Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter B

A Swedish film actress. She starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1946 film It Rains on Our Love.

A Swedish film actress. She starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1946 film It Rains on Our Love.

Was an Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Näsbyholms cast

Was an Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Näsbyholms castle, Skurup and died in an airplane crash in 1917.

Is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.She became Junior World Champion in

Is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.She became Junior World Champion in the relay in Gothenburg in 2008, together with Jenny Lönnkvist and Lina Strand, and received silver medals in the middle distance and in the long course (b

A Swedish-Iranian football midfielder currently playing for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League. He c

A Swedish-Iranian football midfielder currently playing for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League. He came to Sweden as a two-year-old from Iran with his family. They settled in the small town Höganäs, and later moved to Lund when he was five. He is a very fast player, and is considered to be one of the biggest Swedish talents of his time.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

A former Swedish footballer and trainer. He was born in Ringarum.He began his career in Gusum and ca

A former Swedish footballer and trainer. He was born in Ringarum.He began his career in Gusum and came to IFK Norrköping in 1949. He played mostly as a defender. In 1956-61 he played for the Italian team Atalanta B.C. He also played for Åtvidabergs FF until he ended his playing career in 1965.

Was a Swedish ice hockey player.Åkerblom is one of the few ice hockey players to have died on-ice w

Was a Swedish ice hockey player.Åkerblom is one of the few ice hockey players to have died on-ice whilst playing for their team. This happened during an exhibition game on October 15, 1995, between his team Mora IK and Brynäs IF at the FM Mattsson Arena i

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Andersson also competed in two Summer Olympics

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Andersson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of eighth twice (K-2 1000 m: 1984, K-4 1000 m: 1988).

Was a Swedish flatwater canoer who competed in the early 1950s. Backlund also finished fourth in the

Was a Swedish flatwater canoer who competed in the early 1950s. Backlund also finished fourth in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a former backstroke swimmer from Sweden. He won the 100 m Backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Is a former backstroke swimmer from Sweden. He won the 100 m Backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and was a member of the bronze winning team from Sweden in the 4x100m Freestyle at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Was a Swedish football winger. He was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).After starting his carrier

Was a Swedish football winger. He was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).After starting his carrier playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.Four years later, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Summer

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.Four years later, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Summer Olympics, Wallin was on the team that once again captured the silver medal, this time alongside Frölander, Holmertz, and Anders Lyrbring. Wallin competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.

Was a Swedish actor.Ekerot had several roles in Swedish films, but he became immortalized in 1957 wh

Was a Swedish actor.Ekerot had several roles in Swedish films, but he became immortalized in 1957 when he starred in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, portraying Death as a white-faced man in a black cloak, an archetype that has influenced the representation of Death in countless instances in film and other media since then.

A Swedish football goalkeeper.After playing for a two local clubs, GAIS, IK Brage, Örgryte IS and S

A Swedish football goalkeeper.After playing for a two local clubs, GAIS, IK Brage, Örgryte IS and Spanish club Tenerife, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1998 and has been the club's first choice goalkeeper since. There was some speculation that he would retire after the 2006 season; however this seems to not be the case as Bengt appeared in the official IFK magazine stating that he will probably continue for at least three more years. He is known to be a good penalty shooter

Is a Swedish former alpine skier. His greatest achievement is the slalom bronze in the 1982 World Ch

Is a Swedish former alpine skier. His greatest achievement is the slalom bronze in the 1982 World Championships in Schladming. He was trained by Hermann Nogler. Fjällberg and Ingemar Stenmark are cousins.

Is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Sweden, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1

Is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Sweden, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth on the 1500m freestyle in 1972. Gingsjö also has a bronze medal on 400m freestyle from the first FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1973.

Was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished 31st in the 500 metres competition. Four years later he finished seventh in the 500 metres event and 17th in the 1500 metres contest a

A professor in astronomy at Uppsala University in Sweden.He is known for his work in uniting cosmic

A professor in astronomy at Uppsala University in Sweden.He is known for his work in uniting cosmic science with culture and theology, and questioning space science from a humanistic point of view. In 2002, Bengt was awarded the grand prize of the Royal Institute of Technology, and has also been awarded the grand prize of Längmanska kulturfonden. At one point during his career, he was a counselor working for the government of Sweden.

Was an Olympic medal winning Swedish fencer and equestrian who competed at five Olympics. He compete

Was an Olympic medal winning Swedish fencer and equestrian who competed at five Olympics. He competed in fencing at the 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, winning silver and bronze in the team épée. He fenced with all three weapons.

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

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

Swedish biochemist.He was born in Halmstad in southwest Sweden and studied at Stockholm University,

Swedish biochemist.He was born in Halmstad in southwest Sweden and studied at Stockholm University, where he became a professor in 1967.

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren has won three times on the Challenge Tour, once in 2004 and

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren has won three times on the Challenge Tour, once in 2004 and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate to the European Tour for the 2007 season. He did not win sufficien

Is a handball player and coach, playing in the national team 1964-1972, but best known as coach for

Is a handball player and coach, playing in the national team 1964-1972, but best known as coach for the Swedish national handball team 1988-2004.

Was a Swedish football player who played in Italy with Udinese, Inter Milan, Catania and Lecce, as w

Was a Swedish football player who played in Italy with Udinese, Inter Milan, Catania and Lecce, as well as with the Swedish national side.

Was a Swedish racing driver. Affectionately nicknamed Super Swede by F1 fans for his attacking drivi

Was a Swedish racing driver. Affectionately nicknamed Super Swede by F1 fans for his attacking driving style, along with Stirling Moss and Gilles Villeneuve, he was regarded as one of the greatest drivers never to have won the Formula One World Championsh