Hammarskjold in a Swedish surname. Notable persons with that name include:Emilie Hammarskjöld Swedish composer, singer, pianist, and music teacher Peder Mikaelsson Hammarskjöld, Swedish soldier Lorenzo Hammarsköld (1785–1827), Swedish author Emilie Hammarskjöld (1821–1854), Swedish-American composer, singer, pianist, music teacher and organist, wife of Peder Hjalmar from the Skultana branch Carl Hammarskjöld (1838–1898), Minister of Education for Sweden Hugo Hammarskjöld (1845–1937), Minister of Education for Sweden (1906–1909), brother of Carl Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862–1953), Prime Minister of Sweden (1914–1917), cousin of Carl and Hugo Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld (1865–1940), Secretary of Defense for Sweden (1920–1921), brother of Hjalmar and cousin of Carl and Hugo Ludvig Hammarskiöld (1869–1949), Swedish general, cousin of Hjalmar Bo Hammarskjöld (1891–1974), Governor of Södermanland (1935–1958) and State Secretary for Sweden, son of Hjalmar Åke Hammarskjöld (1893–1937), Swedish civil servant and diplomat, son of Hjalmar, brother of Bo and Dag Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Secretary-General of the United Nations, son of Hjalmar and brother of Åke and Bo Lennart Hammarskiöld (1912–1974), Swedish banker, son of Ludvig Hans Hammarskiöld (1925–2012), Swedish photographer
