Staffan

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Staffan is a Swedish form of Stephen,[1] attested since 1330.[2] It may refer to:

* Staffan Anger (born 1943), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
* Staffan Appelros (born 1950), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
* Staffan Danielsson (born 1947), Swedish Centre Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2004
* Staffan de Mistura (born 1947), long-serving Italian-Swedish diplomat
* Staffan Götestam (born 1952), Swedish actor and director
* Staffan Göthe (born 1944), Swedish playwright, actor, and director
* Staffan Kihlbom (born 1962), Swedish actor, who appeared in the 2000 film The Beach
* Staffan Kronwall (born 1983), professional ice hockey defenceman
* Staffan Olsson (born 1964), retired Swedish handball player and Swedish national coach
* Staffan Skott (born 1943), Swedish journalist, author and translator
* Staffan Strand (born 1976), Swedish former high jumper
* Staffan Tällberg (born 1970), Swedish former ski jumper
* Staffan Tapper (born 1948), former footballer from Sweden
* Staffan Tunis (born 1982), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
* Staffan Valdemar Holm (born 1958), Swedish theatre director
* Saint Staffan [sv], Swedish 11th-century apostle due to whom the name is associated with Hälsingland[2]

## See also

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* Staffan Sasses Gränd (Swedish: Alley of Staffan Sasse), a blind alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden
* Staffa, island off the west coast of Scotland
* Staffin, village on the island of Skye, Scotland

## References

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1. ^ "Staffan". Behind the Name. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
2. ^ a b "Staffan". Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2019.

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