Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a former Swedish Olympic freestyle swimmer. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she s

Is a former Swedish Olympic freestyle swimmer. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she swum the 50 m freestyle finishing 23rd. She is 6 ft 3 inches (191 cm) tall.

A Swedish actress.The granddaughter of legendary Swedish actor Olof Widgren and the daughter of Hans

A Swedish actress.The granddaughter of legendary Swedish actor Olof Widgren and the daughter of Hans Bergström (director) and Kerstin Widgren (actress) Bergström is married to Colin Nutley and plays the female lead in many of his films. Being one of Sweden’s most highly acclaimed stage actresses she has played the lead part in plays like ”Miss Julie”, ”Twelfth Night”, ”Pygmalion”, ”Piaf”, "A Dolls House", the part of Hamlet in “Hamlet”, “Medea” and Blanche in “A Streetcar Named Desire”. In the autumn of 2008 she will play the part of Sally Bowles in Stockholm City Theatre’s production of “Cabaret”.

A Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer in the band Sandy Mouche and has been singin

A Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer in the band Sandy Mouche and has been singing in Per Gessle's projects since 2003. In February 2007 she released her first solo album, Dynamo.Her parents, Per Olof and Margareta, divorced when she was seven years old, and she and her sisters Charlotta and Sofia moved with their mother to a village called Björnstorp (outside of Lund, Skåne County, southern Sweden) when she was ten. Helena has four sisters (Charlotta, Sofia, Hanna and Carolina). She is left-handed and can play keyboards, tambourine and harmonica. Helena married Martin Nilsson (a.k.a. Martinique Josefsson),

Is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, where she swum the pr

Is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, where she swum the prelims for the silver medal winning Swedish 4×100 m freestyle relay team.

Was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Swedish inventor and industrialist. He was born in Hammerdal, in the province of Jämtland, as the s

Swedish inventor and industrialist. He was born in Hammerdal, in the province of Jämtland, as the son of a captain at Jämtlands fältjägarregemente. He was recruited as a cadet to his father's regiment, where he worked with land survey. After a couple of years he left the regiment to study at the Technological Institute of Stockholm (later known as KTH).With his companion and brother-in-law, Theodor Winborg, Palmcrantz founded a small but growing factory on Kungsholmen, Stockholm, where they manufactured reaping machines, mowers and other agricultural equipment of their own design.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Also known as Graf Helmer Morner, was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics

Also known as Graf Helmer Morner, was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish figure skater.

Was a Swedish figure skater.

Is a renowned Swedish crime writer, occasional children's author and dramatist, best known for a ser

Is a renowned Swedish crime writer, occasional children's author and dramatist, best known for a series of detective novels starring his most iconic creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.

Was a Swedish amateur[1] football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a

Was a Swedish amateur[1] football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swedish Olympic squad. He did not play in a match, but was a reserve player.

A Swedish football (soccer) striker of Eritrean origin. Henok played for Swedish under-21 team durin

A Swedish football (soccer) striker of Eritrean origin. Henok played for Swedish under-21 team during qualifiers for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.Goitom moved to Italy in 2003 to join Udinese Calcio, making his his debut in Serie A in 2004 and scored his first professional goal against Internazionale. He was mainly used on the substitutes bench.

Was a Swedish equestrian and four-time Olympic champion.

Was a Swedish equestrian and four-time Olympic champion.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish singer (mezzosoprano) and singing pedagogue.Henriette was a student of organist Georg

Was a Swedish singer (mezzosoprano) and singing pedagogue.Henriette was a student of organist Georg Günther in Gothenburg before she went to Paris in 1838, where she learned singing from Manuel Garcia and piano from Frederic Chopin. She debuted as Elvira in Don Juan at the Comedie-Italienne in Paris in 1842. She toured Europe in 1844-1855 before she was employed at the Italian Opera at Saint Petersburg in Russia in 1859, where she was an instructor at the conservatory until 1873. She was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1870 and rewarded Litteris et Artibus in 1871. She married the Danish composer Siegfried Saloman in 1850.

Is a Swedish ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Färjestads BK in the Swedish Elitserie

Is a Swedish ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Färjestads BK in the Swedish Elitserien. During the 2006/07 season Björklund only played one game with Färjestad, but when he played that game (against Malmö Redhawks on March 2, 2007) he became

A Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for GAIS, in Sweden.

A Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for GAIS, in Sweden.

A Swedish footballer, best known for winning four titles in seven years with Celtic. He subsequently

A Swedish footballer, best known for winning four titles in seven years with Celtic. He subsequently had a two-year spell at Barcelona, where he won two titles and the Champions League. After his contract had expired at Barcelona, Larsson returned to his home town club of Helsingborgs IF, and joined Manchester United on a brief loan spell between January and March 2007.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a right winger for Djurgårdens IF in E

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a right winger for Djurgårdens IF in Elitserien. Although eligible for the 2009 amature draft, Eriksson has not been drafted by any NHL team.

Is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1988. The righthander won five dou

Is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1988. The righthander won five doubles titles during his career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on July 5, 1993, when he became the number 17 of the world.

An American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was

An American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers 11th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami (Ohio) University.Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2005. He became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback in NFL history, helping to lead the Steelers to a 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of 23. He was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2007.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2004. Competing in three Summer Olympi

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2004. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF, where he is the team captain.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF, where he is the team captain.

(born on 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer.

(born on 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He is nicknamed Henke. He was part of the g

Is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He is nicknamed Henke. He was part of the golden generation of Swedish tennis in the 1980s that come through the ranks after the great success of Björn Borg. Sundström was at his best on clay and achieved all his best results on this surface, with his solid and heavy topspin groundstrokes from the baseline.