Långaryd family
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Guinness World Records
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the largest documented family in the world. It is noted twice in the Guinness World Records, both for most known relatives (1988) and the largest family reunion
Family reunion
A family reunion is an occasion when many members of an extended family get together. Sometimes reunions are held regularly, for example on the same date of every year....
(2500 people in 1991).
The family originates from Anders Jönsson (1662–1716) from Långaryd in current Hylte and includes all known relatives (male and female) including adopted and some foster children.
Status 2006
As of 2006 the family has 149,000 registered members (including by marriage). 100,000 are directly descendant from Anders Jönsson. 111,500 are still alive (76,000 of them direct descendant). 99,000 live in Sweden. 9,000 live in the USA. The family makes up 1.1% of the population of Sweden. The only municipality in Sweden they are not represented in is BjurholmBjurholm
Bjurholm is a locality and seat of Bjurholm Municipality in Västerbotten County Sweden with 987 inhabitants in 2005. It is the second smallest municipal seat in Sweden and the seat of the least populated municipality in the country. A tourist attraction in the region is Älgens Hus .- References :...
. The family is represented in 48 of 50 states in the USA (Delaware and Mississippi missing). The family lives in 60 countries in all continents.
Royalty
- Ferdinand of Liechtenstein (by marriage)
- Hanno von Liechtenstein
- Andreas von Liechtenstein
- Max von Liechtenstein
Politics
- Björn RosengrenBjörn RosengrenBjörn Folke Rosengren, born 14 April 1942 in Täby, county of Stockholm; Swedish, active in the labour union and a Social Democratic politician; chairman of the Swedish community salaried employees' association 1976-1982 and the white-collar's central organisation TCO 1982–1994 , county governor in...
(s) - former minister of finance (by marriage) - Jörgen Andersson (s) - former minister of interior and minister of housing
- count Carl B. HamiltonCarl B. HamiltonCount Carl Peter Bastiat Hamilton is a Swedish economist and politician.Hamilton has been a Member of Parliament for the Liberal People's Party from 1997 to 1998 and again since 2002. He sits in the parliament's Committee on the Labour Market and is vice-chair of the Committee on EU Affairs...
(fp) - professor of economics and member of parliament - Jan Nygren (s) - former minister (by marriage)
- Mikael OdenbergMikael OdenbergMikael Ingemarsson Odenberg is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was a Member of Parliament from 1991 to 2006 and Minister for Defence in the Swedish government from 2006 to 2007...
(m) - former minister of defence
Government
- Sven-Olof Petersson - ambassadeur to EU
- Louise Sylwander (born Nordenskiöld)
Religion
- Carl Block - bishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Göteborg - John Cullberg - biskop of VästeråsVästeråsVästerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
- Christina OdenbergChristina OdenbergChristina Odenberg is the retired bishop of the Diocese of Lund in Sweden between 1997 and 2007. Appointed by the Government of Sweden on June 5, 1997, she became the first woman bishop in the history of the Church of Sweden...
- biskop of LundLund-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund... - John Bendix - bishop in US Methodism
- Abd al Haqq KielanAbd al Haqq KielanAbd al Haqq Kielan is a Swedish Muslim cleric. He is an Imam at the mosque in Eskilstuna and at the Islamic Association in Stockholm. He is also chairman of the Swedish Islamic Society and permanent secretary of the Swedish Islamic Academy....
- imamImamAn imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
and leader of the Muslims in Sweden (by marriage)
Science
- Hans-Uno Bengtsson - physics at Lunds universitet
- Bodil Jönsson - physics, author. Active at Lunds universitet
Music
- Joakim ThåströmJoakim ThåströmSven Joachim Eriksson Thåström , as an artist known as Thåström, is one of Sweden's best known rock musicians, he is mostly known for the bands Ebba Grön and Imperiet...
- known from Ebba GrönEbba GrönEbba Grön was a Swedish punk band formed in Stockholm in 1977. Ebba Grön consisted of Joakim Thåström , Gunnar Ljungstedt and Lennart Eriksson . After the release of their second album in 1981, they were joined by a fourth member, Anders Sjöholm, also known as Stry Terrarie, on keyboard...
and ImperietImperiet' were a Swedish 1980s rock band from Stockholm, that existed from 1983 to 1988. They were arguably the most influential band in Sweden of the period, but definitely dominated the new wave scene, which at the time was seen as the same as the punk rock scene.... - Titiyo JahTitiyoTitiyo Yambalu Felicia Jah is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter, who has won four Grammis.-Early life:Titiyo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Ahmadu Jah, a Sierra Leonean drummer, and Maylen Bergström. She is the half- sister of singer Neneh Cherry, and stepsister to Eagle-Eye Cherry...
- singer - Magnus CarlssonMagnus CarlssonLars Magnus Carlsson is a Swedish singer and former member of the bands Alcazar and Barbados.- Early life :Magnus Carlsson grew up in Fristad, outside Borås...
- singer in BarbadosBarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
and AlcazarAlcázarAn alcázar , alcácer or alcàsser is a type of castle in Spain and Portugal. The term derives from the Arabic word القصر meaning "fort, castle or palace"; and the Arabic word is derived from the Latin word, 'castrum', meaning an army camp or fort... - Daniel Bellqvist - singer in EskobarEskobarEskobar is the name of a Swedish indie/pop band that was founded in 1996 some 30 kilometres north of Stockholm, in the small town of Åkersberga...
- William Lind - band leader
- Wollmar Sandell - pianist
Theater and movies
- Inga Landgré - actor
- Nils PoppeNils PoppeNils Poppe was a Swedish actor, director and screenwriter. He is internationally most famous for his part in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, but in Sweden he was much loved and participated in over 50 films on cinema and TV.He started as a serious stage actor in 1930, but quickly realised that...
- comic and actor (by marriage) - Torsten Wahlund - actor (by marriage)
- Andreas WilsonAndreas WilsonAndreas Axel Janota Wilson is a Swedish actor who played the leading role in the Oscar-nominated Evil. He has also starred in Kill Your Darlings, Babas bilar and Den utvalde. He was named as one of European films' "Shooting Stars" by the European Film Promotion in 2004...
- actor - Ronny Danielsson - director
Art and design
- Erland Cullberg - artist
- Hardy Strid - artist
- Claes Bondelid - fashion designer (co-living with a family member)
- Lars Danielsson - artist
Mass media
- Sigurd Glans - AftonbladetAftonbladetAftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
- Maria Schottenius - Dagens NyheterDagens Nyheteris a daily newspaper in Sweden. It has the largest circulation of Swedish morning newspapers, followed by Göteborgs-Posten and Svenska Dagbladet, and is the only morning newspaper that is distributed to subscribers across the whole country. In 2009 DN had a circulation of 316,000, reaching 881...
- Olle Svenning - journalist and author (by marriage)
- Lars Madsén - radio reporter (by marriage)
- Siewert Öholm - TV producer (by marriage)
Finance
- Carl Jehander - railway constructor (built 2000 km), engineer, industrialist and member of parliament
- Vincent Bendix - from ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, inventor of the self starting automobile - Åke Nordlander - executive director of Sveriges verkstadsförening
- Johan Staël von HolsteinJohan Staël von HolsteinLars Johan Magnus Staël von Holstein is an author and co-founder of dot-com companies such as Icon Medialab and LetsBuyIt during the dot-com boom in Sweden....
- entrepreneur
Sport
- Mats JingbladMats JingbladMats Jingblad is a retired football striker. He is now a football coach.During his club career, Jingblad played for BK Astrio and Halmstads BK...
- football coach - Glenn HysénGlenn HysénGlenn Ingvar Hysén is a football manager and former player who played for leading Dutch, Italian and English clubs and won 68 caps for Sweden...
- football player (by marriage) - Tobias HysénTobias HysénGlenn Tobias Hysén is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan side IFK Göteborg and the Swedish national team. He is the son of Glenn Hysén.-Early life:...
- football player, son of Glenn Hysén - Johan MjällbyJohan MjällbyJohan Mjällby is a Swedish former footballer. He made his debut for the national team in 1997, and played 49 matches and scored 4 goals as a defender or midfielder. Mjällby was the team captain during the 2002 World Cup. He also took part in Euro 2000 and Euro 2004...
- football player (by marriage) - Michael SvenssonMichael SvenssonMichael Lennart Svensson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Halmstads BK in Superettan. He is best known at club level for his playing career with Southampton...
- football player - Christian Wilhelmsson - football player
- Ulf "Tickan" CarlssonUlf CarlssonUlf Carlsson is a male former table tennis player from Sweden. From 1980 to 1988 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...
- table tennis player - Peter KarlssonPeter Karlsson (table tennis)Peter Karlsson , is a table tennis player. He was 1991 World Champion in men's doubles , and 2000 European Champion in men's singles.-Commitment:...
- table tennis player (by marriage)
External links
- Långarydssläkten, official page