Tegnér or Tegner is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alice Tegnér Alice Charlotta Tegnér (; Sandström; 12 March 1864 – 26 May 1943) was a Swedish music teacher, poet and composer. She is the foremost composer of Swedish children's songs during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. ...

, composer of children's songs *

Esaias Tegnér Esaias Tegnér (; – ) was a Swedish writer, professor of Greek, and bishop. During the 19th century, he was regarded as the father of modern poetry in Sweden, mainly through the national romantic epic '' Frithjof's Saga''. He has been called ...

, poet *

Esaias Tegnér Jr. Esaias Henrik Wilhelm Tegnér Jr. ( ; ; 13 January 1843 – 21 November 1928) was a Swedish Linguistics, linguist. He was professor of eastern languages at Lund University 1879–1908, lead editor of Svenska Akademiens ordbok 1913–1919, member ...

,linguist * Hans Tegner, Danish artist *

Mathias Tegnér Christer Mathias Tegnér (born 1979) is a Swedish politician, accountant and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Stockholm County since September 2018. He had previously ...

(born 1979), Swedish politician * Rudolph Tegner, Danish sculptor * Torsten Tegnér, Swedish athlete

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