Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a Swedish water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, i

Was a Swedish water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

He first trained as a painter then turned to singing, leading to lessons with Felix von Kraus.Meili

He first trained as a painter then turned to singing, leading to lessons with Felix von Kraus.Meili was mainly a concert singer, concentrating on music from the time of Bach and before, then just beginning to experience a revival of public interest; he was recognized as a specialist in medieval vocal music. His appearances at the Salzburg Festival in 1936 and 1937 were as a recitalist.

A Swedish-American cosmologist. Tegmark is an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of

A Swedish-American cosmologist. Tegmark is an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he belongs to the scientific directorate of the Foundational Questions Institute. Currently, he also teaches a relativity class (8.033) to undergraduates at MIT.Tegmark was born as Max Shapiro in Sweden, son of Karin Tegmark and Harold S. Shapiro, studied at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and later received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. After having worked at the University of Pennsylvania, he is now at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A Swedish football defender who currently plays for Brøndby IF from Denmark after being transferred

A Swedish football defender who currently plays for Brøndby IF from Denmark after being transferred in January 2008 from R.S.C. Anderlecht in Belgium. He has also played for the Sweden national football team.His last name comes from his paternal grand mother, who is actually an older half sister of actress Uma Thurman´s mother Nena von Schlebrügge, making Uma a first cousin of his father.

A Swedish actress. She portrayed Saga in the 1985 movie My Life as a Dog. She was later educated at

A Swedish actress. She portrayed Saga in the 1985 movie My Life as a Dog. She was later educated at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm from 1991 to 1994. Since then, she has been part of the ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.

Also known as 'Eddie Marcolin', is a vocalist best known for his work in the doom metal band Candlem

Also known as 'Eddie Marcolin', is a vocalist best known for his work in the doom metal band Candlemass.Messiah Marcolin's first releases were with the Heavy metal band Mercy. After recording an EP, Mercy were looking for a singer to record with and Messiah was asked to just two weeks before recording. He sang on two Mercy albums, the first in 1984 and the second one year later. Looking for a heavier direction, Messiah decided to leave the band.

Is a Swedish team handball player. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1994 by the Inter

Is a Swedish team handball player. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1994 by the International Handball Federation.

A Swedish actress.August was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She started acting during her childhood in t

A Swedish actress.August was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She started acting during her childhood in theater and at school. Her professional acting career started in 1979 when she began studying acting. She attracted the attention of Ingmar Bergman, who cast her as a nanny in his film, Fanny och Alexander. She also starred in The Serpent's Way by Bo Widerberg.

August was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She started acting during her childhood in theater and at scho

August was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She started acting during her childhood in theater and at school. Her professional acting career started in 1979 when she began studying acting. She attracted the attention of Ingmar Bergman, who cast her as a nanny i

(born on 21 April 1972) is a Swedish golfer.

(born on 21 April 1972) is a Swedish golfer.

A Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he had his breakthrough as police office

A Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he had his breakthrough as police officer Banck in the first series of Beck movies made in 1997. As a baby, he was adopted from an orphanage and his biological father is Italian.

Is a professional tennis player from Sweden. In August 2001, at the Fischer Junior Open he captured

Is a professional tennis player from Sweden. In August 2001, at the Fischer Junior Open he captured the doubles title with Dudi Sela of Israel. As of June 22, 2009, his highest doubles ranking was 154 on June 15, 2009, and his highest singles ranking was

Is a former swimmer from Sweden who competed in three conscutive Summer Olympics, between 1980 to 19

Is a former swimmer from Sweden who competed in three conscutive Summer Olympics, between 1980 to 1988. In the 1984 Summer Olympics, he was a part of the 4x100m Freestyle relay team, swimming one leg in the prelims.

A Swedish professional football player who plays as a central defender and is captain of Southampton

A Swedish professional football player who plays as a central defender and is captain of Southampton. He also played in the F.A. Cup final in 2003, losing 1–0 to Arsenal.Svensson started his career in his home country, playing for various Swedish clubs including IFK Värnamo and Halmstads BK. He began to be noticed by bigger clubs when Halmstads BK won the Swedish championship in 2000.

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Russian Kontin

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League.

A Swedish footballer Wingback and Midfielder, who currently plays for Panathinaikos FC. He is known

A Swedish footballer Wingback and Midfielder, who currently plays for Panathinaikos FC. He is known for his work rate.Nilsson started his career with Ovesholms IF, where he stayed until 1999 when he moved to Åhus Horna BK. He played for the club for only one season, before he moved to Halmstads BK in 2000. His first season he mostly spent on the bench, but eventually he became one of the team's more important players until, during the successful 2004 season, he was sold to English club Southampton F.C.[1

Is a Swedish musician, best known as the current lead vocalist/lead guitarist, songwriter of progres

Is a Swedish musician, best known as the current lead vocalist/lead guitarist, songwriter of progressive death metal band Opeth, and lead vocalist of death metal band Bloodbath. Åkerfeldt is known for his progressive rock-influenced songwriting style, and his frequent use of both clean and growled vocals.

A retired Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey

A retired Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Hartford Whalers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers. Andersson is now serving as a scout for t

A Swedish footballer currently playing for the Danish Superliga champions F.C. Copenhagen. He is nic

A Swedish footballer currently playing for the Danish Superliga champions F.C. Copenhagen. He is nicknamed Anton.He began his career in a local Swedish team called AIK Sillhövda (1996) and after two years he was transferred to Swedish champions IFK Göteborg. He played there until 2004, when Austria Wien bought him for 450.000€. In January 2006 Panathinaikos FC brought him in Athens to play for them on a 2 year contract. In the summer 2007 he moved to the Danish champions FC Copenhagen.

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NH

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a first round selection, 24th overall, of the Flames in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut in 2008–09.

A Swedish footballer, currently part of the Djurgårdens IF squad. Dahlberg usually plays as striker

A Swedish footballer, currently part of the Djurgårdens IF squad. Dahlberg usually plays as striker.Dahlberg began his career in Mariehem SK from Umeå. He moved to GIF Sundsvall in the 2004 season and made his Allsvenskan debut against Örebro SK on July 18, 2004. Dahlberg was capped 61 times, scoring 10 goals before moving to Djurgårdens IF in 2007. During his time in Djurgården, Dahlberg has been capped 34 times, scoring five goals for Djurgården. He has also been capped 21 times, scoring six goals for Swedens U-21 team.

A Swedish footballer (defender) playing currently for Kalmar FF. He is a trainee of Forssa BK

A Swedish footballer (defender) playing currently for Kalmar FF. He is a trainee of Forssa BK

A Swedish football player, playing as a defender at Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League.He

A Swedish football player, playing as a defender at Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League.He started his career at minor-league IFK Lidingö. After that he played for Djurgårdens IF (until 1999), Spårvägens FF (1999), Djurgårdens IF (2000-2003), RC Strasbourg (2003-2004), Rosenborg BK (2003-2007) and CFR Cluj, before he returned to Rosenborg BK in August 2008. He has played several matches for Sweden's national team.

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently with the Rögle BK team in the Swedish Elitser

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently with the Rögle BK team in the Swedish Elitserien league.

Is a Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer whose notability, during the 1980s, stems from winning a b

Is a Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer whose notability, during the 1980s, stems from winning a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles.