Swenson (surname) explained

Swenson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Amanda Swenson (1852–1919), Swedish-born American soprano singer
• Bob Swenson (born 1953), professional football player
• Cal Swenson (1948–2014), Canadian ice hockey player
• Chuck Swenson (born 1953), American college basketball coach
• Doug Swenson (1945-2009), American politician, lawyer, and judge
• Earl Swensson (c. 1931–2022), American architect
• Elmer Swenson (1913–2004), pioneering grape breeder
• Erick Swenson (born 1972), American artist
• Gloria Josephine Swenson, birth name of silent film actress Gloria Swanson (1899–1983)
• Inga Swenson (1932–2023), American actress
• Kari Swenson (born 1961), biathlete
• Karl Swenson (1908–1978), American actor
• Kaycee Nicole Swenson (born 1960), fictitious persona, well-known case of Münchausen by Internet from 1999 to 2001.
• Ken Swenson (born 1948), American middle distance runner
• Lyman Knute Swenson (1892–1942), U.S. Naval officer killed in World War II
• Mary Ann Swenson, American, Methodist bishop
• May Swenson (1913–1989), American poet and playwright
• Pete Swenson (born 1967), American ski mountaineer
• Rick Swenson (born 1950), professional dog musher
• Robert Swenson (1957–1997), aka Jeep Swenson, professional wrestler
• Ruth Ann Swenson (born 1959), American soprano
• Swante M. Swenson (1816–1896), founder of SMS ranches, first Swedish immigrant in Texas
• William D. Swenson (born 1978), United States Army Officer, Recipient of the Medal of Honor