Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Swedish film writer and director.

Is a Swedish film writer and director.

A former Swedish footballer.Möller was a successful goalkeeper for Malmö FF during the 1970s and 1

A former Swedish footballer.Möller was a successful goalkeeper for Malmö FF during the 1970s and 1980s. He played in the European Champions Cup final against Nottingham Forest F.C. in 1979. He has also played for Helsingborgs IF, Bristol City F.C. of England, Toronto Blizzard of Canada and Trelleborgs FF.

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He is currently an advisor in leaders

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He is currently an advisor in leadership subjects for Frölunda HC.

A former Swedish footballer.Jan Olsson played for Gais before he became professional with VfB Stuttg

A former Swedish footballer.Jan Olsson played for Gais before he became professional with VfB Stuttgart in 1969. In 1971 he returned to Gais. He's remembered as a rough midfielder and defender. In the 1970 FIFA World Cup he famously marked the Italian forward Luigi Riva. In total he was capped 22 times for the Swedish national team.

Is a Swedish author and journalist. Among his many books, the most well-known are the spy fiction no

Is a Swedish author and journalist. Among his many books, the most well-known are the spy fiction novels about Swedish spy Carl Hamilton and the historical fiction trilogy about Knight Templar Arn Magnusson.

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. His best result is a fourth place on 1500m Freestyle at t

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. His best result is a fourth place on 1500m Freestyle at the European LC Championships 1987 in Strasbourg.

Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1969, which he shared with Ra

Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes. Tinbergen was a founding trustee of Economists for Peace and Security

Is a Swedish landscape photographer, publicist, writer and lecturer.

Is a Swedish landscape photographer, publicist, writer and lecturer.

Is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Davos. He is the younger brother of Ret

Is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Davos. He is the younger brother of Reto Von Arx.

Was a freestyle swimmer, Olympic silver medalist and the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal winner from Sw

Was a freestyle swimmer, Olympic silver medalist and the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal winner from Sweden (1960, the youngest ever). She quit her career one year after the Olympics silver medal, at the age of 16.

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

A professional Swedish singer and dancer of Persian and Spanish descent.She joined the pop group Pla

A professional Swedish singer and dancer of Persian and Spanish descent.She joined the pop group Play in late 2003. After Play's lead singer Faye Hamlin left the group to pursue further schooling in October 2003, Janet received a phone call from Play's manager, Laila Bagge, to whom she had sent an audition video in the past. Janet had also been an acquaintance of original member Anais Lameche prior to joining Play. After meeting Janet, the three remaining members of Play, Anais Lameche, Rosie Munter, and Anna Sundstrand welcomed her into the group. On December 15, 2003,at the age of 13, an official press release announced that Janet had officially joined the group and had begun recording a new album with them.

Is a Swedish cyclist and mountaineer.Corax is an authority on Tibet. In 2003 he crossed the Tibetan

Is a Swedish cyclist and mountaineer.Corax is an authority on Tibet. In 2003 he crossed the Tibetan plateau Chang Tang on bike in 45 days with Nadine Saulnier. The Chang Tang trip resulted in a 30-minute film, called "Too Tired", part of the series "Into

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish film actor and director.He was born in Rebbelberga, Sweden and died in Gregersboda, Sw

Was a Swedish film actor and director.He was born in Rebbelberga, Sweden and died in Gregersboda, Sweden of bone cancer.

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland but grew up in Sweden, and is

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland but grew up in Sweden, and is now a Swedish citizen. He turned professional in 1987 and despite several visits to qualifying school, did not win a place on the European Tour until 1995

(born on in Finland on 10 May 1967) is a Swedish golfer

(born on in Finland on 10 May 1967) is a Swedish golfer

Is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented her native country in three consecutive Wi

Is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented her native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada. She mainly competed in the long-distance events.

A Swedish songwriter and producer, who was teamed up with Max Martin worked in Cherion Studios until

A Swedish songwriter and producer, who was teamed up with Max Martin worked in Cherion Studios until the year 2001, when the studios were forced to be closed down. He also writes songs and produced for The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Robyn, Ace of Base, Bon Jovi, 2gether and Britney Spears, and later he produced songs for Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Simple Plan, Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Lindsay Lohan, Dashboard Confessional, All American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, Hannah Montana, Linkin Park, Bullet for My Valentine and Taking Back Sunday. Most of his music is under the influence of today's modern pop-punk, dance punk, and emo music,

Was a Swedish actor, counted as the greatest and most popular actress in Sweden of her time, the fir

Was a Swedish actor, counted as the greatest and most popular actress in Sweden of her time, the first female star at the newly founded Royal Dramatic Theater, which was founded the same year she debuted.She could be regarded as somewhat of a pioneer in her trade; with the exception of a short experiment at the theatre of Bollhuset in 1737–1753, the Swedish speaking theatre and Opera was founded in 1773; before this time, the actors performing on the official stages of Sweden had been foreigners.

A Swedish-Ghana football player, playing offensive midfielder and forward. Abynn started he's career

A Swedish-Ghana football player, playing offensive midfielder and forward. Abynn started he's career in Gunnilse IS where he played until 1997 when German gigants FC Bayern München signed him, after an unsuccessful period in Bundesliga he returned to Sweden and Halmstads BK in 1998, he stayed with HBK for 2 seasons, winning Allsvenskan in 2000, before he signd for Allsvenska rivals Örgryte IS in 2001, in 2003 he moved to the Danish Danish Superliga and the club AGF Aarhus, he stayed in Denmark until 2005 when he signd for the Stockholm club Hammarby IF,

Is an ice hockey player from Sweden. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Is an ice hockey player from Sweden. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

A Swedish singer. She was born in Hjällbo, northeast of Gothenburg. The single "Tuesday Afternoon"

A Swedish singer. She was born in Hjällbo, northeast of Gothenburg. The single "Tuesday Afternoon" was a hit single in Scandinavia, and reached #57 in the UK Singles Chart. The album, Vera, also sold well there. Her work is perhaps best known, however, through the highly successful cover of her song Alive by trance artist Paul van Dyk, which was renamed We Are Alive and became a top 20 hit across Europe in 2000.

A singer-songwriter. Originally from Stockholm, she relocated to the United Kingdom in 2001 to furth

A singer-songwriter. Originally from Stockholm, she relocated to the United Kingdom in 2001 to further her music career. She has since written, produced, and recorded three albums that have attracted much attention from the music media worldwide. Though her main genres are folk/pop and acoustic, Beck often experiments with various kinds of music, such as R&B, soul, and blues.Beck's songs are frequently played on internet and FM radio stations worldwide and her tracks have been featured on many successful compilation albums. Her CD Morning Rain has received rave reviews from the music press and internet e-zines in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Beck was featured in the May 2004 issue of All Access Music magazine.