Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Swiss ice hockey player and luger who competed from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Was a Swiss ice hockey player and luger who competed from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is a defenceman currently playing for Rögle BK in E

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is a defenceman currently playing for Rögle BK in Elitserien.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with Stockholm club AIK in HockeyAllsvenska

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with Stockholm club AIK in HockeyAllsvenskan. Former clubs he has represented includes Elitserien side Brynäs IF and IK Oskarshamn.

Was a Swedish figure skater. He was part of the Swedish medal sweep there.

Was a Swedish figure skater. He was part of the Swedish medal sweep there.

Is a former Swedish swimmer from Uppsala, representing Upsala SS. He represented Sweden in two Summe

Is a former Swedish swimmer from Uppsala, representing Upsala SS. He represented Sweden in two Summer Olympics, 1984 and 1988.

Is a Swedish snowboarder and Olympic medalist.

Is a Swedish snowboarder and Olympic medalist.

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

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

A Swedish football player who currently plays for IFK Norrköping.Spong began his career as a youth

A Swedish football player who currently plays for IFK Norrköping.Spong began his career as a youth player with IK Frej and IF Brommapojkarna, before moving to England with Coventry City in 1999. He returned to Sweden in 2002 with Djurgårdens IF, later signing with IFK Norrköping in 2005.

A Swedish curler.Hallström started playing curling in 1980. He plays in second position and is righ

A Swedish curler.Hallström started playing curling in 1980. He plays in second position and is right handed.[1]

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 6 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 5 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No.

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. In 2004, Franzén returned to Sweden with Djurgård

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. In 2004, Franzén returned to Sweden with Djurgårdens IF before retiring.

A retired footballer who played as a striker in his homeland and England. He also played for his Swe

A retired footballer who played as a striker in his homeland and England. He also played for his Sweden national side.Steiner started out playing football in his homeland with IFK Norrköping. He moved to England in 1996, originally on loan to Bradford City when manager Chris Kamara signed Steiner, fellow Swede Magnus Pehrsson and Norwegian striker Ole Bjørn Sundgot. Steiner was the most successful of the three and after scoring three league goals during his loan spell and more famously one of the three goals in the 3–2 FA Cup triumph over Everton.[1] Steiner's form earned him a call-up to the national side. He won three caps and scored one goal.[2]

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Malmö FF.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Malmö FF.

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympic

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Is a professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa

Is a professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators during the 1993–94 NHL season and has played in many leagues around Europe. Although he was born in Sweden, Burakovsky is of Russian descent.

Is a retired ice hockey forward who played eleven seasons for the Timrå IK, the last eight of them

Is a retired ice hockey forward who played eleven seasons for the Timrå IK, the last eight of them in the Swedish Elitserien league.

(born on 3 September 1969) is a Swedish golfer

(born on 3 September 1969) is a Swedish golfer

Is a Swedish handballer, currently the goalkeeper of Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF.

Is a Swedish handballer, currently the goalkeeper of Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF.

Is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist. Lindst

Is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist. Lindstedt is currently ranked 16th in the doubles ranking. Lindstedt played college tennis in the United States, playing first at Fresno State University before

A former Swedish football player. He earned 56 caps with the Swedish national team.

A former Swedish football player. He earned 56 caps with the Swedish national team.

A Swedish football defender, currently representing Enköpings SK.He joined the Djurgårdens IF for

A Swedish football defender, currently representing Enköpings SK.He joined the Djurgårdens IF for the 2006 season, leaving Kalmar FF. After two seasons with the club he was put on loan to Enköpings SK for the rest of the 2008 season.[1] Stoltz got little time on the pitch being capped only 27 times. His only goal was scored against IF Elfsborg during the 2007 season. He started his career at Lira Luleå BK in Luleå and has also represented Bodens BK.

Was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympi

Was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympic

An Irish-Swedish football player playing for Allsvenskan side Örebro SK. Son of manager Patrick Wal

An Irish-Swedish football player playing for Allsvenskan side Örebro SK. Son of manager Patrick Walker, Robert has played for Swedish underage teams, but is also eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland. Walker was the second most effective goalscorer (goals/min) in the Swedish Allsvenskan 2007.

Is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey winger. From season 2002/03 to season 2005/06 he was spor

Is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey winger. From season 2002/03 to season 2005/06 he was sports director of the SC Bern.