Another piece in our series First Names First! Pick one of the names that you see below. Then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and to see what if anything he could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Give a couple of minutes to this for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us.

This time it is all about Erik! (Eric will have its own post)

Erik Benzelius the Elder* theologian/Archbishop of Uppsala – Luleå, Sweden (1632)

Erik Tulindberg* Finnish violinist/composer – Vähäkyrö, Sweden-Finland (1761)
Erik Johan Stagnelius* poet/playwright – Gärdslösa, Öland, Sweden (1793)

Erik Edlund* physicist/meteorologist – Närke, Sweden (1819)
Erik Axel Karlfeldt* poet/N – Karlbo, Dalarna, Sweden (1864)
Erik Satie* pianist/composer – Honfleur, France (1866)
Erik Bryggman* architect – Turku, GD of Finland (1891)

Erik Lundqvist* athlete/javelin/OG – Grängesberg, Sweden (1908)
Erik Söderlund* race walker – Stockholm, Sweden (1925)
Erik Schinegger* (b Erika Schinegger) intersex downhill skier/women’s WC – Agsdorf, Austria (1948) pic

Erik King* actor (Dexter) – Washington, D.C. USA (1963)
Erik Hauri* geochemist – Waukegan, IL USA (1966)
Erik Gandini* Italian-Swedish film director/writer/producer - Bergamo, Italy (1967)

Erik Johansson* actor – Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden (1979)

Erik Karlsson* hockey player/OS – Landsbro, Sweden (1990)
Erik Lamela* football player - Buenos Aires, Argentina (1992)
Erik Brännström* hockey player – Eksjö, Sweden (1999)

Updated 16.11.2021