Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A former Swedish footballer. As a member of the national team he played in 57 games, including 1990

A former Swedish footballer. As a member of the national team he played in 57 games, including 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1992 European Championship.

Was a Swedish astronomer, professor of astronomy and head of the observatory at Lund University 1929

Was a Swedish astronomer, professor of astronomy and head of the observatory at Lund University 1929-1955.Lundmark received his astronomical education at the observatory of Uppsala University. His dissertation (1920) was titled: The relations of the globular clusters and spiral nebulae to the stellar system. In the 1920s he worked at several observatories in the US, mainly Lick Observatory and Mount Wilson Observatory.Knut Lundmark was one of the pioneers in the modern study of the galaxies and their distances. He was one of the first to suspect that the galaxies are remote stellar systems at vast distances and not nearby objects belonging to our own galaxy, the Milky Way. In 1919 he measured the distance to M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy, to 650 000 light years (about a fourth of the present day value) using magnitudes of novae found in M31 and comparing them to nearby ones with known distances

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the water polo tournament. He played one match.

Was a Swedish footballer. He played as a striker.He began his career in Stattena IF. In 1925 he move

Was a Swedish footballer. He played as a striker.He began his career in Stattena IF. In 1925 he moved to the nearby club Helsingborgs IF where he made 516 appearances and scored 318 goals. he won Allsvenskan 5 times with the club he quit playing in 1942.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was part of the Swedish bo

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was part of the Swedish boat Sass which finished fourth in the 6 metre class competition.

Was an Swedish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was a member of

Was an Swedish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swedish team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of t

Was a Swedish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swedish Olympic squad in 1912. He played as defender one match in the consolation tournament.

Is a Swedish footballer of Kosovo-Albanian descent, who plays for Chicago Red Stars in the Women's P

Is a Swedish footballer of Kosovo-Albanian descent, who plays for Chicago Red Stars in the Women's Professional Soccer and Sweden women's national football team.On 4 December 2009 American WPS club Chicago Red Stars confirmed that they had signed Kosovare Asllani from Linköpings FC.

A former Swedish footballer.Kristensson played most of his career for Malmö FF. He played 626 games

A former Swedish footballer.Kristensson played most of his career for Malmö FF. He played 626 games for the club during 1963-1979. He won Allsvenskan 6 times and the Swedish cup 5 times. He was capped 38 times for the Swedish national team, and played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

A striker, currently part of the Djurgårdens IF squad.He joined the club from the junior squad at t

A striker, currently part of the Djurgårdens IF squad.He joined the club from the junior squad at the start of the 2007 season, but is still to make his Allsvenskan debut for DIF.

Is a Swedish handball player, currently playing for Danish Handball League side FCK Håndbold, with

Is a Swedish handball player, currently playing for Danish Handball League side FCK Håndbold, with whom he won the Danish Championship in 2008. He has previously played for IFK Skövde in the best league of his homeland.

Is a Swedish musician, graphic designer, and album cover artist for many bands in the extreme metal

Is a Swedish musician, graphic designer, and album cover artist for many bands in the extreme metal scene worldwide.

Is a Swedish actress. Wayborn was born Britt-Inger Johansson in Nybro, Sweden. She was Miss Sweden i

Is a Swedish actress. Wayborn was born Britt-Inger Johansson in Nybro, Sweden. She was Miss Sweden in 1970 and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant that same year and also crowned as Miss Scandinavia. She is probably better known for her role as Magda in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy.

Is a retired Swedish ski jumper. He competed in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup from 1998 to 2003, wit

Is a retired Swedish ski jumper. He competed in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup from 1998 to 2003, with a fourth place being his best career finish. He also competed in three World Championships. He made his World Cup debut in November 1998 with a 48th plac

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently with the Luleå HF team in the Swedish Elitser

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently with the Luleå HF team in the Swedish Elitserien league. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 125th overall.

A Swedish football player. Kristoffer is a goalkeeper of Hammarby IF, a Swedish football club. He ca

A Swedish football player. Kristoffer is a goalkeeper of Hammarby IF, a Swedish football club. He came to IF Brommapojkarna, his most resent club before moving to "Bajen" , in 2003 after a session in FC Café Opera.After a week start by Hammarbys first choice Rami Shaaban, Björklund jumped in and played surprisingly well. Later, when Rami Shaaban ijured his knee, Björklund became the first choice for the rest of the 2008 season.

A Swedish football player, who plays as a midfielder for Falkenbergs FF.Starting his career in IF Ce

A Swedish football player, who plays as a midfielder for Falkenbergs FF.Starting his career in IF Centern he moved to Halmstads BK in 2004, at the age of 17, he spent only 1 year with the youth team and in 2005 he played his first match in Allsvenskan. In february 2006 he damaged the Meniscus, however the operation went well. Durring the autum of 2006 he was loan to Laholms FK and in 2007 he went on loan to Falkenbergs FF witch he was later sold to for a undisclosed fee.

A Swedish footballer. He play for Örebro SK, but is currently on a loan at Djurgårdens IF.

A Swedish footballer. He play for Örebro SK, but is currently on a loan at Djurgårdens IF.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish footballer.Axelsson's debut in Allsvenskan came in 1964 with GAIS. He was a great defe

Was a Swedish footballer.Axelsson's debut in Allsvenskan came in 1964 with GAIS. He was a great defender for the Gothenburg club and played 71 games for them. In 1967 he turned professional with Club Brugge K.V. in Belgium, where in 6 seasons, he played 153 games and scored 4 goals for the club. He then played for A.S.V. Oostende K.M. (1973-76) and was a player-trainer for K.V. Kortrijk.

Was a Swedish physician who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish physician who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.