Bergen is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

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, from a word for "hill(s)" or "mountain(s)". Notable persons with this surname include: * Beverley Bergen, New Zealand soprano opera singer *

Bill Bergen William Aloysius Bergen (June 13, 1878 – December 19, 1943) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1901 to 1911 for the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers.

(1878–1943), American baseball player *

Bob Bergen Robert Bergen (born March 8, 1964) is an American voice actor. He voices Warner Bros. cartoon characters Porky Pig and Tweety and has voiced characters in the English dubs of various anime. He formerly hosted the children's game show '' Jep!'', ...

(born 1964), American voice actor *

Candice Bergen Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the title character on the CBS sitcom ''Murphy Brown'' (1988–1998, 2018). She is also know ...

(born 1946), American actress and model *

(born 1964), Canadian federal politician *

David Bergen David Bergen (born January 14, 1957) is a Canadian novelist. He has published nine novels and two collections of short stories since 1993 and is currently based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His 2005 novel ''The Time in Between'' won the Scotiab ...

(born 1957), Canadian author *

Edgar Bergen Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Ch ...

(1903–1978), American actor and radio performer *

Frances Bergen Frances Bergen (née Westerman; September 14, 1922 – October 2, 2006) was an American actress and fashion model. She was the wife of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and the mother of actress Candice Bergen and film and television editor Kris ...

(1922–2006), American actress and model * Fanny Dickerson Bergen (1846 – 1924), an American folklorist, ethnobiologist and author *

Hans Hansen Bergen Hans Hansen Bergen (–1654) was one of the earliest settlers of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, and one of the few from Scandinavia. He was a native of Bergen, Norway. Hans Hansen Bergen was a shipwright who served as overseer of an early tobacc ...

, The progrenator of the Bergens in NY NJ and one of the first Norwegian emigrants to the us. * Helen Corinne Bergen (1868 - ?), American journalist and author *

John Teunis Bergen John Teunis Bergen (1786 – March 9, 1855) was an American slave owner, law enforcement officer, newspaperman, and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1831 to 1833. Biography Born in Gowanus, ...

(1786–1855), American politician *

Larisa Bergen Larisa Abramovna Bergen (russian: Лари́са Абра́мовна Бе́рген; 22 September 1949 — 7 April 2023) was a volleyball player for the USSR. She was Jewish, and was born in Akmolinsk, Kazakh SSR. Bergen played for ADK Alma-A ...

(1949–2023), Soviet volleyball player * Martin Bergen (disambiguation), several persons *

Peter Bergen Peter Bergen (born December 11, 1962) is an American journalist, author, and producer who serves as CNN's national security analyst and as New America's vice president. He produced the first television interview with Osama bin Laden in 1997, wh ...

(born 1962), British-American journalist *

Polly Bergen Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in ''The Helen Mo ...

(1930–2014), American entertainer *

Stanley S. Bergen Jr. Stanley Silvers Bergen Jr. (May 2, 1929 – April 24, 2019) was an American physician, university president, and professor. He was president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey from 1971 to 1998. Bergen served as senior vi ...

(1929-2019), American university president * Teunis G. Bergen (1806–1881), American politician * Todd Bergen, Canadian ice hockey player * W. R. Bergen, American basketball coach

van/von Bergen

The preposition "of" or "from" is a common part of names in Dutch (

Van A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across th ...

), German (

Von The term ''von'' () is used in German language surnames either as a nobiliary particle indicating a noble patrilineality, or as a simple preposition used by commoners that means ''of'' or ''from''. Nobility directories like the ''Almanach de Go ...

) and related languages. Notable people whose surnames contain this particle in conjunction with "Bergen" include: *

John S. Van Bergen John Shellette Van Bergen (October 2, 1885 – December 20, 1969) was an American architect born in Oak Park, Illinois. Van Bergen started his architectural career as an apprentice draftsman in 1907. In 1909 he went to work for Frank Lloyd Wrigh ...

(1885–1969), American architect *

Nora von Bergen Nora von Bergen (born April 19, 1990, in Münsingen, Canton of Bern) is a former Swiss ice dancer and actress. She competed with her first partner from 2001 to 2006. She teamed up with David DeFazio in 2006. They are the 2007 Swiss national cham ...

(born 1990), Swiss ice dancer *

Peter A. Van Bergen Peter Anthony Van Bergen (July 11, 1763 – August 30, 1804) was an American politician and large landowner from New York. Early life Van Bergen was born on July 11, 1763. He was the second son of eight children born to Maria (née Salisbury) Va ...

(1763-1804), American politician *

Steve von Bergen Steve von Bergen (born 10 June 1983) is a retired Swiss professional footballer who played as defender. He played for FC Zürich for two full seasons, winning the Swiss Super League in both campaigns and then moved to Hertha BSC, playing there ...

(born 1983), Swiss footballer

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van/von Bergen

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