Famous People with Name Sverre

Sverre Petterssen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Sverre Petterssen: was a Norwegian meteorologist, prominent in the field of weather analysis and forecasting, and an international leader in meteorology.After school, he remained a weather officer in the Norwegian Air Force until 1939. He went to the US in 1935, lecturing on Norwegian meteorological theories to the US Navy and Caltech. In 1939, he was hired by MIT as head of the meteorology department, and wrote two important books there: Weather analysis and forecasting (1940) and Introduction to Meteorology (1941).With the invasion of Norway, Petterssen returned to Europe and offered his services in England to the Met Office, on loan from the Norwegian Air Force. During World War II, he served as a weather forecaster for bombing raids and special operations.

Sverre Farstad            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Sverre Farstad: was a speed skater representing Sportsklubben Falken, Trondheim, as part of the Falken Trio also including Henry Wahl and Hjalmar Andersen. Farstad won one Olympic gold medal and one European Championship in his three-year international career.

Sverre Ingolf Haugli            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Sverre Ingolf Haugli: was a Norwegian speed skater. He represented Jevnaker Idrettsforening, Gjøvik Skøiteklub, and Oslo Skøiteklub.Haugli's best international placing is third at the European Championships in 1950 and fourth in the World Championships in 1951.

Sverre Sørsdal            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Sverre Sørsdal: was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the heavyweight competition. He was unable to competed in the bronze medal bout

Sverre Løken            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Sverre Løken: is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.