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with the word "von" meaning "of", is a

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, which originally meant simply a person from one of several places called Sydow in

northern Germany Northern Germany (german: link=no, Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony an ...

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Björn von Sydow Björn Gustaf von Sydow (born 26 November 1945) is a former speaker (''talman'') of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the 2002 election, when he succeeded Birgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006. A ...

(born 1945), Swedish politician *

Ebba von Sydow Ebba von Sydow (born 18 February 1981) is a Swedish journalist, author, columnist, and TV personality who also runs one of Sweden's most influential fashion and lifestyle blogs. Early life Ebba von Sydow was born on 18 February 1981 in Gothenbur ...

(born 1981), Swedish journalist *

Emil von Sydow Emil von Sydow (15 July 1812 – 13 October 1873) was a German military officer, geographer and cartographer born in Freiberg, Saxony. Prior to 1843 he was a geography instructor at the military academy in Erfurt, afterwards being appointed as a ...

(1812–1873), German geographer *

Fredrik von Sydow The von Sydow murders, one of Sweden's most notorious criminal cases, occurred on 7 March 1932 in Stockholm. Events On the night of 7 March 1932, Swedish politician Hjalmar von Sydow, his cook Karoline Herou, and his maid Ebba Hamn were ...

(1908–1932), Swedish murderer * Hans Joachim Friedrich von Sydow (1762–1823), Prussian general * Henrik von Sydow (born 1976), Swedish politician * Hjalmar von Sydow (1862–1932), Swedish politician *

Max von Sydow Max von Sydow ( , ; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish-French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television ...

(1929–2020), Swedish actor *

Oscar von Sydow Oscar Fredrik von Sydow (12 July 1873 – 19 August 1936) was a Swedish politician who served briefly as Prime Minister of Sweden from 23 February to 13 October 1921. Biography Oscar von Sydow was the son of Henrik August von Sydow, a magist ...

(1873–1936), Swedish politician *

Rolf von Sydow Rolf von Sydow (18 June 1924 – 16 June 2019) was a German film director and author. Life Von Sydow worked as a film director in Germany. He married on three occasions. As an author, Sydow wrote several books and audible books. Works by Syd ...

(1924–2019), German film director

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{{surname, von Sydow German-language surnames

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