Sture (name)

Sture (stew-reh) is a masculine given name and a surname. It is of Swedish origin which is a derivative of the word stura meaning cross, grumpy, obstinate.^[1] Notable people with the name are as follows:

Given name

First name

• Sture Allén (1928–2022), Swedish linguist
• Sture Andersson (born 1949), Swedish ice hockey player
• Sture Arntzen (born 1948), Norwegian trade unionist
• Sture Baatz (1929–2004), Swedish rower
• Sture Bergwall (born 1950), Swedish alleged serial killer
• Sture Björk, Swedish orienteering competitor
• Sture Bjørvig (born 1973), Norwegian rower
• Sture Bolin (1900–1962), Swedish historian
• Sture Christensson, Swedish sailor
• Sture Ericson (1912–1979), Swedish actor
• Sture Ericson (pentathlete) (1929–1990), Swedish pentathlete
• Sture Eskilsson (1930–2016), Swedish economist
• Sture Fladmark (born 1967), Norwegian football player and manager
• Sture Frölén (1907–1999), Swedish architect
• Sture Gillström (1908–1978), Swedish football, ice hockey and bandy player
• Sture Grahn (born 1932), Swedish skier
• Sture Hållberg (1917–1988), Swedish boxer
• Sture Henriksson (1917–1957), Swedish politician
• Sture Johnsson (born 1945), Swedish badminton player
• Sture Korpi (1939–2017), Swedish politician
• Sture Landqvist (1925–2016), Swedish athlete
• Sture Larsson (1919–2003), Swedish football and bandy player
• Sture Lindén (born 1942), Swedish curler
• Sture Lindquist (1910–1978), Swedish chess player
• Sture Ljungqvist (1921–2004), Swedish architect
• Sture Mårtensson (1916–2004), Swedish football player
• Sture Nordin (1933–2000), Swedish jazz bassist
• Sture Nordlund (1919–1973), Swedish sports shooter
• Sture Ohlin (1935–2023), Swedish athlete
• Sture Pettersson (1942–1983), Swedish cyclist
• Sture Sivertsen (born 1966), Norwegian skier
• Sture Sjöstedt (1916–2008), Swedish actor

Middle name

• Finn Sture Hultgreen (born 1949), Norwegian politician
• Kjell Sture Jensen (born 1968), Norwegian football player and manager
• Erik Sture Larre (1914–2014), Norwegian lawyer

Surname

• Nils Sture, multiple people

See also

• Sture, Swedish noble family