Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF.

(born on 13 May 1971) is a Swedish golfer.

(born on 13 May 1971) is a Swedish golfer.

Is a Canadian-born Swiss professional ice hockey player currently playing for EV Zug. He plays forwa

Is a Canadian-born Swiss professional ice hockey player currently playing for EV Zug. He plays forward. He played for the Swiss national ice hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

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

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

A footballer, currently playing attacking midfielder for the football club Kongsvinger IL.Olausson h

A footballer, currently playing attacking midfielder for the football club Kongsvinger IL.Olausson has played for Kongsvinger since the summer of 2001 when he came from Arvika just across the Swedish border. He plays mostly down the right flank, showing excellent dribbling capabilities and pace. Olausson has played a total of 82 matches and scored 22 goals for Kongsvinger.

Was a Swedish-Finnish explorer, botanist, naturalist, and agricultural economist. He was one of Caro

Was a Swedish-Finnish explorer, botanist, naturalist, and agricultural economist. He was one of Carolus Linnaeus's most important students. Among his many accomplishments, Kalm can be credited for the first description of the Niagara Falls, written by someone trained as a scientist.Kalm was born in Ångermanland, Sweden, where his parents had taken refuge from Finland during the Great Northern War. His father died six weeks after his birth. When the hostilities were over, his widowed mother returned with him to Närpes in Ostrobothnia, Finland, where Kalm's father had been a Lutheran minister. Kalm studied at the Academy of Turku from 1735, and from 1740 at the University of Uppsala, where he met the renowned naturalist Carolus Linnaeus and became one of his first students. In Uppsala Kalm became the superintendent of an experimental plantation owned by his patron, Baron Sten Karl Bielke.

Was a Swedish explorer and naturalist.He was born in the parish of Hålanda in Västergötland and s

Was a Swedish explorer and naturalist.He was born in the parish of Hålanda in Västergötland and studied at Uppsala with Carolus Linnaeus. In 1750–1752 he travelled as chaplain on the ship Prins Carl to Asia where he spent four months studying the flora, fauna, and people of the Canton region of China.

Born on April 13, 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer

Born on April 13, 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer

Is a Swedish handball player, currently playing for Danish Handball League side FCK Håndbold

Is a Swedish handball player, currently playing for Danish Handball League side FCK Håndbold

Is an award-winning Swedish sailor and yacht designer. He is the son of Helmer Petterson, and studie

Is an award-winning Swedish sailor and yacht designer. He is the son of Helmer Petterson, and studied design at the leading Pratt Institute in New York from 1955 through 1957. He is probably best known for designing the Maxi Class sailing boats, which are

Was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.He is not a sibling of the accomplished swimmer Anders Holmertz,

Was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.He is not a sibling of the accomplished swimmer Anders Holmertz, although they are both from the same town. In 2006, Holmertz was inaugurated in to the University of California at Berkeley's Hall of Fame for his numerous wins and records for the school's swimteam in the early eighties.

Is a former Swedish swimmer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he finished 9th in the 1

Is a former Swedish swimmer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he finished 9th in the 100m Freestyle. He is also father to Swedish swimmers Christoffer and Sebastian Wikström.

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a forward for the Färjestads BK in the

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a forward for the Färjestads BK in the Swedish Elite League.

Was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fif

Was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fifth in the 400 metre breaststroke competition. He also participate in the final of the 200 metre breaststroke event but he did not finish the race.

Was a Swedish soldier and statesman.Brahe was born on the island of Rydboholm, near Stockholm. He wa

Was a Swedish soldier and statesman.Brahe was born on the island of Rydboholm, near Stockholm. He was the grandson of Per Brahe (the elder) (1520-1590), one of Gustavus Vasa's Privy Councillors, created count of Visingsborg by Eric XIV of Sweden, known also as the continuator of Peder Svart's chronicle of Gustavus, and author of Oeconomia in 1585, a manual for young noblemen.

Is a former handball player. He is the father of Swedish national handball player Oscar Carlén.

Is a former handball player. He is the father of Swedish national handball player Oscar Carlén.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer.

A Swedish curler.Carlsén started playing curling in 1975. He plays in fourth position as a skip and

A Swedish curler.Carlsén started playing curling in 1975. He plays in fourth position as a skip and is right handed.[1]

Is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Eklund began playing hockey in Sollentuna HC[1] but moved to

Is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Eklund began playing hockey in Sollentuna HC[1] but moved to Väsby IK to play in a higher level. He played one game in Allsvenskan, where Väsby had been relegated to from Elitserien, during the 1987–88 season.

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

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

Is a Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematician. He is best known for developing intuitionisti

Is a Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematician. He is best known for developing intuitionistic type theory as a constructive foundation of mathematics. Per Martin-Löf holds a joint chair for Mathematics and Philosophy at Stockholm University. He is

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player, who is currently playing in Finnish SM-Liiga's team Jok

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player, who is currently playing in Finnish SM-Liiga's team Jokerit. He was drafted in the third round, 55th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played eight games in the National Hockey L

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who has played over 700 games for HV71 in the Swedis

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who has played over 700 games for HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien and is a three-times Swedish champion and a World Championship silver medalist.

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

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