Famous People with Name Evald

Evald Okas            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Evald Okas: is an Estonian painter, probably best known for his portraits of nudes.Okas began his artistic career while studying at the State Art School in Tallinn, Estonia but with the advent of World War II and the Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia was subsequently arrested by Soviet officials and deported to a prison camp in Jaroslavl, Russia. While imprisoned at the camp in Jaroslavl, Okas befriended the rather well-known Estonian painters Aino Bach and Rihard Sagrits who mentored Okas and helped him hone his skills as an artist. By Soviet regulations, however, all artists were expected to paint in the Social Realism genre.

Evald Mikson            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Evald Mikson: was a goalkeeper in the Estonian national football team between 1934 and 1938. Mikson has been accused by the Simon Wiesenthal Center (in particular by Efraim Zuroff) of committing serious war crimes against Jews during the Second World War, when he was working as Deputy Head of Police in Tallinn/Harjumaa.

Evald Schorm            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Evald Schorm: was a Czech film and stage director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 26 films between 1959 and 1988. Schorm was a notable exponent of the Czech Film New Wave.[1][2]During 1970s and 1980s he was regarded as too "politically undesirable" to be involved in Czech filmmaking, and therefore concentrated more on stage direction.[2] He was involved with many Prague companies, such as Cinoherní klub, Studio Ypsilon, Theatre on the Balustrade, Semafor, Laterna Magika, and the National Theatre as well as with theatres in Brno, Olomouc, Cheb and Gottwaldov. Schorm was also a notable opera director, and directed opera performances in Prague (Fidelio in Smetana Theatre), Geneva and Stuttgart. From 1982 he was engaged by the Prague theatre Laterna Magika.

Evald Seeberg            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Evald Seeberg: was an Estonian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Theodore Kara.

Annika Evaldsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Annika Evaldsson: is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. Her best World Cup finish was seventh in a sprint event in Sweden in 1997. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Evaldsson finished 25th in the 5 km and 29th in both the 5 km + 10 km c