Norwegian citizen, thus becoming the first Norwegian citizen in space.
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60. Ivar Jacobson
1939-. (aged 87)
computer scientist
inventor
Ivar Hjalmar Jacobson is a Swedish computer scientist and software engineer, known as a major contributor to UML, Objectory, Rational Unified Process (RUP), aspect-oriented software development, and Essence.
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61. Pello Otxandiano
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
Pello Otxandiano Kanpo is a Basque engineer, university professor and politician.
62. Peter Nordin
1965-2020 (aged 55)
computer scientist
artificial intelligence researcher
businessperson
Peter Nordin was a Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author who has contributed to artificial intelligence, automatic programming, machine learning, and evolutionary robotics.
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