Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 4 in the ATP rankings. Söderling is best known for reaching successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010. In both tournaments, he defeated the defending champion en route to the

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. Figren was selected 70th overall in the third round of

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. Figren was selected 70th overall in the third round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. He is currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League. He's also well k

A Swedish football goalkeeper, currently playing for Östers IF.Malmqvist started the 2006 season as

A Swedish football goalkeeper, currently playing for Östers IF.Malmqvist started the 2006 season as third choice in Öster's goal, but injuries and bad performances[citation needed] from his teammates made Malmqvist the first choice for the latter third of the season.

Is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and is widely known in her homeland. Robyn was known in the late

Is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and is widely known in her homeland. Robyn was known in the late nineties for her dance-pop hits "Show Me Love" and "Do You Know (What it Takes)". Robyn entered Melodifestivalen 1997 as songwriter to the entry "Du g÷r mig hel igen". She has since started to gain mainstream success worldwide owing to the popularity of her single "With Every Heartbeat" and subsequent album release.In 1991 and at the age of 13, Robyn recorded the theme song for the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln, named Du kan alltid bli nummer ett ("You can always be number one"). She also performed her first self-written song at this age in another TV show called S÷ndags÷ppet.

A Swedish football striker.Söder began his football career 1995 in Magra IS. After a couple of year

A Swedish football striker.Söder began his football career 1995 in Magra IS. After a couple of years he started too play for Sollebrunn AIK. He moved out from Magra at the age of 12 and started too play for Morlanda GOIF in Orust. He changed club too Stenungsunds IF where he also played senior football. He was signed for the youth team of the Swedish champions IFK Göteborg in December 2007, but soon began to train and play with the senior squad.

Is a professional tennis player from Sweden. He wears Adidas clothing and uses a Head Liquidmetal Ra

Is a professional tennis player from Sweden. He wears Adidas clothing and uses a Head Liquidmetal Radical MP racquet. At the moment, he's the only Swede on top 100 in the ATP Ranknings.

A former Swedish football player and manager. He has played in the highest Swedish league, Allsvensk

A former Swedish football player and manager. He has played in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, but is better known as the best performing manager in Allsvenskan ever, having won five Swedish championships with IFK Göteborg. He also took the club to the Champions League group stage twice and the quarter-finals of the same tournament once. He is still active in the club as leader of the youth section.

Was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played three games for the Quebec Nordiques of the Nati

Was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played three games for the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League in 1984–85. Hägglund was killed in a car accident in Sweden in 1992. IF Björklöven retired number 23, worn by Hägglund, after this accid

Is an Swedish ice hockey player..

Is an Swedish ice hockey player..

A former footballer from Sweden. He played 59 matches and scored four goals for the national team, h

A former footballer from Sweden. He played 59 matches and scored four goals for the national team, heading in their first goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup where they won the bronze medal. He also played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and Euro 1992. After retiring as a player Roger Ljung became a football agent.

A former football player from Sweden. He's a brother of fellow footballer Benno Magnusson.He played

A former football player from Sweden. He's a brother of fellow footballer Benno Magnusson.He played for the Sweden national football team and for various clubs in Europe, including a short spell at Juventus FC. His most successful years were at Olympique de Marseille, where he formed a duo with striker Josip Skoblar winning the Division 1 in 1971 and 1972 and the Coupe de France in 1972. In the final of the 1972 Coupe de France, he delivered two assists.

A former Swedish football player, and currently the assistant coach for the Sweden national football

A former Swedish football player, and currently the assistant coach for the Sweden national football team since 2004, appointed by Lars Lagerbäck.As a player, he played for Malmö FF and Djurgårdens IF and was a part of the Swedish squad in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.As a coach, he has coached at Al-Shaab (United Arab Emirates), Young Boys (Switzerland), Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Qatar SC (Qatar) and Malmö FF.

Is a retired a Swedish ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League during the late 1

Is a retired a Swedish ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League during the late 1970s.

A former Swedish footballer.Grip played as a defender in AIK and made his debut in Allsvenskan 1964,

A former Swedish footballer.Grip played as a defender in AIK and made his debut in Allsvenskan 1964, and played there until he changed club to IK Sirius in 1971. He played there until his retirement in 1975.

A Swedish football manager, who currently manages Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan (the top tier of Swed

A Swedish football manager, who currently manages Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan (the top tier of Swedish football). As a player, Nilsson played 116 times for Sweden, making him second only to Thomas Ravelli in international appearances for Sweden. He also won the UEFA Cup and played in the semi-finals of the World Cup, the European Championships, and the European Cup during a career lasting over two decades.

A former Swedish footballer.He started his career at Swedish club Åtvidabergs FF, and moved to Germ

A former Swedish footballer.He started his career at Swedish club Åtvidabergs FF, and moved to German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1973. During his four years there he played 117 matches and scored 62 goals. He also played 37 matches and scored 15 goals for the Sweden national football team from 1969 to 1976, including scoring two goals in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Edberg returned to Sweden where he played for several more y

Is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Edberg returned to Sweden where he played for several more years before retiring.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish fencer and Olympic Champion.

Is a Swedish fencer and Olympic Champion.

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

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Georges Boireau.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Lead actor in Susanne Bier's After the Wedding. Also played Kurt Wallander in several films of Henni

Lead actor in Susanne Bier's After the Wedding. Also played Kurt Wallander in several films of Henning Mankell novels.

A former swedish soccer player. He has played 12 games in Allsvenskan in the 1959 season and scored

A former swedish soccer player. He has played 12 games in Allsvenskan in the 1959 season and scored three goals. Holmström is most known as scorer of nine goals in a league derby in Division 2 (the series below the top flight in 1957. His team Skellefteå AIK won the game with a 12-1 cushion. He was a robust and tough center with a great shooting ability, but injuries cut the career short. He was also a good Bandyplayer, featuring in the Northern Swedish team.

Is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Wint

Is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville, France. He mainly competed in the middle- and the long-distance events.

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the water polo tournament. He played six matches.