Göran or Jöran (both pronounced ) is the
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
form of
George, not to be confused with the
Slavic Goran.
Notable people with the name include:
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Göran Andersson
Göran Andersson (born 14 February 1956) is a sailor from Sweden, who represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, as crew member in the Soling
The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International cla ...
, Swedish sport sailor
*Göran Bror
Benny Andersson Swedish musician, composer, and member of the group
ABBA
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Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player.
After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 ...
, Swedish
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
coach
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Göran Folkestad
Göran Folkestad (born 1952) is a Swedish songwriter and singer. He is professor of music pedagogy at Malmö Academy of Music.Göran F ...
, Swedish musician
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Göran Gentele
Göran Gentele (29 September 1917 – 18 July 1972) was a Swedish actor, director, and opera manager. He was briefly the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1972.
Biography
Born in Stockholm, Gentele studied from 19 ...
, Swedish actor
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Göran Gunnarsson
Lieutenant General Claes Göran Gunnarsson (born 8 March 1950) is a retired Swedish Coastal Artillery/Swedish Amphibious Corps officer. His senior commands include as head of the General Training and Management Directorate. Gunnarsson is known for ...
, Swedish lieutenant general
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Göran Hägglund, Swedish politician, former leader of the
Christian Democrats
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Jöran Hägglund, Swedish politician, secretary of the
Centre party
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Göran Högosta, Swedish
ice hockey player
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Göran Johansson, Swedish politician, mayor of
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
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Göran Kropp, Swedish adventurer and mountaineer
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Göran Lagerberg
Göran Bertil Lagerberg (; born 20 September 1947) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist in Swedish rock band Tages and later progressive rock act Kebnekajse. In the 1990s, he was a ...
, Swedish musician
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Göran Lennmarker
Rolf Göran Lennmarker (born 7 December 1943 in Norberg, Västmanland County) is a Swedish moderate politician who has been a member of the Riksdag from 1991 to 2010. From 2006 until 2010 he was the Chair of the Riksdag's Committee on Foreign Affa ...
, Swedish politician
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Göran Magnusson (1939–2010), Swedish politician
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Göran Malmqvist
Nils Göran David Malmqvist (6 June 1924 – 17 October 2019) was a Swedish linguist, literary historian, sinologist and translator. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy between 1985 and 2019.
Biography
Göran Malmqvist was born on 6 Ju ...
, Swedish linguist, literary historian
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Göran Mårtensson, Swedish Army lieutenant general
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Göran Söllscher, Swedish classical guitarist
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Göran Persson Swedish
prime minister (1996–2006)
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Jöran Persson, Swedish official during the 16th century
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Swedish masculine given names