Sture (name)
# 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
