Sten (name)

Sten is a particularly Dutch and Scandinavian masculine first name, derived from the Old Norse name Steinn meaning ' stone ', which is also found as a family name.

Bearers of the name

First name

  • Sten Svantesson Bielke (1598-1638), Swedish Imperial Council
  • Sten Ebbesen ( born 1946 ), Danish classicist, medievalist, linguist and historian of philosophy
  • Sten Gagner (1921-2000), Swedish historian of law
  • Sten Grillner ( b. 1941 ), Swedish neuroscientist
  • Sten Ingelf ( born 1943 ), Swedish composer, arranger, high school teacher and jazz trumpeter
  • Sten Konow (1867-1948), Norwegian Indologist
  • Sten Kuth (* 1969), German choreographer, composer, entertainer and dance teacher
  • Sten Bodvar Liljegren (1885-1984), Swedish Anglist
  • Sten Nadolny (* 1942), German writer
  • Sten Pentus ( born 1981 ), Estonian racer
  • Sten Pettersson (1902-1984), Swedish track and field athlete
  • Sten Sandell (born 1958 ), Swedish pianist, keyboard player and composer of free jazz
  • Sten Selander (1891-1957), Swedish poet and botanist
  • Sten Stensen ( b. 1947 ), Norwegian speed skater
  • Sten Sture the Elder ( ~ 1440-1503 ), Swedish Regent
  • Sten Sture the Younger (1493-1520), Swedish knights and Regent
  • Sten Suvio (1911-1988), Finnish boxer
  • Sten Tolgfors (born 1966 ), Swedish politician

Family name

  • Anna Sten (1908-1993), Russian actress
  • Helge Sten (born 1971 ), Norwegian jazz, rock and ambient musician and music producer, known under the name Deathprod
  • Simon Sten (1540-1619), German educator, ethnologist, philologist, historian and literary scholar
  • Viveca Sten ( born 1959 ), Swedish writer
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