Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Swedish swimmer from Malmö, representing Malmö KK. He swam the anchor leg in the gold winning

Is a Swedish swimmer from Malmö, representing Malmö KK. He swam the anchor leg in the gold winning Swedish 4x100 m freestyle relay consisting of Marcus Piehl, Stefan Nystrand and Petter Stymne and Persson at the European SC Championships 2008 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a defenceman for the San Antonio Rampag

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a defenceman for the San Antonio Rampage.He played for Team Sweden at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Mora and Leksand, Sweden.

A Swedish goalkeeper who plays for Malmö FF. He got a big breakthrough with brilliant play during t

A Swedish goalkeeper who plays for Malmö FF. He got a big breakthrough with brilliant play during the 2006 season in Allsvenskan, when he rescued Malmö in many games, as the defence was leaking. He now enjoys a regular first-team spot.[citation needed]

Is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice (i

Is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice (in 1988 and 1990) both times as unseeded player. In the 1988 French Open he defeated Ivan Lendl in the Quarters and lost to Henri Leconte in the semis. In the 1990 French Open he defeated Sergi Bruguera in 5 sets in the 2nd round, who had earlier defeated Stefan Edberg, the top seed in the 1st round. He lost to Andre Agassi in the semis. In the 1989 Australian Open he defeated Boris Becker in the 4th round.

A former Swedish football (soccer) player.where he early in his life started practicing with great d

A former Swedish football (soccer) player.where he early in his life started practicing with great determination towards what would make him one of the best strategic midfielders in Swedish soccer history. His professional career started in 1985 when he joined the classic Swedish club of Malmö FF, where he stayed for four years, earning him two titles in the 1986 and 1988 Allsvenskan. In 1989, he won the Guldbollen as Sweden's Footballer of the Year.

Is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He was a member of the Swedish world record team in 4x50m freest

Is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He was a member of the Swedish world record team in 4x50m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006 together with Marcus Piehl, Petter Stymne and Stefan Nystrand. Studied at University of California and swum in their swim team between 2003 and 2006.

A Swedish football striker. After playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Norrköping in 1995 and

A Swedish football striker. After playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Norrköping in 1995 and then played five months for Russian club Torpedo-Metallurg (now FC Moscow) in 2003 until he moved back to Sweden and GIF Sundsvall. He was then bought by IFK Göteborg for the 2006 season. He has played for the Sweden national football team.

A Swedish football midfielder.After playing for a local club and Torsby IF, he joined IFK Göteborg

A Swedish football midfielder.After playing for a local club and Torsby IF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2002, a club he has played for since. His younger brother Marcus Berg also played a few years for the club. Jonatan was on loan to GAIS in 2006 and on loan to Trelleborgs FF in 2007.

Was a Swedish Olympic snowboarder from Sollentuna, Stockholms Iän. Johansson died following a faile

Was a Swedish Olympic snowboarder from Sollentuna, Stockholms Iän. Johansson died following a failed jump landing during training for the International Ski Federation World Cup competition. In 2000 he began competing at the World Cup level and was ranked

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger with Luleå HF of Elitserien.Hedström was drafted

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger with Luleå HF of Elitserien.Hedström was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs with their 9th round pick, 221st overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. In June 2000 he was traded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL.He was

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL.He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with the Brynäs IF in the Elitserien.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with the Brynäs IF in the Elitserien.

A Ghanaian-born Swedish football striker, currently at Djurgårdens IF.He started his career at Vasa

A Ghanaian-born Swedish football striker, currently at Djurgårdens IF.He started his career at Vasalunds IF in the Stockholm suburb of Solna.[1] He was signed by Djurgården in 1998[1] and made his Allsvenskan against IFK Norrköping on April 11, 1999. He struggled in the first two seasons but in 2001 he became their top goalscorer despite the fact that he often started on the bench. After spells at Grazer AK in Austria and Denilzispor in Turkey, he returned to Swedish football in 2003 when he signed for Landskrona BoIS. After two seasons there (2003 and 2004), he returned to Djurgården and has since then been one of their top goal scorer.

Is a Swedish chess grandmaster.Hector has lived in Denmark for many years. He learned chess at the r

Is a Swedish chess grandmaster.Hector has lived in Denmark for many years. He learned chess at the relatively late age of 14, but quickly became a very strong player. He has an aggressive, attacking style and is known for playing unusual chess openings. He is also an International Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess.

Is a Swedish eurodance artist better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. B

Is a Swedish eurodance artist better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a country singer called Johnny Moonshine, but became famous only after his metamorphosis into Dr. Bombay. His debut was in 1998 with the album Rice and Curry, hitting the charts with the title track, as well as Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi) and SOS (The Tiger Took My Family).

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

Was a Swedish amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swedish Olympic squad in 1912. He played as goalkeeper one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament.

Is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 2005 Worl

Is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. She represented her country four times at the Olympic Games: in 1996; 2000; 2004 and 2008. Lillhage is a highly respected member of the relay teams from Sweden.

Is a female footballer for Linköpings FC and the Swedish national team. She scored a critical goal

Is a female footballer for Linköpings FC and the Swedish national team. She scored a critical goal at the 86' minute in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals against Canada to put them through to the finals.

Is a Swedish figure skater. She is coached by her mother. Her older sister Viktoria is also a compet

Is a Swedish figure skater. She is coached by her mother. Her older sister Viktoria is also a competitive skater.

Was a Swedish poet and songwriter. Nyberg grew up as the adoptive daughter of a mill owner, named Ad

Was a Swedish poet and songwriter. Nyberg grew up as the adoptive daughter of a mill owner, named Adlerwald, in the parish of Skultuna in Västmanland County. She wrote the vast majority of her works under the pseudonym Euphrosyne.

Is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Lugano in Nationalliga A. V

Is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Lugano in Nationalliga A. Vauclair was drafted 74th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played one NHL game for the Senators in the 2003–04 NHL season havi

Is a Slovak-Swiss professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Norfolk Admirals of the A

Is a Slovak-Swiss professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Šimek has played for the Swiss national junior team twice at the World Junior Ch