Swedish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Su

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1964 and a silver in 1972.

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

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

Is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for SC Bern of the Swiss National

Is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for SC Bern of the Swiss National League A. Josi began playing professionally with Bern in 2006. He was selected by the Nashville Predators 38th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Josi is

A former Swedish footballer.He played his career in Örebro SK and in Djurgårdens IF as a midfielde

A former Swedish footballer.He played his career in Örebro SK and in Djurgårdens IF as a midfielder, and he was selected to the Sweden national football team for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

A former Swedish footballer.Pettersson made his debut in 1966 for Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan. He

A former Swedish footballer.Pettersson made his debut in 1966 for Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan. He played as a goalkeeper and became champion with the team in 1966. He also made 17 appearances in the Sweden national football team and was a part of the squad in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 4 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No.

Is a former Swedish football goalkeeper who has won the Golden ball (Guldbollen) twice, in 1971 and

Is a former Swedish football goalkeeper who has won the Golden ball (Guldbollen) twice, in 1971 and 1978.During the 1970's he was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He helped Sweden to a fifth place in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and also played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1978 FIFA World Cup

A former Swedish football goalkeeper who has won the Golden ball (Guldbollen) twice, in 1971 and 197

A former Swedish football goalkeeper who has won the Golden ball (Guldbollen) twice, in 1971 and 1978.During the 1970's he was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He helped Sweden to a fifth place in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and also played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In total he got 77 caps. While in Argentina during the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was the only member of the World Cup expedition that took part in the demostrations of the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo in front of the Casa Rosada.[1]

A former footballer from Sweden. He got a number of caps for the national team, and played three mat

A former footballer from Sweden. He got a number of caps for the national team, and played three matches at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.He was a strong central defender for Malmö FF, and he was awarded Guldbollen (the golden ball) in 1977. His two sons, Patrik and Daniel, are both Swedish international footballers

Was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bridge player who won a bronze medal in the 1924 Summer Olymp

Was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bridge player who won a bronze medal in the 1924 Summer Olympics[1][2] as a football player, being voted the World's best left winger after the tournament[3]. He also made two caps for the Swedish icehockey team.

Is a former butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Sweden. He competed for his native country at the

Is a former butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Sweden. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 m butterfly and the men's 100 m backstroke. He was affiliated with SK Ran in Malmö.

Is a Swedish professional basketball player. He is 1.83 m (6 ft) tall and 88 kg (195 pounds) in weig

Is a Swedish professional basketball player. He is 1.83 m (6 ft) tall and 88 kg (195 pounds) in weight. He plays at the point guard position. He currently plays for Solna Vikings. In his pro career he has played with KFUM Söder, 08 Alvik Stockholm and the

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was part of the

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the water polo tournament. He played three matches.

Was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki

Was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished eighth in the C-2 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the C-2 1000 m event.

Developed the first implantable pacemaker in 1958, working under the direction of Åke Senning, seni

Developed the first implantable pacemaker in 1958, working under the direction of Åke Senning, senior physician and cardiac surgeon at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Sweden.In 1948, he developed the first inkjet ECG printer[1] which he called the mingograph while working at Elema-Schönander, a company which later became Siemens-Elema. In 1957 he received an honorary doctorate.In 1960 he became Head of Development at Elema-Schönander. Siemens-Elema's pacemaker operations were sold to the American company Pacesetter Systems in 1994, which was subsequently sold to St Jude Medical.

Was a Swedish football defender born in Gothenburg. He was nicknamed Killing (meaning kid, young goa

Was a Swedish football defender born in Gothenburg. He was nicknamed Killing (meaning kid, young goat).He debuted for IFK Göteborg in 1942 and played for the club until 1955 when he retired. He died in 1994.

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.

Was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished ninth in th

Was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished ninth in the 10000 metres competition and 16th in the 5000 metres event.

A Swedish football player, Falkenberg. He started his career in local club IF Böljan. He joined All

A Swedish football player, Falkenberg. He started his career in local club IF Böljan. He joined Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK in 1972, with whom he played until 1981. Backe played 207 matches in the top league, scoring 77 goals. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer with 21 goals, when the club won its first ever Swedish championship in 1976. Backe played 8 matches with the national team, scoring two goals. He trained Falkenbergs FF in the 1990s.