Stellan is a masculine

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used in Sweden. It means “peaceful one” or “calm” and has a

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origin. Although many think it is equivalent to Stelio used in

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, Stelian used in

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and Stelios in

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, all serving as masculine versions of the feminine name Stela which means star in Latin language, it is not proven.

People

* Stellan Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish table tennis player * Stellan Bojerud (1944–2015), Swedish politician *

Stellan Brynell Stellan Brynell (born September 28, 1962) is a chess grandmaster from Sweden. He became Swedish champion in 1991 and in 2005. He represents the Swedish club Limhamns SK. Team events He represented Sweden in the Chess Olympiad The Chess Oly ...

(born 1962), Swedish chess player *

Stellan Claësson Erik ''Stellan'' Claësson was a Swedish film producer. He was married to actress Karin Swanstrom and ran SF Studios for over a decade. He was responsible for first sighting Ingrid Bergman and introducing her to cinema. Biography Claësson wa ...

(1886–1970), Swedish film producer *

Stellan Fagrell Senior Colonel Karl ''Stellan'' Fagrell (21 July 1943 – 30 April 2022) was an officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps. He served as Deputy Inspector General of the Navy from 1998 to 2001. Early life Fagrell was born on 21 July 1943 in Lidk ...

(1943–2022), Swedish officer *

Stellan Nilsson Stellan Nilsson (22 May 1922 – 27 May 2003) was a Swedish football player. He played for the Sweden national football team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of Sweden's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics ...

(1922–2003), Swedish football player *

Stellan Olsson Stellan Olsson (6 July 1936 – 27 May 2022) was a Swedish film director. In 2012, his film '' Sven Klangs kvintett'' from 1976 was voted one of the 25 best Swedish films of all times. Death Olsson died on 27 May 2022 at his home in Helsingborg ...

(1936–2022), Swedish film director *

Stellan Österberg Stellan Österberg (born 17 January 1965) is a Swedish badminton player. He competed in the men's doubles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'est ...

(born 1965), Swedish badminton player *

Stellan Rye Stellan Rye (4 July 1880 – 14 November 1914) was a Danish-born film director, active in the early 20th century. Rye was born in Randers. In 1913 he created (together with Hanns Heinz Ewers and Paul Wegener) the silent film '' Der Student von P ...

(1880–1914), Danish film director *

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (201 ...

(born 1951), Swedish actor *

Stellan Vinthagen Stellan Vinthagen (born October 13, 1964) is a professor of sociology, a scholar-activist, and the Inaugural Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he directs t ...

(born 1964), Swedish sociologist *

Stellan Westerdahl Stellan Westerdahl (10 November 1935 – 27 August 2018) was a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the '' star class'' at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and ...

(1935–2018), Swedish sailor

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