Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olym

Was a Swedish ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished fourth with the Swedish team in the first Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament.

A Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.

A Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.

A Swedish contralto and opera singer.Finnilä was born in Falkenberg, Sweden and studied at the Roya

A Swedish contralto and opera singer.Finnilä was born in Falkenberg, Sweden and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She made her operatic debut in Göteborg in 1963. Though principally singing concert works, her operatic roles include parts in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, Handel’s Flavio, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, and Wagner’s Ring cycle.

Was a Swedish dramatic soprano who specialized in operatic and symphonic works. Her voice was noted

Was a Swedish dramatic soprano who specialized in operatic and symphonic works. Her voice was noted for its overwhelming force, bountiful reserves of power and the gleaming brilliance and clarity in the upper register.

A Swedish actress.Her intense portrayal of the nurse Alma in the 1966 film Persona led to an increas

A Swedish actress.Her intense portrayal of the nurse Alma in the 1966 film Persona led to an increase in the number of cinematic roles offered her, and she appeared that same year opposite James Garner and Sidney Poitier in the violent western Duel at Diablo. More Bergman collaborations followed, as well as working with John Huston (The Kremlin Letter: 1970) and Robert Altman (Quintet: 1979). She made her debut in American theatre in 1973 with a production of Erich Maria Remarque's "Full Circle". In 1990 she worked as a theatre director in Stockholm. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Andersson worked primarily in television and as a theatre actress, working with Bergman among others. She was also a supervisor for the humanitarian project Road to Sarajevo.

Later known as Saint Birgitta, also known as Santa Brigida or St. Bridgid of Sweden and Birgitta of

Later known as Saint Birgitta, also known as Santa Brigida or St. Bridgid of Sweden and Birgitta of Vadstena (in Swedish commonly as den heliga Birgitta), was a Mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettine Order, after over 20 years of married life before her husband died. Uniquely among saints of the second millennium, she was also the mother of a saint—Saint Catherine of Vadstena of Sweden.

Is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She was a part of the silver medal winning 4×200 m freestyle

Is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She was a part of the silver medal winning 4×200 m freestyle team in the 1980 Summer Olympics, swimming a leg in the prelims.

A Swedish operatic (mezzo-soprano).Svendén, who was born in Porjus and raised in Vuollerim, studied

A Swedish operatic (mezzo-soprano).Svendén, who was born in Porjus and raised in Vuollerim, studied at the Opera in Stockholm. She has made an international career in the first place as a Wagner singer, especially at the Bayreuth Festival.Birgitta Svendén has been a hovsångerska since 1995. She is also a full member of the Academy of Music and an honorary doctor at the Lulea University of Technology.

A Swedish actress who attended the Dramatens elevskola.

A Swedish actress who attended the Dramatens elevskola.

Is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden regarded by some observers and tennis players as t

Is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden regarded by some observers and tennis players as the greatest player in the sport's history

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. After his active career he has also worked as a

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. After his active career he has also worked as a color commentator for Sweden's TV4.

Was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 192

Was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 1925 until his death. His works form the inspiration for works by several major Swedish composers, including: Wilhelm Stenhammar, Ture Rangström, and Karin Re

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Os

Was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo with a throw of 56.44 metres. He was also a finalist at the 1948 Olympics in London, but he finished in sixth place with a throw of 52.98 metres.

Is a musician best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s.After the rock 'n' r

Is a musician best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s.After the rock 'n' roll craze gave way to jazz and blues in the late fifties, he joined 'Slim' Notini's Blues Gang as a guitarist. Notini had a reputation of nurturing young talent, in the same way that John Mayall was doing in Britain, and from there Hansson was able to move on and form his own blues group The Merrymen, who supported The Rolling Stones on an early Scandinavian tour.

A Swedish former football player and current football coach.Johansson was a player for fourteen year

A Swedish former football player and current football coach.Johansson was a player for fourteen years with Kalmar FF and Lindsdals IF, though he did not win any trophies as a player. In 1977 he was appointed coach in his former club of Kalmar FF, a job he held for two years before switching to local rivals Öster IF. Here he would remain for three years, leading Öster IF to back-to-back Swedish Allsvenskan championships in 1980 and 1981. Bo Johansson went on to coach Norwegian club FK Jerv, Greek club Panionios NFC, and started an international career coaching the Iceland national team. He would have to wait 13 years for his next title, until he in 1994 coached Danish team Silkeborg IF to the national Danish Superliga championship.

Was a Swedish modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Pa

Was a Swedish modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he received a gold medal in modern pentathlon. He received a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and again at the 1932 Summer

A Swedish former footballer who is currently club director for Swedish side GAIS. Sköldmark played

A Swedish former footballer who is currently club director for Swedish side GAIS. Sköldmark played for Örebro SK in his native Sweden before spells with Chinese side Dalian Wanda and Scottish side Dundee United. Sköldmark returned to Sweden in 2000 and finished his career with GAIS before taking up his current role.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

An American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s.In the mid-'70

An American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s.In the mid-'70s, he took over the role (from Joe Don Baker) of lawman Buford Pusser in both sequels to the hit 1973 film Walking Tall. While the sequels were less successful than the original, he reprised the role again for the short-lived 1981 television series of the same name — a show for which he was the highest paid television actor at the time. Svenson also played the sadistic Soviet agent Ivan in the Magnum, P.I. episode Did You See the Sunrise? (1982), which many fans consider to be one of the long-running show's best episodes. {It is ambiguous as to whether Magnum shoots Ivan or not}

Was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor.He won a Silver Bear prize in Berlin for All t

Was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor.He won a Silver Bear prize in Berlin for All things fair and a Special Grand Jury Prize at Cannes Festival for Ådalen 31, a film currently available neither on DVD nor on VHS. Raven's End, Ådalen 31 and All things fair all received a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Nomination

Is a Swedish poet and novelist. She was born close to

Is a Swedish poet and novelist. She was born close to

A Swedish football player of ethnic Serbian descent. He currently plays for Allsvenskan's AIK. He is

A Swedish football player of ethnic Serbian descent. He currently plays for Allsvenskan's AIK. He is regularly employed as a pundit by TV4.Djordjic started his career at IF Brommapojkarna before moving to Manchester United in 1999 as a youth player. Although considered a budding talent, he only made two appearances for United, but was awarded the prize "Jimmy Murphy's Young Player of the Year" at the age of 18.

Was a Russian ice hockey player who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics. He was born in Moscow. Zay

Was a Russian ice hockey player who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics. He was born in Moscow. Zaytsev played for HC Dynamo Moscow in the Soviet Hockey League.