Bengtsson is Swedish surname originating in a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

, meaning "son of

Bengt Bengt may refer to: People In arts, entertainment and media Actors * Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer * Bengt Ekerot (1920–1971), Swedish actor and director * Bengt Eklund (1925–1998), Swedish actor * Bengt Logardt (1914� ...

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Benedict Benedict may refer to: People Names *Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname Religious figures * Pope Benedict I (died 579) *Pope Benedict II (635– ...

), Bengt meaning "Blessed". The name is sometimes written Bengtson (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States). Other forms occur, such as ''Bengtzon'', Bankson, Bankston, Benson, Bengston or '' Benktsson''. Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden. Notable people with the surname include: *

Anders Bengtsson Anders Bengtsson (born 6 March 1968) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, member of the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. ...

(born 1968), Swedish politician and member of parliament *

Angelica Bengtsson Angelica Therese Bengtsson (born 8 July 1993) is a Swedish track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault. She became the first pole vault winner at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, 2010. Bengtsson has won gold meda ...

(born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter *

Bengt Bengtsson Colonel Bengt Folke Bengtsson (30 September 1897 – 10 October 1977) was a Swedish Army officer and gymnast. As a gymnast, he won an Olympic gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics. As a military member, he served in the Air Defense Artillery Br ...

(1897–1977), Swedish gymnast *

Bengt-Åke Bengtsson Bengt-Åke Bengtsson (born 1 February 1938) is a retired Swedish rower. He competed in the eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 196 ...

(born 1938), Swedish rower * Birgitta Bengtsson (born 1965), Swedish sailor *

Björn Bengtsson Björn Mikael Bengtsson (born 28 October 1972 in Malmö) is a Swedish actor. Biography Bengtsson studied at Gothenburg Theatre Academy 1993–96. He has worked at Malmö City Theatre, Helsingborg City Theatre and the National Swedish Tour ...

(born 1973), Swedish actor *

Catrine Bengtsson Catrine Bengtsson (born 21 September 1969) is a Swedish badminton player. Career Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarter-finals to Guan ...

(born 1969), Swedish badminton player *

Christopher Bengtsson Christopher Bengtsson (born October 19, 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for AIK of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Playing career Bengtsson previously played for Färjestad BK at the under-20 level and for H ...

(born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Emma Bengtsson, Swedish chef * Erik G. Bengtsson (born 1928), Swedish Army lieutenant general *

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (8 March 1932 – 6 June 2013) was a Danish cellist. Born in Copenhagen, Bengtsson gave his first public performance there in 1936, when he was four years old. He was admitted at the age of sixteen to the Curtis Institut ...

(1932–2013), Danish cellist * Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954), Swedish author *

Gabriel Bengtsson Gabriel Bengtsson (born 5 September 1977) is a Swedish judoka is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日� ...

(born 1977), Swedish judoka * Göran Bengtsson (born 1956), Swedish handball player *

Gösta Bengtsson Gösta Ragnar Bengtsson (25 July 1897 – 19 January 1984) was a Swedish sailor who represented Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend Ostend ( ; ; ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the ...

(1897–1984), Swedish sailor *

Gunder Bengtsson Gunder Bengtsson (2 February 1946 – 2 August 2019) was a Swedish football coach. Career Bengtsson started his career as assistant coach under Sven-Göran Eriksson at IFK Göteborg. In 1982, after Eriksson won the UEFA Cup 1981–82 and l ...

(1946–2019), Swedish football coach *

Håkan Bengtsson Per Håkan Bengtsson (born 13 April 1942) is a Swedish former swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre butterfly at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Bengtsson represented Stockholmspolisens IF Stockholmspolisens IF is a Swedish sports club from S ...

(born 1942), former Swedish swimmer * Håkan Bengtsson (actor), Swedish actor, in the 2023 TV series ''

Fallen Fallen may refer to: People * Carl Fredrik Fallén (1764–1830), Swedish botanist and entomologist * Gabriel Toledo (born 1991), known as FalleN, Brazilian ''Counter-Strike'' player Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Fallen'' (1998 fi ...

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Ingemund Bengtsson Sten Bertil Ingemund Bengtsson (30 January 1919 – 12 April 2000) was a Swedish Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social democratic politician, and Speaker of the Riksdag, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag from 1979 to 1988.Sandb ...

(1919–2000), Swedish politician and Speaker of the Riksdag 1979–1988 * Jan-Olof Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish journalist * Johan Bengtsson (born 1979), Swedish bassist *

Kristin Bengtsson Gärd Kristin "Kicki" Bengtsson (born 12 January 1970) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. She represented the Sweden national team from 1991 to 2005. International career She holds 157 caps for the Swedish women's natio ...

(born 1970), Swedish female footballer *

Lennart Bengtsson Lennart Bengtsson (born 5 July 1935) is a Swedish meteorologist. His research interests include climate sensitivity, extreme events, climate variability and climate predictability. Career Bengtsson was head of research at the European Centre for ...

(born 1935), Swedish meteorologist *

Margot Bengtsson Margot Bengtsson (born 1943) is a Swedish psychologist and Reader in Psychology at Lund University. She is known for her research in developmental, social, feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideol ...

(born 1943), Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar *

Maria Bengtsson (badminton) Maria Bengtsson (born 5 March 1964) is a badminton player from Sweden who played in three editions of Olympic games in 1988, 1992 and 1996. Career She won two silver medals at the World Badminton Championships, one in 1985 in mixed doubles with ...

(born 1964), Swedish badminton player * Maria Bengtsson (soprano) (born 1975) *

Martin Bengtsson (musician) Martin Bengtsson is a Swedish metal musician. He was a key part of the influential Swedish melodic death metal scene. He was a member of the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy between 1997 and 1998, and played bass guitar on their second album ...

, Swedish heavy metal musician *

Martin Bengtsson (footballer) Martin Oskar Johan Bengtsson (born 14 March 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Bengtsson started playing football for IK Sturehov as a child and stayed with the club until he was signed b ...

* Mikael Bengtsson (born 1981), Swedish footballer *

Per Bengtsson Per Olov Bengtsson (born May 31, 1967) is a former ice speed skater from Sweden. He represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics: 1988 in Calgary, Canada, 1992 in Albertville, and 1994 in Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a ...

(born 1967), Swedish speed skater * Per-Inge Bengtsson (born 1961), Swedish sprint canoer *

Pierre Bengtsson Pierre Thomas Robin Neurath Bengtsson (born 12 April 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a left back. Starting his career with AIK in the mid-2000s, he has spent most of his career in the Danish Superliga, and has a ...

(born 1988), Swedish footballer *

Rasmus Bengtsson Rasmus Mattias Bengtsson (born 26 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Starting off his professional career with Trelleborgs FF in 2006, he went on to represent Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga ...

(born 1986), Swedish footballer *

Robin Bengtsson Robin Bengtsson (born 27 April 1990) is a Swedish pop singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine with the song " I Can't Go On" finishing in 5th place. Career Bengtsson ...

(born 1990), Swedish singer *

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (born 2 June 1962 in Lund) is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

(born 1962), Swedish horse rider and silver medalist in Individual Jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games *

Stellan Bengtsson Stellan Bengtsson (born 26 July 1952) is a Swedish former table tennis player. He became the first Swede to win the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1971.Sylve Bengtsson (1930–2005), Swedish footballer *Thomas Bengtsson, Swedish magician better known under his stage name Tom Stone ;Similar spellings: *

Jerry Bengtson Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden (born 8 April 1987) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Olimpia and the Honduras national team. Club career Vida On 12 August 2007, Bengtson made his official debut for C.D.S. ...

(born 1987), Honduran footballer *

John Bengtson John D. Bengtson (1948-2024) was an American historical and anthropological linguist. He had been president and vice-president of the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory, and had served as editor (or co-editor) of the journal '' ...

(born 1948), U.S. linguist *

Phil Bengtson John Phillip Bengtson (July 17, 1913 – December 18, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He was a longtime assistant coach in college football and the National Football League (NFL), chiefly remembered as the successor to Vince Lo ...

(1913–1994), U.S. American football player ;Bengtsson as a middle name: *

Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna), in Latin known as Johannes Benedicti de Salista, (1417 – 15 December 1467) was a Swedish clergyman, canon law scholar and statesman who served as Archbishop of Uppsala (1448–1467). He was also the regent of Swe ...

, 15th-century Swedish archbishop

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