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Johannesson migration to the United States +



Johannesson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Carl Johannesson, aged 32, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 1
  • Daniel Johannesson, aged 23, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 1
  • Erik Johannesson, aged 30, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 1
  • Gustaf August Johannesson, aged 16, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 1
  • Johan August Johannesson, aged 16, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1850 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Johannesson (post 1700) +

  • Berit Jóhannesson (b. 1946), Swedish Left Party politician
  • Mona Johannesson (b. 1986), Swedish model
  • Markus Johannesson (b. 1975), retired Swedish football defender
  • Stefan Johannesson (b. 1971), Swedish football referee
  • Árni Grétar Jóhannesson (1983-2025), also known as Futuregrapher, Icelandic electronic musician and one of the founders of the record company Möller Records
  • Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (b. 1980), Icelandic actor known for his roles on the series Game of Thrones and The Innocents and in the films Atomic Blonde and Alpha
  • Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson (b. 1957), Icelandic football manager and former player
  • Rolf Johannesson (1900-1989), German Konteradmiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913-1984), fifteenth Prime Minister of Iceland


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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