• Samuel Holmén (born 1984) is a Swedish soccer player. Holmén's favorite position is in central midfield, and his style of play is that of a box-to-box player. He is a good defense ball winner and a good playmaker and goal scorer. Holmén currently belongs to Bröndby IF.

  • Samuel – September 1
    Samuel is a Hebrew male name, Schemuel, which means “God hears prayer.” In the Bible, Samuel was a leader of ancient Israel, and according to rabbinical literature, he was the last of the Hebrew judges and the first of the major prophets who began to prophesy inside the land of Israel. His mother, Hannah, named him in memory of her request for a child from God; God listened. The name became popular in Sweden during the 1980’s and was very fashionable a decade later. In 2005 there were 15,167 Samuels in Sweden.

  • Anita Ekberg (1931-2015) was a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. Ekberg got her start when she won the Miss Sweden competition in 1950. Although she didn't win Miss Universe, she received a contract with Universal Studios in Hollywood. Ekberg is most famous for bathing in Rome's Fontana di Trevi in Fellini's film "La Dolce Vita."

  • Anita – September 9
    Anita is a woman’s name, which is really a Spanish nickname for Anna — a Latin form of the Hebrew name Hanna, which means “favor” or “grace.” The name Anita has been used in Sweden since the mid 1800’s, and was quite popular for girls born during the 1940-50’s. In 2005 there were 61,558 persons with the name Anita in Sweden.

  • Siri von Essen (1850-1912) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish noblewoman and actress. She was married to baron Carl Gustaf Wrangel af Sauss in 1872-1876 when she met and fell in love with August Strindberg (1849-1912). She became Strindberg's first wife and he wrote plays for her. Together they had three children. After their divorce, von Essen settled in Finland with her children and supported herself through translating and teaching acting. Here she is playing backgammon with Strindberg.

  • Sture - September 13
    Sture is a Nordic name, originally a Swedish byname (e.g. Sten Sture), probably formed from a verb "stura" to mope or be sulking.

  • Helge von Koch (1870-1924), a Swedish mathematician who gave his name to the famous fractal known as the Koch snowflake, one of the earliest fractal curves to be described. von Koch wrote several papers on number theory. One of his results was a 1901 theorem proving that the Riemann hypothesis is equivalent to a strengthened form of the prime number theorem. Here is the Koch snowflake as seen on a Swedish stamp.

  • Siri – September 15
    Siri is a woman’s name, a form of Sigrid. Both names have been in use in Sweden since the 17th century. Sigrid, an Old Norse name, is a combination of two words meaning victory (sig) and beautiful (frid). Siri was a fashion name around the last turn of the century. Today there are 9,280 women and 7 men in Sweden with the name Siri.

  • Helge – September 30
    A name with Nordic origins, the man’s name Helge means “holy” or possibly “fortunate.” Helge was a common name at the beginning of the 1900’s, but is quite uncommon today. In 2005 there were 10,083 people with the name Helge in Sweden.