Bjerke is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

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 ...

, also found throughout

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. Notable people with the surname include: *

André Bjerke Jarl André Bjerke (30 January 1918 – 10 January 1985) was a Norwegian writer and poet. He wrote a wide range of material: poems (both for children and adults), mystery novels (four of them under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge), essays, and arti ...

(1918–1985), Norwegian writer and poet *

Björn Bjerke Björn Bjerke (1941–2018) was a Swedish economist, professor in entrepreneurship and small firms at Stockholm University, known for the 1997 book "''Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge''" written with Ingeman Arbnor. Bjerke received h ...

, Swedish economist * Desiree Bjerke, Norwegian skeleton racer *

Ejlert Bjerke Ejlert Bjerke (14 March 1887 – 25 September 1963) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright and essayist. He was born in Oslo, and made his literary debut in 1909 with the short story collection ''Mennesker og fauner''. A second collection, ''F ...

(1887–1963), Norwegian writer *

Espen Harald Bjerke Espen Harald Bjerke (born 12 April 1980) is a Norwegian cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who represents Lillehammer SK. He took part in his first junior World Championship in 1999 where he came 13th. He made his World Cup debut i ...

, Norwegian cross-country skier * Ferdinand Bjerke, Norwegian railway engineer. * Harald Bjerke (1860–1926), Norwegian businessperson *

Ingvald Bjerke Ingvald Johan Bjerke (March 13, 1907 – January 1, 1990) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ullensaker Ullensaker is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the tradit ...

(1907–1990), Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics * Juul Bjerke (1928–2014), Norwegian economist * Kristin Blystad-Bjerke, Norwegian football player *

Olaf Bjerke Olaf Bjerke (6 January 1893 – 21 September 1957) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Communist Party of Norway, Communist Party. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was arrested on 10 September 1941 after the mi ...

(1893–1957), Norwegian trade unionist *

Paul Bjerke Paul Bjerke (born 2 October 1952) is a Norwegian media scientist. He currently works as a research fellow at the Volda University College and the research institute De Facto, having graduated from the University of Oslo with the mag.art degree ...

, Norwegian media scientist * Per Arne Bjerke (1952-2015), Norwegian journalist and politician * Regine Bjerke, Norwegian judge *

Rune Bjerke Rune Bjerke (born 17 June 1960) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party. Rune is son of Juul Bjerke and brother of Siri Bjerke. Bjerke studied economics at the University of Oslo, and has a master's degree in public ad ...

, Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party *

Siri Bjerke Siri Bjerke (19 June 1958 – 11 February 2012) was a Norwegian politician ( Labour Party). She was substitute member of the Norwegian legislature between 1997 and 2005, state secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1993 and 1997 a ...

, Norwegian Government minister of in the Labour Party *

Svein Bjerke Svein Bjerke (born 15 November 1938 in Oslo), is a religious historian and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo, where he was attached to the Department for the History of Religion for thirty years, part of the time as its head. He belonged ...

, Norwegian professor emeritus at the University of Oslo *

Trine Bjerke Rønning Trine may refer to: People * Ralph Waldo Trine, American philosopher and educator * Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress * Trine Jensen, Danish handball player * Trine Tsouderos, American journalist Religion and mythology * Trine (astrological aspect), ...

, Norwegian football player

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