Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Is a Swedish entrepreneur who is the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA. As of 2008 he

Is a Swedish entrepreneur who is the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA. As of 2008 he is the wealthiest European-born person and the 8th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of around US$31 billion.

Is a Swedish sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a Swedish sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a Swedish composer.Ingvar Lidholm was born in Jönköping. He was a pupil of Hilding Rosenberg fr

Is a Swedish composer.Ingvar Lidholm was born in Jönköping. He was a pupil of Hilding Rosenberg from 1943-45, becoming a viola player with the Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra. Having been awarded the Jenny Lind Fellowship for 1946–7, he travelled to France, Switzerland and Italy. He was musical director of the "Orebro Orchestral Society" from 1947 to 1956. "Mutanza" was written in 1959 for the society.

Is a Swedish baritone opera singer.Wixell made his debut 1955 as Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flut

Is a Swedish baritone opera singer.Wixell made his debut 1955 as Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute. He worked at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm 1955–1967. He was engaged at the Deutsche Oper Berlin 1967 where he was a member for more than 30 years.

Was a Swedish actress notable for her many roles on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, and man

Was a Swedish actress notable for her many roles on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, and many films as well.Christenson was born in the small village of Hunnebostrand. She studyed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1933 to 1936. She married the writer Per-Erik Rundquist and with him got the son Mikael Rundquist, also an actor.

Is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. She won two Winter Olym

Is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. She won two Winter Olympic medals in the 3 x 5 km with a gold in 1960 and a bronze in 1956.

Was a Swedish-Jewish Expressionist painter born in Stockholm. Having studied at a Swedish art school

Was a Swedish-Jewish Expressionist painter born in Stockholm. Having studied at a Swedish art school, at age nineteen Grünewald travelled to Paris to study under Henri Matisse. In 1909 he gained recognition in his homeland when he exhibited his work at Halldins konsthandel. He met Fauvist painter Sigrid Hjertén, who had studied at the College of Crafts and Design in Stockholm, and encouraged her to return with him to study in Paris. Married in 1911, they became part of a group of Scandinavian artists known as "De Unga" (The Young Ones).

Is a Swedish figure skater and currently resides in Älta. Her coach is Marie Olsson. Her twin siste

Is a Swedish figure skater and currently resides in Älta. Her coach is Marie Olsson. Her twin sister is Amanda Nylander, who is also a figure skater.

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

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

Is a Swedish computer scientist, known as major contributor to UML, Objectory, RUP and aspect-orient

Is a Swedish computer scientist, known as major contributor to UML, Objectory, RUP and aspect-oriented software development.Ivar Jacobson was born in Ystad, Sweden on 2 September 1939. He got his Master of Electrical Engineering degree at Chalmers Institu

Was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. Between the two world wars,

Was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. Between the two world wars, he was one of the most powerful businessmen of Europe. Negotiating match monopolies with European and Central and South American governments, he finally controlled two thirds of the worldwide match production, and became known as the "Match King"

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional ice hockey winger. His career started with SC Rheintal and later he was transferre

Is a professional ice hockey winger. His career started with SC Rheintal and later he was transferred to HC Davos, where he played his first NLA seasons. Since season 1999/2000 he plays for SC Bern.

Was a Swedish adventurer and soldier. Born in Stockholm on 17th April 1878 as Thord Ivar Hallström.

Was a Swedish adventurer and soldier. Born in Stockholm on 17th April 1878 as Thord Ivar Hallström. In 1893 he joined the Merchant Marine and sailed on three ships before going ashore in Cape Town, South Africa, December 1895.