Famous People with Name Svein

Ben Sveinson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ben Sveinson: is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1990 to 1999 as a Progressive Conservative. Sveinson was elected as a school trustee in Seine River in 1986, and re-elected in 1989. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the general election of 1990, outpolling his nearest opponent by about 1000 votes in the rural southeastern riding of La Verendrye. Sveinson was re-elected in the 1995 election by about 2000 votes over his nearest opponent. He was never appointed to cabinet, though he did serve as Deputy Chair of Committees for a time. He also joined the federal Progressive Conservative riding association executive in the riding of Provencher. In 2003, he led the executive in a unanimous vote against a political merger with the Canadian Alliance, and declared his support for Joe Clark's (ultimately unsuccessful) attempts to prevent the merger.

Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Europe

Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson: is a swimmer from Iceland, who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He represented Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, achieving the best ever result by an Icelandic swimmer in coming 25th.

Geir Sveinsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Norse

Geir Sveinsson: is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Sigurður Sveinsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Norse

Sigurður Sveinsson: is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.