Stig (given name)

Stig (also spelled Stieg) is a common masculine Scandinavian given name. The name has origins in Old West Norse Stígr, and derives from the word stiga, meaning "wanderer". Originally a nickname, it later became a given name. The nicknames Stickan and Stikkan derive from Stig.

Notable people with the name Stig include:

Writing

 * Stig Dagerman (1923–1954), Swedish author and journalist
 * Stig Dalager (born 1952), Danish writer
 * Stig Gælok (born 1961), Sámi poet
 * Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), Swedish journalist and writer
 * Stig Sæterbakken (1966–2012), Norwegian author

Film and television

 * Stig Egede-Nissen (1907–1988), Norwegian actor and naval officer
 * Stig Järrel (1910–1998), Swedish actor, film director and revue artist
 * Stig Olin (1920–2008), Swedish actor, theatre director, singer and songwriter

Music

 * Stig Anderson (1931–1997), manager of the Swedish band ABBA
 * Stig Johansen, member of the band The Sins of Thy Beloved
 * Stig Olin (1920–2008), Swedish actor, theatre director, singer, and songwriter
 * Stig Rästa (born 1980), Estonian musician

Other arts and entertainment

 * Stig Asmussen, American video game developer
 * Stig Lindberg (1916–1982), Swedish designer

Government, politics and espionage

 * Stig Bergelin (1905–1983), Swedish Navy rear admiral
 * Stig Bergling (1937–2015), Swedish police officer and convicted Soviet agent
 * Stig Henriksson (born 1955), Swedish politician
 * Stig Löfgren (1912–1998), Swedish Army lieutenant general
 * Per Stig Møller (born 1942), Danish politician
 * Stig Synnergren (1915–2004), Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
 * Stig Wennerström (1906–2006), Swedish Air Force colonel, convicted of treason in 1963

Football (soccer)

 * Stig Inge Bjørnebye (born 1969), Norwegian footballer
 * Stig Fredriksson (born 1956), Swedish footballer
 * Stig Johansen (born 1972), Norwegian footballer
 * Stig Arild Råket (born 1978), Norwegian footballer
 * Stig Tøfting (born 1969), Danish footballer

Other sports

 * Stig Berge (born 1942), Norwegian orienteer
 * Stig Blomqvist (born 1946), Swedish rally driver
 * Stig Roar Husby (born 1954), Norwegian long-distance runner
 * Stig Severinsen (born 1973), Danish freediver
 * Stig Strand (born 1956), Swedish skier
 * Stig Wennerström (sailor) (born 1943), Swedish Olympic silver medalist in sailing
 * Stig Wetzell (born 1945), Finnish ice hockey player

Other fields

 * Stig M. Bergström (born 1935), Swedish-American paleontologist
 * Stig Guldberg (1916–1980), Danish founder of the Guldberg-Plan
 * Stig Andersen Hvide (died 1293), Danish nobleman and magnate
 * Stig Strömholm (born 1931), Swedish legal scholar
 * Stig Vilhelmson (born 1956), Swedish businessman