Bengt may refer to:

People

In arts, entertainment and media

Actors

* Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer *

Bengt Ekerot Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot (8 February 1920 – 26 November 1971) was a Swedish actor best known for portraying Death in '' The Seventh Seal'' (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman. In 1956, he directed the world premiere of '' Long Day's Journey i ...

(1920–1971), Swedish actor and director * Bengt Eklund (1925–1998), Swedish actor * Bengt Logardt (1914–1994), Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director *

Bengt Nilsson (actor) Bengt Roger Nilsson he is now known as ''Bengt'' Åke Braskered (born 15 March 1967 in Vittangi, Kiruna Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. Filmography As a writer He wrote the miniseries ''En Kunglig Affär or A Royal Secret'' for Sve ...

(born 1954), Swedish actor

Journalists and writers

* Bengt Feldreich (1925-2019), Swedish journalist and teacher * Bengt Frithiofsson (born 1939), Swedish wine writer *

Bengt Lidner Bengt Lidner (March 16, 1757 – January 4, 1793) was a Swedish poet, born in Gothenburg. His opera ''Medea'' was translated to English and played in England during his lifetime, but wasn't played in Sweden until 2004. His father died when he w ...

(1757–1793), Swedish poet * Bengt Linder (1929–1985), Swedish writer and journalist * Bengt Magnusson (born 1950), Swedish journalist and a TV presenter * Bengt Pohjanen (born 1944), Swedish author, translator and priest

In music

* Bengt Berger (born 1942), Swedish jazz drummer, composer and producer * Bengt Calmeyer, Swedish musician in the band Turbonegro * Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer * Bengt Forsberg (born 1952), Swedish concert pianist * Bengt Hallberg (1932–2013), Swedish jazz musician * Bengt Hambraeus (1928–2000), Swedish organist, composer and musicologist * Bengt Lagerberg (born 1973), drummer in the Swedish rock band The Cardigans

In other arts

* Bengt Erland Fogelberg (1786–1854), Swedish sculptor * Bengt Forslund (born 1932), Swedish film producer, screenwriter and production manager * Bengt Lindroos (1918–2010), Swedish architect * Bengt Lindström (1925–2008), Swedish artist * Bengt Logardt (1914–1994), Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director * Bengt Nordenberg (1822–1902), Swedish artist * Bengt Schalin (1889–1982), Finnish garden architect and botanist

In government and politics

* Bengt-Anders Johansson (born 1951), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party * Bengt Berg (born 1946), Swedish poet and politician * Bengt Bergt (born 1982), German drummer and politician * Bengt Börjesson (1920–1977), Swedish politician * Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1623–1702), Swedish statesman * Bengt Gottfried Forselius (c. 1660–1688), founder of public education in Estonia * Bengt Göransson (1932–2021), Swedish politician * Bengt Holgersson (born 1941), first Governor of Skåne County * Bengt Lidforss (1868–1913), Swedish socialist * Bengt Norling (1925–2002), Swedish politician * Bengt Rösiö (1927–2019), Swedish diplomat * Bengt Westerberg (born 1943), Swedish politician

In science and academia

Life sciences

* Bengt Anders Euphrasén (1756–1796), Swedish botanist and zoologist *

Bengt Berg (ornithologist) Bengt Magnus Kristoffer Berg (9 January 1885 – 31 July 1967) was a Swedish ornithologist, zoologist, wildlife photographer, and writer. He is best remembered for photos and movies of birds, taken on several expeditions. His avifauna ...

(1885–1967), Swedish ornithologist, zoologist, wildlife photographer and writer *

Bengt Nölting Bengt Nölting (1 May 1962 – 16 September 2009) was a German physicist and biophysicist who pioneered various methods in biophysics and engineering. Achievements include studying biological macromolecules, the development of self-evolving comp ...

(1962–2009), German physicist and biophysicist * Bengt I. Samuelsson (born 1934), Swedish biochemist * Bengt Schalin (1889–1982), Finnish garden architect and botanist

Physical sciences

Bengt Andersson Qvist Bengt Andersson Qvist (sometimes Benct Qvist or Bengt Quist (21 October 1726 – 14 October 1799) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist. He was assistant of Sven Rinman and after a visit to steel plants in Britain he built a demonstration pl ...

(1729–1799), Swedish chemist and mineralogist *

Bengt Edlén Bengt Edlén (2 November 1906, Gusum – 10 February 1993, Lund) was a Swedish professor of physics and astronomer who specialized in spectroscopy. He was the first who identified the unknown coronal spectral lines in the Corona, which was u ...

(1906–1993), Swedish professor of physics and astronomer *

(1962–2009), German physicist and biophysicist * Bengt Nordén (born 1945), Swedish chemist * Bengt Strömgren (1908–1987), Danish astronomer and astrophysicist; namesake of asteroid 1846 Bengt

Other disciplines

Bengt-Åke Lundvall Bengt-Åke Lundvall (born 1941, Sweden) is an emeritus professor in economics at the Department of Business and Management at Aalborg University. Biography Lundvall obtained his MA in economics at the University of Gothenburg in 1967. * Lundval ...

(born 1941), professor of Business Studies at Aalborg University in Denmark * Bengt Danielsson (1921–1997), anthropologist and crew member on the Kon-Tiki * Bengt Feldreich (born 1925), Swedish journalist and teacher *

Bengt Holbek Bengt Holbek (April 1, 1933 – August 27, 1992) was a Danish folklorist who wrote one of the definitive works of fairy tale scholarship entitled ''Interpretation of Fairy Tales'' (1987). This 660 page book details a method for use in the an ...

(1933–1992), Danish folklorist * Bengt R. Holmström (born 1949), Finnish professor of economics at M.I.T. * Bengt af Klintberg (born 1938), Swedish ethnologist

In sport

Aquatic sports

Bengt Backlund Bengt Backlund (3 March 1926 – 11 July 2006) was a Swedish flatwater canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won two bronze medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in the C-1 1000 m and the C-1 1000m m ev ...

(1926–2006), Swedish flatwater canoer * Bengt Baron (born 1962), Swedish former backstroke swimmer * Bengt Gingsjö (born 1952), Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer * Bengt Heyman (1883–1942), Swedish sailor * Bengt Linfors, Swedish sprint canoer * Bengt Palmquist (1923–1995), Swedish sailor * Bengt Zikarsky (born 1967), German former freestyle swimmer

Football (soccer)

* Bengt Berg (footballer), Swedish former footballer * Bengt Berndtsson (1933–2015), Swedish football player * Bengt Gustavsson (1928–2017), Swedish football player and trainer * Bengt Lindskog (1933–2008), Swedish football player * Bengt Madsen (born 1942), Swedish football chairman * Bengt Sæternes (born 1975), Norwegian football player

Winter sports

* Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (born 1958), Swedish ice hockey player * Bengt Åkerblom (1967–1995), Swedish ice hockey player * Bengt Eriksson (1931–2014), Swedish Nordic combined skier * Bengt Fjällberg (born 1961), Swedish alpine skier * Bengt Leandersson, Swedish ski-orienteering competitor * Bengt Lundholm (born 1955), Swedish retired professional ice hockey player * Bengt Malmsten (1922–1996), Swedish speed skater * Bengt Walden (born 1973), Swedish-born, American luger * Börje-Bengt Hedblom, Swedish bobsledder

Other sports

* Bengt Åberg (born 1944), Swedish motocross racer *

Bengt Bengtsson Colonel Bengt Folke Bengtsson (30 September 1897 – 10 October 1977) was a Swedish Army officer. He served in the Air Defense Artillery Branch and finished his military career as Inspector of the Air Defence from 1953 to 1957. Early life ...

(1897–1977), Swedish gymnast *

Bengt Fahlqvist Bengt "Falan" Fahlqvist (also spelled Fahlkvist, 15 April 1922 – 7 March 2004) was a Swedish wrestler who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 19 ...

(1922–2004), Swedish wrestler * Bengt Fröman (born 1950), Swedish male badminton player * Bengt Jansson (born 1943), Swedish international speedway rider * Bengt Johansson (handball) (born 1942), Swedish handball player and coach * Bengt Lagercrantz (1887–1924), Swedish sport shooter *

Bengt Levin Bengt Levin (30 September 1958 – 1 January 2020) was a Sweden, Swedish orienteering Competition, competitor. He won a silver medal in the ''relay'' event at the 1981 World Orienteering Championships in Thun, along with Lars-Henrik Undeland, Jö ...

(1958–2020), Swedish orienteering competitor *

Bengt Ljungquist Bengt Helge Ljungquist (20 September 1912 – 15 July 1979) was a Swedish fencer, equestrian and military officer. Early life Ljungquist was born on 20 September 1912 in Umeå, Sweden, the son of Major Helge Ljungquist and his wife Edith Palan ...

(1912–1979), Swedish fencer and equestrian * Bengt Morberg (1897–1968), Swedish gymnast * Bengt Sjöstedt (1906–1981), Finnish hurdler

In other fields

* Bengt Ekenberg (1912–1986), Swedish chess master * Bengt Fredman (1916–2008), Swedish Army officer * Bengt Hägglund (1920–2015), Swedish theologian *

Bengt Lehander Lieutenant General Bengt Anders Lehander (25 June 1925 – 9 May 1994) was a Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include wing commander of the Skaraborg Wing, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, military commander of the Eastern Military ...

(1925–1994), Swedish Air Force lieutenant general * Bengt Lundvall (1915–2010), Swedish Navy admiral * Bengt Lönnbom (born 1933), Swedish Air Force major general *

Bengt Nordenskiöld General Bengt Gustafsson (G:son) Nordenskiöld (6September 1891 – 28January 1983) was a Swedish Air Force officer who served as Chief of the Air Force from 1942 to 1954. In 1910 Nordenskiöld started his military career as a voluntee ...

(1891–1983), Swedish Air Force general *

Bengt Rosenius Major General Bengt Rosenius (30 November 1918 – 28 December 1979) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Rosenius served as wing commander of the Östgöta Wing, Inspector of Flight Safety and commanding officer of the Attack Group. Later in his ca ...

(1918–1979), Swedish Air Force major general *

Bengt Snivil Bengt Snivil (also known as ''Bengt Snivel'') from the House of Bjelbo was a Swedish magnate in mid-12th century. Some more or less romantic later literature has given him the title of jarl, although no proper historical source attests to such. ...

(mid-12th century), Swedish magnate

Shared names

Bengt Andersson (disambiguation) Bengt Andersson may refer to: * Bengt Andersson (canoeist) (born 1961), Swedish canoeist * Bengt Andersson (footballer, born 1966), Swedish footballer and football coach * Bengt Andersson (sport shooter) (born 1966), Swedish sport shooter * Bengt A ...

Bengt Gustafsson (disambiguation) Bengt Gustafsson may refer to: * Bengt Gustafsson (astronomer) (born 1943), Swedish professor of astronomy *Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (born 23 March 1958) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player. Gustafsson ...

* Bengt Jönsson (disambiguation) *

Bengt Oxenstierna (disambiguation) Bengt Oxenstierna may refer to: *Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö, Baron of Eka and Lindö (1591 at Frösvik near Rydbo – 1643 in Riga, Swedish Livonia), in non-contemporary sources sometimes referred t ...

Bengt Simonsen (disambiguation) Bengt Simonsen might refer to: * Bengt Simonsen (racewalker) (born 1958), Swedish racewalker * Bengt Simonsen (football) (born 1945), Swedish football (soccer) coach {{Hndis, Simonsen, Bengt ...

Other uses

1846 Bengt 1846 Bengt, provisional designation , is a dark asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by the Palomar–Leiden survey in 1960, it was named for Danish astronomer Bengt Strömgren. ...

, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1960; named for Bengt Strömgren