Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

A former Swedish football player and manager. He became the youngest manager in the Allsvenskan in 1

A former Swedish football player and manager. He became the youngest manager in the Allsvenskan in 1982 when he took over at Gefle IF aged 27.

Is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kok

Is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split.

Is the bassist/guitarist of the alternative rock band Placebo and is part of the electronic dance/DJ

Is the bassist/guitarist of the alternative rock band Placebo and is part of the electronic dance/DJ and remix act Hotel Persona.He moved to Luxembourg when he was young and went to the American International School of Luxembourg along with fellow band member Brian Molko. Olsdal began playing music in his school's orchestra in 1987.

A Swedish football midfielder and football manager.After playing for a local club, he joined Djurgå

A Swedish football midfielder and football manager.After playing for a local club, he joined Djurgårdens IF and later English club Everton F.C. before returning to Sweden and IFK Göteborg in 1990 with which he won five Swedish Championships. He then moved to Swiss club Lausanne Sports before rejoining his old club Djurgårdens IF in 2000, winning another Championship in 2002 before retiring. He was then part of the club's coaching staff before taking the job as manager of his other previous Swedish club IFK Göteborg for the 2007 season.

A Swedish former footballer.he played as a midfielder. He started playing football at youth level in

A Swedish former footballer.he played as a midfielder. He started playing football at youth level in Kulladals FF and began his career at his hometown club Malmö. In 1990 he played as a youth player in Leverkusen before moving on to Benfica where he played from 1990 to 1994. He also played for Arsenal, Fiorentina, Valencia and Sunderland. The most prestigious award he received was Guldbollen, 1999, as Sweden's best footballer during that year.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983 and a career-high doub

Is a retired male boxer from Sweden, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Is a retired male boxer from Sweden, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Cuba's title contender Yosvani Aguilera

A former football player from Sweden.He played for the Sweden national football team at the 1950 FIF

A former football player from Sweden.He played for the Sweden national football team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup .

A Swedish film actor, known for his roles in Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Go

A Swedish film actor, known for his roles in Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and Mamma Mia!Skarsgård started his acting career early, at age of 20 he already had a great experience in film, TV, and stage.[3] Most of his early roles were in Swedish TV and movies.Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier, having starred in three of the Danish auteur's features, including The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, and Dogville. Aside from these, his best-known Scandinavian work is probably his leading role as the guilt-ridden policeman Jonas Engström in the original Insomnia.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

A former Swedish footballer.Pålsson began his playing career in Stångenäs AIS, after that he play

A former Swedish footballer.Pålsson began his playing career in Stångenäs AIS, after that he played for Kungshamns IF. In January 1968 he began to play with GAIS and played for the club in Allsvenskan and the second division until 1981. He played 149 matches and scored 40 goals in allsvenskan and, scored 41 goals in 145 division 2 appearances.

Is a Swiss singer.His success started in German-speaking countries in the 1980s when as part of the

Is a Swiss singer.His success started in German-speaking countries in the 1980s when as part of the band Grauzone he had a hit single "Eisbär". With hit songs such as "Combien de Temps" and "Oh Ironie", his popularity spread Europe-wide with various albums, tours, and chart success in France and Switzerland.

Is a professional tennis player from Australia. He is also citizen of Sweden.He, along with partner

Is a professional tennis player from Australia. He is also citizen of Sweden.He, along with partner Wesley Moodie, became the first qualifier to win the Wimbledon men's doubles championship in 2005, beating the 6th, 9th, 3rd, 1st & 2nd seeds in the process. His Wimbledon title was only his second doubles title on the ATP tour after his 2002 success at Casablanca with Myles Wakefield.

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fourth in the bant

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fourth in the bantamweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Fidel Ortiz.

Was a Swedish author and journalist.Stig Dagerman was one of the most prominent Swedish authors duri

Was a Swedish author and journalist.Stig Dagerman was one of the most prominent Swedish authors during the 1940s. In the course of five years, 1945-49, he enjoyed phenomenal success with four novels, a collection of short stories, a book about postwar Germany, five plays, hundreds of poems and satirical verses, several essays of note and a large amount of journalism.

A former Swedish football defender. He played for IFK Göteborg during a large part of his career, w

A former Swedish football defender. He played for IFK Göteborg during a large part of his career, winning two UEFA Cups (1982 and 1987), as well as four Swedish Championships with the club. He also played 58 matches for the national team, captaining 15 of them

A former Swedish football midfielder and current director of sports of IFK Göteborg, his main club

A former Swedish football midfielder and current director of sports of IFK Göteborg, his main club as player, with which he won four Swedish Championships. He was also part of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup.

Is a Swedish trotting trainer and former driver. He started his career as a professional trainer in

Is a Swedish trotting trainer and former driver. He started his career as a professional trainer in 1969, and has during a large part of the career been a dominating force in Swedish trotting. He is, arguably, the greatest in Swedish trotting history. Int

Was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist.Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sw

Was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist.Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films. He also performed as an actor at various Swedish theatres and was a frequent guest on radio and television.Stig Järrel was born Stig Ohlsson in Malmberget in northern Sweden in 1910. In 1929, he was admitted as a drama student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Stockholm, and worked later for actor Gösta Ekman. He made his debut in a 1936 film with actor Edvard Persson called Larsson i det andra giftet

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

A Swedish chess master.He won at Stockholm 1942, tied with Folke Ekström, ahead of both Gösta Stol

A Swedish chess master.He won at Stockholm 1942, tied with Folke Ekström, ahead of both Gösta Stoltz and Erik Lundin, took 2nd behind Ekström at Stockholm 1943/44, and won at Lidköping 1944 (Swedish Chess Championship) ahead of Paul Keres.

Was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer. Father of actress Lena Olin and Swedis

Was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer. Father of actress Lena Olin and Swedish singer Mats Olin.Enjoyed a successful acting career when he acted in leading parts in a number of early Ingmar Bergman films, including Torment (Swedish: Hets) (1944; Bergman's script debut), Crisis (1946), Kvinna utan ansikte (Woman Without a Face) (1947; script by Bergman), Port of Call (1948), Eva (1948; script by Bergman), Prison (1949), To Joy (1950), Summer Interlude (1951) and Divorced (1951; script by Bergman).

Is a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the 1952 Winter Olympics, and

Is a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the 1952 Winter Olympics, and in the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished 40th in the Olympic downhill event. He also participated in the Alpine combined competition but did not f

Is a boxer from Sweden.

Is a boxer from Sweden.

Is a Swedish former alpine skier and sports commentator. He is known for being sports commentator fo

Is a Swedish former alpine skier and sports commentator. He is known for being sports commentator for SVT during many years after his carreer, and still 2010. He has also worked as a political advisor for the Swedish Social Democratic Party.