Pär is a given name, a Scandinavian form of

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. Notable people with the name include: *

Pär Arlbrandt Pär Arlbrandt (born November 22, 1982) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Arlbrandt joined Swiss club EHC Biel on a one-year contract on July 23, 20 ...

(born 1982), Swedish former professional ice hockey forward * Pär Arvidsson (born 1960), former butterfly swimmer from Sweden * Pär Asp (born 1982), retired Swedish footballer * Pär Bäcker (born 1982), Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Pär Aron Borg Pär Aron Borg (4 July 1776 – 22 April 1839) was a Swedish educator and a pioneer in the education for the blind and deaf. Biography Borg was born in the parish of Avesta in Dalarna, Sweden. After studies at Uppsala University (1796–1798) ...

(1776–1839), Swedish pedagogue and a pioneer in the education for the blind and deaf * Pär Boström * Pär Cederqvist (born 1980), Swedish footballer * Pär Djoos (born 1968), former ice hockey defenceman * Pär Edblom (born 1985), Swedish former ice hockey player * Pär Edlund (born 1967), retired Swedish ice hockey player * Pär Edwardson (born 1963), Swedish musician, songwriter and producer * Pär Ericsson (born 1988), Swedish footballer *

Pär Gerell Pär Håkan Gerell (born 23 June 1982 in Växjö) is a Swedish table tennis player. He has been playing for French club Chartres ASTT since 2010. Based on his June 2011 world ranking, Gerell qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games. He also ...

(born 1982), Swedish table tennis player *

Pär Granstedt Pär Granstedt (born 1945) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Parliament of Sweden for the Centre Party from 1973 to 1994. He is a founding member of AWEPA, Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa. He has served the orga ...

(born 1945), Swedish politician * Pär Götrek * Pär Hallström (born 1947), Swedish legal writer and professor emeritus of Law *

Pär Hansson Pär Johan Åke Hansson (born 22 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord during a professional career that spanned between 2005 and 2019. A f ...

(born 1986), Swedish football goalkeeper * Pär Hurtig (born 1957), Swedish rower * Pär Hållberg * Pär Jilsén (born 1960), Swedish former handball player * Pär Johansson (born 1970), Swedish screenwriter, lecturer, theatre producer and theatre director *

Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson (born 6 August 1963) is a retired badminton player from Sweden. Career He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships The 1993 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Birmingham, ...

(born 1963), retired badminton player from Sweden *

Pär Lagerkvist Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (23 May 1891 – 11 July 1974) was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature. Lagerkvist wrote poetry, plays, novels, short stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from his ...

(1891–1974), Swedish author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951 *

Pär Lernström Pär Hugo Gustav Lernström, born 4 September 1980, is a Swedish television presenter, perhaps best known for presenting the Swedish Idol series on TV4. He has worked for SR Stockholm, Utbildningsradion, MTV:s morningshow "Mycket mer än müsli" ...

(born 1980), Swedish television presenter * Pär Lindgren (born 1952), Swedish composer and composition teacher * Pär Lindh, founding member of the Swedish symphonic rock group Pär Lindh Project * Pär Lindholm (born 1991), Swedish professional ice hockey centre * Pär Lindström (born 1970), Swedish freestyle swimmer * Pär Lindén (born 1966), Swedish sprint canoer * Pär Lund (born 1972), Swedish pianist and composer * Pär Mikaelsson (born 1970), retired ice hockey player *

Pär Millqvist Pär Johan Millqvist (born 24 May 1967) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Millqvist represented Djurgårdens IF, IFK Göteborg, Örebro SK, Vasalunds IF, AIK, and IF Brommapojkarna during a career that spa ...

* Pär Mårts (born 1953), retired Swedish ice hockey player, retired coach of Swedish National team * Pär Öberg *

Pär Rådström Pär Kristian Rådström (29 August, 1925 – 29 August, 1963) was a Swedish writer and journalist. He also wrote popular songs and was a radio personality. His novel, ''Ärans portar'' (''The Gates of Glory''), published in 1954, was his first ...

(1925–1963), Swedish writer and journalist * Pär Axel Sahlberg (born 1954), Swedish politician * Pär Olof Sandå (born 1965), Swedish entrepreneur, developer and stock trader *

Pär Stenbäck Pär Stenbäck (born 12 August 1941 in Porvoo) is a Finnish politician and debater. Stenbäck was elected to the Finnish parliament at the age of 28 and functioned as the party chairman for the Swedish People's Party 1977–1985. He was Minister ...

(born 1941), Finnish politician and debater * Pär Styf (born 1979), retired ice hockey defenceman *

Pär Sundström Pär Sundström (born 8 June 1981) is a Swedish bass player. He and Joakim Brodén are the last remaining founding members of heavy metal band Sabaton. He is also the band's manager and one of the band's lyricists. Life Sundström was born i ...

(born 1981), Swedish bassist of power metal band Sabaton * Pär Wiksten *

Pär Zetterberg Pär Johan Zetterberg (; born 14 October 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with R.S.C. Anderlecht, but also represented Falkenbergs FF, Charleroi, and Olympiacos duri ...

(born 1970), Swedish former football midfielder

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