Persson
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Persson is the eighth most common Swedish
family name
, and literally means "son of Per".
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
, and literally means "son of Per".
Surname
People with the family name Persson include:- Erling Persson, founder of Swedish clothing company H&M
- Essy PerssonEssy PerssonEssy Persson is a Swedish actress born 15 June 1941 in Gothenburg . In 1968 she appeared in the Radley Metzger film Therese and Isabelle, and in 1971 in Want So Much To Believe.- External links :...
, Swedish actress - Göran PerssonGöran PerssonHans Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as...
, Swedish politician and former Prime Minister (1996-2006) - Håkan PerssonHåkan PerssonHåkan Persson is a Swedish music journalist, born in Stockholm, 1 June. He is the host and producer of P3 Rock, a radio show on P3, Sveriges Radio, since 1996. He started doing radio in 1981, with the punk show Ny Våg. Later he's been presenting radio shows like: änubah!, Inferno, Slammer and...
, Swedish 3D-Artist - Ingmar Persson, German team principal of racing team Persson MotorsportPersson MotorsportPersson Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Germany. Managed by Ingmar Persson, they have competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since their formation in 1993, running privateer Mercedes....
- Joakim PerssonJoakim PerssonJoakim Persson, , is a former Swedish footballer, who last played for Landskrona.-Club career:Persson began his career as a youth-team player with Högaborgs before moving to Malmö FF in 1992. He made his professional debut in a Swedish Cup game against Landskrona in 1994.Persson moved to the...
, Swedish footballer - Johanna PerssonJohanna PerssonJohanna Persson is a female badminton player from Sweden.Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Fredrik Bergström. They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canada in the first round and Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in...
, Swedish female badminton player - Jöran PerssonJöran PerssonJöran Persson, alternatively Göran Persson , was King Eric XIV of Sweden's favorite, most trusted, counsellor and head of the King's network of spies. He was widely seen as a Machiavellian figure, and of holding too much influence over Eric...
, counsellor to King Erik XIV of Sweden - Jörgen PerssonJörgen PerssonJörgen Persson is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter....
, Swedish table tennis player - Leif G. W. PerssonLeif G. W. PerssonLeif Gustav Willy Persson is a Swedish criminologist and novelist. He was a professor in criminology at the Swedish National Police Board from 1992 to 2008. He is known for his crime fiction novels and for his regular appearances as an expert commentator on notable crime cases in television and...
, Swedish criminologist and writer - Liselott Persson, daughter of Erling Persson and second-largest shareholder of H&M
- Markus PerssonMarkus PerssonMarkus Alexej Persson is a Swedish indie game developer and founder of Mojang AB. He is best known for creating the sandbox building game Minecraft.- Biography :...
, Swedish video game developer - Miah PerssonMiah PerssonMiah Persson, born 27 May 1969 in Örnsköldsvik, is a Swedish soprano, active internationally and in recordings.-Career:Miah Persson grew up in Hudiksvall, singing in choirs and taking part in amateur drama productions...
, Swedish soprano - Nahid PerssonNahid PerssonNahid Persson Sarvestani is an award-winning Iranian-Swedish filmmaker and director.Her most famous documentary films are Prostitution Behind the Veil, My Mother - A Persian Princess, The End of Exile, and The Last Days of Life...
, Swedish director - Nina PerssonNina Perssonis the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited...
, Swedish pop singer - Örjan PerssonÖrjan PerssonPer Örjan Persson is a former Swedish football player probably most famous for playing for Scottish clubs Dundee United and later Rangers in the 1960s...
, retired Swedish footballer - Sara PerssonSara PerssonSara Persson is a female badminton player from Sweden.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the second round before losing to Wang Chen of Hong Kong. In the 2008 olympic tournament she lost directly in the first round....
, Swedish female badminton player - Set PerssonSet PerssonSet Persson was a Swedish communist leader.Persson was born on March 5, 1897 in Stockholm, but as an orphan he was raised by relatives in Hälsingland. He was a good student in school, but left his studies at the age of 14 to start to work in the railroads. Soon he joined the Social Democratic...
, Swedish communist politician - Stefan Persson (fashion magnate), owner of Swedish company H&M
- Stefan Persson (ice hockey), retired professional ice hockey player
- Stieg PerssonStieg PerssonStieg Persson is an Australian contemporary artist. Persson was born in Melbourne, Australia. His undergraduate studies were at the Victorian College of the Arts from 1979 to 1981. He completed a Masters degree from the same institution in 1998...
, Australian artist - Torsten PerssonTorsten PerssonTorsten Persson is a Swedish economist and the director of the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. He has also taught in England, the United States, and Israel...
, Swedish economist
Literary characters
- Una PerssonUna PerssonUna Persson is a recurring character in many of Michael Moorcock's 'multiverse' novels. She has also been used as a character in stories by other writers...
, a recurring character in many of Michael MoorcockMichael MoorcockMichael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published a number of literary novels....
's 'MultiverseMultiverseThe multiverse is the hypothetical set of multiple possible universes that together comprise all of reality.Multiverse may also refer to:-In fiction:* Multiverse , the fictional multiverse used by DC Comics...
' novels.
Other uses
- Persson MotorsportPersson MotorsportPersson Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Germany. Managed by Ingmar Persson, they have competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since their formation in 1993, running privateer Mercedes....
, German racing team competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersDeutsche Tourenwagen MastersThe Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters is a touring car racing series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere in Europe....
Other variations
- Magnus PehrssonMagnus PehrssonMagnus Pehrsson is a Swedish former football player and the current head coach of Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF.-Playing career:...
, Swedish footballer - Robert PehrssonRobert PehrssonRobert Pehrsson is a Swedish musician most known for being the vocalist and guitarist in the death metal band Death Breath as well as the guitarist in the rock band Thunder Express and recently in its Swedish moniker Dundertåget....
, Swedish musician - Cristina Husmark PehrssonCristina Husmark PehrssonCristina Maria Husmark Pehrsson is Swedish politician and a member of the Moderate Party. She is a trained Nurse, and is married with three children. She has been a Member of Parliament since 1998. On 6 October 2006 she was selected to become Minister for Social Security in the Cabinet of Fredrik...
, Swedish politician - Axel Pehrsson-BramstorpAxel Pehrsson-BramstorpAxel Alarik Pehrsson-Bramstorp was a Swedish politician and was Prime Minister of Sweden for a few months during 1936. As a parliamentarian he was known as "Axel Pehrsson in Bramstorp" or just "Bramstorp" for short...
, former Prime Minister of SwedenPrime Minister of SwedenThe Prime Minister is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested...