Barbro

taken in Cannes in 1961 | Lill-Babs represented Sweden in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes with the song "April, April" Barbro is a female given name in Sweden, with the same origin as Barbara. In a village in Dalecarlia, Barbro is also an "estate name", a unisex concept not taken into account in the Swedish name law, which leads to some confusion. Noted bearers of the name include: * Barbro Alving (1909–1987), Swedish journalist and writer * Barbro Eriksdotter (died 1553), Swedish noble * Barbro Feltzing (born 1945¹), Swedish Green Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–2002 * Barbro Hietala Nordlund (born 1946), Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–1998 and 2001–2006 * Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (1921–2015), Swedish film actress * Barbro Holmberg (born 1952), Swedish Social Democratic politician * * Barbro Kollberg (1917–2014), Swedish film actress * Babben Larsson (born 1956), Swedish actress and comedian * Barbro Lönnkvist (born 1959), Swedish orienteering competitor * Barbro Lindgren (born 1937), Swedish children's books writer * Barbro Martinsson (born 1935), Swedish cross-country skier * Barbro Nilsson (1899–1983), Swedish textile artist * Barbro Oborg (born 1941), Swedish actress * Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick (born 1946), American diplomat * Barbro Sachs-Osher (born 1940), Swedish diplomat * Barbro Sundback (born 1945), Ålandic polit…

taken in Cannes in 1961 | Lill-Babs represented Sweden in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes with the song "April, April"]] Barbro is a female given name in Sweden, with the same origin as Barbara. In a village in Dalecarlia, Barbro is also an "estate name", a unisex concept not taken into account in the Swedish name law, which leads to some confusion. Noted bearers of the name include: Barbro Alving (1909–1987), Swedish journalist and writer Barbro Eriksdotter (died 1553), Swedish noble Barbro Feltzing (born 1945), Swedish Green Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–2002 Barbro Hietala Nordlund (born 1946), Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–1998 and 2001–2006 Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (1921–2015), Swedish film actress Barbro Holmberg (born 1952), Swedish Social Democratic politician Barbro Kollberg (1917–2014), Swedish film actress Babben Larsson (born 1956), Swedish actress and comedian Barbro Lönnkvist (born 1959), Swedish orienteering competitor Barbro Lindgren (born 1937), Swedish children's books writer Barbro Martinsson (born 1935), Swedish cross-country skier Barbro Nilsson (1899–1983), Swedish textile artist Barbro Oborg (born 1941), Swedish actress Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick (born 1946), American diplomat Barbro Sachs-Osher (born 1940), Swedish diplomat Barbro Sundback (born 1945), Ålandic politician Barbro Margareta Svensson (Lill-Babs) (1938–2018), Swedish singer Barbro Westerholm (1933–2023), Swedish politician

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