Swenson (surname)

Swenson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Amanda Swenson Amanda Swenson (1852 - January 11, 1919) was a Swedish-born American soprano singer and teacher. A member of the Swedish Ladies' Quartette as a young woman, she was a voice teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. where her Ladies' Chorus won the Eis ...

(1852-1919), Swedish-born American soprano singer *

Bob Swenson Robert Charles Swenson (born July 1, 1953) played college football for the University of California. He joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1975 as an undrafted free agent and played professional football as a linebacker for the Denve ...

, professional football player *

Cal Swenson Calvin Berle Swenson (April 16, 1948 – January 1, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Early life Swenson was born in Watson, Saskatchewan. Playing career Swenson played 102 games in the World Hockey Association with the Wi ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

Chuck Swenson Chuck Swenson (born August 31, 1953) is a former American collegiate basketball coach. He was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1987 to 1994.Doug Swenson Douglas G. Swenson (August 16, 1945 – February 1, 2009) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Republican Party (United States), Republican and later as a Minnesota district court ...

(1945-2009), American politician, lawyer, and judge *

Earl Swensson Earl Simcox Swensson, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, FAIA (July 28, 1930 – January 20, 2022) was an American architect who was the founder of Earl Swensson Associates (ESA), an architectural firm based in Nashville, Tennesse ...

(c. 1931–2022), American architect *

Elmer Swenson Elmer Swenson (12 December 1913 – 24 December 2004) was a pioneering grape breeder who introduced a number of new cultivars, effectively revolutionizing grape growing in the Upper Midwest of the United States and other cold and short-seasoned ...

, pioneering grape breeder * Erick Swenson, American artist *Gloria Josephine Swenson, birth name of silent film actress Gloria Swanson * Inga Swenson, American actress * Kari Swenson, biathlete * Karl Swenson (1908–1978), American actor * Kaycee Nicole Swenson, fictitious persona, well-known case of Münchausen by Internet from 1999 to 2001. *

Ken Swenson Kenneth Lloyd Swenson (born April 18, 1948 in Clay Center, Kansas) is a retired middle-distance runner from the United States. Swenson was the world leader at 800 meters in 1970 and competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Career As a sen ...

, American middle distance runner *

Lyman Knute Swenson Lyman Knute Swenson (23 October 1892 – 13 November 1942),
Retrieved 2008-01-19 was an American n ...

, U.S. Naval officer killed in World War II *

Mary Ann Swenson Mary Ann Swenson is an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992. Birth and family Mary Ann Swenson (''née'' McDonald) was born 8 July 1947 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was raised and educated in Jackson, Mississippi, whe ...

, American, Methodist bishop * May Swenson, American poet and playwright *

Pete Swenson Pete Swenson (born December 25, 1967) from Breckenridge, Colorado, is an American ski mountaineer and Competition Director of the United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA). Swanson attended the Colorado College until 1990. Selected ...

, American ski mountaineer * Rick Swenson, professional dog musher * Robert Swenson, aka Jeep Swenson, professional wrestler *

Ruth Ann Swenson Ruth Ann Swenson (born August 25, 1959) is an American soprano who is renowned for her coloratura roles. Born in Bronxville, New York and raised in Commack, New York on Long Island, Swenson studied at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia an ...

, American soprano *

Swante M. Swenson Swante M. Swenson (February 24, 1816 – June 13, 1896) was the founder of the SMS ranches in West Texas. It was through his efforts that Swedish immigration to Texas was begun in 1848. In 1972, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners o ...

, founder of SMS ranches, first Swedish immigrant in Texas *

William D. Swenson William D. Swenson (born November 2, 1978) is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on October 15, 2013. He was the sixth living recipient in the War on Terror. Swenson, Thomas Payne, M ...

, United States Army Officer, Recipient of the Medal of Honor {{surname, Swenson