Göran or Jöran (both pronounced ) is a Swedish form of

George George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Gior ...

, 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) Göran Andersson (born 14 February 1956) is a sailor from Sweden, who represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, as crew member in the Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "Interna ...

, Swedish sailor in the 1980 Olympics * Göran Bror

Benny Andersson Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamm ...

(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 Lars Olof Göran Kropp (11 December 1966 – 30 September 2002) was a Swedish mountaineer, the first Scandinavian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen. He made a solo ascent of Mount Everest without bottled oxygen or Sherpa support on ...

(1966–2002), Swedish adventurer and mountaineer *

Göran Lagerberg Göran Bertil Lagerberg (; born 20 September 1947) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist in Swedish rock band Tages and later progressive rock act Kebnekajse. In the 1990s, he was a ...

(born 1947), Swedish singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist * Göran Larsson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Göran Lennmarker Rolf Göran Lennmarker (born 7 December 1943 in Norberg, Västmanland County) is a Swedish moderate politician who has been a member of the Riksdag from 1991 to 2010. From 2006 until 2010 he was the Chair of the Riksdag's Committee on Foreign Af ...

(born 1943), Swedish politician *

Göran Magnusson (chemist) Hans Göran Magnusson (23 April 1942 – 7 June 2000) was a Swedish chemist. Magnusson graduated with a Ph.D. in 1975 from Lund University with a thesis on sesquiterpene chemistry, and was simultaneously awarded the title as Docent. In 1978 ...

(1942–2000), Swedish chemist *

Göran Magnusson (politician) Karl Einar Göran Magnusson (193919 February 2010) was a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Västmanland County Västmanland County () is a Counties ...

(1939–2010), Swedish politician *

Göran Malmqvist Nils Göran David Malmqvist (6 June 1924 – 17 October 2019) was a Swedish linguist, literary historian, sinologist and translator. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy between 1985 and 2019. Biography Göran Malmqvist was born on 6 Ju ...

(1924–2019), Swedish linguist and literary historian *

Göran Mårtensson Lieutenant General Carl Göran Mårtensson (born 26 May 1960) is a Swedish Army officer. He is currently the Director General of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. Career Mårtensson was born in Kristianstad, Sweden. He became a lieute ...

(born 1960), Swedish Army lieutenant general *

Göran Persson Hans Göran Persson (; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliame ...

(born 1949), Swedish politician, former prime minister (1996–2006), and former leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party * Göran or

Jöran Persson Jöran Persson, alternatively Göran Persson (c. 1530 – September 1568), was King Eric XIV of Sweden's favorite, most trusted counsellor and head of the King's network of spies. He was widely seen as a Machiavellian figure, and as holdi ...

(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 Göran Persson (born 1960) is a Swedish social democratic politician from the Skåne North and East Constituency, who was a member of the Riksdag between 2002 and 2010.Göran Ryding Per Göran Gustaf Ryding (17 September 1916 – 12 February 2007) was a Swedish diplomat. He was the ambassador of Sweden to Finland between 1971 and 1975 and to the Soviet Union and Mongolia between 1975 and 1979. Biography Ryding was born in 1 ...

(1916–2007), Swedish diplomat *

Göran Söllscher Göran Söllscher (born 31 December 1955) is a Sweden, Swedish award-winning virtuoso classical guitarist known for his broad range of musical interpretations, ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach to the Beatles. Söllscher's international ca ...

(born 1955), Swedish classical guitarist

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