Svein

Svein is a Norwegian masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include:

Rulers[edit]

Sweyn Haakonsson (died c. 1016), in Norwegian Svein Håkonsson, an earl and co-ruler of Norway from 1000 to c. 1015
Svein Knutsson (c. 1016–1035), King of Norway as Sweyn II

Svein Aaser (born 1946), Norwegian business executive
Svein Alsaker (born 1940), Norwegian politician
Svein Olav Agnalt (born 1949), Norwegian politician
Svein Fjellheim (born 1945), Norwegian trade unionist and politician
Svein Flåtten (born 1944), Norwegian politician
Svein Gjedrem (born 1950), Norwegian economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Norway
Svein Gjelseth (born 1950), Norwegian politician
Svein Roald Hansen (born 1949), Norwegian politician
Svein Harberg (born 1958), Norwegian businessman and politician
Svein Kristensen (born 1946), Norwegian civil servant, former Director of the Norwegian Tax Administration
Svein Longva (1943–2009), Norwegian economist and civil servant
Svein Ludvigsen (born 1946), Norwegian politician
Svein Lundevall (born 1944), Norwegian civil servant
Svein Munkejord (born 1948), Norwegian politician
Svein Olsen Øraker (1886–1963), Norwegian politician
Svein Harald Øygard (born 1960), Norwegian economist and head of the Central Bank of Iceland in 2009
Svein Rennemo (born 1947), Norwegian businessman and chair of Statoil
Svein Ole Sæther (born 1948), Norwegian diplomat
Svein Sundsbø (born 1943), Norwegian businessman and politician

Svein Bjerke (born 1938), Norwegian religious historian and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo
Svein Hatløy (1940–2015), Norwegian architect and professor
Svein B. Manum (1926–2015), Norwegian botanist and professor
Svein Mønnesland (born 1943), Norwegian Slavist and professor

Svein Engen (born 1953), Norwegian former biathlete
Svein Fjælberg (born 1959), Norwegian former footballer
Svein Grøndalen (born 1955), Norwegian retired footballer
Svein Haagensen (born 1939), Norwegian former ice hockey player
Svein Hansen (1943–2012), Norwegian ice hockey player
Svein Gaute Hølestøl (born 1971), Norwegian former cyclist
Svein Jacobsen, Norwegian orienteering competitor in the 1970s
Svein Morten Johansen (born 1971), Norwegian retired footballer
Svein Kvia (1947–2005), Norwegian footballer
Svein Langholm, Norwegian former cyclist who won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1975
Svein Lilleberg (born 1958), Norwegian cross-country skier and Paralympic multi-gold medalist
Svein Mathisen (1952–2011), Norwegian footballer
Svein Enok Nørstebø (born 1972), Norwegian former ice hockey player
Svein Ivar Sigernes (born 1949), Norwegian former football player and coach
Svein Sigfusson (1912–1992), Canadian athlete and entrepreneur
Svein Thøgersen (born 1946), Norwegian rower and 1972 Olympic silver medalist
Svein Tuft (born 1977), Canadian cyclist
Svein Inge Valvik (born 1956), Norwegian retired discus thrower

Svein Berge (born 1976), Norwegian electronic musician, half of the duo Röyksopp
Svein Olav Blindheim (born 1954), Norwegian jazz bass player, composer and writer
Svein Erik Brodal (born 1939), Norwegian actor, theatre director, poet, novelist and politician
Svein Christiansen (1941–2015), Norwegian jazz drummer
Svein Finnerud (1945–2000), Norwegian jazz pianist, painter and graphic artist
Svein Sturla Hungnes (born 1946), Norwegian actor, theatre director and instructor
Svein Jarvoll (born 1946), Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and essayist
Svein Dag Hauge (born 1956), Norwegian jazz guitarist and record producer
Svein Olav Herstad (born 1969), Norwegian jazz pianist
Svein Koningen (born 1946), Norwegian abstract expressionist painter
Svein Nyhus (born 1962), Norwegian illustrator and writer of children's books
Svein Øvergaard (1912–1986), Norwegian jazz musician and band leader and boxer
Svein Scharffenberg (1939–2017), Norwegian actor and stage director
Svein Tindberg (born 1953), Norwegian actor

Svein Blindheim (1916–2013), Norwegian military officer and member of the resistance during World War II
Svein Gjerdåker (born 1963), Norwegian newspaper editor
Svein Heglund (1918–1998), Norwegian engineer, World War II pilot and major general
Svein Johannessen (1937–2007), Norwegian chess player
Svein Døvle Larssen (1928–2015), Norwegian newspaper editor
Svein Rosseland (1894–1985), Norwegian astrophysicist
Svein Urdal (born 1941), Norwegian former chief of police and former Director of the Norwegian Police Surveillance Agency