Famous People with Name Gudmund

Gudmund Skjeldal            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Gudmund Skjeldal: is a Norwegian cross-country skier and writer. He competed in the World Cup between 1991 and 1995. In March 1991 he finished eighth in the 50 kilometres in Oslo. He finished second in the same race two years later, and fourth over 15 kilometres in Strbske

Gudmund Harlem            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Gudmund Harlem: was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1955 to 1961 and Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1961 to 1965 (except for a short break from August to September 1963). As a physician he spent most of his career at Statens Attføringsinstitutt, serving as director from 1970 to 1977. He was then a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology and director of NTNF. He was the father of former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and former Norwegian Minister of Justice Hanne Harlem.

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: is a Danish composer. Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is the son of the sculptor Jørgen Gudmundsen-Holmgreen. He studied at the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen, with Høffding, Westergaard, and Hjelmborg, graduating in 1958 (Jakobsen 2001).

Roger Gudmundseth            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Roger Gudmundseth: is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.On the local level he was a deputy member of Ålesund city council from 1967 to 1970 and of the executive committee of Stjørdal municipal council from 1975 to 1979. He chaired the local party chapter from 1979

Petur Karl Gudmundsson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Petur Karl Gudmundsson: is a retired Icelandic professional basketball player. He was a 218 cm (7'2"), 118 kg (260 lb) center and played college basketball at the University of Washington, in Seattle, United States.Gudmundsson was selected in the third round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, for whom he played during the 1981-82 season. In August 1983 the Blazers traded him to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 1984 third-round draft pick.[1][2] He played with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985-86 but was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with Frank Brickowski, two draft picks and an undisclosed amount of money in exchange for Mychal Thompson.[3]

Niklas Lars Roger Gudmundsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Niklas Lars Roger Gudmundsson: a former Swedish footballer.During his career he played for Halmstads BK, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Ipswich Town F.C., Malmö FF, and IF Elfsborg. He earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for the Sweden national football team, and played in the 1992 Olympic football tournament.

Birkir Ivar Gudmundsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Norse

Birkir Ivar Gudmundsson: was a goalkeeper for the Iceland national handball team. He is married to Kristín Ólafsdóttir and has two daughters with her. He is currently playing for Haukar in Iceland.