# Thure

Thure is a masculine given name. Notable people with the surname include:

## Academics and scientists

* Thure Björck [sv] (1851–1913), Swedish psychiatrist
* Thure Björkman [sv] (1895–1989), Swedish agronomist
* Thure Brandrup-Wognsen [sv] (1899–1976), Swedish dentist
* Thure E. Cerling (born 1949), American geochemist
* Jarl-Thure Eriksson (born 1944), Finnish professor
* Thure Kumlien (1819–1888), Swedish-American ornithologist, naturalist and taxidermist
* Thure Möller [fi] (1859–?), Swedish physician
* Thure Nordenskiöld [sv] (1873–1946), Swedish academic
* Thure Nyman [sv] (1899–1983) Swedish art historian, author and editor
* Thure Palm (1894–1987), Swedish entomologist
* Thure Reinholds [sv] (1906–?), Swedish engineer
* Thure Georg Sahama [de; fi; sv] (1910–1983), Swedish geologist
* Thure Sundberg [sv] (1880–1952), Swedish chemist
* Thure Svedlin [fi; sv] (1891–1959), Finnish curator, publisher and author
* Thure von Uexküll (1908–2004), German psychosomatic medicine and biosemiotics scholar
* Thure Vidlund [sv] (2886–1955), Swedish engineer
* Thure Weidman (1744–1828), Swedish professor and bishop

## Artists

* Thure Åslin [sv] (1915–1967), Swedish painter
* Thure Cristenson [sv] (1911–1981), Swedish painter
* Thure Dahlbeck [sv] (1911–1981), Swedish painter
* Thure Hellström (1880–1946), Finnish architect
* Thure Holmgren [sv] (1898–1963), Swedish painter
* Thure Löfgren [sv] (1921–2002), Swedish painter
* Thure Öberg [fi; sv] (1872–1935), Swedish painter
* Thure Rydbeck [sv] (1883–1968), Swedish artist
* Thure Stenhed [sv] (1915–1982), Swedish painter
* Thure Svensson (painter) [sv] (1901–1953), Swedish painter
* Thure de Thulstrup (1848–1930), Swedish-born American illustrator
* Thure Wahlroos [fi] (1894–1978), Finnish actor and musician
* Thure Wahlström [sv] (1908–1998), Swedish painter

## Film

* Thure Alfe [sv] (1894–1962), Swedish actor
* Thure Bahne [es; fi; sv] (1909–1956), Finnish singer, actor and director
* Thure Bergentz [arz; da; sv] (1892–1965), Swedish architect
* Thure Floding [sv] (1748–1797), Swedish graphic artist
* Thure Lindhardt (born 1974), Danish actor
* Thure Riefenstein, German actor and director
* Thure Thörn [sv] (1918–2005), Swedish sculptor

## Politics and law

* Thure Andersson (politician) [arz; sv] (1908–2002), Swedish politician
* Thure Annerstedt [de; sv] (1806–1880), Swedish politician and bishop
* Thure Dahlberg [arz; sv] (1914–1994), Swedish politician
* Thure Drufva [fi; sv] (1767–1822), Swedish army officer and politician
* Thure Ekelund [sv] (1880–1924), Swedish politician
* Thure Ekenstam [sv] (1829–1895), Swedish politician
* Thure Jadestig [arz; sv] (1922–2017), Swedish politician
* Thure Leonard Klinckowström [de; sv] (1735–1821), Swedish judge
* Thure Ribbing [sv] (1619–1656), Swedish civil servant
* Thure Höglund [sv] (1914–1987), Swedish politician

## Sports

* Thure Ahlberg [fi; sv] (1893–1967), Finnish wrestler and coach
* Thure Ahlqvist (1907–1983), Swedish boxer
* Thure Andersson (1907–1976), Swedish wrestler
* Thure Bengtsson [de] (1921–2003), Swedish cyclist
* Thure Bergvall (1887–1950), Swedish long-distance runner
* Thure Johansson (athlete) (1886–?), Swedish long-distance runner
* Thure Johansson (wrestler) (1912–1986), Swedish wrestler
* Carl Gustaf Moritz Thure Lewenhaupt (1884–1935), Swedish equestrian
* Thure Lindgren (1921–2005), Swedish ski jumper
* Thure Melin [sv] (1912–2007), Swedish racing driver and businessman
* Thure Sarnola [fi] (1917–1993), Finnish footballer
* Thure Sjöstedt (1903–1956), Swedish wrestler
* Thure Svensson [sv] (1902–1988), Swedish footballer

## Writers

* Thure Essén [sv] (1914–1977), Swedish journalist
* Thure Edvard Höglund [sv] (1904–1970), Swedish journalist
* Thure Jansson [sv] (1886–1971), Swedish publisher
* Thure Erik Lund (born 1959), Norwegian author and cabinet maker
* Thure Malmberg [sv] (1938–2022), Swedish journalist
* Thure Sällberg [sv] (1854–1908), Swedish author
* Thure Stenström [sv] (born 1927), Swedish journalist

## Other

* Gustaf Thure Bielke [sv] (1762–1833), Swedish Army officer
* Thure Bielke [sv] (1869–1926), Swedish Army officer
* Thure Een [sv] (1837–1883), Swedish sailor
* Thure Mannerfelt [sv] (1911–1969), Swedish businessman
* Torsten Thure Renvall (1817–1898), Finnish archbishop
* Thure Gabriel Rudenschöld [sv] (1759–1839), Swedish real estate owner