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Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from Karlsson, Carlsson is the most common spelling variation. Karlson and Carlson also exist, but are uncommon, as are Carlzon (Jan Carlzon) and Qarlsson.

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A

  • Allan Karlsson (skier) (1911–1991), Swedish cross country skier
  • Allan Karlsson (footballer), Swedish former footballer
  • Anders Carlsson (politician) (born 1951), Swedish social democratic politician
  • Anders Karlsson (physicist) (born 1964), Swedish physicist
  • Andreas Karlsson (born 1975), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Arne Karlsson (sailor) (born 1936), Swedish sailboat racer
  • Arne Karlsson (sport shooter) (born 1946), Swedish sports shooter
  • Arvid Carlsson (born 1923), Swedish neuroscientist, Nobel Prize in 2000

    • B

  • Bert Karlsson (born 1945), Swedish record company manager and politician
  • Bertil Karlsson, Swedish athlete
  • Bo Karlsson (born 1949), Swedish football referee

    • C

  • Christoffer Karlsson (born 1988), Swedish football (soccer) player
  • Conny Karlsson (born 1975), Finnish shot putter

    • D

  • David Karlsson (disambiguation)

    • E

  • Einar Karlsson (1908–1980), Swedish wrestler
  • Erik Karlsson (born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Evie (full name Evie Karlsson) (born 1956), U.S. Contemporary Christian music singer

    • F

  • Fred Karlsson (born 1946), Finnish professor of general linguistics

    • H

  • Håkan Karlsson (born 1970), Swedish freestyle swimmer
  • Hans Karlsson (born 1946), Swedish Social Democratic politician
  • Herbert Karlsson (1896–1952), Swedish football (soccer) player
  • Hjalmar Karlsson (1906–1992), Swedish sailboat racer

    • I

  • Ingvar Carlsson (1934), Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden

    • J

  • Jan O. Karlsson (1939–2016), Swedish politician
  • Janne Karlsson (born 1958), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Jens Karlsson (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Jonas Karlsson (born 1971), Swedish actor and author

    • K

  • Kent Karlsson (born 1945), Swedish football manager
  • Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (1433–1465), Swedish clergyman and regent of Sweden
  • Kjell-Erik Karlsson (born 1946), Swedish Left Party politician

    • L

  • Lars Karlsson (handballer) (born 1948), Swedish handball player
  • Lars Erik Karlsson, Swedish darts player
  • Lars Karlsson (ice hockey) (born 1960), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Louise Karlsson (born 1974), Swedish swimmer

    • M

  • Magnus Karlsson (speedway rider) (born 1981), Swedish speedway rider
  • Magnus Karlsson (bandy) (born 1984), Swedish bandy player
  • Magnus Karlsson (guitarist) (born 1973), guitarist with heavy metal band Primal Fear
  • Mandel Karlsson (since 1932), alias 91:an Karlsson, Swedish cartoon character in 91:an
  • Maria Karlsson (footballer, born 1983), Swedish footballer
  • Maria Karlsson (footballer, born 1985), Swedish footballer
  • Markus Karlsson (footballer, born 1972), Swedish football (soccer) player for Djurgården
  • Markus Karlsson (footballer, born 1979), Swedish football (soccer) player for Degerfors and AIK
  • Markus Karlsson (ice hockey) (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
  • Markus Karlsson (presenter), presenter with France 24
  • Mikael Karlsson (born 1976, "Mikael Max" since 2003), Swedish speedway rider
  • Mikael Karlsson, better known as Vigilante Carlstroem, guitarist of the Swedish rock band The Hives

    • N

  • Nils Karlsson (born 1917), known as Mora-Nisse, Swedish cross-country skier

    • Ove

  • Ove Karlsson (sports journalist) (born 1944), Swedish journalist, member of the ISOH
  • Ove Karlsson (ice hockey) (born 1950), Swedish ice hockey player

    • P

  • Per Karlsson (born 1986), Swedish football (soccer) player

    • Peter

  • Peter Karlsson (ice hockey) (1966–1995), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Peter Karlsson (speedway rider) (born 1969), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
  • Peter Karlsson (table tennis) (born 1969), Swedish table tennis player
  • Peter Karlsson (footballer), former footballer for Kalmar FF
  • Peter Karlsson (athlete) (born 1970), Swedish sprinter
  • Peter I. Karlsson (born 1978), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider

    • P...

  • Petter Karlsson (20th century), heavy metal musician

    • R

  • Robert Karlsson (born 1969), Swedish golfer
  • Runar Karlsson (born 1953), Swedish/Åland politician
    • Roberto Karlsson (born 1970), peruvian/swedish

    S

  • Sebastian Karlsson (born 1985), Swedish singer and performer in Idol 2005
  • Sonia Karlsson (born 1946), Swedish social democratic politician

    • T

  • Thérèse Karlsson (20th century), Finnish singer and actor
  • Thomas Karlsson (20th century), Swedish writer and heavy metal lyricist

    • U

  • Ulrika Karlsson (born 1973), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party

    • V

  • Viktor Karlsson (born 1988), Swedish bandy player

    • References

    Karlsson Wikipedia
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