Famous People with Name Nils

Nils Otto Møller            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Nils Otto Møller: was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Danish boat Hi-Hi in the 6 metre class competition.

Nils Torvalds            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Nils Torvalds: is a Finnish broadcast journalist, writer and politician. Torvalds is the son of the poet Ole Torvalds, and the father of the computer programmer Linus Torvalds of Linux kernel fame. [1]Torvalds was active in the Communist Party of Finland (SKP) since he was a college student in the 1960s. He was elected to the Central Committee of the SKP in 1982.[2] His political beliefs developed after learning of the atrocities committed against communist sympathizers in Finland. In his son Linus' book, he is reported as having lost enthusiasm for Communism.

Nils Björklöf            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Nils Björklöf: was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events.Björklöf also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London.

Nils Sjöblom            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Nils Sjöblom: was a Finnish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Nils Gunnar L. Nilsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Nils Gunnar L. Nilsson: was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.