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Vendela is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
Lars Johan Hierta was a Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician. He is best known as the founder of the newspaper Aftonbladet in 1830. Hierta was a leading agitator for political and social reform in Sweden during the 19th century. He is sometimes credited as the "father of the free press" in Sweden.
Vendela Maria Kirsebom is a Norwegian-Swedish model and actress.
Vendela Vida is an American novelist, journalist, editor and educator. She is the author of multiple books, a writing teacher, and an editor of The Believer magazine. In 2017, Vida was a Lurie Author-in-Residence and instructor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Jose State University. She is married to author Dave Eggers, has two children, and lives in the Bay Area.
Hans Wiklund is a Swedish journalist, movie critic and TV host. Wiklund has worked on shows like Bionytt on TV4 and Go C on Canal+, and currently blogs for Lovefilm Sweden. He is married to model and actress Emma Wiklund and has two children with her. He also does the current incarnation of Sweden's version of Wheel of Fortune.
Wendela Hebbe née Åström, was a Swedish journalist, writer, and salon hostess. She was arguably the first permanently employed female journalist at a Swedish newspaper. She had a significant place in the radical literary circles of mid 19th-century Sweden and a controversial role model for the emancipated woman.
Gustav Adolf Skytte af Duderhof was a Swedish nobleman. He became a pirate and plundered ships in the Baltic Sea in the years 1657 to 1662.
Hedvig Maria Reddita Cederschiöld, was a Swedish journalist and women's rights activist. She was the chief editor of the foreign office at Aftonbladet in 1909–1921, and the first woman in Sweden to hold such a position at a Swedish newspaper. She was also a secretary and vice chairperson of the Swedish branch of the International Council of Women.
Vendela Skytte was a Swedish noblewoman, salonist and writer, poet and Lady of Letters. During her lifetime, she became an ideal and role model for a learned female scholar.
Wendela Gustafva Sparre af Rossvik was a Swedish textile artist. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. She managed the Harg ironworks in Uppland between 1816 and 1827.
Toini is a Finnish given name, derived from Antonia. It is also considered to be the feminine form of Finnish masculine given name Anttoni in use in Finland, eastern Sweden and the Republic of Karelia. Toini may refer to:
Tonie is a Swedish unisex given name and a nickname that is a diminutive form of Antonia in Sweden. It is also a Dutch unisex given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia, Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, and Anthoon in use in Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia, Belgium and Netherlands. Notable people with this name include the following:
Vendela Zachrisson-Santén is a Swedish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Therese Torgersson.
Zachrisson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Christina Anna Skytte was a Swedish baroness and pirate.
Hebbe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Events from the year 1855 in Sweden
Skytte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Notable people with the name Wendel include:
Tonette is a Norwegian and Swedish given name in use in Sweden and Norway whose popularity peaked in the late 1960s. The name is a diminutive form of Antonetta and Antona as well as an alternate form of Tone, Tona and Torny. Notable people with this name include the following:
Lotar is German, Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish masculine given name that is a modern form of the Germanic Chlothar. People with this name include: