Lennart or Lennarth is a Germanic variant of the name

Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English language, English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek wikiwikiweb:Λέων, � ...

, most common in

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

and German-speaking countries as a surname or masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

* Camilla Lennarth (born 1988), Swedish golfer *

Isobel Lennart Isobel Lennart (May 18, 1915 – January 25, 1971) was an award-winning American screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for writing the book for the Broadway musical '' Funny Girl'' which premiered in 1964, although she also wrote scripts ...

(1915–1971), American screenwriter and playwright *

Sonja de Lennart Sonja de Lennart (born 21 May 1920) is a German fashion designer. In 1948, she invented Capri pants.Der Grosse Brockhaus Lexikon/The Great Brockhaus (Bertelsmann Group) 2002-2007

(born 1920), German fashion designer

Given name

A–E

Lennart Alexandersson Lennart Alexandersson (born 31 March 1947) is a Swedish former footballer who played for Halmstads BK in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the father of football players, Niclas and Daniel Alexandersson. In 1965, Halmstads was demoted to Division 3. ...

(born 1947), Swedish footballer, father of football players Niclas and Daniel Alexandersson *

Lennart Åqvist Lennart Åqvist (born 1932 in SwedenGerhard Schurz and Georg J. W. Dorn (Editors),Advances in scientific philosophy : essays in honour of Paul Weingartner on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his birthday.Amsterdam, Rodopi, 1991, ; p. 631) ...

(born 1932), Swedish logician * Lennart Askinger (1922–1995), Swedish football defender *

Lennart Atterwall Lennart Folke Alfons Atterwall (born ''Ohlsson'', 26 March 1911 – 23 April 2001) was a Swedish javelin thrower. He finished fourth at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially ...

(1911–2001), Swedish javelin thrower and European champion *

Lennart Augustsson Lennart Augustsson is a Swedish computer scientist. He was previously a lecturer at the Computing Science Department at Chalmers University of Technology. His research field is functional programming and implementations of functional languages. A ...

, Swedish computer scientist *

Lennart Axelsson (musician) Lennart Axelsson (born 11 July 1941) is a Swedish trumpet player who has spent a good part of his career in Germany. Biography Born and raised in Sweden, he began his career in a Swedish armed forces band. Disillusioned with military life, he qui ...

(born 1941), Swedish trumpet player *

Lennart Axelsson (politician) Lennart Axelsson (born 1953) is a Swedish politician who is a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party in the Riksdag. Axelssonwas first elected to the Riksdag in 2000 and has represented Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) i ...

(born 1953), Swedish politician, member of the Riksdag *

Lennart Beijer Lennart Beijer (born 1947), is a Swedish Left Party politician, member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksda ...

(born 1947), Swedish Left Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–2006 *

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 ...

, Swedish meteorologist currently interested in global climate modelling *

Lennart Bergelin Sven Lennart Bergelin (10 June 1925 – 4 November 2008) was a Swedish tennis player and coach. As a player, for AIK, Bergelin won nine Swedish championship singles titles between 1945 and 1955, and the French Open doubles title in 1948. Bergelin ...

(1925–2008), Swedish tennis player and coach *

Lennart Bernadotte Lennart, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (born Prince Lennart, Duke of Småland; 8 May 1909 – 21 December 2004) was a Swedish-German landscaper, filmmaker, photographer and was a grandson of King Gustaf V of Sweden. He was also the eldest gr ...

, Count of Wisborg (1909–2004), Prince of Sweden and Duke of Småland from 1909 to 1932 *

Lennart Bodström Ture Lennart Bodström (20 April 1928 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish politician born in Gothenburg, who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Olof Palme's Social Democratic cabinet from 1982 to 1985. His refusal, without further ev ...

(1928–2015), Swedish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1985 * Lennart Bohman (1909–1979), Swedish boxer *

Lennart Bunke Lennart Bunke (3 April 1912 – 17 August 1988) was a Swedish football forward who played for Sweden. He also played for Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), is a Swedish p ...

(1912–1988), Swedish football forward *

Lennart Carleson Lennart Axel Edvard Carleson (born 18 March 1928) is a Swedish mathematician, known as a leader in the field of harmonic analysis. One of his most noted accomplishments is his proof of Lusin's conjecture. He was awarded the Abel Prize in 2006 fo ...

(born 1928), Swedish mathematician *

Lennart Carlström Lennart Carlström (born 3 July 1943) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1972, as a member of the Swedish winning team in the World Orienteering Championships in Jicin, Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськ ...

(born 1943), Swedish orienteering competitor * Lennart Daléus (born 1946), Swedish politician, leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1998 to 2001 * Lennart Dozzi (1910–1987), Swedish canoeist * Lennarth Ebbinge (born 1956), Swedish handball player * Lennart Ekdahl (1912–2005), Swedish sailor *

Lennart Eriksson (musician) Lennart Eriksson may refer to: *Lennart Eriksson (handballer) Lennart Eriksson (born 2 February 1944) is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of ...

(born 1956), the bass player in the Swedish punk rock band ''Ebba Grön'' * Lennart Eriksson (handballer) (born 1944), Swedish handball player

F–L

* Lennart Fremling (1946–2013), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician * Lennart Geijer (1909–1999), Swedish politician and lawyer * Lennart Ginman (born 1960), Danish bassist, composer and music producer * Lennart Green (born 1941), Swedish magician, world champion close-up/card magician *

Lennart Gripenberg Lennart Gripenberg (15 September 1852 in Oulu - 14 September 1933) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland The Senate of Finland ( fi, Suomen senaatti, sv, Senaten för Finland) combined the functions of cabinet ...

(1852–1933), Finnish politician * Lennart Gustavsson (born 1954), Swedish Left Party politician * Lennart Hannelius (1893–1950), Finnish sport shooter * Lennart Hartmann (born 1991), German footballer * Lennart Hedmark (born 1944), Swedish track and field athlete *

Lennart Hedquist Lennart Hedquist (born 1943) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party gen ...

(born 1943), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party *

Lennart Heimer Lennart Heimer (11 March 1930 – 12 March 2007), was a Swedish-American neuroscientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Virginia. He was most noted for mapping circuits of the brain in the limbic lobe ...

(1930–2007), Swedish-American neuroscientist and educator *

Lennart Hellsing Paul Lennart Hellsing (5 June 1919 – 25 November 2015) was a Swedish writer and translator. For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Hellsing was a finalist in 2010 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award. Biog ...

(1919–2015), son of the merchant Paul Hellsing and his wife Sigrid * Lennart Hjulström (1938–2022), Swedish actor and director *

Lennart Hyland Otto Lennart Hyland (24 September 1919 – 15 March 1993), was a Swedish TV-show host and journalist and one of the most popular and renowned TV personalities in the history of Swedish television. His biggest success as an entertainer was unquestio ...

(1919–1993), Swedish TV-show host and journalist *

Lennart Jähkel Carl Gustav Lennart Jähkel (born 27 September 1956) is a Swedish actor. He is active at the Stockholm City Theatre, where he participated in several plays. Filmography Films *1991 - '' Infödingen'' *1992 - '' Nordexpressen'' *1992 - '' ...

(born 1956), Swedish actor * Lennart Johansson (1929–2019), Swedish football administrator, president of the Union of European Football Associations from 1990 to 2007 *

Lennart Johansson (ice hockey) Rolf Lennart Johansson (7 June 1941 – 23 October 2010) was a Swedish ice hockey defender. He was a key figure in Brynäs IF, winning seven national titles as a player (1964, 1966–68 and 1970–72) and then one as a coach in 1980. Internation ...

(1941–2010), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Lennart Johnsson (born 1944), Swedish computer scientist and engineer *

Lennart Klingström Lennart Klas Valdemar Klingström (18 April 1916 – 5 July 1994) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the gold in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Klingström also won ...

(1916–1994), Swedish sprint canoeist * Lennart Klockare (born 1945), Swedish social democratic politician *

Lennart Kollberg Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in the ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled ''The Story of a Crime''. Frequently referred to as the Martin Beck stories, all have been adap ...

, fictional character in the books by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö *

Lennart Kollmats Lennart Kollmats (born 1943) is a Sweden, Swedish Liberal People's Party (Sweden), Liberal People's Party politician, List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, member of the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag 1998–2006. References

Members ...

(born 1943), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician *

Lennart Koskinen Lennart Koskinen (born November 12, 1944 in Helsinki), is a clergyman in the Church of Sweden. He was Bishop of Visby between 2003 and 2011. Koskinen is a member of the Elijah Interfaith Institute Elijah Interfaith Institute is a nonprofit ...

(born 1944), clergyman in the Church of Sweden, serving as bishop in Visby *

Lennart Larsson (cross-country skier) Nils Olov Lennart ”Lill-Järven" Larsson (7 February 1930 – 26 March 2021) was a Swedish cross-country skier and coach. He competed in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956, finishing four ...

(1930–2021), Swedish cross-country skier * Lennart Larsson (footballer) (born 1953), Swedish footballer * Lennart Lindgren (1915–1952), Swedish Olympic sprinter *

Lennart Lindgren (Swedish Navy officer) Captain Nils Lennart Lindgren (1 September 1919 – 25 February 2013) was a Swedish Navy officer. He commanded the minelayer and the destroyer , and served as head of the Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps. Lindgren also served at the Swedish embassie ...

(1919–2013) *

Lennart Lindroos Karl Gustaf Lennart Lindroos (December 2, 1886 – July 26, 1921) was a Finnish breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and ...

(1886–1921), Finnish breaststroke swimmer *

Lennart Ljung (engineer) Lennart Ljung is a Swedish professor in the Chair of Control Theory at Linköping University since 1976. He is known for his pioneering research in system identification, and is regarded as a leading researcher in control theory. Education Le ...

(born 1946), Swedish Professor in the Chair of Control Theory at Linköping University since 1976 *

Lennart Ljung (general) General Karl Hilmer Lennart Ljung (13 March 1921 – 19 November 1990) was a Swedish Army officer who served as Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1978 to 1986. During Ljung's eight years as Supreme Commander many events of importa ...

(1921–1990), Swedish Army general

M–Z

* Lennart Magnusson (1924–2011), Swedish fencer * Lennart Mathiasen (born 1948), Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1970s *

Lennart Meri Lennart Georg Meri (; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian politician, writer, and film director. He served as the second president of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Meri was among the leaders of the movement to restore Estonian independ ...

(1928–2006), Estonian writer, film director and statesman, President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001 *

Lennart Nilsson Lennart Nilsson (24 August 1922 – 28 January 2017) was a Swedish photographer noted for his photographs of human embryos and other medical subjects once considered unphotographable, and more generally for his extreme macro photography. He ...

(1922–2017), Swedish photographer and scientist *

(born 1944), Swedish politician * Lennart Nylander (1901–1966), Swedish diplomat * Lennart Olsson (born 1961), Swedish zoologist & embryologist, professor of comparative zoology at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena *

Lennart Petrell Lennart Petrell (born 13 April 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HIFK of the Finnish Liiga. Playing career He was originally drafted in the 6th round (190th overall) on the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Colum ...

(born 1984), Finnish professional ice hockey player *

Lennart Poettering Lennart Poettering (born 15 October 1980) is a German software engineer working for Microsoft and the original author of PulseAudio, Avahi and systemd. Life and career Poettering was born in Guatemala City but grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Br ...

(born 1980), German software engineer * Lennart Rodhe (1916–2005), Swedish artist, painter and printmaker *

Lennart Rönnback Lennart Rönnback (21 May 1905 – 4 November 2007) was a Finnish White Guard veteran of the Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . ...

(1905–2007), Finnish White Guard veteran of the Finnish Civil War of 1918 * Lennart Rönnberg (born 1938), Swedish Army major general *

Lennart Roslund Lennart Roslund (born 15 February 1946) is a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the '' Soling class'' at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(born 1946), Swedish sailor *

Lennart Samuelsson Torsten Lennart Samuelsson (7 July 1924 – 27 November 2012) was a Swedish association footballer who played as a defender and won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics. Between 1950 and 1955 Samuelsson capped 3 ...

(1924–2012), football player from Sweden *

Lennart Sandin Lennart Sandin (November 26, 1919 – June 5, 1991) was a Sweden, Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Four-man, four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in O ...

(1919–1991), Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s *

Lennart Skoglund Karl Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund (; 24 December 1929 – 8 July 1975) was a Swedish footballer who played as left winger. He began his career in his home country with Hammarby IF, but later played for several Italian clubs, most notably Inter Milan ...

(1929–1975), Swedish football player *

Lennart Söderberg Kurt Lennart Söderberg (7 July 1941 – 13 October 2022) was a Swedish football player and manager. He won one cap for the Sweden national team in 1965 Playing career Söderberg was born in Torpshammar, but his family moved to Solna when ...

(born 1941), Swedish football manager and former football player *

Lennart Steffensen Lennart Steffensen (born 12 July 1977) is a retired Norway, Norwegian football midfielder. He was drafted into the senior squad of Skeid Fotball in late 1996. He played for the Norway national under-21 football team, Norwegian under-21 team, and ...

(born 1977), Norwegian football midfielder * Lennart Stekelenburg (born 1986), Dutch swimmer who is specialized in breaststroke * Lennart Stenberg, Swedish author of ''Den nya nordiska floran'' *

Lennart Strand Lennart Strand (13 June 1921—23 January 2004) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m. In this event he won the national title in 1945–47, 1949 and 1950 and the European title in 1946, beating his compatriot Henry Er ...

(1921–2004), Swedish middle-distance runner, 1500 m silver medallist at the 1948 London Summer Olympics *

Lennart Strandberg Hans Lennart Olofsson Strandberg (26 March 1915 – 23 December 1989) was a Swedish sprinter. He specialized in the 100 metres event, in which he won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Championships and finished sixth at the 1936 Summer Olympic ...

(1915–1989), Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin * Lennart Svedberg (1944–1972), Swedish ice hockey defenceman * Lennart Swahn (1927–2008), Swedish journalist and radio and television personality *

Lennart Thy Lennart Thy (born 25 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eerste Divisie club PEC Zwolle. Club career On 18 January 2016, Werder Bremen announced Thy would be returning to the club for the 2016–17 seas ...

(born 1992), German footballer *

Lennart Torstenson Lennart Torstensson, Count of Ortala, Baron of Virestad (17 August 16037 April 1651), was a Swedish Field Marshal and military engineer. Early career He was born at Forstena manor in Västergötland. His parents were Märta Nilsdotter Posse a ...

(1603–1651), Count of Ortala, Baron of Virestad (1603–1651), Swedish Field Marshal and military engineer * Lennart Viitala (1921–1966), Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion *

Lennart von Post Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post (16June 188411January 1951) was a Swedish naturalist and geologist. He was the first to publish quantitative analysis of pollen and is counted as one of the founders of palynology. He was a professor at Stockholm Uni ...

(1884–1951), Swedish naturalist and geologist *

Lennart Wass Lennart Wass (born 4 January 1953) is a Swedish football manager and former player. He co-managed Swedish side Djurgårdens IF along with Carlos Banda during the 2010 Allsvenskan and the beginning of the 2011 Allsvenskan The 2011 Allsvenskan ...

(born 1953), Swedish football manager *

Lennart Wing Lennart Wing (born 7 August 1935) is a Swedish former footballer and manager who played as a wing half. He began his senior career with Örgryte IS before moving to play professionally in Scotland, joining Dundee United in 1965. He returned to � ...

(born 1935), Swedish international footballer who played in defence

Surname

Given name

A–E

F–L

M–Z

See also