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Sveinn (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈswɛinː]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsveitn̥]) is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
- Sveinn Björnsson (1881–1952), the first president of the Republic of Iceland
- Sveinn Einarsson (born 1934), best known for championing and cultivating professional theatre in Iceland
- Sveinn Hákonarson (died 1016), earl of the house of Hlaðir and co-ruler of Norway from 1000 to c. 1015
- Sveinn Pálsson, Icelandic physician and a naturalist who carried out systematic observations of Icelandic glaciers in the 1790s
- Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson (born 1976), Icelandic composer music in styles ranging from modern classics to pop
- Sveinn Thorvaldson (1872–1950), politician in Manitoba, Canada
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