Sixten
Encyclopedia
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:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
of Swedish
Swedes
Swedes are a Scandinavian nation and ethnic group native to Sweden, mostly inhabiting Sweden and the other Nordic countries, with descendants living in a number of countries.-Etymology:...
origin. The name is derived from Old Swedish words sigher (victory) and sten (stone). People named Sixten include:
- Sixten (street artist)Sixten (street artist)Sixten is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia. He originally comes from Sweden. In 2009 he was credited as the inspiration for the album cover of Green Day's album titled 21st Century Breakdown by the album artwork director Chris Bilheimer.- Background :Sixten did his...
, a street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia - Sixten EhrlingSixten EhrlingSixten Ehrling, , was a Swedish conductor who, during a long career, served as the music director of the Royal Swedish Opera and the principal conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, amongst others....
, (1918–2005), a Swedish conductor - Sixten FranzénSixten FranzénSixten Franzén was a Swedish scientist, and a leading cancer researcher of the 1950s and 1960s, who made great contributions by inventing pointcytology...
(1919–2008), a Swedish scientist, inventor of pointcytology - Sixten IsbergSixten IsbergSixten Isberg is a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the Swedish slalom champion in 1941, 1945, and 1949....
(born 1921), a Swedish alpine skier - Sixten JanssonSixten JanssonSixten Jansson was a Swedish canoer who competed in the late 1930s.He finished second originally in the K-2 1000 m final at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but was disqualified for bumping into the German boat of Ewald Tilker and Fritz Bondroit.-References:*...
(1913–2006), a Swedish canoer - Sixten JernbergSixten JernbergEddy Sixten Jernberg is a retired Swedish cross country skier....
(born 1929), a retired Swedish cross country skier - Sixten SasonSixten SasonSixten Sason was a Swedish industrial designer.Sason started working for Saab, designing aircraft throughout World War II. Following the war, he was asked to contribute to Project 92, the result of which would be the first Saab automobile, the Saab 92 which began production in 1949...
(1912–1967), a Swedish industrial designer - Sixten SildSixten SildSixten Sild is an Estonian orienteering competitor, bronze medallist for the Soviet Union in the world championships, and later competing for Estonia....
(born 1964), an Estonian orienteering competitor - Sixten VeitSixten VeitSixten Veit is a retired German football player.Veit made four appearances for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish Super Lig during 2001.-External links:...
(born 1970), a retired German football player
See also
- Fredrik SixtenFredrik SixtenSven Fredrik Johannes Sixten is a Swedish composer, cathedral organist and conductor. Sixten was born in Skövde, Sweden. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. He studied composition with Professor Sven-David Sandström and is now recognized as one of Sweden's...
, a Swedish composer, cathedral organist and conductor - Sven SixtenSven SixtenSven Sixten was a Swedish priest, author and poet. He published three novels: Friday, The Last Days of Johansson and The Green Valley....
(1929–2001), a Swedish priest, author and poet