Sixten, Sigsten or Sighsten (is a masculine given name of Swedish origin. The name is derived from Old Swedish words sigher (victory) and sten (stone). People named Sixten include:
Sixten Sparre (1854-1889), Swedish dragoon lieutenant
Sixten Boström (born 1963), Finnish football player and manager
Sixten Ehrling (1918–2005), Swedish conductor
Sixten Franzén (1919–2008), Swedish scientist, inventor of pointcytology
Sighsten Herrgård (1943-1989), Finnish-born Swedish fashion designer
Sixten Isberg (1921-2012), Swedish alpine skier
Sixten Jansson (1913–2006), Swedish canoeist
Sixten Jernberg (1929-2012), Swedish cross-country skier
Sixten Larsson (1918-1995), Swedish track athlete
Sixten Kai Nielsen (born 1978), Danish artist
Sixten Sason (1912–1967), Swedish industrial designer
Sixten Sild (born 1964), Estonian orienteer
Sixten Veit (born 1970), German football player
Sixten Wackström (born 1960), Finnish cyclist
