Swede (nickname)

Swede is a nickname for:


 * Carl Anderson (American football) (1898–1978), American college football head coach
 * Swede Ellstrom (1906–1994), American National Football League player
 * Geary Eppley (1895–1978), American university administrator, professor, agronomist, military officer, athlete and track and field coach
 * Swede Hagberg (1907–1960), American National Football League player
 * Swede Halbrook (1933–1988), American National Basketball Association player
 * Andy Hansen (1924-2002), American Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Tom Hanson (American football) (1907–1985), American National Football League player
 * Swede Johnston (1910–2002), American National Football League player
 * Swede Knox (1948–2021), Canadian hockey linesman
 * Swede Larson (c. 1899–1945), 23rd head football coach for the United States Naval Academy
 * Hugo Leistner (1902–2002), American hurdler
 * Swede Masin (1920–2005), American multi-sport college athlete and professional basketball player
 * Charles Momsen (1896–1967), American pioneer in submarine rescue and US Navy vice admiral
 * Swede Nordstrom (1896–1963), American National Football League player
 * Andy Oberlander (1905–1968), All-American football halfback
 * Norman Ralston (1916–2007), American pilot, flight instructor and businessman
 * Erwin Righter (1897–1985), college football and basketball player and coach
 * Swede Risberg (1894–1975), American Major League Baseball player
 * Swede Roos (1913–1979), American professional basketball player and coach
 * Swede Savage (1946–1973), American race car driver
 * Swede Vejtasa (1914–2013), American World War II flying ace
 * Swede Youngstrom (1897–1968), American National Football League player