Magnusson

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Magnusson, or Magnússon, is a surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning son of Magnus. It may refer to:

[edit] People

• Haakon Magnusson of Norway, King of Norway 1093-1094
• Olaf Magnusson of Norway, King of Norway 1103-1115
• Eystein I of Norway, or Øystein Magnusson, King of Norway 1103-1123
• Jamie Magnusson
• Emil Magnusson, Swedish athlete
• Birger of Sweden, or Birger Magnusson, King of Sweden 1284-1318
• Birger jarl, or Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo, founder of Stockholm
• Mats Magnusson, Swedish football player
• Sally Magnusson, Scottish broadcaster and writer
• Per Magnusson, Swedish songwriter
• Thomas Magnusson, Swedish cross-country skier
• Eskil Magnusson, lawspeaker of Västergötland
• Arn Magnusson, fictional character created by Jan Guillou
• Arne Magnusson, fictional character from the Half-Life video game series
• Sigurd Magnusson, Norwegian pretender to King Sverre Sigurdsson
• Inge Magnusson, Norwegian pretender to King Sverre Sigurdsson
• Hilde Magnusson Lydvo, Norwegian Labour Party politician
• Magnus Magnusson, Earl of Orkney 1273-1284
• Jon Magnusson, Earl of Orkney 1284-c. 1300
• Pandora, Swedish eurodance artist, real name Anneli Magnusson
• Jón Magnússon, Icelandic politician
• Jón Arnar Magnússon, Icelandic decathlete
• Árni Magnússon, Icelandic scholar
• Eric, Duke of Södermanland, or Erik Magnusson
• Finn Magnussen, Icelandic scholar and archæologist
• Valdemar Magnusson, Duke of Finland
• Eirik II of Norway, King of Norway 1280-1299
• Mikel Magnusson, candidate for the Green Party of Manitoba
• Eggert Magnússon, chairman of West Ham United F.C.
• Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic/Scottish television presenter, journalist, translator and writer
• Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic powerlifter
• Páll Magnússon, president of the RÚV and news anchor for Sjónvarpið
• Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, sister of the current King of Sweden
• Sigurd I of Norway, King of Norway 1103-1130
• Håkon V of Norway, King of Norway 1299-1319
• Håkon VI of Norway, King of Norway 1343-1380
• Eric XII of Sweden, rival King of Sweden 1356-1359

[edit] Other

• Árni Magnússon Institute, academic institute in Reykjavík
• Situation Magnusson, a Swedish television program

[edit] See also

• List of the most common surnames in Sweden