Hans E. Wallman

Hans E. Wallman, né Hans Erik Wallman (1 May 1936 – 22 September 2014) was a Swedish entrepreneur, impresario, composer, director, author, producer and entertainment executive.

Wallman went to Beckmans school of advertising, was in charge of publicity for Elektra Records in Sweden 1965-1966 and was hired to head promotion for the Gröna Lund amusement park 1961-1968. Since 1956 he has had his own company; he ran an entertainment palace called Kingside 1956-1962, the restaurant Badholmen Saltsjöbaden in 1962-1968, Knäppingen in Norrköping 1964-1968, Bacchi Wapen 1972-1993, the hotel ship Mälardrottningen on the Lady Hutton 1982-1996, China Theater 1982-1991 och Folkan Theater 1991-2005. In Stockholm, he has had Engelen och Kolingen from 1969, Golden Hits since 1994, and Intiman Theater since 1997. He started the Wallman's Saloons chain in 1991 and developed the concept of waiters and waitresses putting on a big nightclub show.

For his contributions to entertainment he was awarded Guldmasken in 1991, named "company owner of the year" for Stockholm in 2000, was given the Albert Bonnier Prize for company owners in 2003 and dubbed Old Dane of the Year by an organization in Malmö in 2007. Wallman has retired but retains control over the use of his name in the large and still successful company Wallmans Nöjen (Wallman's Fun Things) which continues to run many of the restaurants.

He hosted Sommar in 2008.