Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

A former Swedish football midfielder.Larsson began his career in IF Hallby 1971-81. Later he played

A former Swedish football midfielder.Larsson began his career in IF Hallby 1971-81. Later he played for Halmstads BK in Allsvenskan, after that he had a successful career at IFK Göteborg, where he won the Allsvenskan title three times, and also won the UEFA Cup in 1987. He turned professional with AFC Ajax 1987-91. After that he played for AIK and became Swedish champion again in 1992.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m event while being disqualified in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event.

Is a former professional male tennis player and tennis coach from Sweden. He was a right-hander with

Is a former professional male tennis player and tennis coach from Sweden. He was a right-hander with a double handed backhand who preferred playing indoors, hardcourt and on grass to clay.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Djurgården in Allsvenskan. He came from Vasalunds IF in

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Djurgården in Allsvenskan. He came from Vasalunds IF in 2008. Earlier in his career, Magnusson had a breif spell at HTFF, the youth team of Hammarby, one of Djurgårdens major rivals. As a young talent in Ham

A former Swedish footballer.During his career he played for Västerås SK Fotboll, Barnsley F.C., He

A former Swedish footballer.During his career he played for Västerås SK Fotboll, Barnsley F.C., Helsingborgs IF, Hammarby IF, and FC Lyn Oslo.

Forsberg is widely considered to be among the greatest two-way players of all time, known for his pr

Forsberg is widely considered to be among the greatest two-way players of all time, known for his prolific offensive skills as well as his tenacious defensive play. His 17-year professional career includes 11 years in the National Hockey League (NHL), where he won two Stanley Cups and numerous individual honors. Internationally, with the Swedish national men's ice hockey team, he won two World Championships and two Olympic hockey gold medals. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club and the only Swede of the three players who have won the three competitions twice.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Born on 20 January 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer

Born on 20 January 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer

Was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he participated with

Was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he participated with the Swiss ice hockey team in the first Winter Olympics tournament.

A Swedish curler and world champion.He won gold medals in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 World Curling Cham

A Swedish curler and world champion.He won gold medals in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 World Curling Championships, and received silver medals in 1998 and 2000, all times with skip Peja Lindholm.[1]Narup is European champion from 1998 and 2001 (with skip Peja

Was a Swedish astronomer and novelist. Active at Uppsala University, he compiled a catalogue of gala

Was a Swedish astronomer and novelist. Active at Uppsala University, he compiled a catalogue of galaxies. He was appreciated for a number of essay books (primarily about science) and for a number of science fiction novels like Rymdväktaren, or "The Space Guardian" and Nyaga.He was born in a Smålandian village and under the early teens a farmer, but science, with its celebrities such as Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein made such an impression on him, as to motivate him to accomplish college studies by letter correspondence. In the early 1960:ies he began his studies in Uppsala University, initially in mathematics, and thereafter theoretical physics, aesthetics, history of ideas and astronomy.

Is a Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author[1] who has contributed to artificial intell

Is a Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author[1] who has contributed to artificial intelligence, automatic programming, machine learning, and evolutionary robotics

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. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 38 in 1996.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 he finished fif

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 he finished fifth with the Swedish team in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 19 goals.

Is a Swedish author and former director and screenwriter of short films. He has received prizes for

Is a Swedish author and former director and screenwriter of short films. He has received prizes for several of his books and films, as well as for his entire work. From 1966 until his retirement in 2005, he was lecturer in Numerical analysis at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

A Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director and playwright.St

A Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director and playwright.Stormare began his career with the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre, to which he belonged for eleven years. In 1990 he took a leading position (Associate Artistic Director) at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and made a name for himself through various Shakespeare performances including Hamlet. Three years later, he went to New York and mainly took part there in English language productions.

Is a Swedish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, wh

Is a Swedish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class with the boat Wasa IV, together with Jörgen Sundelin and Ulf Sundelin.

Is a Swedish musician. He is the founder, main composer, lead singer, and guitarist of the death met

Is a Swedish musician. He is the founder, main composer, lead singer, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy. Although Hypocrisy is his main band, he has also worked on many other Swedish metal projects. These include Pain (industrial metal), for which he performs all instruments and vocals and composes all songs, Lock Up (grindcore/death metal), in which he was the vocalist, The Abyss (black metal), where he performed drums, bass and vocals, War (black metal), where he performed drums, and most recently Bloodbath (death metal), also with him on vocals. He also appeared as a live guitarist for the bands Marduk and E-Type.

Is a former hockey player and an acting hockey coach. Famous in Russia for his coaching of Lokomotiv

Is a former hockey player and an acting hockey coach. Famous in Russia for his coaching of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and HC Lada Togliatti (current team - Khimik Moscow Oblast). In 2006, was invited as a Head coach for Latvian national ice hockey team.

Better known by her stage name September, is a Swedish dance singer.In 2003, at the age of 18, she h

Better known by her stage name September, is a Swedish dance singer.In 2003, at the age of 18, she had her first hit in Sweden with "La La La (Never Give It Up)", which reached number 8 in her homeland. The single was followed by "We Can Do It", which became her second top 10 hit.

Is a Swedish swimmer from Stenungsund, representing Väsby SS. Granlund participated in the 2008 Sum

Is a Swedish swimmer from Stenungsund, representing Väsby SS. Granlund participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics for Sweden in the 200 m butterfly and in the 4x200 m freestyle relay. She finished 14th in the 200 m butterfly and 8th in the 4x200 freestyle relay, alongside Josefin Lillhage, Gabriella Fagundez and Ida Marko-Varga.

Was a Swedish naturalist and is known as the "father of Ichthyology."Intending to become a clergyman

Was a Swedish naturalist and is known as the "father of Ichthyology."Intending to become a clergyman, he went, in 1724, to study theology at Uppsala University, but he turned his attention to medicine and natural history, especially fishes. In 1728 his countryman Carolus Linnaeus arrived in Uppsala, and a lasting friendship was formed between the two. In 1732 both left Uppsala, Artedi for England, and Linnaeus for Lappland; before parting they reciprocally bequeathed to each other their manuscripts and books in the event of death.

Was a Swedish Pentecostal minister who played a decisive role in the formation and development of th

Was a Swedish Pentecostal minister who played a decisive role in the formation and development of the Pentecostal movement in his country. From 1911 to 1958, he pastored the Philadelphia Church, whose membership grew to more than 6,000, in Stockholm, and continued to be regarded as a leader of Swedish Pentecostals long after his official retirement.

A Swedish football midfielder who currently plays for FC Groningen in Groningen. He is nicknamed "Lj

A Swedish football midfielder who currently plays for FC Groningen in Groningen. He is nicknamed "Ljusvattnets Henry", which means Thierry Henry of Ljusvattnet. He is known for his good shooting and technique He has played for the Sweden national football team.

A Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Ligue 1 at Stade Rennes.He started his c

A Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Ligue 1 at Stade Rennes.He started his career at Söderhamn FF and was transferred to Halmstads BK in 1998. He made his Allsvenskan debut on October 4, 1998 versus AIK. Petter Hansson became a popular player at Halmstads BK, mainly because his fighting spirit and a strong will to win a match. Hansson played as a defensive midfielder and as a central defender and became a key player for the club. This resulted in a growing popularity among fans and he became the team's captain.