Gustafson

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title: "Gustafson" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["swedish-language-surnames", "patronymic-surnames"] description: "Scandinavian surname" topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustafson" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Scandinavian surname ::

A derivative of the name Gustav, Gustafson, Gustafsson, Gustavson, or Gustavsson, is a group of surnames of Scandinavian origin, and may refer to the following people:

Gustafson

• Andy Gustafson (1903–1979), American collegiate football coach
• Axel Carl Johan Gustafson (1849–?), Swedish author
• Ben E. Gustafson (born 1954), American politician
• Barry Gustafson (born 1938), New Zealand political scientist and historian
• Björn Gustafson (born 1934), Swedish actor
• Bob Gustafson (1920–2001), American cartoonist
• Cliff Gustafson (1931–2023), American baseball coach
• Derek Gustafson (born 1979), American hockey goaltender
• Dwight Gustafson (1930–2014), American composer and conductor
• Earl B. Gustafson (1927–2018), American politician, judge, and lawyer
• Fredrik Gustafson (born 1976), Swedish football player
• Gabriel Gustafson (1853–1915), Swedish archaeologist
• Gerald Gustafson (1928–2024), U.S. Air Force pilot
• James Gustafson (1925–2021), American theological ethicist
• James Gustafson (politician) (1938–2014), American politician
• John Gustafson (1942–2014), English rock bassist
• John L. Gustafson (born 1955), American computer scientist
• Kathryn Gustafson (born 1951), American architect
• Lenard Gustafson (1933–2022), Canadian Senator
• Megan Gustafson (born 1996), American basketball player
• Nancy Gustafson (born 1956), American opera singer
• Ralph Barker Gustafson (1909–1995), Canadian poet
• Ruth Gustafson (1881–1960), Swedish social democrat
• Sophie Gustafson (born 1973), Swedish professional golfer
• Stan Gustafson (born 1942), American politician
• Steve Gustafson (born 1957), bass guitarist, member of 10,000 Maniacs
• Thane Gustafson (born 1944), American author and political scientist
• Tomas Gustafson (born 1959), aka Sven Thomas Gustafson, Swedish speed-skater
• Wallace Gustafson (1925–2018), American lawyer and politician
• Wylie Gustafson (born 1961), American country music artist

Gustafsson

• Alexander Gustafsson (born 1987), Swedish mixed martial arts fighter
• Andreas Gustafsson (born 1981), Swedish race walker
• Anton Gustafsson (born 1990), Swedish professional ice hockey player
• August Gustafsson (born 1993), Thai footballer
• Billy Gustafsson (1948–2018), Swedish politician and member of Riksdag
• Bo Gustafsson (born 1954), Swedish Olympian
• Bengt Gustafsson (astronomer) (born 1943), Swedish astronomer
• Bengt Gustafsson (general) (1933–2019), Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
• Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (born 1958), Swedish hockey player and coach
• Count Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna (1583–1654), historical Swedish statesman
• David Gustafsson (born 2000), professional ice hockey player
• Dennis Gustafsson (born 1972), professional bandy player
• Eddie Gustafsson (born 1977), Swedish football player
• Einar Gustafsson (1914–1995), Swedish farmer and politician
• Elina Gustafsson (born 1992), Finnish boxer
• Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician
• Erik Gustafsson (musician), bass guitarist, formerly of Therion
• Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player
• Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
• Hans Gustafsson (1923–1998), Swedish politician
• Jan Gustafsson (born 1979), German chess grandmaster
• Jan-Eric Gustafsson (born 1949), Swedish educational psychologist
• Lars Gustafsson (1936–2016), Swedish poet
• Lars-Eric Gustafsson (born 1935), Swedish rower
• Magnus Gustafsson (born 1967), former Swedish professional tennis player
• Mats Gustafsson (born 1964), Swedish saxophonist
• Nils Gustafsson, acquitted Finnish murder suspect
• Per Gustafsson (born 1970), professional Swedish hockey player
• Peter Gustafsson (born 1976), Swedish golfer
• Poppy Gustafsson, Baroness Gustafsson (born 1982), British businesswoman and government minister
• Robert Gustafsson (born 1964), Swedish comedian
• Roger Gustafsson (born 1952), Swedish football player
• Simon Gustafsson (born 1990), Swedish speedway rider
• Sofia Gustafsson (born 1990), Swedish curler
• Toini Gustafsson (born 1938), Swedish skier
• Tore Gustafsson (born 1962), Swedish hammer thrower
• Veikka Gustafsson (born 1968), Finnish mountaineer
• Åke Gustafsson (1908–1988), Swedish scientist and poet
• Tomas Antonelius (born 1973), né Gustafsson, former Swedish football player (footballer)
• Ulf Gustafsson (born 1937), Swedish rower
• Greta Garbo (1905–1990), née Gustafsson, legendary Swedish actress

Gustavson

• Don Gustavson (born 1943), American politician and member of the Nevada Senate
• Erik Gustavson (born 1955), Norwegian film director and producer
• Eva Gustavson (1917–2009), aka Eva Gustafson, a Norwegian-American contralto singer
• John Gustavson (1886–1958), Swedish politician
• Linda Gustavson (born 1949), American swimmer and Olympic champion
• Mark Gustavson (born 1959), American composer of contemporary classical music
• Paul Gustavson (1916–1977), American comic-book writer and artist
• Penry Gustavson (born 1970), American politician

Gustavsson

• Arvid Gustavsson, Lord of Vik, medieval Swedish justiciar
• Eva-Lena Gustavsson (born 1956), Swedish politician
• Filip Gustavsson (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
• Frida Gustavsson (born 1993), Swedish model
• Gustav Gustavsson, 17th-century count
• Jonas Gustavsson (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
• Karl Nicklas Gustavsson, Swedish composer
• Martin Gustavsson (born 1980), Swedish swimmer
• Patrik Gustavsson (born 2001), Thai footballer
• Paul Gustavson (1916–1977), Finnish-American comic book writer
• Tony Gustavsson (born 1973), Swedish football manager

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