Holmberg is a Swedish surname formed from the words ''holm(e)'' meaning

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. It is a relatively common name, at least in Sweden, which has to do with the fact that many Swedish place names contain the suffixes ''-holm'', ''-holmen'' or ''-berg'', ''-berga'', ''-berget''. Notable people with the surname include: *

Åke Holmberg Åke Robert Holmberg (31 May 1907 – 9 September 1991) was a Swedish writer and translator, most famous for his nine children's books about detective Tam Sventon (Swedish: ''Ture Sventon''). Biography Holmberg studied at Stockholm Univers ...

(1907–1991), Swedish author and translator *

Anne Holmberg Anne Holmberg (born 1938 in Colorado, United States), is an American writer of historical romance, historical romance novels under the pen names of Anne Avery and contemporary romance novels as Kate Holmes. She also signed a novel as Anne Woodard ...

(born 1938), American writer of historical romance novels *

Arvid Holmberg Nils Arvid Birger Holmberg (10 October 1886 – 11 September 1958) was a Swedish gymnast. He was part of the Swedish team that won the all-around title at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The team included his brothers Carl and Oswald Oswald may refer ...

(1886–1958), Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics *

Barbro Holmberg Barbro Holmberg (; born 7 April 1952) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. On 10 October 2003 she was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the Swedish Government. As a consequence of the change of government following ...

(born 1952), Swedish Social Democratic politician * Birgit Agda Holmberg (1921–2007), Swedish revue director, actress and singer *

Bo Holmberg Bo Lindor Holmberg (17 November 1942 – 11 February 2010) was a Swedish politician, Governor of Södermanland, and husband of former Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh. Biography Holmberg's first major political assignment was as a Commiss ...

(1942–2010), Swedish politician, widower of former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh (1957–2003) *

Britta Holmberg Britta Alice Holmberg (21 December 1921 – 3 June 2004) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 18 films between 1942 and 1973. She was married to actor Stig Olin (they eventually divorced), and is the mother of actress Lena Olin Lena M ...

(1921–2004), Swedish film actress *

Carl Holmberg Carl Johan Severin Holmberg (9 March 1884 – 1 December 1909) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an intern ...

(1884–1909), Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics *

Carl-Erik Holmberg Carl-Erik Holmberg (17 July 1906 – 5 June 1991) was a Swedish football forward who played for Örgryte IS. He also played for the Sweden national team, and was a reserve during the 1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the 2nd ...

, Swedish football player active in the 1920s *

Cay Holmberg Senior Captain Cay Hake Holmberg (27 March 1933 – 16 June 2025) was a Swedish Navy officer. Holmberg graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1957 and began his naval career as a sub-lieutenant. Over the years, he underwent various tr ...

(born 1933), Swedish Navy officer * Dennis Holmberg (born 1951), American minor league baseball player and major league coach * Eduard Ladislas Kaunitz, baron von Holmberg (1778–1853), Austrian military officer who joined the Argentine revolutionary forces *

Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (27 July 1852, in Buenos Aires – 4 November 1937) was an Argentine natural historian and novelist, one of the leading figures in Argentine biology. Together with Florentino Ameghino he undertook the inventory of A ...

(1852–1937), Argentine natural historian and novelist *

Elena Holmberg Elena Angélica Dolores Holmberg Lanusse (24 May 1931 – disappeared 20 December 1978), better known as Elena Holmberg, was an Argentine diplomat who was kidnapped and assassinated in 1978. Distinguished for being the first woman to graduate from ...

(1931–1978), assassinated Argentine diplomat *

Erik Holmberg (astronomer) Erik Holmberg (13 November 1908 – 1 February 2000) was a Swedish astronomer and cosmologist. He is most famous for his work in the effects of interacting galaxies. This research showed that galaxies that came near each other would likely combi ...

(1908–2000), Swedish astronomer *

Erik Holmberg (football player) Erik Holmberg (23 May 1922 – 18 September 1998) was a Norwegian international football defender. He played his entire career at Fredrikstad FK, and won the Norwegian Cup in 1950 and the Hovedserien four times (in 1948–49, 1950–51, 195 ...

(1922–1998), Norwegian football player active in the 1950s *

Erik Holmberg (singer) Dive was a Swedish band which consisted of Chris Lancelot (a.k.a. Krister Linder) and Erik Holmberg. They released three albums. A fourth album was recorded but not released.Malmqvist, Stefan (2006)Krister Linder bryter tystnaden, ''SvD'', 19 Dec ...

(born 1970), musician in Swedish band Dive and music producer * Erik Holmberg, director of the

Swedish Institute at Athens The Swedish Institute at Athens (; ) was founded in 1946 and is one of 19 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece. The Institute is one of three Swedish research institutes in the Mediterranean, along with the Swedish Insti ...

(1947–1948) * Gunnar Holmberg (1897–1975), Swedish football player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics *

Henric Holmberg Sven Martin Henric Holmberg (born 4 January 1946) is a Swedish actor, director and scriptwriter. Biography Holmberg started acting in different leftist theater groups, and in 1977 he participated in the Tent Project, a musical theater performa ...

(born 1946), Swedish actor, director and scriptwriter *

Henrik Holmberg Carl Henrik Lennart Holmberg (born 5 July 1963) is a Swedish curler. (look for "Holmberg, Henrik") He is a , a two-time Swedish men's champion (1982, 1992) and a 1986 Swedisn mixed champion. He was a member of team who won 1982 the Swedish m ...

(born 1963), Swedish curler *

Henrik Johan Holmberg Henrik Johan Holmberg or Heinrich Johann Holmberg (3 January 1818 in Kökar – 23 December 1864 in Helsinki) was a Finnish naturalist, geologist (mineralogist) and ethnographer. He was the first recorder of the Awa'uq Massacre in the Russian Am ...

or Heinrich Johann Holmberg (1818–1864), Finnish naturalist, geologist and ethnographer *

Igge Holmberg Mikael ”Igge” Holmberg (196627 July 2020) was an Ålandic politician and member of the Parliament of Åland, the regional legislature of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. A social democrat, he was a member of the legislature from Nove ...

(1966-2020), Ålandic politician *

John-Henri Holmberg John-Henri Bertilson Holmberg (born 22 June 1949 in Stockholm) is a Sweden, Swedish author, critic, publisher and translator, and a well-known science fiction science fiction fandom, fan. In the early 1960s he edited ''Science fiction Forum'' wit ...

(born 1949), Swedish author, critic, publisher and translator *

Joyce Holmberg Joyce Mina Lundeen Holmberg (née Lundeen; June 19, 1930 – March 20, 2017) was an American politician and educator. Born in Rockford, Illinois, Holmberg graduated from East High School in Rockford and was married to Eugene Holmberg. She receiv ...

(1930-2017), American educator and politician *

Kari Lise Holmberg Kari Lise Holmberg (born 7 September 1951 in Skien) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion. She had previously served as ...

(born 1951), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *

Krister Holmberg Krister Holmberg, born 1946, is a Swedish chemist. Holmberg took a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1974. He then worked in industry for many years and he was R&D Director of Berol Nobel i ...

(born 1946), professor of Surface Chemistry at

Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology (, commonly referred to as Chalmers) is a private university, private research university located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Chalmers focuses on engineering and science, but more broadly it also conducts research ...

N. J. Holmberg Nathaniel John Holmberg (July 24, 1878 – June 13, 1951) was an American politician and farmer. Holmberg was born in a log cabin in Sacred Hear Township near Renville, Renville County, Minnesota and was educated in the Renville elementary ...

(1878-1951), American farmer and politician *

Nils Holmberg Nils Gösta Holmberg (23 December 1902 – 4 August 1981) was a communist leader in Sweden. He was born on 23 December 1902 in Stockholm. Holmberg was a member of the Young Communist League of Sweden (SKU) from 1926 to 1929. He was a member of t ...

(1902–1981), communist leader in Sweden *

Oswald Holmberg Torsten Oswald Magnus Holmberg (17 July 1882 – 11 February 1969) was a Swedish gymnast and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to w ...

(1882–1969), Swedish gymnast and tug of war competitor * Per Holmberg, passenger, SAS flight captain and survivor of the

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Peter Holmberg Peter William Holmberg (born October 4, 1960) is a sailor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who won a silver medal in Men's Finn class at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () ...

(born 1960), sailor from the U.S. Virgin Islands *

Ray Holmberg Raymon Everett Holmberg (born December 10, 1944) is a convicted child sexual abuse, child sex offender and American politician (tied for the longest-serving state legislator in the United States). He previously worked as an educator, school coun ...

(born 1944), former North Dakota state senator and convicted child sex offender *

Rob Holmberg Robert Anthony Holmberg (born June 5, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played high school football for Mt. Pleasant Area School, located i ...

(born 1971), American football linebacker *

Rolf Holmberg Rolf Holmberg (24 August 1914 – 5 July 1979) was a Norwegian association football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament. He also took ...

(1914–1979), Norwegian football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics *

Ronald Holmberg Ronald "Ronnie" Edward Holmberg (born January 27, 1938) is a former American tennis player who competed during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked world No. 7 in 1959 and was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 for nine years. He is currently one of ...

(born 1938), American tennis instructor * Tobias Holmberg (born 1987), Swedish Bandy midfielder

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