Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Swedish physicist.He was born in Lund, Sweden, and his father Manne Siegbahn also won the Nobel Pr

A Swedish physicist.He was born in Lund, Sweden, and his father Manne Siegbahn also won the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1924.

Is a alpine skier who competes in all disciplines. Kling competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics were s

Is a alpine skier who competes in all disciplines. Kling competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics were she ended up in 26th place, revealing she had suffered from fever during her time in Vancouver. On December 28, 2010 Kling crashed during a giant slalom rac

Is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion.

Is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion.

Is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.Brink has three wins on E

Is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.Brink has three wins on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour, the first coming in 1997 at the BTC Slovenian Open, when he went on to finish the season in second place on the end of

Silvstedt was a member of the Swedish National Ski Team, ranking as high as fourth among her Olympic

Silvstedt was a member of the Swedish National Ski Team, ranking as high as fourth among her Olympic teammates in the Super-Giant Slalom.[citation needed] Silvstedt claimed that at the age of 16 she competed in a "Best Fake Orgasm" contest at a local bar. The contestants were Silvstedt and 10 men. She won a brand-new TV. When she came home, she told her mother she won it at a game of bingo.[1]

Was a Swedish poet and novelist.Boye was born in Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden, and moved with her

Was a Swedish poet and novelist.Boye was born in Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden, and moved with her family to Stockholm in 1909. She studied at Uppsala University from 1921 to 1926 and debuted in 1922 with a collection of poems, "Clouds" (Sw. "Moln"). During her time in Uppsala and until 1930, Boye was a member of the socialist group Clarté.

Is an Austrian freestyle skier who won a silver medal at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2

Is an Austrian freestyle skier who won a silver medal at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 in ski-cross. Although an Austrian she was once a member of the Swedish ski team, but switched to ski-cross and will compete for Austria at the 2010 Wi

Was a Swedish diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she was eliminated in the firs

Was a Swedish diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform competition.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. She competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. She competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Her best individual result is a 24th place in the 50 m free

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. Olsson also finished fifth in the K-2 50

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. Olsson also finished fifth in the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

(born on 8 August 1983) is a Swedish professional golfer

(born on 8 August 1983) is a Swedish professional golfer

Was a Swedish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer

Was a Swedish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 tournament he was a part of the Swedish football team.Four years later he was a member of the Swedish Olympic squad. He played as midfielder one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player currently with Linköpings HC of Elitserien. He is an alternate capta

Is a Swedish ice hockey player currently with Linköpings HC of Elitserien. He is an alternate captain for the team.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was a crew member of the S

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Marga which finished fourth in the 10 metre class competition.

Was a Swedish-born naturalist, who is credited with being the "father of helminthology".Rudolphi was

Was a Swedish-born naturalist, who is credited with being the "father of helminthology".Rudolphi was born in Stockholm to German parents. He was awarded his doctorate in 1795, from the University of Greifswald, where he was appointed Professor of Anatomy. He worked widely across the fields of botany, zoology, anatomy and physiology. He investigated the anatomy of nerves, carried out studies of plant growth and was an early champion of the view that the cell is the basic structural unit of plants. In 1804, Karl Rudolphi, along with D.H.F. Link were awarded the prize for "solving the problem of the nature of cells" by the Königliche Societät der Wissenschaft (Royal Society of Science), Göttingen, for proving that cells had independent rather than common walls.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish gymnast and diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympic

Was a Swedish gymnast and diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. Salcho

Was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. Salchow didn't compete at the 1906 World Championships that were held in Munich, as he feared that he won't be judged fairly against Gilbert Fuchs of Germany. Wh

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish film writer and director. He has three children with his wife Coco.Moodysson grew up as

Is a Swedish film writer and director. He has three children with his wife Coco.Moodysson grew up as an outcast, expressing himself through poetry. By the time he was 23 he had written five poetry collections and a novel published by Wahlström & Widstrand. He decided to move to film to produce works that were less introverted and could be enjoyed by a wider audience than poetry. After studying at what was then Sweden's only film school, the Dramatiska Institutet, he directed three short films before moving to features.

Is a former medley swimmer from Sweden. He won the 400 m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympi

Is a former medley swimmer from Sweden. He won the 400 m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics by 0.002 seconds over American Tim McKee. This was the reason the rules were changed, and today they measure in hundredths of a second.

Swedish economist and politician. He was born in Gustafs, Dalarna, and died in Danderyd, close to St

Swedish economist and politician. He was born in Gustafs, Dalarna, and died in Danderyd, close to Stockholm.

Was a Swedish track and field athletic, bandy and ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter

Was a Swedish track and field athletic, bandy and ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. He was also a coach and captain, mainly in the Swedish club Södertälje SK.

Was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He finishe

Was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He finished seventh in the pole vault competition and fifth in the hammer throw event.

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

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