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Stellan is a masculine
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
used in
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. It means “peaceful one” or “calm” and has a
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
origin. Although many think it is equivalent to Stelio used in Italy, Stelian used in Romania and Stelios in Greece, all serving as masculine versions of the feminine name Stela which means star in Latin language, it is not proven.


People

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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.Stellan Bojerud Rolf ''Stellan'' Arno Bojerud (5 August 1944 – 19 July 2015) was a Swedish military historian and politician, representing the Sweden Democrats (SD) in the Riksdag. Biography Bojerud joined the Swedish army in the 1960s as a signal trooper. ...
(1944–2015), Swedish politician * Stellan Brynell (born 1962), Swedish chess player * Stellan Claësson (1886–1970), Swedish film producer *
Stellan Fagrell Senior Colonel Karl ''Stellan'' Fagrell (21 July 1943 – 30 April 2022) was an officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps. He served as Deputy Inspector General of the Navy from 1998 to 2001. Early life Fagrell was born on 21 July 1943 in Lidk� ...
(1943–2022), Swedish officer *
Stellan Nilsson Stellan Nilsson (22 May 1922 – 27 May 2003) was a Swedish football player. He played for the Sweden national football team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of Sweden's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics ...
(1922–2003), Swedish football player *
Stellan Olsson Stellan Olsson (6 July 1936 – 27 May 2022) was a Swedish film director. In 2012, his film ''Sven Klangs kvintett'' from 1976 was voted one of the 25 best Swedish films of all times. Death Olsson died on 27 May 2022 at his home in Helsingborg, ...
(1936–2022), Swedish film director * Stellan Österberg (born 1965), Swedish badminton player * Stellan Rye (1880–1914), Danish film director * Stellan Skarsgård (born 1951), Swedish actor *
Stellan Vinthagen Stellan Vinthagen (born October 13, 1964) is a professor of sociology, a scholar-activist, and the Inaugural Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he directs t ...
(born 1964), Swedish sociologist *
Stellan Westerdahl Stellan Westerdahl (10 November 1935 – 27 August 2018) was a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the ''Star (sailboat), star class'' at the 1972 Summer Olympics with Pelle Pettersson. References External links

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(1935–2018), Swedish sailor


See also

* Stella (given name) {{given name Swedish masculine given names