Sture (first name)
Sture is a Swedish male given name , derived from the Old Norse stura . The name also occurs occasionally in Norway and Denmark. The first name was particularly popular between the 1920s and 1940s. In Sweden there were a total of 17,278 people with Sture as their first name as of December 31, 2005 , of which 7,260 had him as their first name. Name day is September 13 (1986–1992: September 14).
Name bearer
- Sture Allén (* 1928), Swedish linguist
- Sture Andersson (born 1949), Swedish ice hockey player
- Sture Bolin (1900–1963), Swedish historian and university professor
- Sture Fronæus (1916–2009), Swedish chemist
- Sture Grahn (* 1932), Swedish cross-country skier
- Sture Johnsson (* 1945), Swedish badminton player
- Sture Lagercrantz (1910-2001), Swedish ethnographer
- Sture Ohlin (* 1935), Swedish biathlete
- Sture Petrén (1908–1976), Swedish lawyer and diplomat
- Sture Sivertsen (* 1966), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Sture Stork (1930-2002), Swedish sailor