Lindgren is a

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surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 58.0% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lindgren'' were residents of

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, 26.3% of the United States, 7.0% of Finland, 2.4% of Norway, 1.8% of Denmark and 1.7% of Canada. In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following counties: * 1.

Västerbotten Västerbotten (), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the provi ...

(1:108) * 2. Norrbotten (1:197) * 3. Västmanland (1:310) * 4. Västernorrland (1:312) * 5. Gävleborg (1:322) * 6.

Jämtland Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north a ...

(1:347) * 7. Uppsala (1:352) * 8. Dalarna (1:370) * 9.

Gotland Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the ...

(1:370) * 10.

Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...

(1:409) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following regions:Lindgren surname distribution
/ref> * 1. Åland (1:979) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:1,010) * 3. Southwest Finland (1:1,067) * 4. Uusimaa (1:1,265) * 5. Satakunta (1:1,593) * 6. Southern Savonia (1:1,766)

Notable people

* Armada (video game player) (Adam Lindgren, born 1993) *

Armas Lindgren Armas Eliel Lindgren (28 November 1874 – 3 October 1929) was Finnish architect, professor and painter. Biography Early life and career Armas Lindgren was born in Hämeenlinna on 28 November 1874. He studied architecture in the Polytechnical I ...

, Finnish architect *

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

(1907–2002), Swedish fiction writer, known for the character Pippi Longstocking **

3204 Lindgren 3204 Lindgren, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 1 September 1978, by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimea ...

, an asteroid named in her honour * Barbro Lindgren (born 1937), a Swedish author. * Blaine Lindgren (1939–2019), American sprinter * Charles Magnus Lindgren, Swedish-American ship owner *

Charlie Lindgren Charlie Lindgren (born December 18, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Lindgren began his junior career with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USH ...

(born 1993), American professional ice hockey goaltender *

David Lindgren David Lindgren (born 28 April 1982 in Skellefteå, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the EMI Sweden label. In 2009, he appeared on the Swedish television show ''Så ska det låta'' on SVT in th ...

(born 1982), Swedish singer, actor, and television presenter * Emil Lindgren, Swedish professional mountain biker * Erick Lindgren, poker professional * Erik Lindgren, American musician and record producer * Erik Lindgren (ice hockey), Swedish ice hockey player *

Fredrik Lindgren (golfer) Fredrik Lindgren (born 28 March 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. Lindgren played 202 events on the European Tour 1991–2000 where his best performances were runner-up at the 1992 Murphy's English Open and a third place at the 1994 Ital ...

(born 1966), Swedish golfer * Fredrik Lindgren (ice hockey) (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player *

Fredrik Lindgren (musician) Freddie Eugene (a.k.a. Fredrik Lindgren) (born February 1, 1971) a Stockholm born Swedish musician, currently fronts the Stockholm based band Atlantic Tide. He played guitar and composed music / lyrics in various Swedish bands, including Unleashe ...

(born 1971), Swedish musician * Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider) (born 1985), Swedish speedway rider *

Gerry Lindgren Gerald "Gerry" Paul Lindgren (born March 9, 1946) is an American track and field runner who set many long-standing high school and national records in the United States. In 1965, Lindgren and Billy Mills both broke the world record for the six-mi ...

(1946-), American athlete * George Lindgren, Baron Lindgren (1900-1971), British Labour Party politician * Glenn Lindgren, chef, food writer, and frequent television and radio guest host *

Göran Lindgren Göran Lindgren (5 November 1927 – 2 June 2012) was a Swedish film producer. He produced 32 films between 1964 and 1975. During the 1950s, Lindgren ran a consulting and agent business for well-known Swedish actors, directors, artists, wr ...

(1927-2012), Swedish film producer * Gottfrid Lindgren, Swedish wrestler *

Gustaf Lindgren Gustaf Axel Herman Lindgren (4 November 1863 – 22 August 1930) was a Swedish architect. Biography Lindgren was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He studied at the Royal Institute of Technology 1881–1885 and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts 1885 ...

, Swedish architect * Hans Lindgren (1932-2012), Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film producer *

Harry Lindgren Harry Lindgren (25 June 1912 – 1 July 1992) was a British-Australian engineer, linguist and amateur mathematician. Early life Lindgren was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England. In 1935 he emigrated to join his family in Perth, Australi ...

(1912-1992), British/Australian engineer, linguist, and amateur mathematician * Hugo Lindgren, American magazine and newspaper editor *

Jacob Lindgren Jacob Stephen Lindgren (born March 12, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees in 2015. He played college baseball for Mississippi State University. Amateur car ...

, baseball player *

James Lindgren James Lindgren is a professor of law at Northwestern University. Born in 1952 in Rockford, Illinois, Lindgren graduated from Yale College (1974, cum laude) and the University of Chicago Law School (1977), where he was an editor of the ''University o ...

, American professor of law * Jeff Lindgren (born 1996), American baseball player *

Jesper Lindgren Jesper Lindgren (born 19 May 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with IF Björklöven of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Playing career Lindgren originally played at the youth levels with IF Björ ...

(born 1997), Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman *

Joanna Lindgren Joanna Maria Lindgren (born 5 November 1969) is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from May 2015 to July 2016. Lindgren was appointed to the Senate on the nomination of the Liberal National Party of Queensland to fi ...

, Australian politician * Johan Lindgren, Swedish professional road bicycle racer * John Lindgren (1899-1990), Swedish Olympic

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

* John R. Lindgren, American banking executive *

Jon Lindgren Jon Gilmore Lindgren (born 1939) is an American politician who was the mayor of Fargo, North Dakota, an advocate for LGBT rights, and a professor at North Dakota State University. Early life and education Lindgren was born in Lanyon, Iowa, in 19 ...

, Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota and LGBT advocate *

Jouko Lindgren Jouko Lindgrén (born 15 April 1955 in Helsinki) is a Finnish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, along with his partner Georg Tallberg Georg Bertil Tallberg (born ...

(born 1955), Finnish competitive sailor *

Justa Lindgren Justa Morris Lindgren (July 28, 1878 – May 29, 1951) was an American college football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1902 to 1903 and the University of Illinois The Universi ...

(1878-1951), American football player and coach *

Kevin Lindgren Kevin Edmund Lindgren is an Australian lawyer and a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Lindgren was educated in Newcastle, New South Wales, and was dux of Newcastle Boys' Technical High School in the leaving certificate of 1956. ...

, Australian lawyer and judge of the Federal Court of Australia *

Kjell N. Lindgren Kjell Norwood Lindgren (born January 23, 1973) is an American astronaut who was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20. He launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 44/ 45 on July 22, 201 ...

, American astronaut *

Lars Lindgren Lars Sune Lindgren (born October 13, 1952) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman and a professional scout with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lindgren started his career with Canucks as a player in 1978, after ha ...

(born 1952), Swedish ice hockey defenseman *

Lars Lindgren (curler) Lars Erik Lindgren (born 10 November 1957) is a Swedish curler, a and three-time Swedish men's champion (1976, 1980, 1989). His team won the 1976 Sweden men's championship, but it was decided that the team members were too young for the Worl ...

(born 1957), Swedish curler *

Lars-Magnus Lindgren Lars-Magnus Lindgren (3 July 1922 – 23 November 2004) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter. His film '' Dear John'' (1964) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His other works include ' (''Svarta pa ...

(1922-2004), Swedish filmmaker *

Lennart Lindgren Erik Lennart Henry Lindgren (14 April 1915 – 26 April 1952) was a Swedish sprinter who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1938 European Championships. He competed in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1936 Summer Olympics ...

(1915-1952), Swedish sprinter *

Lennart Lindgren (Swedish Navy officer) Captain Nils Lennart Lindgren (1 September 1919 – 25 February 2013) was a Swedish Navy officer. He commanded the minelayer and the destroyer , and served as head of the Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps. Lindgren also served at the Swedish embassie ...

(1919–2013) * Lisa Lindgren (born 1968), Swedish actress * Lisa Lindgren (American actress) (1960-2005) * Léon (Swedish singer) (Lotta Lindgren, born 1993) *

Magnus Lindgren Magnus Lindgren (born 13 August 1974 in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz musician. He studied at the Västerås Music College. He then attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, and began working with the Soul Enterp ...

(born 1974), Swedish jazz musician * Magnus Lindgren (chef) (1982-2012), Swedish chef *

Mats Lindgren Mats Anders Lindgren (born 1 October 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets, although he never had the opportunity to play for ...

, Swedish ice hockey player * Mattias Lindgren (born 1972), Swedish rower *

Michael Lindgren DJ Trexx is a pseudonym of Swedish actor, producer and writer Michael Lindgren (born 14 March 1978 in Stockholm), who is a part of the Grotesco comedy collective. DJ Trexx is a satirical figure who was initially portrayed as a Croatian disc jockey ...

, Swedish actor, producer, and writer *

Minna Lindgren Minna-Liisa Gabriela Lindgren (born 22 January 1963) is a Finnish writer and journalist who is a best-selling crime fiction novelist. Born in Helsinki, Lindgren has worked as a journalist and columnist and has written works on classical music. He ...

, Finnish writer and journalist *

Niklas Lindgren Kurt Niklas Lindgren (born June 26, 1972, in Sörmjöle, Umeå Municipality), known in the media prior to his arrest as Hagamannen ("The Haga Man"), is a convicted Swedish serial rapist. Lindgren was convicted of nine counts of sexual assault i ...

(born 1972), Swedish serial rapist *

Niklas Lindgren (sailor) Niklas Lindgren (born 18 May 1988 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor, who specializes in two-person dinghy (470) class. He represented Finland in two editions of the Olympic Games (2008 and 2012), and has also been training for the Helsinki Sailin ...

(born 1988), Finnish sailor *

Pär Lindgren Pär Lindgren (born 16 January 1952 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish composer and composition teacher, cited as one of Sweden's leading composers of electroacoustic music, and one of the most important Swedish composers of orchestral music of his genera ...

, Swedish composer and composition teacher * Peter Lindgren (actor), Swedish actor *

Peter Lindgren (business theorist) Peter Lindgren (born Dec 1, 1961) is a Danish organizational theorist, and Professor at Aarhus University's Department of Business and Technology, known for his research involving firms' business models, including about interdependence of partner ...

(born 1961), Danish organizational theorist *

Peter Lindgren (musician) Peter Lindgren (born March 6, 1973) is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former guitarist of Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. Musical career Lindgren joined Opeth in 1991 as bassist for a show, but ended up ...

, Swedish guitarist *

Peter Lindgren (tennis) Peter Lindgren (born 1 June 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. Biography Lindgren, a right-handed player born in Stockholm, played on the professional tour in the 1980s. He had a career best ranking of 119 in the world an ...

, Swedish tennis player *

Perttu Lindgren Perttu Lindgren (born August 26, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey center who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars. Playing career Lindgren played with Ilves Tampere in the Finnish SM-lii ...

(born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey centre *

Rasmus Lindgren Rasmus Lindgren (born 29 November 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He started off his footballing career at Landskrona BoIS, but spent most of his career in the Netherlands, representin ...

, Swedish football player * Robert Lindgren, American lawyer and educator *

Ryan Lindgren Ryan Lindgren (born February 11, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was picked in the second round (49th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Br ...

, American ice hockey player *

Sten Lindgren Sten Lindgren (22 June 1903 – 13 May 1959) was a Swedish film actor.Chandler p.307 He made his debut in the 1925 silent historical film ''Charles XII''. Selected filmography * ''Charles XII'' (1925) * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * ''People ...

(1903-1959), Swedish film director * Steven O. Lindgren (born 1949), American educator and politician *

Sven Lindgren Sven Lindgren (born 1946) is a former Moderate Party politician and former Governor of Kalmar County, Sweden,. He was born in Västervik and later pursued an academic career at Linköping University. He was later elected Leader of the Opposition ...

(born 1946), Moderate Party politician and former Governor of Kalmar County, Sweden *

Tauno Lindgren Tauno Lindgren (4 December 1911 – 25 June 1991) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known ...

, Finnish cyclist * Thure Lindgren (1921-2005), Swedish ski jumper * Tommy Lindgren (born 1977), Finnish singer-songwriter and human rights activist *

Torgny Lindgren Gustav Torgny Lindgren (16 June 1938 – 16 March 2017) was a Swedish writer. Lindgren was the son of Andreas Lindgren and Helga Björk. He studied in Umeå to become a teacher and worked as a teacher until the middle of the 1970s. For several y ...

(1938-2017), Swedish writer * Ulrik Lindgren, Swedish Christian democratic politician * Waldemar Lindgren (1860-1939), Swedish-American geologist

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