Sture (name)

Sture (stew-reh) is a masculine given name and a surname. It is of Swedish origin which is a derivative of the word stura meaning cross, grumpy, obstinate. Notable people with the name are as follows:

First name

 * Sture Allén (1928–2022), Swedish linguist
 * Sture Andersson (born 1949), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Sture Arntzen (born 1948), Norwegian trade unionist
 * Sture Baatz (1929–2004), Swedish rower
 * Sture Bergwall (born 1950), Swedish alleged serial killer
 * Sture Björk, Swedish orienteering competitor
 * Sture Bjørvig (born 1973), Norwegian rower
 * Sture Bolin (1900–1962), Swedish historian
 * Sture Christensson, Swedish sailor
 * Sture Ericson (1912–1979), Swedish actor
 * Sture Ericson (pentathlete) (1929–1990), Swedish pentathlete
 * Sture Eskilsson (1930–2016), Swedish economist
 * Sture Fladmark (born 1967), Norwegian football player and manager
 * Sture Frölén (1907–1999), Swedish architect
 * Sture Gillström (1908–1978), Swedish football, ice hockey and bandy player
 * Sture Grahn (born 1932), Swedish skier
 * Sture Hållberg (1917–1988), Swedish boxer
 * Sture Henriksson (1917–1957), Swedish politician
 * Sture Johnsson (born 1945), Swedish badminton player
 * Sture Korpi (1939–2017), Swedish politician
 * Sture Landqvist (1925–2016), Swedish athlete
 * Sture Larsson (born 1919), Swedish football and bandy player
 * Sture Lindén (born 1942), Swedish curler
 * Sture Lindquist (1910–1978), Swedish chess player
 * Sture Ljungqvist (1921–2004), Swedish architect
 * Sture Mårtensson (1916–2004), Swedish football player
 * Sture Nordin (1933–2000), Swedish jazz bassist
 * Sture Nordlund (1919–1973), Swedish sports shooter
 * Sture Ohlin (born 1935), Swedish athlete
 * Sture Pettersson (1942–1983), Swedish cyclist
 * Sture Sivertsen (born 1966), Norwegian skier
 * Sture Sjöstedt (1916–2008), Swedish actor

Middle name

 * Finn Sture Hultgreen (born 1949), Norwegian politician
 * Kjell Sture Jensen (born 1968), Norwegian football player and manager
 * Erik Sture Larre (1914–2014), Norwegian lawyer

Surname

 * Nils Sture, multiple people