Sparre (variously spelled ''Sperra, Sper, Spar'') is a Scandinavian surname - originally borne by a nobility, noble family - and can refer to: * Aage Jepsen Sparre, Danish priest * Arvid Gustavsson Sparre (1245 - 1317), Lord of Ekholmen, Sweden * Axel Sparre (1652 - 1728), Swedish field marshal * Beata Sparre, Swedish courtier * Christian Sparre, Norwegian politician * Desirée Sparre-Enger, Norwegian pop singer * Gustaf Adolf Sparre, Swedish art collector * Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre, Prime Minister for Justice of Sweden from 1848 to 1856 * Gustaf Sparre (speaker), Speaker of the Första kammaren 1896–1908 * Malise Sparre (d. 1389), claimant to the Earldom of Orkney Various governors of Swedish counties: * Axel Sparre (1620–1679), Axel Sparre, Over-Governor of Stockholm from 1665 to 1673 * Axel Wrede Sparre, Over-Governor of Stockholm from 1770 to 1772 * Carl Georg Sparre, Governor of Norrbotten County from 1825 to 1836 * Carl Gustaf Sparre, Governor of Södermanland County from 1737 to 1739 * Carl Larsson Sparre, Governor of Västernorrland County from 1664 to 1677 * Carl Sparre, Governor of Gävleborg County from 1763 and 1772 and Over-Governor of Stockholm from 1773 to 1791 * Erik Carlsson Sparre, Governor of Södermanland County from 1657 to 1678 * Erik Samuel Sparre, Governor of Gävleborg County from 1813 to 1843 * Fredrik Henrik Sparre, Governor of Gävleborg County from 1762 to 1763 * Göran Bengtsson Sparre af Rossvik, Governor of Södermanland County from 1653 to 1657 * Knut Sparre, Governor of Jämtland County from 1895 to 1906 * Svante Larsson Sparre, Governor of Stockholm County and Uppsala County from 1649 to 1651

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