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Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

. 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 Pär Arvidsson (born 27 February 1960 in Finspång) is a former butterfly swimmer from Sweden. He won the 100 m butterfly at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, after having set the world record in the same event a couple of months earlier in Aust ...

(born 1960), former butterfly swimmer from Sweden *

Pär Asp Pär Asp (born 14 August 1982) is a retired Swedish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canad ...

(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 language, Swedish educator and a pioneer in the education for the Blindness, blind and deaf. Biography Borg was born in the parish of Avesta in Dalarna, Sweden. After studies at Upps ...

(1776–1839), Swedish pedagogue and a pioneer in the education for the blind and deaf *

Pär Boström Kammarheit is a Swedish dark ambient project. The only member of this project is Pär Boström, who is a resident of Umeå, Sweden. It currently runs on the label Cyclic Law. Discography Official Albums * ''Asleep and Well Hidden'' (2003) ...

Pär Cederqvist Pär Cederqvist (born 10 March 1980), sometimes spelled Pär Cederquist, is a retired Swedish footballer who last played for IFK Värnamo in Superettan. He has previously represented Djurgårdens IF, Östers IF, Walsall F.C., Raufoss IL, Landskro ...

(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 Pär Ericsson (born 21 July 1988), sometimes spelled Pär Eriksson, is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Karlstad. Career Born in Karlstad, he was raised in Deje. Starting his career in Deje IK, he later moved to Carlstad Unite ...

(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 is a given name, a Scandinavian form of Peter. Notable people with the name include: * Pär Arlbrandt (born 1982), Swedish former professional ice hockey forward * Pär Arvidsson (born 1960), former butterfly swimmer from Sweden * Pär Asp ( ...

Pär Hallström Pär Hallström (born 7 May 1947) is a Swedish legal writer and professor emeritus of Law at Umeå University. He graduated from Pantheon-Sorbonne University with a Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures and holds a doctorate in law from Stockholm Univers ...

(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 is a given name, a Scandinavian form of Peter. Notable people with the name include: * Pär Arlbrandt (born 1982), Swedish former professional ice hockey forward * Pär Arvidsson (born 1960), former butterfly swimmer from Sweden * Pär Asp ( ...

* Pär Jilsén (born 1960), Swedish former handball player *

Pär Johansson :''See also Per Johansson (disambiguation).'' Pär Ingemar Johansson (born 6 March 1970 in Sundsvall (grew up in Delsbo)) is a Swedish screenwriter, lecturer, theatre producer and theatre director. He works in Hudiksvall. He started the theatrical ...

(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 hi ...

(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 Pär Lindgren (born 16 January 1952 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish composer and composition teacher, cited as one of Sweden's leading composers of electroacoustic music, and one of the most important Swedish composers of orchestral music of his genera ...

(born 1952), Swedish composer and composition teacher *

Pär Lindh Pär Lindh (born ''Pär Olov Aron Lind'', 24 March 1959) is a Swedish composer, musician and founding member of the Swedish symphonic rock group Pär Lindh Project. Before working in a band, Lindh had several careers. These included church organi ...

, founding member of the Swedish symphonic rock group Pär Lindh Project *

Pär Lindholm Pär Lindholm (born 5 October 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Lindholm made his professional debut with Skellefteå AIK in the Elitserie ...

(born 1991), Swedish professional ice hockey centre *

Pär Lindström Pär Arne Lindström (born 29 October 1970 in Linköping, Östergötland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He competed twice at the Summer Olympics for his native country, in 1992 and 1996, both in the Men's 50m Freestyle. He later was a ...

(born 1970), Swedish freestyle swimmer *

Pär Lindén Pär Lindén (born July 20, 1966) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of th ...

(born 1966), Swedish sprint canoer *

Pär Lund Pär Lund (born 25 September 1972) is a Swedish pianist and composer. Education Lund began composing and playing the piano at the age of 7 and initiated his formal education in 1991 with professor Esther Bodin-Karpe at the Royal College of Mus ...

(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 The Nordic Resistance Movement; Norwegian: nb, Nordiske motstandsbevegelsen, NMB; nn, Nordiske motstandsrørsla NMR; fi, Pohjoismainen Vastarintaliike, PVL; is, Norræna mótstöðuhreyfingin, NMH; da, Den nordiske modstandsbevægelse, ...

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 in ...

(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