Calle is a

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

n, mostly Swedish, masculine given name,

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

and surname that is a diminutive form of Carl and Karl and an alternate form of Kalle. Calle is also a surname. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:

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Calle Asell Calle Asell (born February 27, 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Asell made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Örebro HK Örebro HK is a Swedish ice ...

(born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player *

Calle Brown Calle Brown (born July 1, 1992) is an American soccer player who last played for Loudoun United FC in the USL Championship. College and semi-professional Brown played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers from 2010 to 2014. In 2013, he quit ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Calle Facius Calle Facius (born 1 January 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who made 300 appearances in the Superliga for AaB, Ikast FS and Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Forme ...

(born 1971), Danish football player * Calle Järnkrok (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player * Calle Jonsson (born 1983), Swedish criminal suspect *

Calle Krantz Calle Krantz (born 8 April 1997) is a Sweden, Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Career Born in Skellefteå, Sweden, Krantz played junior ice hockey, junior hockey with lo ...

(born 1997), Swedish ice hockey player *

Calle Kristiansson Calle Kristiansson (born July 5, 1988 in Kristianstad) is a Swedish singer, who came first runner-up in '' Idol 2009'' after the winner Erik Grönwall. Music One of the songs he performed in the ''Idol'' 2009 competition, Marc Cohn's " Walk ...

(born 1988), Swedish singer *

Calle Lindh Calle Lindh (born 10 March 1990) is a Swedish alpine ski racer. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skii ...

(born 1990), Swedish alpine ski racer *

Calle Lindström Calle Lindström (1868–1955) was a Swedish singer and comedian from Östergötland. Career Trained as a stucco worker, Lindström eventually left that line of work to become a ''bondkomiker'' (peasant comic) and ''bygdemålstalare'' (dialect st ...

(1868–1955), Swedish singer and comedian *

Calle Nilsson Carl Nilsson (18 May 1888 – 23 June 1915) was a Swedish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Oly ...

(1888–1915), Swedish long-distance athlete * Calle Örnemark (1933–2015), Swedish artist and sculptor * Calle Rosén (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player *

Calle Själin Calle Själin (born 2 September 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

(born 1999), Swedish ice hockey player

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*Calle Aber Abrahamsson, a nickname of Karl Gustaf Emanuel Abrahamsson, who is also known as Carl Abrahamsson (1896–1948), Swedish athlete, bandy and ice hockey player *

Calle Halfvarsson Carl-Christian "Calle" Halfvarsson (born 17 March 1989) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing in the FIS World Cup since 2009. He was part of Swedish relay team that finished second at the 2013 World Championships in Val di ...

, nickname of Carl-Christian Halfvarsson (born 1989), Swedish cross-country skier * Calle Johansson, nickname of Carl Christian Johansson, (born 1967), Swedish ice hockey player and coach * Calle Jularbo, nickname of Carl Jularbo, (1893–1966), Swedish accordionist * Calle Schlettwein, nickname of Carl-Hermann Gustav Schlettwein (born 1954), Namibian politician * Calle Steen, nickname of Carl Erik Steén (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player *Calle Wede, nickname of

Carl Wede Carl Erik Magnus "Calle" Wede (born 20 April 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right midfielder. He is the twin brother of fellow professional footballer Anton Wede Anton Wede (born 20 April 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays ...

(born 1990), Swedish footballer

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Álvaro Calle Álvaro Calle (born 25 May 1953) is a Colombian former footballer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München ...

(born 1953), Colombian football player * Antonio Calle (born 1978), known as Calle, Spanish football player * Ed Calle, Venezuelan musician * Elkin Calle (born 1980), Colombian football player *

Eugenia Calle Eugenia E. “Jeanne” Calle (1952–2009) was an American cancer epidemiologist. Early life and education Calle grew up in Fairlawn, Ohio, and attended Copley High School in the 1960s. She received her bachelor's degree in medical communicatio ...

(1952–2009), American cancer epidemiologist *

Ignacio Calle Ignacio Calle Tobón (21 August 1931 – 24 February 1982)

(1931–1982), Colombian football player * Javier Calle (born 1991), Colombian football player *

Johanna Calle Johanna Calle is an artist born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1965. She is based in Bogotá. Calle's art involves the following themes: Latin American Art, Andes Region (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela), Urbanization, Political Minimalism, ...

(born 1965), Colombian artist * José Calle (1945–2020), French rugby football player *

María Elena Calle María Elena Calle (born 25 July 1975) is an Ecuadorian marathon runner. She placed 99th at the 2016 Olympics. Calle took up running in 1984, but ran her first marathon only in 2011. She has a degree in occupational therapy Occupational th ...

(born 1975), Ecuadorian marathon runner * María Luisa Calle (born 1968), Colombian cyclist * Paul Calle (1928–2010), American artist *

Pierre Calle Pierre Calle (born 1 June 1889, date of death unknown) was a Belgian fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1 ...

(1889–?), Belgian fencer * Renán Calle (born 1976), Ecuadorian football *

Sophie Calle Sophie Calle (born 9 October 1953) is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Calle's work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the French literary movement known as Oulipo. H ...

(born 1953), French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist *

William Calle William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conqu ...

(born 1946), Peruvian army general and politician

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María Victoria Calle Correa María Victoria Calle Correa (born 8 May 1959) is a Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, serving since April 2009. Calle is the second female magistrate (after Clara Inés Vargas Hernández). A lawyer from the University of Medel ...

(born 1959), Colombian Magistrate

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