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.

Stig

Gender	Male
Language(s)	Scandinavian
Origin
Meaning	"Wanderer"

Notable people with the name Stig include:

Arts and entertainment

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

Sports

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

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Stig
• Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)