Daniel Sedin est né le 26 septembre 1980 en Suède. Il est marié avec Marinette Gyllenflykt-Sedin depuis le 24 juillet 2004. Lui et Marinette Gyllenflykt-Sedin ont deux enfants.
[on being a Vancouver Canuck] The longer we play here and the longer we stay here, the tougher it gets to go back. Our kids are growing up here, they have their friends here. But I still think we'll go back [to Sweden] when we're done.