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 (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Åhman (born 1994), Swedish rally driver
 * Pontus Almqvist (born 1999), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Andersson (born 1992), Swedish politician
 * Pontus Andersson, Swedish guitarist for Dia Psalma
 * Pontus Andreasson (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Artti (1878–1936), Finnish diplomat and writer
 * Pontus Åsbrink (born 1992), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Aspgren (born 1991), Swedish speedway rider
 * Pontus Assarsson (born 1979), Swedish musician
 * Pontus Böckman (born 1964), Swedish economist
 * Pontus Bodelsson (born 1967), Swedish businessman
 * Pontus Bonnier (born 1954), Swedish businessman
 * Pontus Braunerhjelm (born 1953), Swedish economist
 * Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie (1814–1890), Swedish nobleman
 * Pontus af Burén (1835–1905), Swedish landowner and politician
 * Pontus Carle (born 1955), Swedish artist
 * Pontus Carlsson (born 1982), Swedish chess player
 * Pontus Dahlberg (born 1999), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Ludvig Dahlman (1812–1882), Finnish statesman
 * Pontus Djanaieff (born 1967), Swedish comedian and clothing designer
 * Pontus Egberg, Swedish bassist for The Poodles
 * Pontus Ek (born 1975), Swedish rower
 * Pontus Ekerljung (born 1982), Swedish radio host
 * Pontus Ekhem (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Eklöf (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Enhörning (born 1958), Swedish radio host and comedian
 * Pontus Engblom (born 1991), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Fahlbeck (1850–1923), Swedish historian and political scientist
 * Pontus Farnerud (born 1980), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Flodqvist (born 1988), Swedish swimmer
 * Pontus Fontaeus (born 1966), Swedish car designer
 * Pontus Fredricsson (born 1997), Swedish racing driver
 * Pontus Frisk (born 1979), Swedish music producer
 * Pontus Frithiof (born 1972), Swedish chef and restaurateur
 * Pontus Fürstenberg (1827–1902), Swedish art collector and merchant
 * Pontus De la Gardie (1520–1585), Swedish nobleman and general
 * Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (1726–91), Swedish nobleman
 * Pontus Gårdinger (born 1964), Swedish television host
 * Pontus Grate (1922–2018), Swedish art historian
 * Pontus Gustafsson (born 1955), Swedish actor
 * Pontus Haag (born 1983), Swedish politician
 * Pontus Hammarén (born 1965), Swedish museum director
 * Pontus Hanson (1894–1962), Swedish swimmer and water polo player
 * Pontus Henriques (1852–1933), Swedish engineer and textbook author
 * Pontus Heuterus (1535–1602), Dutch historian
 * Pontus Hindrike (born 1990), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Hjorthén-Nilsson (born 1970), Swedish child actor
 * Pontus Holmberg (born 1999), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Holmgren (born 1964), Swedish musician
 * Pontus Hultén (1924–2006), Swedish art collector and museum director
 * Pontus Jansson (born 1991), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Jäntti (born 1968), Finnish badminton player
 * Pontus Johansson (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Johnson (born 1970), Swedish professor
 * Pontus Kåmark (born 1969), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Karlsson (born 1983), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Kastemyr (born 1995), Swedish cyclist
 * Pontus Kjerrman (born 1954), Swedish-Danish artist and art educator
 * Pontus Kyander (born 1959), Finnish art historian
 * Pontus Lanner (1880–1944), Swedish painter
 * Pontus Leander (1872–1935), Swedish orientalist and professor
 * Pontus Karl Johan Lidberg (born 1977), Swedish choreographer and dancer
 * Pontus Lindwall (born 1965), Swedish civil engineer
 * Pontus Ljungberg (1945–2023), Swedish artist and architect
 * Pontus Lund (born 1990), Swedish wrestler
 * Pontus Lundkvist (born 1971), Swedish cartoonist, film maker and musician
 * Pontus Mattsson (born 1965), Swedish journalist
 * Pontus Mellegård (born 1990), Swedish handball player
 * Pontus Molander (born 1964), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Möller (1921–2009), Swedish genealogist
 * Pontus Morén (born 1984), Swedish-Italian ice hockey player and coach
 * Pontus Netterberg (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Nilsson (born 1982), Swedish track and field sprinter
 * Pontus Norgren (born 1968), Swedish power metal guitarist
 * Pontus Nyholm (born 1998), Swedish golfer
 * Pontus T. Pagler (born 1987), Swedish actor
 * Pontus Palmgren (1907–1993), Finnish ornithologist
 * Pontus Heinrich Johannes Paucker (1823–1855), Estonian clergyman
 * Pontus Petterström (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Platin (born 1954), Swedish artist
 * Pontus Plænge (born 1971), Swedish actor and director
 * Pontus Purokuru (born 1987), Finnish writer
 * Pontus Qvarnström (1872–1918), Swedish tennis player
 * Pontus Renholm (born 1986), Swedish swimmer
 * Pontus Reuterswärd (1871–1949), Swedish military officer
 * Pontus Rödin (born 2000), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Sandström (1875–1952), Swedish jurist and politician
 * Pontus Schultz (1972–2012), Swedish journalist and businessman
 * Pontus Segerström (1981–2014), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Stierna (1951–2020), Swedish medic and professor
 * Pontus Själin (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Sjöbeck (1850–1929), Swedish librarian
 * Pontus Sjögren (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pontus Sjöman (born 1971), Swedish film producer
 * Pontus Silfwer (born 1991), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Skoglund (born 1984), Swedish geneticist
 * Pontus Skrivare (1897–1971), Swedish editor and playwright (born Helmer Jarl Wahlroos)
 * Pontus Ståhlkloo (born 1973), Swedish snowboarder
 * Pontus Stenshäll (born 1966), Swedish theatre director and actor
 * Pontus Ströbaek (born 1970), Swedish actor and director
 * Pontus Strömvall (1886–1962), Swedish painter
 * Pontus Thomée (born 1987), Swedish javelin thrower
 * Pontus Tidemand (1990), Swedish rally driver
 * Pontus Tunander (1957–2011), Swedish painter and writer
 * Pontus de Tyard (1512–1605), French poet and priest
 * Pontus von Rosen (1881–1951), Swedish fencer
 * Pontus Wernbloom (born 1986), Swedish footballer
 * Pontus Widén (1920–1983), Swedish bandy player and sports executive
 * Pontus Wikner (1837–1888), Swedish lecturer
 * Pontus Zetterman (born 1994), Swedish handball player

Middle name

 * Carl Pontus Gahn (1759–1825), Swedish military officer
 * Carl Pontus Lilliehorn (1758–1820), Swedish soldier
 * Christian-Pontus Andersson (born 1977), Swedish artist
 * Didrik Pontus af Burén (1802–1878), Swedish mill owner and politician
 * Gustav Pontus Bagge (1839–1915), Swedish soldier and artist
 * Hjalmar Pontus Alner (1878–1952), Swedish priest and psalm writer
 * Jakob Pontus Stenbock (1744–1824), Swedish nobleman and military officer
 * Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844–1916), Swedish author, journalist, and politician