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Ekman is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945), Swedish politician *
Carl Daniel Ekman Carl Daniel Ekman (March 17, 1845 – November 3, 1904) was a Swedish chemical engineer who invented the form of the sulfite process of wood pulp manufacturing which was first established on a firm commercial basis, helping to replace rags as the ...
(1845–1904), Swedish chemical engineer * Erik Leonard Ekman (1883–1931), Swedish botanist * Fam Ekman (born 1946), Swedish-Norwegian children's writer and illustrator * Gösta Ekman (junior) (1939–2017), Swedish actor *
Gösta Ekman (senior) Frans Gösta Viktor Ekman (28 December 1890 – 12 January 1938) was a Swedish actor, director and singer. Generally spoken of as Swedish theatre's most legendary stage actor, Gösta Ekman enjoyed a prolific stage career during his short life, b ...
(1890–1938) Swedish actor *
Hasse Ekman Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and Film producer, producer for film director, film, Theatre director, stage and television director, television. Biography Hasse Ekman ...
(1915–2004), Swedish film director and actor * Hedda Ekman (1860–1929), Swedish writer and photographer *
Ida Ekman Ida Paulina Ekman (22 April 187514 April 1942) was a Finnish soprano singer. She was also referred to as Ida Morduch-Ekman. Her career was mainly in oratorio and lieder, and she was a renowned interpreter of the songs of Jean Sibelius, many of whi ...
(1875–1942), Finnish soprano *
Kajsa Ekis Ekman Kajsa "Ekis" Ekman is a Swedish author and journalist. She has written four books, translated into several languages, about capitalism, economic crises, and women's rights. She lectures internationally on prostitution and surrogacy. She is a regul ...
, (born 1980), Swedish journalist and writer *
Kerstin Ekman Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist. Life and career Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to ps ...
(born 1933), Swedish novelist *
Nils Ekman Nils Karl "Nisse" Ekman (born 11 March 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger. During his 15-year career as a player at the professional level he played in the National Hockey League, Swedish Elite League (SHL), Kontinent ...
(born 1976), Swedish ice hockey player * Paul Ekman (born 1934), American psychologist *
Robert Wilhelm Ekman Robert Wilhelm Ekman (August 13, 1808 – February 19, 1873), R. W. Ekman, was a significant teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits and early national romanticism. Childhood and Arts Education Robert Ekman was born in Uusikaupun ...
(1808–1873), Finnish painter *
Sheldon V. Ekman Sheldon Victor Ekman (March 12, 1920 – January 21, 1982) was an American attorney and tax law expert who served as a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1980 to 1982. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Ekman received an A.B. from Harvard ...
(1920–1982), United States Tax Court judge *
Sven P. Ekman Sven Petrus Ekman (31 May 1876, Uppsala – 2 February 1964, Uppsala) was a Swedish zoologist, biogeographer, zoogeographer, and limnologist,Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok 1953'', ed. Stina Svensson, P A Norstedt & Söners Förlag, Stock ...
(1876–1964), Swedish zoologist * Ulf Ekman (born 1950), Swedish clergyman * Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874–1954), Swedish oceanographer


See also

* Ekman layer *
Ekman spiral The oceanic, wind driven Ekman spiral is the result of a force balance created by a shear stress force, Coriolis force and the water drag. This force balance gives a resulting current of the water different from the winds. In the ocean, there are t ...
* Ekman current meter *
Ekman transport Ekman transport is part of Ekman motion theory, first investigated in 1902 by Vagn Walfrid Ekman. Winds are the main source of energy for ocean circulation, and Ekman Transport is a component of wind-driven ocean current. Ekman transport occurs w ...
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Ekman number The Ekman number (Ek) is a dimensionless number used in fluid dynamics to describe the ratio of viscous forces to Coriolis forces. It is frequently used in describing geophysical phenomena in the oceans and atmosphere in order to characterise the r ...
* Ekman water bottle * Eckman (disambiguation) *
Eckmann Eckmann is a surname of German origin. It is composed of the German words "eck(e)" (meaning "corner") and "mann" (meaning "man"). It may refer to: * Alyson Eckmann (born 1990), American television and radio host * Beno Eckmann (1917–2008), Swiss ...
, a surname {{surname Swedish-language surnames