Namesakes
Gunnar Nordahl
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1921-1995 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1832-1901
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Torsten Wiesel
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1924-
Nobel Prize Winners 1981 (medicine)
Carl Bildt
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1949-
Swedish Prime Ministers 1991-1994
Nils Liedholm
(m) 1922-2007
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Thorbjörn Fälldin
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1926-2016
Swedish Prime Ministers 1976-1978; 1979-1982
Nils Edén
(m) 1871-1945
Swedish Prime Ministers 1917-1920
Booboo Stewart
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1994-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nils Schumann
(m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2000 800 m (gold)
Georg Åberg
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1893-1946
Olympic Medalists 1912 long jump; triple jump (bronze/silver)
Gunnar Lindström
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1896-1951
Olympic Medalists 1924 javelin throw (silver)
Nils van der Poel
(m) 1996-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Nils Engdahl
(m) 1898-1983
Olympic Medalists 1920; 1924 400 m; 4x400 m relay (bronze/silver)
Gustaf Jansson
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1922-2012
Olympic Medalists 1952 marathon (bronze)
Nils Nilsson
(m) 1936-2017
Olympic Medalists 1964 ice hockey (silver)
Nils Sandström
(m) 1893-1973
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Nils Skoglund
(m) 1906-1980
Olympic Medalists 1920 diving - plain high (silver)
Torgny Mogren
(a.k.a. Nils) (m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1988 cross-country skiing (gold)
Nils Frykberg
(m) 1888-1966
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (silver)
Nils Johansson
(m) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1964 ice hockey (silver)
Nils Backlund
(m) 1896-1964
Olympic Medalists 1920 water polo (bronze)