Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a professional Swedish tennis player. His highest ATP doubles ranking is 36th, which he reached o

Is a professional Swedish tennis player. His highest ATP doubles ranking is 36th, which he reached on September 28. His career high in singles is 377th, which he reached on September 24, 2007.

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player [1]. He is currently playing with Borås HC in the Hocke

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player [1]. He is currently playing with Borås HC in the HockeyAllsvenskan.

Was leader of the Swedish pulp and paper industry Mo och Domsjö AB and involved in several other co

Was leader of the Swedish pulp and paper industry Mo och Domsjö AB and involved in several other companies in the large economic sphere of the Kempe family. Kempe himself claimed that he spent his time at university in Uppsala mostly with playing tennis,

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

A Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lyn in Norway. He is a member of the Swedish nati

A Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lyn in Norway. He is a member of the Swedish national under-21 football team.Dahlin began his senior career at Åsebro IF in 2004. After one season with the Swedish Division 3 side, he was invited to Oslo to train with Lyn and was subsequently signed until the end of the 2009 season.

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitser

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He is a long-time Elitserien player and currently captain of HV71, with which he has won the Swedish championship thrice.

Born on 10 October 1975) is a Swedish golfer

Born on 10 October 1975) is a Swedish golfer

Is a Swedish singer, guitarist and keyboardist who is the leader of the bands Tiamat and Lucyfire. H

Is a Swedish singer, guitarist and keyboardist who is the leader of the bands Tiamat and Lucyfire. He has also done remixes for some of Rammstein's and London After Midnight's songs. He was also a guest singer in the Dutch progressive metal project, Ayreon. In the beginning of his career, Edlund relied solely on death grunts for singing but later switched to deep, baritone vocals, likely because Tiamat underwent a significant genre transition in the middle of the 1990s. He currently lives in Thessaloniki, Greece.

A Swedish football player, who plays as a forward for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League having

A Swedish football player, who plays as a forward for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League having joined in a record £8.2 million deal from French club Toulouse in the Ligue 1 Championship.[1] Elmander has scored eleven goals in 38 games for the Swedish national team, and was chosen to represent his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008.

Is a Swedish ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Bofors IK in the Swedish HockeyAllsvens

Is a Swedish ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Bofors IK in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. During the 2006/07 season Erkgärds played eight games with Färjestad. The rest of the season has he played with the club's U18 team. Erkgärds was elig

A Swedish football player at Helsingborgs IF. He is a midfielder.

A Swedish football player at Helsingborgs IF. He is a midfielder.

Was the president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980. He was that country's last governor before independ

Was the president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980. He was that country's last governor before independence, from 1968 to 1975, and first president after it gained independence from the Netherlands. He was deposed in a military coup on August 13, 1980. Ferrier has been the world's oldest living former head of state since the death of Maltese President Anthony Mamo on May 1, 2008.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Luleå HF in the Elitserien.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Luleå HF in the Elitserien. His National Hockey League rights are currently owned by the Los Angeles Kings.

Is a former National Hockey League left wing. He also starred for several years in his native Sweden

Is a former National Hockey League left wing. He also starred for several years in his native Sweden. He was drafted in the fifth round, 85th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

Was a Swedish economist.As a lecturer at Uppsala, Wicksell had attracted attention for his opinions

Was a Swedish economist.As a lecturer at Uppsala, Wicksell had attracted attention for his opinions about labor. At one lecture, he condemned drunkenness and prostitution as alienating, degrading, and impoverishing. Although he was sometimes identified as a socialist, his solution to the above problem was decidedly Malthusian in advocating birth control – a theory he would defend to the end of his life. Although he had attracted some attention for his fiery ideas, his first work in economics, Value, Capital and Rent, published in 1892, was largely unnoticed. In 1896, he published Studies in the theory of Public Finance,

Is a retired Swedish ice hockey player who played over 200 games for his hometown team HV71 in the S

Is a retired Swedish ice hockey player who played over 200 games for his hometown team HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien. He retired in 2009 due to recurring injuries.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kon

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. On April 8, 2009, Harju left Luleå HF of the Elitserien and signed with HC Dynamo Moscow.

Is a Swedish epee fencer. Harmenberg completed two years of study at the Massachusetts Institute of

Is a Swedish epee fencer. Harmenberg completed two years of study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1979, leaving his course early (he would have graduated in 1981) before returning to Sweden to pursue his fencing career. He earned his World

Is a Swedish theoretical computer scientist most known for his work on computational complexity theo

Is a Swedish theoretical computer scientist most known for his work on computational complexity theory.

Was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Hä

Was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Händel."Roman spent 6 years (1715-1721) in England and there studied with Johann Christoph Pepusch and met Francesco Geminiani and the great Händel whose music he admired. Roman returned to Sweden at the age of 27 and was appointed Deputy Master and 6 years later became Chief Master at the Swedish Royal Orchestra. Aside from being a composer, he was a performer. The violin and oboe were his favorite instruments.

Was a highly regarded Swedish operatic tenor. Björling was one of the few non-Latin tenors to rival

Was a highly regarded Swedish operatic tenor. Björling was one of the few non-Latin tenors to rival the Italian dominance of the opera world at that time.Björling was born in Borlänge, Sweden in February 1911. The midwife's register shows he was born on 5 February; however, the church baptism records erroneously show 2 February, and this was the day on which he celebrated his birthday throughout his life. He was taught to sing by his father, David, an accomplished vocalist, and made his debut public appearance at the age of four with the Björling Male Quartet. The group performed in concerts throughout Sweden and the United States for eleven and a half years.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for IF Elfsborg.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for IF Elfsborg.

Is a Swedish figure skater. Berntsson was the first Swede to land a triple Axel. As of 11 December

Is a Swedish figure skater. Berntsson was the first Swede to land a triple Axel. As of 11 December 2010 (2010 -12-11), he has the season's 48th highest total score.[2] As of 14 December 2010 (2010 -12-14), the International Skating Union (ISU) ranks him