Staffan is a Swedish form of

Stephen Stephen or Steven is an English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is w ...

, attested since 1330. It may refer to: * Staffan Anger (born 1943), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party * Staffan Appelros (born 1950), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party * Staffan Danielsson (born 1947), Swedish Centre Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2004 * Staffan de Mistura (born 1947), long-serving Italian-Swedish diplomat *

Staffan Götestam Per Staffan Götestam (born 20 May 1952) is a Swedish actor, director, theatre chief, playwright and founder of Junibacken. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Jonathan in 1977 '' The Brothers Lionheart''. In the 1980s, he turned ...

(born 1952), Swedish actor and director * Staffan Göthe (born 1944), Swedish playwright, actor, and director * Staffan Kihlbom (born 1962), Swedish actor, who appeared in the 2000 film ''The Beach'' * Staffan Kronwall (born 1983), professional ice hockey defenceman *

Staffan Olsson Erik Staffan Olsson (born 26 March 1964) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. Olsson, who always played with no 13, was a left-handed right backcourt player with one of the most feared shots of all the elite players. Later in his care ...

(born 1964), retired Swedish handball player and Swedish national coach *

Staffan Skott Sten Staffan Skott (16 August 1943 – 24 September 2021) was a Swedish journalist, author and translator. He wrote extensively on the history of Russia and the Soviet Union.LIBRIS record foStaffan Skott/ref> He was also a writer for the newspap ...

(born 1943), Swedish journalist, author and translator *

Staffan Strand Staffan Bo Strand (born 18 April 1976) is a Swedish former high jumper. He currently lives in Norrmalm in Stockholm with his wife since 2004 Tiffany. Career His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Nice and in September 2 ...

(born 1976), Swedish former high jumper *

Staffan Tällberg Staffan Tällberg, born 17 April 1970 in Bollnäs, Sweden, is a Swedish former ski jumper. Career His best Winter Olympics was at Calgary in 1988 where he finished seventh in the team large hill and eighth both in the individual normal hill and i ...

(born 1970), Swedish former ski jumper *

Staffan Tapper Staffan Lars Anders Tapper (born 10 July 1948) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team. A full international between 1971 and 1978, he won 36 caps for Sweden and played at the 1974 an ...

(born 1948), former footballer from Sweden *

Staffan Tunis Staffan Tunis (born 5 December 1982) in Vörå is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the ''middle distance'' and a bronze medal in the ''sprint'' at the 2007 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He ...

(born 1982), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor *

Staffan Valdemar Holm Staffan Valdemar Holm (born 7 October 1958 in Tomelilla, Skåne) is a Swedish-German theatre director. Staffan Valdemar Holm was trained at Statens Teaterskole in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was managing director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in S ...

(born 1958), Swedish theatre director *, Swedish 11th-century apostle due to whom the name is associated with

Hälsingland Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to by the Latin name Helsingia, is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of ...

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