title: Sture (name)
text: # 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:
  
  ## Given name
  
  ### 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
  