Kent Persson (born 1951) is a Swedish politician of the Left Party. He was member of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2014.
Hans Göran Persson is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007.
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden, in 1992 by guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead singer Nina Persson. Post-hiatus shows since 2012 have been with Oskar Humlebo on guitar instead of Svensson.
Dance Passion is a remix album by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 27 March 1987 by EMI. It consists of remixed versions of tracks from their debut album, Pearls of Passion (1986). The album was only released on vinyl in select European territories, namely Sweden, Germany and Italy. It failed to chart in the latter countries, and sold just 27,000 copies in Sweden, peaking at number 19 and spending four weeks on the Swedish Albums Chart. It has never been reissued or pressed onto cassette or CD.
Nina Elisabet Persson is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name, and has also appeared as a guest artist with several other acts.
Jörgen Persson is a Swedish table tennis player.
Göran Persson is a Swedish social democratic politician from the Skåne North and East Constituency, who was a member of the Riksdag between 2002 and 2010. He lost his seat in the 2010 general election.
Gunnar Olsson was a Swedish film actor and director. He was born in Oxelösund, Sweden.
Margareta Persson was a Swedish social democratic politician from Jonköping. She had been a member of the Riksdag since 1994.
Sami Sirviö is a Sweden Finnish musician and former lead guitarist of the now discontinued Swedish rock band Kent.
Markus Alexej Persson, also known as "Notch", is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of the video game Minecraft, which since its release has become the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.
Mojang Studios is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. The studio is best known for developing the sandbox and survival game Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time.
The Swedish Ice Hockey Leader of the Year is an annual award given to the best ice hockey leader in Sweden each season. The award was first given in the 1991–92 season, and Kamratföreningen Hockeyjournalisterna is the jury which votes on the award. Swedish businessman Percy Nilsson gives out the award since 2006.
Erik "Lillis" Persson was a Swedish football forward who played for AIK. He also played for Team Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France.
Kent Fredrik Persson is a Swedish politician who was party secretary of the Moderate Party from 2012 to 2015. On 18 December 2014, Persson announced that he will resign as party secretary following the party's leadership election on 10 January 2015, and also leave the political arena.
Kärlek är inget spel is a 2006 studio album by Swedish band the Drifters.
Events from the year 1942 in Sweden
Sonja Gunilla Persson is a Swedish former fashion model and current television personality and singer. She is the daughter of Nils Erik Persson (1920–1998) and Iris Strid (1926-2023).
Blue Sky is a 1955 Swedish comedy film directed by Georg Årlin and starring Edvard Persson, Ingeborg Nyberg and Barbro Larsson.
Mats Persson is a Swedish politician for the Liberal party. Since September 2024, he has served as the Minister for Employment and Integration in the Ulf Kristersson Cabinet, having previously served as Minister of Education.
Leif Peter Gunnar Persson is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Jönköping County between October 2010 and August 2020.