Bergstrom or Bergström is a

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surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. It derives from the Swedish words ''berg'' meaning mountain and ''ström'' meaning stream and may refer to:

Notable people

Alexander Bergström Alexander Bergström (born January 18, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Karlskrona HK of the Hockeyettan (Div.1). Playing career Bergström after playing exclusively in the HockeyAllsvenskan bela ...

(born 1986), Swedish professional ice hockeyer *

Alfred Bergström Alfred Maurits Bergström (15 January 1869, Stockholm - 15 November 1930, Tullinge) was a Swedish artist and art professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts who worked as a painter, watercolorist and etcher. Biography His father, Jan Alf ...

(1869–1930), Swedish artist and art professor *

Anders Bergström (cross-country skier) Anders Bergström (born 4 September 1968 in Los, Hälsingland) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1989 to 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, his best career finish was sixth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Lillehammer in 19 ...

(born 1968), Swedish cross-country skier *

Anders Bergström (weightlifter) Anders Torbjörn Bergström (born in Sandviken) is a Swedish male Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing Sweden at international competitions. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in th ...

(born 1966), Swedish weightlifter * Anna Bergström, Swedish curler * Art Bergstrom (died 2006), American football player, coach, and collegiate athletic director *

Beata Bergström Hedvig Beata Marianne Bergström (née Björkman) (13 August 1921 – 12 October 2016) was a Swedish photographer. She is known for her portraits and dance and theatre images taken at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Royal Swedish Opera, Vasateatern, ...

(1921–2016), Swedish photographer *

Bobo Bergström Bobo Bergström (born September 19, 1964) is a chef and restaurateur based in Rodney Bay, St Lucia. Biography Bergström received his education in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country locat ...

(born 1964), chef and restaurateur * C. W. Bergstrom (born 1957), American professional wrestler *

Carl Bergstrom Carl Theodore Bergstrom is a theoretical and evolutionary biologist and a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, United States. Bergstrom is a critic of low-quality or misleading scientific research. He is the co-auth ...

(born 1971), theoretical and evolutionary biologist and a professor *

Christian Bergström Per Christian Bergström (born 19 July 1967) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1985. He did not win any titles (neither singles nor doubles) during his career, but reached three singles quarter-finals in Grand Slam ...

(born 1967), Swedish tennis player * Cynthia Bergstrom, a costume designer *

Dana Bergstrom Dana Michelle Bergstrom is an Australian Antarctic scientist. She is a senior researcher at the Australian Antarctic Division most notable for her work on identifying and mitigating risks against Antarctic and Sub Antarctic Ecosystems. Early l ...

(born 1962), researcher at the Australian Antarctic Division *

Danelle Bergstrom Danelle Bergstrom (born 1957) is an Australian visual artist known for landscapes and portraits of significant Australians and International figures. Biography Bergstrom was born in Sydney. She attended Hunters Hill High School and studied ar ...

(born 1957), Australian visual artist * (1858–1946), Swedish politician *

Dick Bergström Dick Bergström (February 15, 1886 – August 17, 1952) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Erna Signe'', which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class. His brother is Ku ...

(1886–1952), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *

Don Bergstrom Don Bergstrom (born June 29, 1945) was an American politician and businessman. Bergstrom was born in Minnesota and lived in Big Lake, Sherburne County, Minnesota with his wife and family. He went to the Northwestern Electronics Institute and rec ...

(born 1945), American politician and educator *

E. Alexander Bergstrom Edward Alexander Bergstrom (March 11, 1919 – March 21, 1973) was an ornithologist, scientific journal editor, and conservationist, doing all of his work in these fields as a volunteer. Life Edward Alexander Bergstrom was born in Boston, Massac ...

(1919–1973), American ornithologist, editor, and conservationist *

Elaine Bergstrom Elaine Bergstrom is an American author in the genres of fantasy and horror. She has had 13 novels published. She has been described by the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' as "one of Wisconsin's best-known horror novelists". Personal life Bergs ...

, American author *

Emil Bergström Emil Evert Bergström (born 19 May 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Panserraikos. Club career Bergström made the move to Djurgården from IF Brommapojkarna as a youth player at ...

(born 1993), Swedish footballer *

Erik Bergström Erik "Backen" Bergström (6 January 1886 – 30 January 1966) was a Swedish amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish Olympic squad in 1912. He played as defender one match in the ...

(1886–1966), Swedish amateur football (soccer) player *

Fredrik Bergström (badminton) Lars Fredrik Bergström (born 19 March 1975) is a male badminton player from Sweden. Bergstrom competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Johanna Persson. They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canad ...

(born 1975), Swedish badminton player *

George Bergstrom George Edwin Bergstrom (March 12, 1876 – June 17, 1955) was an American architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California. He also designed The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Biography George Edwin Bergstrom was born in ...

(1876–1955), US architect *

Gösta Bergström Gustaf Valfrid Teodor Gösta Bergström (6 August 1903 – 10 October 1988) was a Swedish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres and cross country running at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), o ...

(1903–1988), Swedish long-distance runner *

Gunilla Bergström Gunilla Elisabet Dukure Bergström (3 July 1942 – 23 August 2021) was a Swedish author, journalist, and illustrator. She is best known for her series of children's books about the character Alfie Atkins (Swedish: ''Alfons Åberg''), which she ...

(1942–2021), Swedish writer *

Gustaf Bergström John Laurentius Gustaf Adolf Bergström (4 July 1884 – 9 February 1938), known as Gustaf Bergström, was a Swedish football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In the 1908 tournament, he was a part of the Swedish football team ...

(1884–1938), Swedish footballer *

Hans Bergström Nils Hans Ingemar Bergström (born 13 May 1948) is a Swedish-American journalist and political scientist. Biography Bergström was born in Ambjörby, Torsby Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden. His father was a local politician of the Social ...

(born 1948), Swedish-American journalist and political scientist *

Harald Bergström Harald Bergström (1 April 1908 – 23 May 2001) was a Swedish mathematician, specializing in probability theory. Education and career Harald Bergström studied mathematics, physics and chemistry at the Uppsala University and received in 1931 hi ...

(1908–2001), Swedish mathematician, specializing in probability theory * Harry Bergström (1910–1989), Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer *

Helena Bergström Helena Kristina Bergström Nutley (; born 5 February 1964) is a Swedish actress and film director. From an acting family, she began her career in 1982. She has appeared on the stages of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (''Dramaten'') and the Stockhol ...

(born 1964), Swedish actress *

Hjalmar Bergström (skier) Hjalmar Karl Bergström (19 January 1907 – 31 March 2000) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won four medals at the world championships in 1929–1933. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially kn ...

(1907–2000), Swedish skier *

Hjalmar Bergström (writer) Hjalmar Bergström, sometimes given as Hjalmar Bergstrøm, (1 August 1868 – 28 March 1914) was a Danish writer and educator. His output included short stories, novels, and plays. Life and career Born in Copenhagen, Bergström began his professio ...

(1868–1914), Dutch writer *

James Bergstrom James Bergstrom is an American musician best known as the drummer for the rock band Second Coming. Before that, he played drums for the band Sleze (later renamed Alice N' Chains), which also featured future Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Stal ...

, American musician *

Jerri Bergström Jerri Bergström (born 12 March 1963) is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as ...

(born 1963), Swedish fencer *

Jonas Bergström Jonas Bergström (born may 11, 1946) is a Swedish actor and voice actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1968. He is most well known however for his role as Robin Hood in the Swedish dubbing of Robin Hood ...

, Swedish lawyer *

Kajsa Bergström Kajsa Magdalena Bergström (born 3 January 1981) is a Sweden, Swedish Curling, curler. The younger sister of curler Anna Le Moine, she has skipped for the club Sveg CK for the past two years. Bergström played on the Swedish team in the 2009 Mou ...

(born 1981), Swedish curler *

Karl Bergström Karl Ivan Bergström (10 March 1937 – 10 May 2018) was a Swedish welterweight boxer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in his first bout of the tournament (the Round of 32), losing a 0-5 decision to Joseph Lartey of ...

(1937–2018), Swedish welterweight boxer * Katie Bergstrom, former New York City Ballet dancer * Kris Bergstrom (born 1976), North American taiko player *

Kristian Bergström Dan Göran Kristian Bergström (born 8 January 1974) is a Swedish former footballer. He played for Åtvidabergs FF during the more part of his career. He won two caps for the Sweden national team in 2001. On 1 November 2014, Bergström became ...

(born 1974), retired Swedish footballer *

Kurt Bergström Kurt J. Bergström (23 July 1891 – 20 November 1955) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Erna Signe'', which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class at the 1912 Olympi ...

(1891–1955), Swedish ice hockey coach * Lars Bergström (ice hockey) (born 1956), Swedish ice hockey manager *

Lars Bergström (philosopher) Lars Bergström is a Swedish philosopher and professor of practical philosophy at Stockholm University. Biography Bergström received his PhD in 1966. His dissertation ''The Alternatives and Consequences of Actions'' attracted considerable inter ...

, Swedish philosopher *

Lars Bergström (physicist) Lars Bergström (born 1952) is a Swedish professor of theoretical physics specializing in astroparticle physics at Stockholm University, AlbaNova campus. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and since 2004 serves as the secre ...

(born 1952), Swedish professor of theoretical physics * LaVonne Bergstrom (1928–2001), American otolaryngologist *

Lena Bergström Lena Bergström (born 1961 in Umeå) is a Swedish textiles and glass designer. Biography After high school, Bergström started working as a decorator at Domus department store. She moved to Stockholm to study at various art & crafts schools, an ...

(born 1961), Swedish textiles and glass designer *

Malin Bergström Malin Bergström is a child psychologist and scientist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. She is a specialist in studies concerning the effect on children with different child custody arrangements after divorce or marital separati ...

, child psychologist and scientist *

Micheal Bergstrom Micheal Ray Bergstrom (born May 5, 1958) is a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate, representing the 1st district. He was initially elected in November 2016. Bergstrom sponsored legislation to prohibit nonbinary gender markers on birth cer ...

(born 1957), Oklahoma State Senator *

Niklas Bergström Lars Niklas Bergström (born 18 August 1974) is a Swedish sport shooter. He has been selected to compete for Sweden in running target shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has won a total of seventeen medals in a major international competitio ...

(born 1974), Swedish sport shooter *

Nils Bergström (athlete) Nils Bergström (17 November 1898 – 27 January 1988) was a Swedish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympia ...

(1898–1988), Swedish long-distance runner * Nils Bergström (bandy), Swedish bandy and football player *

Nils Bergström (ice hockey) Nils Bergström (born March 7, 1985) is a Swedish ice hockey player. Bergström made his Elitserien (now the SHL) debut playing with Rögle BK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season The 2012–13 Elitserien season was the 38th season of Elit ...

(born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *

Olof Bergström Olof Bergström (21 November 1919 – 22 November 1984) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1943 and 1984. Selected filmography * 1945: '' Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' as Gustav, Olle's fri ...

(1919–1984), Swedish actor * Oscar Bergström (1903–1961), Swedish boxer *

Rex Bergstrom Albert Rex Bergstrom (9 July 1925 – 1 May 2005) was a New Zealand econometrician recognised for his work in continuous time econometrics. Biography Bergstrom was born on 9 July 1925 in Christchurch where he attended Christchurch Boys' High Sch ...

(1925–2005), New Zealand econometrician * Robert W. Bergstrom (1918–2006), lawyer * Roland Bergström, a Swedish football manager and player * Rune Bergström (1891–1964), Swedish football player * Sheldon Bergstrom (died 2023), Canadian actor *

Stig Bergström Stig M. Bergström (born 12 June 1935 in Skövde) is a Swedish-American paleontologist. In 1981, he described the conodont family Paracordylodontidae. In 1974, he described the multielement conodont genus '' Appalachignathus'' from the Middle Or ...

(born 1935), Swedish-American paleontologist *

Stina Bergström Kristina Helena Bergström (born 1958) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, she represented Värmland County between October 2010 and September 2018. Bergström is the d ...

(born 1958), Swedish politician *

Sune Bergström Karl Sune Detlof Bergström (10 January 1916 – 15 August 2004) was a Swedish biochemist. In 1975, he was appointed to the Nobel Foundation Board of Directors in Sweden, and was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University, t ...

(1916–2004), Swedish biochemist *

Sven Bergström Sven Bergström (born 1951) is a Swedish Centre Party politician who served in the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1 ...

(born 1951), Swedish Centre Party politician *

Tony Bergstrom Steven Anthony Bergstrom (born August 6, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes, and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in t ...

(born 1986), American footballer *

Torsten Bergström Torsten Lars Herman Jamte Bergström (10 December 1896 – 26 May 1948) was a Swedish people, Swedish film director and theater and film actor. Bergström was born in Ås, Krokom, Jämtland County and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy ...

(1886–1948), Swedish director and actor *

Viktor Bergström Viktor Bergström (born 14 November 1986 in Kolmården) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. Career He raced in Britain in the Premier League for Leicester Lions and Scunthorpe Scorpions. In 2007, Bergström rode in the Elitserie ...

(born 1986), Swedish speedway rider *

William Lee Bergstrom William Lee Bergstrom (1951 – February 4, 1985), commonly known as The Suitcase Man or Phantom Gambler, was a gambler and high roller known for placing the largest bet in casino gambling history at the time, amounting to $777,000 ($ present ...

(1951–1985), American gambler

Places

Bergstrom Air Force Base Bergstrom Air Force Base was located seven miles southeast of Austin, Texas. In its later years, it was a major base for the United States Air Force (USAF) RF-4C Phantom reconnaissance fighter fleet. History Bergstrom was originally act ...

, military base seven miles southeast of Austin, Texas *

Austin–Bergstrom International Airport Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, or ABIA , is an international airport in Austin, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Located about southeast of downtown, it covers and has two runways and three heli ...

, Class C international airport in Austin, Texas

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