Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was a Swedish football defender and manager, as well as bandy player.He played 167 matches for Öreb

Was a Swedish football defender and manager, as well as bandy player.He played 167 matches for Örebro SK in Allsvenskan, and also played for A.S. Roma. He was part of the national team that lost the final in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and he was awarded prize as the best right back of the tournament, and he was also awarded the Guldbollen that year. He was the national team manager from 1966 to 1970.

Is a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. He won a bronze medal in 4 x 200 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summ

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. He won a bronze medal in 4 x 200 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris along with Georg Werner, Åke Borg and Arne Borg. He also swum the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished sixth in the Individ

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished sixth in the Individual dressage competition with his horse Irish Lass.

The reserve goalkeeper of Helsingborgs IF behind unthreatened Daniel Andersson. He made his Allsvens

The reserve goalkeeper of Helsingborgs IF behind unthreatened Daniel Andersson. He made his Allsvenskan debut for the club on 8 October 2007 in an away match to Hammarby.

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

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

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the quart

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Piero Toscani.

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Frölunda HC in Elitserien. H

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Frölunda HC in Elitserien. Hedman made his debut in Elitserien at age 17, he quickly established himself in the league.

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he finished fourth in the bant

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he finished fourth in the bantamweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Jean Ces.

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. He did not play in a match, but was a reserve player.

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the quart

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Raymond Fee.

Was a Swedish theoretical physicist.From 1917 he worked a few years with Niels Bohr in Copenhagen an

Was a Swedish theoretical physicist.From 1917 he worked a few years with Niels Bohr in Copenhagen and received his doctoral degree at the University College of Stockholm (now Stockholm University) in 1921. In 1923 he received a professorship at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and moved there with his recently wedded wife, Gerda Koch from Denmark. Klein returned to Copenhagen in 1925, spent some time with Paul Ehrenfest in Leiden, then became docent at Lund University in 1926 and in 1930 accepted the offer of the professorial chair in physics at the Stockholm University College, which had previously been held by Ivar Fredholm until his death in 1927; Klein retired as professor emeritus in 1962. He was awarded the Max Planck medal in 1959.

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Henningsson reached the final stage of the European Tour qualifying

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Henningsson reached the final stage of the European Tour qualifying school in 2004 to gain a place on the second tier Challenge Tour for 2005. He had little success, and lost his playing status after just two seasons.

Was a Swedish vaulter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish vaulter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

A Swedish football player, currently representing Helsingborgs IF. He is a central defender. He star

A Swedish football player, currently representing Helsingborgs IF. He is a central defender. He started his career at Torns IF in Lund, but was picked up by the HIF youth academy as a 15-year-old. During the 2006 Allsvenskan, he has taken a huge step towards establishing himself as a regular starter for the club, due to injuries on other players. He has also represented Swedish national teams at different youth levels.

A Swedish football goalkeeper currently playing for Djurgårdens IF. Wahlström joined the club in 2

A Swedish football goalkeeper currently playing for Djurgårdens IF. Wahlström joined the club in 2004, leaving Västerås SK. He made his Allsvenskan debut against Landskrona BoIS on May 2, 2004 as a substitute. Wahlström has also represented Katrineholms SK and Bie GoIF

Was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.

Was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.

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

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

Was a Swedish geologist. He was born in Varberg, Sweden on the June 5, 1828. He was educated at Lund

Was a Swedish geologist. He was born in Varberg, Sweden on the June 5, 1828. He was educated at Lund University for the medical profession, but became interested in zoological and geological studies, and being of independent means he devoted himself to science.He gave his attention first especially to the invertebrate fauna and the physical changes of pleistocene and recent times. He studied the glacial phenomena of Switzerland, Spitsbergen and Greenland, making two Arctic expeditions in company with Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. In 1866, he became professor of zoology and geology in the University of Lund, and in 1871 he was appointed chief of the Geological Survey of Sweden. In the latter capacity he labored until 1897. His published contributions, though of much interest and importance, were not large, but his influence in promoting a knowledge of geology in Sweden was of great service. His Arctic experiences enabled him to interpret the method of origin of the drift deposits in northern Europe, and to show that they were largely of glacial or fluvio-glacial origin

Is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team.

Is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team.

Was a Swedish chess master.In January 1912, he won a simultaneous exhibition game against Frank Jame

Was a Swedish chess master.In January 1912, he won a simultaneous exhibition game against Frank James Marshall in Stockholm. He took 3rd at Stockholm 1913 (Boris Kostic won), took 9th at Jungbunzlau (Mladá Boleslav) 1913 (Karel Opocenský won), tied for 2nd-4th at Copenhagen 1916 (the 9th Nordic Championship, Paul Johner won), took 8th at Stockholm 1916, took 6th at Kristiania 1917 (the 10th Nordic-ch, Gustaf Nyholm won), shared 1st with Anton Olson and won a match against him (3 : 2) at Stockholm 1917, and finally lost a match for the Swedish Champion title to Nyholm (1 : 4) at Stockholm 1917.

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Sellberg was born in Stockholm. He turned professional in 1982 and

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Sellberg was born in Stockholm. He turned professional in 1982 and played on the European Tour through most of the 1980s and 1990s, twice finishing in the top twenty of the Order of Merit.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C-1 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964.

A former Swedish footballer (forward).He started his career at IFK Norrköping, where he played unti

A former Swedish footballer (forward).He started his career at IFK Norrköping, where he played until he joined Feyenoord in 1966 and became professional. The same year, he won the Guldbollen, as the best Swedish footballer of the year.With Feyenoord he won two national championships as well as the 1970 European Cup. In the final against Celtic he scored the winning goal in extra time. In his five seasons with the club, Kindvall scored 129 league goals in 144 games. He returned to Sweden and Norrköping 1971, where he played for three years, until ending his career in IFK Göteborg.

Is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while play

Is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles. Bengtson was a member of the Swedish Davis Cup team from 1967–1979, posting a 7–14 record in single