Gustaf Fröding (Swedish pronunciation: [?g?s?tav ?frø?d??] (listen); 22 August 1860 – 8 February 1911) was a Swedish poet and writer, born in Alster outside Karlstad in Värmland.
The family moved to Kristinehamn in the year 1867.
He later studied at Uppsala University and worked as a journalist in Karlstad.