# Svein

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

## Rulers

* 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

## Politicians, civil servants and businessmen

* 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

## Academics

* 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

## Athletes

* 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

## Artists and entertainers

* 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

## Other

* 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