Persson (also Person, Pärsson) is the eighth most common

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. It is a

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and literally means "son of Per".

People with the surname

* Åke Persson, Swedish jazz trombonist *

Erling Persson Erling Persson (21 January 1917 – 28 October 2002) was the founder of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz). He got the idea following a post-World War II trip to the United States: He was impressed by the country's efficient, high-volume stores. He establish ...

, founder of Swedish clothing company H&M *

Essy Persson Essy Persson (born Essy Ingeborg Vilhelmina Persson, 15 June 1941 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish film actress most noted for her role in the sexploitation film ''I, a Woman''. Career Persson made her film debut as the lead in Mac Ahlberg's D ...

, Swedish actress * Göran Persson, Swedish politician and former Prime Minister (1996-2006) *

Håkan Persson Håkan Persson is a Swedish music journalist, born in Stockholm, 1 June. He has been the host and producer of P3 Rock, a radio show on P3, Sveriges Radio Sveriges Radio AB (, "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio ...

, Swedish 3D-Artist *

Joakim Persson Björn Joakim Persson (born 3 April 1975) is a Swedish football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Varbergs BoIS. As a player, he represented Malmö FF, Atalanta, IFK Göteborg, Esbjerg fB, Hansa Rostock, Stabæk, and Landskr ...

, retired Swedish footballer *

Johanna Persson Johanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson (born 25 December 1978) is a former Swedish badminton player. Persson started her junior career in Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and won her first national junior title in 1993 in the U-14 girls' sin ...

, Swedish female badminton player * Jöran Persson, counsellor to King

Erik XIV of Sweden Eric XIV ( sv, Erik XIV; 13 December 153326 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1569. Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Est ...

Jörgen Persson Jörgen Persson (born 22 April 1966, in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter ...

, Swedish table tennis player *

Karl-Johan Persson Karl-Johan Erling Göran Persson (born 25 March 1975) is a Swedish billionaire businessman, and the chair and former president and CEO of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), founded by his grandfather Erling Persson. As of March 2022, a ...

, billionaire CEO and president of Swedish company H&M *

Kristin Persson Kristin Aslaug Persson is a Swedish/Icelandic American physicist and chemist. She was born in Lund, Sweden, in 1971, to Eva Haettner-Aurelius and Einar Benedikt Olafsson. She is a faculty senior staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Labor ...

, Swedish physicist and chemist *

Kristina Persson Kristina Persson (born 16 April 1945) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. She served as Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Minister for Strategic Development, under Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, from October 2014 to May 2016. ...

(born 1945), Swedish politician *

Leif G. W. Persson Leif Gustav Willy Persson (born 12 March 1945) is a Swedish criminologist and novelist. Persson has four children, one of whom, Malin Persson Giolito, is also a crime writer. Early life Leif Gustav Willy Persson was born on 12 March 1945 in Stoc ...

, Swedish criminologist and writer *

Marie Persson Marie Persson (born 28 May 1967) is a 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 ...

(born 1967), Swedish curler * Markus Persson, Swedish video game developer *

Miah Persson Miah Persson (born 27 May 1969 in Örnsköldsvik) is a Swedish soprano, active internationally and in recordings. Career Miah Persson grew up in Hudiksvall, singing in choirs and taking part in amateur drama productions. After studying social sci ...

, Swedish soprano * Michael Persson (born 1959), Swedish weightlifter *

Nahid Persson Nahid Persson Sarvestani (born 24 May 1960) is a Swedish-Iranian documentary filmmaker. Her most famous documentary films are ''Prostitution Behind the Veil'', ''My Mother – A Persian Princess'', ''The End of Exile'', and ''The Last Days o ...

, Swedish director * Nina Persson, Swedish pop singer *

Örjan Persson Per Örjan Persson (27 August 1942) is a Swedish former football player. He played for Scottish clubs Dundee United and Rangers in the 1960s. He also represented Sweden at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and the European Championship qua ...

, retired Swedish footballer * Peter Persson (born 1955), Swedish politician *

Rickard Persson Joe Rickard Persson (born 1959) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, he represented Skåne County West between September 2014 and September 2018. Persson is the son of ...

(born 1959), Swedish politician *

Sara Persson Sara Lisa Sofia Persson (born 23 September 1980) is a Swedish badminton player. Persson won the women's singles title at the Swedish National Championships in 2002 representing Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and repeating it conse ...

, Swedish female badminton player *

Set Persson Set Persson (5 March 189715 July 1960) was a Swedish communist leader. Persson was born on 5 March 1897 in Stockholm, but as an orphan he was raised by relatives in Hälsingland. He was a good student in school, but left his studies at the age ...

, Swedish communist politician *

Stefan Persson (fashion magnate) Carl Stefan Erling Persson (; born 4 October 1947) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. In March 2013, Forbes reported Persson's net worth as $28 billion making him the richest of Sweden's 12 billionaires and the 17th richest person in the worl ...

, billionaire owner of Swedish company H&M * Stefan Persson (ice hockey), retired professional ice hockey player *

Stieg Persson Stieg Persson is an Australian contemporary artist whose work is represented in all of the country's major art museums. Early life and education Stieg Persson was born in Melbourne, Australia. His undergraduate studies were at the Victoria ...

, Australian artist *

Tom Persson Thomas Stefan Persson (born 15 May 1985) is a Swedish billionaire businessman, who works in the film industry. He is an heir of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which was founded by his grandfather Erling Persson in 1947. On the ''For ...

, billionaire hier to H&M fortune and filmmaker * Torsten Persson, Swedish economist * Ulrica Persson, Swedish cross-country skier

Fictional characters

Una Persson Una Persson is a recurring character in many of Michael Moorcock's 'multiverse' novels. She has also been used as a character in stories by other writers. She was the character Moorcock chose to start a round-robin story in ''The Guardian''. Often ...

, a recurring character in many of Michael Moorcock's '

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' novels.

Other variations

Magnus Pehrsson Karl Magnus Pehrsson (born 25 May 1976) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player who is the Director of Football at Spanish club Vélez CF. Club career Pehrsson started his career in IFK Lidingö. He played for Djurgårde ...

, retired Swedish footballer * Robert Pehrsson, Swedish musician *

Cristina Husmark Pehrsson Cristina Maria Husmark Pehrsson (born 15 April 1947) is Swedish politician and a member of the Moderate Party. She served as Minister for Social Security and as Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 2006 to 2010. She is a certified nurse and was ...

, Swedish politician * Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, former Prime Minister of Sweden *

Anja Pärson Anja Sofia Tess Pärson (; born 25 April 1981) is a Swedish former alpine skier. She is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time gold medalist at the World Championships, and two-time overall Alpine Skiing World Cup champion. This included winning ...

(born 1981), Swedish Olympic skier

People with the surname

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