This is a list of notable people affiliated with Uppsala University.
For a list of chancellors of the university, see Chancellor of Uppsala University.
Nobel laureates affiliated with Uppsala University
Government, politics and civil service
Royalty
International work
Swedish politicians
Non-Swedes
Stane Dolanc (1925–1999), Yugoslav (Slovenian) politician, head of the security service under Tito
Onésimo Silveira, Cape Verdean diplomat, politician and writer (Ph.D., Political science, 1976)
Guðmundur Steingrímsson (born 1972), Icelandic politician
Religion
As Uppsala University has one of only two faculties of theology in Sweden, and the older one of the two (the other is in Lund), most Swedish churchmen of note have actually graduated from the university.
Israel Acrelius (1714–1800), Lutheran missionary to New Sweden; author of History of New Sweden
Johan Campanius (1601–1683), Lutheran clergyman assigned to New Sweden
Nicolaus Olai Campanius (1593–1624), priest
Lars Levi Laestadius (1800–1861), clergyman and botanist, founder of the conservative laestadian movement
Nathan Söderblom (1866–1931), professor of comparative religion; later archbishop of Uppsala and Nobel peace laureate in 1931
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), scientist, philosopher and religious mystic
Carl Aaron Swensson (1857–1904), American Lutheran minister; founder of Bethany College
Gustaf Unonius (1810–1902), Episcopalian priest
Natural sciences and medicine
Mathematics, physics and astronomy
Chemistry, geology and mineralogy
Medicine and life sciences
Explorers
Sven Hedin (1865–1952; fil. kand. 1888; honorary doctorate 1935), known for his travels through Central Asia; last person to be ennobled in Sweden
Finn Malmgren (1895–1928), Arctic explorer (Ph.D. in meteorology 1927, participated in several Arctic expeditions and died in one 1928)
Humanities and social sciences
Industry
Christopher Polhem (1661–1751)
Gustaf de Laval (1845–1913), engineer, co-founder of the present Alfa Laval
Jan Stenbeck (1942–2002)
Karl Jöreskog (born 1935), Professor Emeritus, co-author (with Dag Sörbom) of LISREL statistical program
Hans Dalborg (born 1941)
Carl-Henric Svanberg (born 1952)
Maarit Toivanen (born 1954), Finnish business executive and Vuorineuvos
Gunilla Asker (born 1962) CEO of Svenska Dagbladet
Niklas Zennström (born 1966)
Arts
Literature
Music
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland (1827–1852), song composer, matriculated 1844 and studied several semesters in Uppsala
Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, politician and civil servant
Hugo Alfvén, composer, director musices of Uppsala University
Wilhelm Stenhammar, composer, director musices of Uppsala University
Lars-Erik Larsson, composer, director musices of Uppsala University
Herbert Blomstedt, orchestral conductor
Petter Askergren (known as "Petter"), Swedish rap artist
Rickard Westman, member of folk music group Garmarna
Theatre and entertainment
Tage Danielsson, writer and entertainer (matriculated 1949, MA 1955, was vice chairman of Uppsala Student Union)