Bengtsson is Swedish surname originating in a patronymic, meaning "son of Bengt" (
Benedict
Benedict may refer to:
People Names
*Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Religious figures
*Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Chur ...
), Bengt meaning "Blessed". The name is sometimes written Bengtson (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States). Other forms occur, such as ''Bengtzon'', Bankson, Bankston, Benson, Bengston or ''Benktsson''.
Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Anders Bengtsson (born 1968), Swedish politician and member of parliament
* Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter
* Bengt Bengtsson (1897–1977), Swedish gymnast
* Bengt-Åke Bengtsson (born 1938), Swedish rower
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Birgitta Bengtsson
Birgitta Bengtsson (born 16 May 1965) is a Swedish sailing (sport), sailor. She won a silver medal in the 470 (dinghy), 470 class at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Marit Söderström.
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(born 1965), Swedish sailor
* Björn Bengtsson (born 1973), Swedish actor
* Catrine Bengtsson (born 1969), Swedish badminton player
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Christopher Bengtsson
Christopher Bengtsson (born October 19, 1993) is a Sweden, Swedish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for IF Björklöven of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
Playing career
Bengtsson previously played for Färjestad BK at the Junior ...
Frans G. Bengtsson
Frans Gunnar Bengtsson (4 October 1894 – 19 December 1954) was a Swedish novelist, essayist, poet and biographer. He was born in Tåssjö (now in Ängelholm Municipality) in Skåne and died at Ribbingsfors Manor in northern Västergötla ...
(1894–1954), Swedish author
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Gabriel Bengtsson
Gabriel Bengtsson (born 5 September 1977) is a Swedish judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版 ...
(born 1977), Swedish judoka
* Göran Bengtsson (born 1956), Swedish handball player
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Gösta Bengtsson
Gösta Ragnar Bengtsson (25 July 1897 – 19 January 1984) was a sailor from Sweden, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium. Bengtsson took the gold in the 30m² Skerry Cruiser
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(1897–1984), Swedish sailor
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Gunder Bengtsson
Gunder Bengtsson (2 February 1946 – 2 August 2019) was a Swedish football coach.
Career
Bengtsson started his career as assistant coach under Sven-Göran Eriksson at IFK Göteborg. In 1982, after Eriksson won the UEFA Cup 1981–82 and le ...
(1946–2019), Swedish football coach
* Håkan Bengtsson (born 1942), Swedish swimmer
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Ingemund Bengtsson
Sten Bertil Ingemund Bengtsson (30 January 1919 – 12 April 2000) was a Swedish Social democratic politician, and Speaker of the Riksdag from 1979 to 1988.
He was born 30 January 1919 in Veddige. He moved to Varberg and started working ...
(1919–2000), Swedish politician and Speaker of the Riksdag 1979–1988
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Jan-Olof Bengtsson
Jan-Olof Bengtsson is a Swedish journalist and political columnist in different media. He was born on 30 April 1952 and lives in Malmö, Sweden and in France.
Accredited
Bengtsson covered the Middle East conflict in Israel and Lebanon during t ...
(born 1952), Swedish journalist
* Johan Bengtsson (born 1979), Swedish bassist
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Kristin Bengtsson
Gärd Kristin "Kicki" Bengtsson (born 12 January 1970) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. She represented the Sweden national team from 1991 to 2005.
Career
She holds 157 caps for the Swedish women's national team. Beng ...
(born 1970), Swedish female footballer
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Lennart Bengtsson
Lennart Bengtsson (born ) is a Swedish meteorologist. His research interests include climate sensitivity, extreme events, climate variability and climate predictability.
Career
He was head of research at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weat ...
(born 1935), Swedish meteorologist
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Margot Bengtsson
Margot Bengtsson (born 1943) is a Swedish psychologist and Reader in Psychology at Lund University. She is known for her research in developmental, social, feminist and critical psychology
Critical psychology is a perspective on psychology tha ...
(born 1943), Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar
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Maria Bengtsson (badminton)
Maria Bengtsson (born 5 March 1964) is a badminton player from Sweden who played in three editions of Olympic games in 1988, 1992 and 1996.
Career
She won two silver medals at the World Badminton Championships, one in 1985 in mixed doubles with ...
(born 1964), Swedish badminton player
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Maria Bengtsson (soprano)
Maria Bengtsson (born 7 May 1975) is a Swedish operatic soprano, who has appeared in major opera houses in Europe. She is known for roles in operas by Mozart and Richard Strauss.
Career
Born in Trelleborg, Sweden, Bengtsson grew up in Höllv ...
(born 1975)
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Martin Bengtsson (musician)
Martin Bengtsson is a Sweden, Swedish death metal, metal musician. He was a key part of the influential Swedish melodic death metal scene. He was a member of the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy (band), Arch Enemy between 1997 and 1998, and ...
, Swedish heavy metal musician
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Martin Bengtsson (footballer)
Martin Oskar Johan Bengtsson (born 14 March 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Bengtsson started playing football for IK Sturehov as a child and stayed with the club until he was signed ...
Per Bengtsson
Per Olov Bengtsson (born May 31, 1967) is a former ice speed skater from Sweden. He represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics: 1988 in Calgary, Canada, 1992 in Albertville, and 1994 in Lillehammer
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(born 1967), Swedish speed skater
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Per-Inge Bengtsson
Per-Inge Bengtsson (born 29 October 1961) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Los Angeles in 1984, earning them in the K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m events.
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(born 1961), Swedish sprint canoer
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Pierre Bengtsson
Pierre Thomas Robin Neurath Bengtsson (born 12 April 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back. Starting his career with AIK in the mid-2000s, he has spent most of his career in the Danish Superliga, and has also had st ...
(born 1988), Swedish footballer
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Rasmus Bengtsson
Rasmus Mattias Bengtsson (born 26 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Starting off his professional career with Trelleborgs FF in 2006, he went on to represent Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga ...
(born 1986), Swedish footballer
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Robin Bengtsson
Robin Bengtsson (born 27 April 1990) is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine with the song "I Can't Go On" finishing in 5th place.
Career
Bengtsson was b ...
(born 1990), Swedish singer
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Rolf-Göran Bengtsson
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (born 2 June 1962 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer ...
(born 1962), Swedish horse rider and silver medalist in Individual Jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
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Stellan Bengtsson
Stellan Bengtsson (born 26 July 1952) is a Swedish former table tennis player. He became the first Swede to win the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1971.Sylve Bengtsson (1930–2005), Swedish footballer
*Thomas Bengtsson, Swedish magician better known under his stage name Tom Stone
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* Jerry Bengtson (born 1987), Honduran footballer
* John Bengtson (born 1948), U.S. linguist
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Phil Bengtson
John Phillip Bengtson (July 17, 1913 – December 18, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He was a longtime assistant coach in college football and the National Football League (NFL), chiefly remembered as the successor to Vince Lom ...
(1913–1994), U.S. American football player
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* Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, 15th-century Swedish archbishop