Åkesson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Elner Åkesson (1890–1962), Swedish cinematographer *

Fredrik Åkesson Karl Fredrik Henrik Åkesson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He is a current member of Opeth and is also active in Krux, Monsters of Metal, and Talisman. He also recorded three studio albums with Ghost. Biography Åkesson has been playin ...

, Swedish heavy metal guitarist *

Jimmie Åkesson Per Jimmie Åkesson (; born 17 May 1979) is a Swedish politician and author, serving as leader of the Sweden Democrats since 2005. He has been a member of the Riksdag (SD) for Jönköping County (Riksdag constituency), Jönköping County since ...

(born 1979), the leader of Swedish nationalist political party, the Sweden Democrats * Joel Åkesson (born 1991), a Swedish professional ice hockey player * Lena Åkesson (born 1967), former world-class female professional boxer in the late 1990s *

Ralf Åkesson Ralf Åkesson (born 8 February 1961) is a Swedish chess player. He was awarded by FIDE the titles of International Master (IM) in 1981 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1995, and by ICCF the title of Senior International Correspondence Master (SIM) in 2 ...

(born 1961), Swedish chess grandmaster *

Sonja Åkesson Sonja Åkesson (19April 19265May 1977) was a Swedish poet, writer, and artist born in Buttle, Gotland. Life Sonja Åkesson first discovered her talent for writing at 28 after moving to Stockholm, after her divorce from Nils Westberg, a carpent ...

(1926–1977), Swedish writer, poet and artist from Buttle, a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland *

Stefan Åkesson Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

, Swedish Pro freestyle skateboarder, actor and web designer * Susanne Åkesson (born 1964), Swedish zoologist *

Vagn Ákason Vagn is an Old Norse masculine forename, meaning 'wagon'. In Norwegian, the name means orca. It was the name of a famous 10th-century Jomsviking, Vagn Åkesson. The Old Norse was revived in modern Scandinavia, the first modern bearer of the name o ...

, Norseman of the late 10th century, mentioned in the Jómsvíkinga saga

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