Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A promising young Swedish football player of Tunisian descent who plays for IFK Viksjö. Rabiah join

A promising young Swedish football player of Tunisian descent who plays for IFK Viksjö. Rabiah joined IFK Viksjö in the summer of 2005 from IF Söderhöjden, after coming through their youth academy and eventually becoming a vital first-team player, although still being a teenager. At IFKV he is best known for his speed, creativity, dribble skills and an eye for goal. Rabiah also has a good first-touch, dangerous long-distance shooting and is very unpredictable in his movement and has a lot of flair.

An Swedish professional footballer, who plays as striker for Sunderland.Of Serbian heritage, Prica s

An Swedish professional footballer, who plays as striker for Sunderland.Of Serbian heritage, Prica started his footballing career as a youth player for Ljungby, he then made his way into the first team, making 37 appearances and scoring 14 goals, over a period of 3 seasons.[1]

Is a Swiss professional ice hockey defence. He currently plays for EV Zug of the Swiss National Leag

Is a Swiss professional ice hockey defence. He currently plays for EV Zug of the Swiss National League A. Diaz began his professional career with Zug in 2003. He previously represented Switzerland at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2005 and 200

Finnish scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 along with Haldan Keffer

Finnish scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 along with Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish b

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat R. S. Y. C., which finished fifth in the 8 metre class competition.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. Heurlin also competed in the K-2 1

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. Heurlin also competed in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but was eliminated in the heats and did not advance to the final.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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

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

A former Swedish footballer.Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young

A former Swedish footballer.Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young talents, Edström moved to Åtvidabergs FF and became national champion in 1972.Edström made 40 appearances for the Swedish national team and scored 15 times. He is most noted for his performance in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where had a big part in Sweden finishing fifth.

A Swedish professional football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF. He is so

A Swedish professional football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF. He is son of an Egyptian father and a Finnish mother. Prior to joining Arsenal F.C. in 2002, he also worked as a mountains explosives specialist.Shaaban started his senior career at local club Saltsjöbadens IF, before moving to Cairo to play for Zamalek and Ittihad Osman, while also studying at the university. After a couple of years, Shaaban returned to his hometown and joined Nacka FF, a club based very close to where he grow up. After a string of impressive performances,[citation needed] he joined Swedish first division outfit Djurgården and,

Is a retired Ukrainian ice hockey winger who played the majority of his career in the Soviet Champio

Is a retired Ukrainian ice hockey winger who played the majority of his career in the Soviet Championship League with Salavat Yulayev Ufa and Sokil Kyiv.

Was a Swedish humanitarian who worked in Budapest, Hungary during World War II to rescue Jews from t

Was a Swedish humanitarian who worked in Budapest, Hungary during World War II to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. Between July and December of 1944, he issued protective passports and housed Jews, saving tens of thousands of Jewish lives.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF. His two brothers David and Viktor are also a

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF. His two brothers David and Viktor are also a part of the squad.Since 2007, Rasmus was called up and played for the Sweden U21.

Is a Junior tennis player from Sweden. He is currently ranked No.1 junior player in Sweden and ranke

Is a Junior tennis player from Sweden. He is currently ranked No.1 junior player in Sweden and ranked No.91 in the world. He is regarded as the best junior player in Sweden by tennis legend Stefan Edberg.

A Swedish footballer who currently plays for AFC Ajax. He moved from Landskrona BoIS to Ajax, but di

A Swedish footballer who currently plays for AFC Ajax. He moved from Landskrona BoIS to Ajax, but didn't manage to secure a place in the starting line-up. He went on loan to FC Groningen, and eventually signed a deal there.

Is a Swedish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side AaB Håndbold. He has pre

Is a Swedish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side AaB Håndbold. He has previously played for IFK Skövde in the Swedish Elitserien.

A Swedish professional football forward of Kurdish descent, who currently plays for the Danish Super

A Swedish professional football forward of Kurdish descent, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side AC Horsens.Lawan joined AC Horsens in the summer of 2006, and played an important role in the clubs successfull struggle against relegation during the Danish Superliga 2006-07 season.

Was a member of the IOC between 1969 and 1990.

Was a member of the IOC between 1969 and 1990.

A Swedish actress.She was born in Turinge, about 40 km southwest of Stockholm, and moved around Swed

A Swedish actress.She was born in Turinge, about 40 km southwest of Stockholm, and moved around Sweden for much of her childhood. Liljeberg's mother was relatively young when she was born, and her parents divorced when she was one year old. At the age of 9 (1991), Liljeberg began her acting career when she won a role in the series Sunes jul. Between 1993 and 1997, she became involved in amateur theatre, which she continued with until gaining a ro

Is a Korean American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainm

Is a Korean American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand.Yun is best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as one-third of the Jung Dragons, Yang, and Total Nonstop Action and the independent circuit as Jimmy Yang. After a brief stint as Akio, a henchman for Tajiri in late 2003-early 2004, he returned to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2006 on the SmackDown! brand asIn June 1999, Yun signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), making his WCW television debut in January 2000. He was originally a part of the Jung Dragons stable along with Jamie-San and Kaz Hayashi.

A Swedish actress and singer. She is the daughter of actress Sonja Lund. Regina is no longer in a re

A Swedish actress and singer. She is the daughter of actress Sonja Lund. Regina is no longer in a relationship with the Swedish rock star Joakim Thåström.[citation needed] In 2007 Regina performed the song "Rainbow Star" in the Melodifestivalen competition, but was eliminated after the semi-final.

Is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He is popular for his energetic style of play

Is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He is popular for his energetic style of play, for his sportsmanship and also for being a great entertainer and showman.

Is a Swiss hockey goalie, since the 2008-09 season he plays for EHC Biel. Reto Berra has played seve

Is a Swiss hockey goalie, since the 2008-09 season he plays for EHC Biel. Reto Berra has played several times in junior national teams of Switzerland. His first big tournament in 2005 was at the U18 World Championship. Both in the World Cup 2006, as well

Is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team.

Is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team.

Is a Swiss ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Davos of the Swiss National League A where h

Is a Swiss ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Davos of the Swiss National League A where he wears number 83. He competed for Switzerland in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.