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Stenberg
Stenberg is a surname that was the 11,945th most common last name in the United States as of the 2000 census. One origin nationality for the surname is Swedish, though it was not uncommon for Swedish immigrants to the United States to change this surname to Stoneberg. According to the "Dictionary of American Family Names", this is a Swedish ornamental surname meaning "stone mountain" (or "stone hill" in Danish or Norwegian). 19th Century *Lisette Stenberg (1770–1847), Swedish actress and musician *Ulla Stenberg (1792–1858), Swedish damask maker 20th Century *Birgitta Stenberg (1932–2014), Swedish author, translator and illustrator *Brigitta Stenberg, American actress *Dick Stenberg (1921–2004), Swedish Air Force lieutenant general *Don Stenberg (b. 1948), American politician *Eira Stenberg (b. 1943), Finnish playwright and poet *Gaby Stenberg (1923–2011), Swedish actress *Georgii Stenberg (1900–1933), Russian artist and designer *Hans Stenberg (b. 1953), Swedish poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amandla Stenberg
Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She was included in ''Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and nominations for four Black Reel Awards and a Critics' Choice Award. Stenberg made her acting debut with the film ''Colombiana'' (2011), and had her breakthrough playing Rue in the film ''The Hunger Games'' (2012), for which she won the Teen Choice Award for Best Chemistry. She had the recurring role of Macey Irving in the series ''Sleepy Hollow'' (2013–2014), voiced Bia in ''Rio 2'' (2014) and starred as Halle Foster in the sitcom ''Mr. Robinson'' (2015). She garnered acclaim for her portrayals of Maddy Whittier in '' Everything, Everything'' (2017) and Starr Carter in the film '' The Hate U Give'' (2018), the latter of which won her the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and earned her a nomination for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Stenberg
Don Stenberg (born September 30, 1948) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 31st Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and 43rd Treasurer of Nebraska from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was legal counsel to Governor Charles Thone from 1979 to 1983. He unsuccessfully ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska in 1978; Attorney General of Nebraska in 1986; and the United States Senate in 1996, 2000, 2006, and 2012. Early life, education, and law career Stenberg was born and raised in Tekamah, Nebraska. To pay for college, he detasseled corn, hauled bales, mowed lawns, and life guarded at the local swimming pool. After graduating from University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1970), Harvard Law School (1974), and Harvard Business School (1974) he practiced law in Lincoln. Early political career (1978–1989) 1978 run for Lieutenant Governor In 1978, Stenberg ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, coming in fourth in the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta Stenberg
Birgitta Alma Sofia Stenberg (26 April 1932 – 23 August 2014) was a Swedish author, translator and illustrator. She was the 2005 winner of the Selma Lagerlöf Prize. Life Birgitta Stenberg was born in Engelbrekt Parish in 1932. She was educated in Visby and finally in Paris. Stenberg spent a lot of time in southern Europe improving her language skills. In the early 1950s, she lived in Paris, Rome and on the French Riviera, experiences that inspired her book, ''Kärlek i Europa'' (''Love in Europe''), which detailed her various sexual adventures. The book was later translated into English as ''Manplay in Europe''. For a time, she was the mistress of the Mafiosi Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who had been deported from the United States back to his native Italy. Stenberg had been offered a job in New York by a travel agent who additionally added in a promise of a layover in Buenos Aires where she was to work temporarily as a model before going on to New York. The Mafiosi Luciano, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenberg V
Stenberg is a surname that was the 11,945th most common last name in the United States as of the 2000 census. One origin nationality for the surname is Swedish, though it was not uncommon for Swedish immigrants to the United States to change this surname to Stoneberg. According to the "Dictionary of American Family Names", this is a Swedish ornamental surname meaning "stone mountain" (or "stone hill" in Danish or Norwegian). 19th Century * Lisette Stenberg (1770–1847), Swedish actress and musician *Ulla Stenberg (1792–1858), Swedish damask maker 20th Century * Birgitta Stenberg (1932–2014), Swedish author, translator and illustrator *Brigitta Stenberg, American actress *Dick Stenberg (1921–2004), Swedish Air Force lieutenant general *Don Stenberg (b. 1948), American politician *Eira Stenberg (b. 1943), Finnish playwright and poet * Gaby Stenberg (1923–2011), Swedish actress * Georgii Stenberg (1900–1933), Russian artist and designer * Hans Stenberg (b. 1953), Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Stenberg
Vladimir Stenberg ( – May 1, 1982) and Georgii Stenberg ( – October 15, 1933) were Russian avant-garde Soviet artists and designers, best known for designing film posters for Sergei Eisenstein's movies, Dziga Vertov's documentaries and numerous imported films. The pair worked in a constructivist and, later, productivist styles, in a range of media, initially sculpture, subsequently theater design, architecture, and drafting. Their design work spanned clothing, shoes, and rail carriages, but they are most notable for their frequent use of film stills and their innovative approach to composition, which replaced traditional styles with non-narrative collage or assemblage. "Ours are eye-catching posters," Vladimir explained, "designed to shock. We deal with the material in a free manner . . . disregarding actual proportions . . . turning figures upside-down; in short, we employ everything that can make a busy passerby stop in their tracks. The inventive results included a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Stenberg
Lieutenant General Dick Stenberg (21 January 1921 – 27 September 2004) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Stenberg was commissioned as an officer in 1942 and was later the commanding officer of Södertörn Wing and Chief of the Air Staff. Stenberg ended his military career with the position of Chief of the Air Force from 1973 to 1982. Early life Stenberg was born on 21 January 1921 in Falun, Sweden, the son of Karl ''Edvard'' Stenberg, a foreman, and his wife Karin (née Olofsson). He passed '' studentexamen'' at the Higher General Grammar School for Boys in Södermalm (Södra Latin) in Stockholm on 10 May 1939. Stenberg became an officer aspirant in the Swedish Air Force on 16 June 1939 and was commissioned as an officer with the rank of second lieutenant on 24 March 1942. Career He was a flight instructor at the Swedish Air Force Flying School (F 5) from 1942 to 1948 and he was promoted to '' löjtnant'' on 14 April 1944. Stenberg underwent flight instructor courses at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisette Stenberg
Caroline Lisette (Maria Elisabet) Stenberg (23 October 1770 in Stockholm or Gothenburg – 18 June 1847 in Vänersborg) was a Swedish stage actress, singer and pianist. She was a popular stage celebrity artist in Gustavian era Stockholm, and a star of the Stenborg Theatre. She was not only an actor but also a singer and a musician, and played piano forte between the acts.Johan Flodmark: Stenborgska skådebanorna: bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria, Norstedt, Stockholm, 1893 Life Lisette Stenberg was born under the name Maria Elisabet Stenberg as the daughter of a custom inspector in Gothenburg, the narrative of her background was that she had initially ran away from home with a lover, and when she was abandoned by him and her family would not accept her back, she took employment as the theater out of necessity: "Abandoned by her family, betrayed by her lover, the theatre became her only refuge, and in her despair she vowed to become the most extravagant actress that e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Stenberg
Logan Stenberg (born March 18, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kentucky. Early life and high school Stenberg grew up in Madison, Alabama and attended James Clemens High School. He was named first-team All-State at offensive tackle as a senior. In April 2022, Stenberg married Leah-Mabry Mims. College career Stenberg redshirted his true freshman season. He became as a starter as a redshirt freshman and started all of the Wildcats games from his redshirt sophomore season on. As a redshirt senior, Stenberg was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference by the Associated Press and a second-team All-American by the FWAA. Professional career Stenberg was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft The 2020 NFL Draft was the 85th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2020 NFL season. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Stenberg
Maria Katrina Stenberg (1 May 1884 - 23 March 1969), commonly known as Karin Stenberg, was a Swedish-Sami teacher and activist in the early Sami unification movement in Sweden. Biography Karin Stenberg was born in 1884 in Árraksuoloj, Arvidsjaur Municipality, Norrbotten County, to Maria Mattsdotter Stenberg (born 1851) and Jon Nilsson Stenberg (born 1845). Her parents were both Forest Sami from the ''siida'' (Sami community) of Västra Kikkejaur in Arvidsjaur. Stenberg studied at the Sami school for primary school teachers in Mattisudden, Jokkmokk Municipality, graduating in 1904. She spent her entire professional career working as a teacher in Arvidsjaur. In addition to teaching, Stenberg was an active supporter of Sami issues, especially those relating to the Forest Sami. In 1905, she traveled to Stockholm to attend what has been called the "First folk education course for Samis" (''Samernas första folkbildningskurs''), which was financed in part by politicians Carl and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leif Stenberg
Leif Stenberg has been the Dean of the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations at the Aga Khan University (International) in London since April 2017. Media Appearances Stenberg provided commentary during the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. He also appeared on live television to comment on the roots and developments of the Arab Spring The Arab Spring ( ar, الربيع العربي) was a series of Nonviolent resistance, anti-government protests, Rebellion, uprisings and Insurgency, armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in T ....Den nordafrikanska revolten, Gomorron Sverige, SVT1, aired January 28, 2011 at 06.4link List of Publications * Sternö A., L. Stenberg & B. Knutsson (1988), ''Vetenskap och teknik i Arabvärlden''. STU, Stockholm. . * Stenberg, L. (1996), ''The Islamization of Science: Four Muslim Positions Developing an Islamic Modernity''. Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm. . * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Stenberg
Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg (born September 27, 1981) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and professional off-road truck racer. Stenberg received his nickname "Twitch" from his Tourette's syndrome, which he was diagnosed with at the age of eight. He started riding dirtbikes at the age of two so his father could spend more time with him and keep him out of their dangerous neighbourhood. He is a born again Christian. Other projects In 2006, Stenberg starred in MTV's '' True Life: I Have Tourette's Syndrome''. In 2011, VH1 debuted their reality series '' The X-Life'', in which Stenberg co-stars alongside BMX dirt rider Cory Nastazio, skateboard vert champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon (aka PLG) and their families. Stenberg has been racing off-road trucks in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series and he won the 2010 Super Lite season championship. In 2015, he competed in the X Games The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
