Göran or Jöran (both pronounced ) is a Swedish form of George, not to be confused with the Slavic Goran. Notable people with the name include: * Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1939) (1939–2020), Swedish sailor in the 1960 Olympics * Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1956), Swedish sailor in the 1980 Olympics * Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born 1946), Swedish musician, composer, and member of the pop band ABBA * Göran Folkestad (born 1952), Swedish songwriter, singer, and music professor * Göran Gentele (1917–1972), Swedish opera manager, director, and actor * Göran Gunnarsson (born 1950), Swedish lieutenant general * Göran Hägglund (born 1959), Swedish politician, former leader of the Christian Democrats, and former Minister for Social Affairs * Göran Högosta (born 1954), Swedish ice hockey player * Göran Johansson (disambiguation), multiple people * Göran Kropp (1966–2002), Swedish adventurer and mountaineer * Göran Lagerberg (born 1947), Swedish singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist * Göran Larsson (disambiguation), multiple people * Göran Lennmarker (born 1943), Swedish politician * Göran Magnusson (chemist) (1942–2000), Swedish chemist * Göran Magnusson (politician) (1939–2010), Swedish politician * Göran Malmqvist (1924–2019), Swedish linguist and literary historian * Göran Mårtensson (born 1960), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Göran Persson (born 1949), Swedish politician, former prime minister (1996–2006), and former leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party * Göran or Jöran Persson (c. 1530–1568), King Eric XIV of Sweden's most trusted counsellor and head of the king's network of spies * Göran Persson i Simrishamn (born 1960), Swedish politician * Göran Ryding (1916–2007), Swedish diplomat * Göran Söllscher (born 1955), Swedish classical guitarist

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