• Edvard Persson (1888-1957), Swedish actor and singer, was born in Malmö. He got his first role in the 1923 silent film "Studenterna på Tröstehult". Persson made 45 feature films, among them were "Söder om landsvägen" and "Kalle på Spången". He's probably best remembered for his song "Jag är en liten gåsapåg från Skåne."

  • Edvard - March 18
    Edvard or Edward (originally Eadweard) is a name with English origins, made up with words meaning “wealth” and “watchman”. The name has been in use in Sweden since the 17th century, but already during the Middle Ages it was used, then in the form of Jedvard. Edvard was a fashionable name in the mid 1800’s and it was fairly common until 1910, but today it’s not even in the top 100. There are 13,004 men with the name, among them 2,257 have Edvard as their given name. This includes all spelling variations of the name: Edvard/Edward/Eduard/Edouard. Many British royals are named Edward.

  • Gerd Andersson was born in Stockholm in 1932, the older sister of actress Bibi Andersson. Gerd was a prima ballerina, trained at Kungliga Teaterns balettskola as well as abroad. Here she is with Veit Bethke in "The Nutcracker" in 1960.

  • Gerd – March 23
    The female name Gerd is of Old Norse origin with two possible meanings. It could mean either “shelter” or “she who belongs to the house”. In Germany Gerd is a man’s name. Gerd is quite common among women between the ages 50-70, but among younger women it’s not common at all. There are 20,043 women named Gerd in Sweden and 131 men with the name.