Famous People with Name Hedin

Sven Anders Hedin            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Sven Anders Hedin: was a Swedish explorer, geographer and geopolitician. His achievements include the production of the first detailed maps of vast parts of Pamir, the Taklamakan Desert, Tibet, the ancient Silk Road, and the Himalayas. He seems to have been the first explorer to realise that the Himalayas are a single mountain range.Although primarily an explorer, Hedin was also the first to unearth the ruins of ancient Buddhist cities in Chinese Central Asia. In 1899 he discovered the ancient Chinese garrison town of Loulan (Lou-lan) in the Takla-Makan. Many manuscripts unearthed by him at Loulan proved to be of great historical importance.

Nana Hedin            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Nana Hedin: a Swedish singer. She started her career in the late 1980s as backup singer for Swedish artists such as Dr. Alban, Stakka Bo. During 1994-2004 she sang the chorus on most of E-Type's hits, including This Is the Way and Set the World on Fire and started working for songwriters/producers Max Martin and Denniz PoP as backup singer for artists such as Céline Dion, Britney Spears and Ace of Base.Hedin and E-Type participated with the song "Paradise" in Melodifestivalen 2004 and went to the final in Globen. In Melodifestivalen 2005 she was present with the song "Wherever You Go".

Pierre Hedin            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Pierre Hedin: is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for Södertälje SK of Elitserien.