Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or

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is a male given name, most common in

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but also in

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and

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. In Scandinavia it is derived from

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and means "forest of eagles" or 'eagle wood'. Arvid is a royal male name that is composed of words with the meanings "king" and "legend". In

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People with the given name Arvid

* Arvid August Afzelius (1785–1871), Swedish pastor, poet, historian and mythologist * Arvid Andersson (disambiguation), various Olympic Games competitors * Arvid Auner (born 1997), Austrian snowboarder * Arvid Boecker (born 1964), German painter and curator *

Arvid Carlsson Arvid Carlsson (25 January 1923 – 29 June 2018) was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nob ...

(1923–2018), Swedish scientist and Nobel laureate * Arvid Hallén (born 1950), Norwegian sociologist and researcher * Arvid Hanssen (1932–1998), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer *

Arvid Harnack Arvid Harnack (; 24 May 1901 – 22 December 1942) was a German jurist, Marxist economist, Communist, and German resistance fighter in Nazi Germany. Harnack came from an intellectual family and was originally a humanist. He was strongly influen ...

(1901–1942), German jurist, economist, and resistance fighter in Nazi Germany * Arvid Högbom (1857–1940), Swedish geologist *

Arvid Horn Count Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm (6 April 166418 April 1742) was a Swedish general, diplomat and politician, a member of the noble Horn family. He served twice as president of the Privy Council Chancellery of Sweden, privy council chancel ...

(1664–1742), Swedish soldier, diplomat and politician * Arvid Järnefelt (1861–1932), Finnish writer * Arvid Johanson (1929–2013), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician * Arvid Jorm (1892–1964), Swedish painter and graphic artist * Arvid Knutsen (1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and coach * Arvid Kramer (born 1956), American professional basketball player * Arvid Kurck (1464–1522), former Roman Catholic Bishop of Turku * Arvid Lindblad (born 2007), British racing driver *

Arvid Lindman Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman (19 September 1862 – 9 December 1936) was a Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1906 to 1911 and again from 1928 to 1930. He has been des ...

(1862–1936), Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and politician * Arvid Lundberg (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey defenceman * Arvid Nyholm (1866–1927), Swedish-American painter *

Arvid Pardo Arvid Pardo (February 12, 1914 – June 19, 1999) was a Maltese and Swedish diplomat of Jewish origin, scholar, and university professor. He is known as the Father of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Pardo was born in R ...

(1914–1999), Maltese diplomat, scholar and university professor * Arvid Posse (1820–1901), Prime Minister of Sweden from 1880 to 1883 * Arvid Reuterdahl (1876–1933), Swedish-American engineer, scientist and educator * Arvid Stålarm the Younger ( or 1549–1620), Swedish noble and soldier * Arvid Storsveen (1915–1943), Norwegian organizer of XU, the main intelligence gathering organisation in occupied Norway during World War II * Arvid Taube (1853–1916), Swedish aristocrat, diplomat and politician. * Arvid Trolle (–1505), Swedish magnate and politician *

Arvid Wittenberg Arvid Wittenberg or Arvid Wirtenberg von Debern (1606 – 7 September 1657), Swedish count, field marshal and privy councillor. Born in Porvoo, Finland, died in prison in Zamość, Poland, 7 September 1657. Arvid Wittenberg preferred call himse ...

(1606–1657), Swedish count, field marshal and privy * Arvīds Pelše (1899–1983), Soviet Latvian politician and government functionary *

Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Romas Sabonis (; born 19 December 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Sabonis won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, including the Spanish ...

(born 1964), President of Lithuanian basketball federation. Former famous basketball player, NBA hall of fame * Arvid Söderblom (born 1999), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Arvid Spångberg (1890–1959), Swedish Olympic bronze-medallist diver and bandy player

People with the middle name Arvid

PewDiePie Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born 24 October 1989), better known as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber, best known for his gaming videos. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage have made him one of the most noted online pe ...

(born 1989 as Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg), Swedish YouTuber * Tore Arvid Asplund (1903–1977), Swedish-born American painter

Fictional characters

*Arvid Engen, character in American sitcom ''

Head of the Class ''Head of the Class'' is an American sitcom television series that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program (IHP) at the fictional Millard Fillm ...

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People with the given name Arvid

People with the middle name Arvid

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