Hans Joachim Friedrich von Sydow (1762–1823), a Prussian officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars
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Björn von Sydow has taken his mother's surname and is a distant relative of the actor Max von Sydow.
In the early 21st century two books were written about the Sydow murders, Uppsala attorney Anders Frigell's von Sydowmordens gåta ("The riddle of the von Sydow murders"; Uppsala: Uppsala Publ. House, 2002) and the novel I skuggan av ett brott ("In the shadow of a crime", Stockholm: Bromberg, 2004) by the writer Helena Henschen, who is herself a granddaughter of Hjalmar and niece of Fredrik von Sydow.
Lieutenant General Hans Joachim Friedrich von Sydow (13 May 1762 in Zernikow / Nordwestuckermark – 27 April 1823) was a Prussian officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars He was honoured with a knighthood and the Blue Max (Pour le Mérite).
Painter Johan Borg (von Sydow) and his young wife Alma live on the small island of Baltrum, where he seeks rest after a crisis which is not detailed.
Max von Sydow was nominated for, but did not win, the Academy Award for Best Actor, losing to Dustin Hoffman for Rain Man.