Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was the session vocalist for Swedish doom metal band Candlemass during their first studio recording.

Was the session vocalist for Swedish doom metal band Candlemass during their first studio recording. He recorded their first album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus and departed soon after, (despite Candlemass' countless efforts to make him stay) reputably to work on a pop project he had started earlier. Unlike his successor Messiah Marcolin, Längqvist was a baritone, which meant he had a lower pitched voice and therefore sang the songs in a lower vocal range than the ones that followed with Marcolin as vocalist.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He competed twice at the Summer Olympics for his native c

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He competed twice at the Summer Olympics for his native country, in 1996 and 2000, both in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay. After his active career he became coach for Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar.

A Swedish former footballer. He debuted for the national team in 1997, and played 49 matches and sco

A Swedish former footballer. He debuted for the national team in 1997, and played 49 matches and scored 4 goals as a defender/midfielder. Mjällby was the team captain during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also took part in the Euro 2000 and Euro 2004.

Is a Swedish swimmer. He was born in Sollefteå, but grew up in Skellefteå, Västerbotten.

Is a Swedish swimmer. He was born in Sollefteå, but grew up in Skellefteå, Västerbotten.

Is a snowboarder known for being one of the first riders to take freestyle tricks more commonly perf

Is a snowboarder known for being one of the first riders to take freestyle tricks more commonly performed in man-made terrain parks into the big mountain freeriding environments of Alaska. Originally coming from a freestyle background, when Olofsson arriv

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Djurgårdens IF. He moved to the club in 2008 from Gefle

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Djurgårdens IF. He moved to the club in 2008 from Gefle IF. During his first season in Gefle he scored 11 goals in Allsvenskan. Before moving to Gelfe, Oremo played for Söderhamns FF in the Swedish Division 3. After the season, Oremo was connected with other Swedish clubs but he decided to stay in Gefle. On July 3rd, 2008, Oremo signed a 4,5 years contract with Djurgårdens IF.

Was a Swedish-Russian astronomer. His name is sometimes given as Jöns Oskar Backlund, however even

Was a Swedish-Russian astronomer. His name is sometimes given as Jöns Oskar Backlund, however even contemporary Swedish sources give "Johan". In Russia, where he spent his entire career, he is known as Oskar Andreevich Baklund (????? ????????? ???????). Russian sources sometimes give his dates of birth and death as April 16, 1846 and August 16, 1916, since Russia still used the Julian calendar at the time.He specialized in celestial mechanics, and notably worked on calculating the orbit of Comet Encke, taking into account the perturbations of various planets. He used observations of Comet Encke to try estimate the mass of Mercury. Russian sources sometimes referred to the comet as Comet Encke-Backlund. He also carried out geodesic studies in Spitsbergen from 1898 to 1900. He became a member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences in 1883.

A Swedish footballer playing for GIF Sundsvall.He has previously played for IK Svane, BK Häcken and

A Swedish footballer playing for GIF Sundsvall.He has previously played for IK Svane, BK Häcken and Ljungskile SK.

Was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. He invented a modern adjustable spanner (patents in 1891 a

Was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. He invented a modern adjustable spanner (patents in 1891 and 11 May 1892). He obtained over 100 patents in total.the oldest of six children in a crofter's family. His was first employed as an assistant operator of a steam engine at a local peat factory. He left Vårgårda at age 19, in 1873, for Motala to work as a navvy. Following military service in 1874, he moved to Eskilstuna where he worked for the Munktells factory, and in 1878 he moved to Västerås where he found employment at a mechanical workshop. Following that, he worked as a blacksmith at a nearby farm.

A Swedish footballer playing for Örebro SK.He has previously played for IF Vindhemspojkarna, IK Sir

A Swedish footballer playing for Örebro SK.He has previously played for IF Vindhemspojkarna, IK Sirius and IF Brommapojkarna.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Is an ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Oly

Is an ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 2002 in Salt Lake City. His main achievements were held as a junior, when he won the Men's Allround Junior World Title in 2000 and took

Swedish sculptor, was born in Stockholm.After studying for some time in Paris he went to Rome, where

Swedish sculptor, was born in Stockholm.After studying for some time in Paris he went to Rome, where he remained for twelve years and sculptured a number of groups in marble, including, besides subjects from classical mythology, a colossal representation of "History," in which are depicted the achievements of Gustav II Adolf before the Chancellor Oxenstierna.

Is a Swedish former alpine skier. Since being in the olympics, wallner has opened a store which spec

Is a Swedish former alpine skier. Since being in the olympics, wallner has opened a store which specializes in apple cobbler making.

Was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.Zetterstedt studied at the Uni

Was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany and practical economy in 1836, retiring as emeritus in 1853.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Is a Swedish female footballer. She plays at midfield for Göteborg FC and the Swedish national team

Is a Swedish female footballer. She plays at midfield for Göteborg FC and the Swedish national team.She rejected the proposal outright. Almgren thought that her friend was joking with her when she got a phone call from a translator saying Ronaldinho wanted her to go to his room.

Is a Swedish football defender who currently plays for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Socce

Is a Swedish football defender who currently plays for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer.

Is a Swedish figure skater. She placed 29th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships and 35th

Is a Swedish figure skater. She placed 29th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships and 35th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Is a Swedish tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 64 on October 11, 2010. Johanna beg

Is a Swedish tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 64 on October 11, 2010. Johanna began playing international tennis on the ITF junior circuit, where she reached a career-high junior ranking of 79 in September 2006. During the Fed Cup in 20

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

Is a former Swedish Olympic backstroke swimmer. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she swum the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke and the 4×100 m medley relay.

Better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". On

Better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the best regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in Sweden and the rest of Europe, and for an extraordinarily popular concert tour of America beginning in 1850. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1840.

Is a female wrestler from Sweden.

Is a female wrestler from Sweden.

Is a female badminton player from Sweden.Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics i

Is a female badminton player from Sweden.Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Fredrik Bergström. They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canada in the first round and Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in the second.

is a former international topswimmer from Sweden, who won her first medal in 1997 by the European S

is a former international topswimmer from Sweden, who won her first medal in 1997 by the European Swimming Championships in Sevilla: a bronze on the 100 Butterfly.