Pontus (given name)
Pontus is a masculine given name of Swedish origin. The name arose in Sweden through French nobleman Pontus De la Gardie: named Ponce in French, he transliterated his name that way rather than the standard Pontius. It was a relatively uncommon given name in Sweden, but came into greater usage there in the 1980s and 1990s. The name day for Pontus in Sweden is 20 November.
List of people
- Pontus Åberg, Swedish ice hockey player
- Pontus Åhman, Swedish rally driver
- Pontus Almqvist, Swedish footballer
- Pontus Andersson, Swedish politician
- Pontus Andersson, Swedish guitarist for Dia Psalma
- Pontus Andreasson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Pontus Artti, Finnish diplomat and writer
- Pontus Åsbrink, Swedish footballer
- Pontus Aspgren, Swedish speedway rider
- , Swedish musician
- , Swedish economist
- , Swedish businessman
- , Swedish businessman
- Pontus Braunerhjelm, Swedish economist
- Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie, Swedish nobleman
- , Swedish landowner and politician
- Pontus Carle, Swedish artist
- Pontus Carlsson, Swedish chess player
- Pontus Dahlberg, Swedish footballer
- , Finnish statesman
- , Swedish comedian and clothing designer
- Pontus Egberg, Swedish bassist for The Poodles
- Pontus Ek, Swedish rower
- , Swedish radio host
- Pontus Eklöf, Swedish ice hockey player
- , Swedish radio host and comedian
- Pontus Engblom, Swedish footballer
- , Swedish historian and political scientist
- Pontus Farnerud, Swedish footballer
- , Swedish swimmer
- , Swedish car designer
- , Swedish racing driver
- , Swedish music producer
- , Swedish chef and restaurateur
- Pontus Fürstenberg, Swedish art collector and merchant
- Pontus De la Gardie, Swedish nobleman and general
- Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie, Swedish nobleman
- Pontus Gårdinger, Swedish television host
- , Swedish art historian
- Pontus Gustafsson, Swedish actor
- , Swedish politician
- , Swedish museum director
- Pontus Hanson, Swedish swimmer and water polo player
- , Swedish engineer and textbook author
- Pontus Heuterus, Dutch historian
- , Swedish footballer
- , Swedish child actor
- Pontus Holmberg, Swedish ice hockey player
- , Swedish musician
- Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and museum director
- Pontus Jansson, Swedish footballer
- Pontus Jäntti, Finnish badminton player
- Pontus Johansson, Swedish ice hockey player
- , Swedish professor
- Pontus Kåmark, Swedish footballer
- Pontus Karlsson, Swedish footballer
- , Swedish cyclist
- , Swedish-Danish artist and art educator
- , Finnish art historian
- , Swedish painter
- , Swedish orientalist and professor
- Pontus Karl Johan Lidberg, Swedish choreographer and dancer
- , Swedish civil engineer
- , Swedish artist and architect
- , Swedish wrestler
- , Swedish cartoonist, film maker and musician
- , Swedish journalist
- , Swedish handball player
- Pontus Molander, Swedish ice hockey player
- , Swedish genealogist
- , Swedish-Italian ice hockey player and coach
- Pontus Netterberg, Swedish ice hockey player
- , Swedish track and field sprinter
- Pontus Norgren, Swedish power metal guitarist
- Pontus Nyholm, Swedish golfer
- , Swedish actor
- Pontus Palmgren, Finnish ornithologist
- , Estonian clergyman
- Pontus Petterström, Swedish ice hockey player
- , Swedish artist
- , Swedish actor and director
- , Finnish writer
- , Swedish tennis player
- Pontus Renholm, Swedish swimmer
- Pontus Reuterswärd, Swedish military officer
- Pontus Rödin, Swedish footballer
- , Swedish jurist and politician
- Pontus Schultz, Swedish journalist and businessman
- Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer
- , Swedish medic and professor
- Pontus Själin, Swedish ice hockey player
- , Swedish librarian
- Pontus Sjögren, Swedish ice hockey player
- , Swedish film producer
- Pontus Silfwer, Swedish footballer
- Pontus Skoglund, Swedish geneticist
- , Swedish editor and playwright
- Pontus Ståhlkloo, Swedish snowboarder
- , Swedish theatre director and actor
- , Swedish actor and director
- , Swedish painter
- , Swedish javelin thrower
- Pontus Tidemand, Swedish rally driver
- , Swedish painter and writer
- Pontus de Tyard, French poet and priest
- Pontus von Rosen, Swedish fencer
- Pontus Wernbloom, Swedish footballer
- Pontus Widén, Swedish bandy player and sports executive
- Pontus Wikner, Swedish lecturer
- , Swedish handball player
Middle name
- Carl Pontus Gahn, Swedish military officer
- , Swedish soldier
- Christian-Pontus Andersson, Swedish artist
- , Swedish mill owner and politician
- , Swedish soldier and artist
- , Swedish priest and psalm writer
- , Swedish nobleman and military officer
- Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish author, journalist, and politician