Famous People with Name Birgitta

Birgitta Valberg            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Birgitta Valberg: a Swedish actress who attended the Dramatens elevskola.

Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir            Origin/Culture/Country: Norse

Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir: a pop singer who comes from the small town of Húsavík in Iceland. For most of her life she has lived in the northern part of Iceland.In November 1999 Haukdal replaced the then lead vocalist of the pop group Írafár. They released their first single "Hvar er ég?" ("Where am I?") in the summer of 2000, followed by two more singles in 2001. The band signed a recording contract with Iceland’s biggest record company, Skífan in 2002, releasing their first album "Allt sem ég sé" ("All I see") in early November. It is Iceland’s fastest selling pop album of the last 25 years, reaching platinum - which is not common in Iceland.

Birgitta Birgersdotter            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Birgitta Birgersdotter: later known as Saint Birgitta, also known as Santa Brigida or St. Bridgid of Sweden and Birgitta of Vadstena (in Swedish commonly as den heliga Birgitta), was a Mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettine Order, after over 20 years of married life before her husband died. Uniquely among saints of the second millennium, she was also the mother of a saint—Saint Catherine of Vadstena of Sweden.

Birgitta Svendén            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Birgitta Svendén: a Swedish operatic (mezzo-soprano).Svendén, who was born in Porjus and raised in Vuollerim, studied at the Opera in Stockholm. She has made an international career in the first place as a Wagner singer, especially at the Bayreuth Festival.Birgitta Svendén has been a hovsångerska since 1995. She is also a full member of the Academy of Music and an honorary doctor at the Lulea University of Technology.

Birgitta Jönsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Birgitta Jönsson: is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She was a part of the silver medal winning 4×200 m freestyle team in the 1980 Summer Olympics, swimming a leg in the prelims.