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Nils Egerbrandt (born 11 May 1926 in Stockholm, died 4 February 2005) was a Swedish comic creator who created a few children's comics in the 1950s, such as Olli , about an adventurous eskimo boy.
Later, he took over the popular Swedish comic strip 91:an from Rudolf Petersson, which he continued to work with until his death in 2005.
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Nils Johan Artur Bejerot was a Swedish psychiatrist and criminologist best known for his work on drug abuse and for coining the phrase Stockholm syndrome. Bejerot was one of the top drug abuse researchers in Sweden. His view that drug abuse was a criminal matter and that drug use should have severe penalties was highly influential in Sweden and in other countries. He believed that the cure for drug addiction was to make drugs unavailable and socially unacceptable. He also advocated the idea that drug abuse could transition from being a symptom to a disease in itself.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils is a work of fiction by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. It was originally published in two books, 1906 and 1907, and was first published in English as The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1907) and The Further Adventures of Nils (1911). The two parts are later usually published together, in English as The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, but that name may also refer to the first part alone.
Inger and Lasse Sandberg were Swedish authors of children's books. The stories were written by Inger and illustrated by her husband Lasse. They have created many characters, including The Little Ghost Godfrey and Little Anna and the Tall Uncle. Inger received the Nils Holgersson Plaque. They were joint recipients of Expressens Heffaklump in 1969.
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog (1985) and later for The Cider House Rules (1999). His other celebrated directorial works include What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Chocolat (2000).
Nils Ivar Bohlin was a Swedish mechanical engineer and inventor who invented the three-point safety belt while working at Volvo.
Nils Poppe was a Swedish actor, comedian, director, screenwriter and theatre manager. He is internationally most famous for his part in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, but in Sweden he was much loved and participated in over 50 films on cinema and TV.
91:an is a popular Swedish comic strip, first created in 1932 with the title En beväringsmans upplevelser och äventyr. This name soon changed to 91:an Karlsson, by Rudolf Petersson. It is now published in its own bi-weekly comic book, 91:an, and also as a single strip in the popular weekly women's magazine Året Runt.
Nils Carlsén is a Swedish curler.
The wonderful Adventures of Nils is an anime adaptation of the 1906 novel The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. The 52 episode series ran on the Japanese network NHK from January 1980 to March 1981. The series was the first production by Pierrot. The anime was mostly true to the original, apart from the appearance of Nils's pet hamster, and the larger role given to Smirre the fox. The music was written by Czech composer Karel Svoboda; Yukihide Takekawa provided the soundtrack for its original Japanese broadcast and for some other countries.
Bror Fredrik "Esbjörn" Svensson was a Swedish jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio, commonly known as e.s.t.
Froggy Ball is a character from Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll which is a series of Swedish books, radio shows and movies created by Thomas Funck. He first appeared in a radio show in 1954. The character disappeared around the early 1960s, but made a comeback in 1971 in his second radio show named "Veckans tisdag" which is Swedish for "Weekly Tuesday".
Hans Peterson was a Swedish writer, mainly of children's literature.
Martin Vilhelm Ljung was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.
Nils Hasselmo was the thirteenth president of the University of Minnesota, serving from 1988 to 1997. He went on to become the president of the Association of American Universities from 1998 to 2006.
Nils August Domingo Adlercreutz was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Baron Nils Gustaf Fredrik Bror "Hans" von Blixen-Finecke Jr. was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider. He competed in the three-day eventing at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won individual and team gold medals in 1952.
Inger Edelfeldt is a Swedish author, illustrator and translator. Many of her books are for young adults and children.
Thomas Fredrik Georg Funck was a Swedish baron (freiherr), author of children's literature, a radio personality and a voice artist, most famous for his stories about Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball. He is the brother of Hasse Funck. He was married to Eva Funck and they have a son Gustav.
Max Lundgren was a Swedish author of children's books. He debuted in 1962 with the book Hunden som äntligen visslade, and has since written a total of about 50 books. Some of his books have become TV series, among other Pojken med guldbyxorna and his books about fictional Swedish soccer club Åshöjdens BK.
Nils Emil Thedin was a Swedish businessman and civic leader.
