Evald Roht

Evald is a masculine

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found primarily in

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, especially in Denmark, Estonia, Norway and

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. It is a cognate of the

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given name Ewald and may refer to the following individuals: *

Eevald Äärma Eevald Äärma (until 1936 Ärman; 28 December 1911 – 13 October 2005) was an Estonian pole vaulter. He competed at the 1934 European Championships and 1936 Summer Olympics and placed 7th and 26th, respectively. Äärma was born in Tallinn ...

(1911–2005), Estonian pole vaulter and 1936 Olympic competitor *

Evald Aav Evald Aav ( – 21 March 1939) was an Estonian composer born in Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. He studied music composition there with Artur Kapp and wrote primarily vocal music to words in the Estonian language. In 1928 he comp ...

(1900–1939), Estonian composer *

Evald Aavik Evald Aavik (born on 24 January 1941 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian actor. In 1965 he graduated from Vanemuine Theatre's stage art studio (diploma nr 1). 1966–1988 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, 1986–1989 in Ugala Theatre and 1989–1993 in Es ...

(born 1941), Estonian actor * Evald Flisar (born 1945), Slovenian writer, poet, playwright, editor and translator *

Evald Hermaküla Evald Hermaküla (6 December 1941 – 16 May 2000) was an Estonian actor and director. Hermaküla was born in the village of Maardu in Jõelähtme Parish. In 1965 he graduated from the University of Tartu in geology. In 1965 he also finished his ...

(1941–2000), Estonian actor and director *

Evald Ilyenkov Evald Vassilievich Ilyenkov (russian: link=no, Э́вальд Васи́льевич Илье́нков; 18 February 1924 – 21 March 1979) was a Marxist author and Soviet philosopher. Biography Evald Ilyenkov did original work on the materi ...

(1924–1979), Russian Marxist author and Soviet philosopher *

Evald Konno Evald Konno (13 February 1897 Tartu – 20 April 1942 Sevurallag, Sverdlovsk Oblast) was an Estonian politician and lawyer. He was a member of VI Riigikogu VI Riigikogu was the sixth legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislatur ...

(1897–1942), Estonian politician and lawyer *

Evald Mahl Evald Mahl (14 April 1915 – 18 January 2001) was an Estonian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Mahl began playing basketball in 1927. He was the 1934, 1936, 1937 and 1944 Estonian national basketball champion. He a ...

(1915–2001), Estonian basketball player *

Evald Mikson Evald Mikson ( is, Eðvald Hinriksson), ( – 27 December 1993) was a goalkeeper in the Estonian national football team, winning seven caps between 1934 and 1938. Mikson played a controversial role as a collaborator during his service in the ...

(1911–1993), Estonian-born Icelandic football goalkeeper *

Evald Nielsen Evald Nielsen (June 5, 1879 in Stubbekøbing, Denmark – May 12, 1958 in Copenhagen) was a Danish silversmith and long-standing master of the Goldsmith's Guild of Copenhagen and one of the leading men behind the organizing of the Danish gold- ...

(1879-1958), Danish silversmith *

Evald Okas Evald Okas (28 November 1915 – 30 April 2011) was an Estonian painter, probably best known for his portraits of nudes. Biography Okas was born in Tallinn, where he began his artistic career while studying at the State Art School. With the ad ...

(1915– 2011), Estonian painter * Evald Rygh (1842–1913), Norwegian banker and politician, former Minister of Finance and Customs * Evald Schorm (1931–1988), Czech film and stage director, screenwriter and actor *

Evald Sikk Evald Sikk (10 February 1910 – 8 August 1945) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman bantamweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was executed in a prison camp during World War II World War II or th ...

(1910–1945), Estonian wrestler *

Evald Seepere Evald Seepere (born ''Seeberg'', 4 May 1911 – 22 February 1990) was an Estonian amateur featherweight boxer. He competed in the 1934 European Championships and 1936 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in a second-round bout. Seepere studied i ...

(1911–1990), Estonian boxer and 1936 Summer Olympic competitor *

Evald O. Solbakken Evald O. Solbakken (15 December 1898 – 4 March 1967) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties. He joined the Labour Party through membership in the youth association ''Freidig'' in Storhamar in 1917. ...

(1898–1967), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician *

Evald Tang Kristensen Evald Tang Kristensen (24 January 1843 – 8 April 1929) was a Danish folklore collector and author. Working first as a schoolteacher and later solely as a collector, he assembled and published a huge amount of detailed information on all aspects ...

(1843–1929), Danish folklore collector and author *

Evald Thomsen Evald Thomsen (1913–1993) was a Danish fiddler and collector and promoter of Danish traditional music. Born in Siem by Skørping in Northern Jutland, Thomsen was taught fiddle from age 7, and played to local dances already as a young boy. He ...

(1913-1993), Danish fiddler and collector and promoter of Danish traditional music *

Evald Tipner Evald Tipner (13 March 1906 – 18 July 1947) was an Estonian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest Estonian goalkeepers of all time. He was capped 66 times for Estonian national football team, 7 times for bandy national team and onc ...

(1906–1947), Estonian football, ice hockey and bandy player {{given name Danish masculine given names Estonian masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names Scandinavian masculine given names Swedish masculine given names