Gösta is a male given name, a variant of

Gustav Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...

. Gösta may refer to:

People

* Gösta Åsbrink (1881–1966), Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete * Gösta Andersson (skier) (1918–1979), Swedish cross-country skier * Gösta Andersson (wrestler) (1917–1975), Swedish wrestler * Gösta Bagge (1882–1951), Swedish professor of economics and conservative politician * Gösta Bengtsson (1897–1984), Swedish sailor *

Gösta Bernhard Gösta Bernhard (26 September 1910 – 4 January 1986) was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1975. He also directed 17 films between 1947 and 1975. He was born in Västervik, ...

(1910–1986), Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter * Gösta Bladin (1894–1972), Swedish track and field athlete * Gösta Bohman (1911–1997), Swedish politician and the leader of the Swedish liberal conservative Moderate Party *

Gösta Brodin Frans Gösta Brodin (15 February 1908 – 18 June 1979) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international ...

(1908–1979), Swedish sailor * Gösta Carlsson (1906–1992), Swedish road racing cyclist *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. Selected filmography * '' A Dangerous Wooing'' ...

(1888–1980), Swedish actor and film director *

Gösta Danielsson Gösta Erik Vilhelm Danielsson (24 June 1912, Helenelund – 17 October 1978, Knivsta) was a Swedish chess master. Career He took 4th at Stockholm 1934 ( Erik Lundin won), tied for 3rd-4th at Falun 1934 (Lundin and Olof Kinnmark won), tied for 3r ...

(1912–1978), Swedish chess master *

Gösta Ehrensvärd Vice Admiral Count Gösta Carl Albert Ehrensvärd (10 February 1885 – 2 November 1973) was a Swedish Navy officer. Early life Ehrensvärd was born on 10 February 1885 in Skabersjö, Svedala Municipality, Sweden, the son of Admiral, Count Ca ...

(1885–1973), Swedish vice admiral *

Gösta Ekman Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represented ...

d.y. (junior), (1939–2017), Swedish actor *

Gösta Ekman (senior) Frans Gösta Viktor Ekman (28 December 1890 – 12 January 1938) was a Swedish actor, director and singer. Generally spoken of as Swedish theatre's most legendary stage actor, Gösta Ekman enjoyed a prolific stage career during his short life, b ...

, Sr. (1890–1938), Swedish actor * Gösta Eriksson (born 1931), Swedish rower * Gösta Eriksson (rowing) (1900–1970), Swedish rower *

Gösta Frändfors Gösta Valdemar Jönsson (later Frändfors, 25 November 1915 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known a ...

(1915–1973), Swedish wrestler *

Gösta Grip Gösta Grip (14 June 1904 – 26 March 1998) was a Swedish actor. Grip made his film debut in Gustav Edgren's ''Simon i Backabo'' in 1934, and came to participate in 30 film productions. Selected filmography * '' Under False Flag'' (1935) ...

(1904–1998), Swedish actor *

Gösta Gustafson Gösta Gustafson (15 November 1886 – 19 January 1963) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Steene p.287 He acted prolifically in the theatre and on screen for several decades. Selected filmography * '' The People of Simlang Valley'' (1924) * ' ...

(1886–1963), Swedish actor * Gösta Hallberg (1891–1978), Swedish athlete * Gösta Hjalmar Liljequist (1914–1995), Swedish meteorologist *

Gösta Holmér Gustaf "Gösta" Richard Mikael Holmér (23 September 1891 – 22 April 1983) was a Swedish athlete who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Olympics. In 1912 he won a bronze medal in the decathlon and placed eighth in the pentathlon, despite not runnin ...

(1891–1983), Swedish decathlete * Gösta Hökmark (1920–1993), Swedish major general * Gösta Knutsson (1908–1973), Swedish radio producer and children's writer *

Gösta Krantz Gösta Clarence Isidor Krantz (14 June 1925 – 26 December 2008) was a Swedish actor and revue artist. Gösta Krantz was born in Ektorp in Nacka south-east of Stockholm. He started off as a confectioner, but in 1945 turned into acting afte ...

(1925–2008), Swedish actor and revue artist * Gösta Larsson (1931–2006), the first recipient ever of a dental implant * Gösta Löfgren (1923–2006), Swedish footballer * Gösta Löfgren (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1932), Finnish footballer * Gösta Lilliehöök (disambiguation), several people * Gösta Lundqvist (1892–1944), Swedish sailor *

Gösta Lundqvist (geologist) Gösta Lundqvist (March 24, 1894 – June 30, 1967) was a Swedish geologist. Lundqvist's research was mainly focused on the Quaternary soils, but he was also a pioneer in limnology. Biography Adolf Gösta Lundqvist was born in Hedvig Eleonor ...

(1894–1967), Swedish geologist * Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846–1927), Swedish mathematician * Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren (1926–1981), Swedish entertainer (singer, actor) * Gösta Nystroem (1890–1966), Swedish composer * Gösta Odqvist (1913–2005), Swedish Air Force lieutenant general * Gösta Olson (1883–1966), Swedish gymnast * Gösta Persson (1904–1991), Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player *

Gösta Pettersson Gösta Artur Roland Pettersson (born 23 November 1940) is a retired Swedish cyclist. As an amateur, he competed in the individual and team road events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals, in 1964 and 196 ...

(born 1940), Swedish former professional road racing cyclist *

Gösta Prüzelius Karl Gösta Prüzelius (11 August 1922 – 15 May 2000) was a Swedish actor. His first film part was in the 1945 film Flickorna i Småland. He played in films as diverse as '' Summer with Monika'', '' Space Invasion of Lapland'', ''Fanny and ...

(1922–2000), Swedish actor * Gösta Raquette (1896–1922), Swedish modern pentathlete * Gösta Salén (1922–2002), Swedish sailor * Gösta Sandahl, Swedish figure skater *

Gösta Sandberg Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg (6 August 1932 – 27 April 2006) was a Swedish football, ice hockey, and bandy player who is best remembered for representing Djurgårdens IF. He was capped 52 times for the national team in football, eight times ...

, (1932–2006), Swedish footballer and icehockey player * Gösta Sjöberg (1896–1968), Swedish diver * Gösta Skoglund (1903–1988), Swedish politician *

Gösta Stoltz Gösta Stoltz (May 9, 1904 – July 25, 1963) was a Swedish chess grandmaster. Biography Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik (+0 –1 =1) at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in S ...

(1904–1963), Swedish chess grandmaster *

Gösta Sundqvist Gösta Erik Sundqvist (May 17, 1957, Espoo – August 16, 2003) was a Finnish musician and radio personality. He was the lead singer for Leevi and the Leavings since the forming of the band. The name "Leevi" is often taken to mean Sundqvist person ...

(1957–2003), famous Finnish musician and radio personality * Gösta Törner (1895–1971), Swedish gymnast *

Gösta Werner Gösta Werner (May 15, 1908 – July 20, 2009) was a Swedish film director. He was married to Kaj Björkdahl. He primarily made his mark on European cinema during the 1940s. During the 1970s, Werner was first associate professor at Stockholm Un ...

(1908–2009), Swedish film director * Gösta Winbergh (1943–2002), Swedish tenor

Fictional characters

*the title character of ''

Gösta Berling's Saga ''Gösta Berling's Saga'' ( sv, Gösta Berlings saga ) is the debut novel of Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, published in 1891. It was made into a 1924 silent film directed by Mauritz Stiller starring Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson and Gerda Lundequist ...

'', Selma Lagerlöf's 1891 first novel, and '' The Saga of Gosta Berling'', a 1924 film adaptation

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gosta Swedish masculine given names