Björk, Björck, Biörck, or Bjork is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

surname meaning birch. It is also an Icelandic name given to girls, meaning birch, specifically the most common native tree of Iceland, ''Betula pubescens tortuosa'' (Arctic downy birch). Notable people with the name include ;Given name *

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

Guðmundsdóttir (born 1965), Icelandic singer * Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 1972), Icelandic singer ;Surname * Alexander Björk (born 1990), Swedish professional golfer * Anders Björck (born 1944), Swedish politician *

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and wor ...

(1923–2012), Swedish actress * Arne Björk (1911–1996), Swedish dentist * Brant Bjork (born 1973), American musician *

Carl-Johan Björk Carl-Johan Björk (born February 26, 1982) is a former American football linebacker in NFL Europe for the Amsterdam Admirals. He also was a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football Leagu ...

(born 1982), Swedish-born American football player * Cheng Yuk Han Bjork (born 1980), Chinese fencer *

Fabian Biörck Carl Fabian "Fabbe" Biörck (21 October 1893 – 27 September 1977) was a Swedish gymnast who won a team gold medal in the Swedish system event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; n ...

(1893–1977), Swedish gymnast *

Fredrik Björck Bo Fredrik Björck (born 22 October 1979) is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a defender and current head coach of Västra Frölunda IF. Career Club career He joined Helsingborgs IF before the start of the 2005 season, transferred fro ...

(born 1979), Swedish footballer *

Gottfrid Björck Major General Karl Gottfrid Björck (31 May 1893 – 8 July 1981) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops from 1946 to 1949, and as such, was chief of transportation of the White Buses operation to re ...

(1893–1981), Swedish Army major general *

Hildegard Björck Thora Maria Fredrika Hildegard Björck (1 May 1847 – 7 April 1920) was the first Swedish woman to complete an academic degree.Jakob Björck Jakob Björck (1727 or 1728–February 20, 1793 in Stockholm) was a Swedish portrait painter and copyist. Biography In the early stages of his career, Björck is reported to have been a pupil of Johan Henrik Scheffel; however, this is uncertain. ...

(1727/28–1793), Swedish portrait painter * Johan Björk (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989), Swedish Army lieutenant general *

Nina Björk Nina Björk (born May 18, 1967 in Östersund, Jämtland) is a Swedish feminist, author and journalist. She is most well known for '' Under det rosa täcket (Under the Pink Duvet)'', a feminist book written in 1996. She is considered to be a left- ...

(born 1967), Swedish feminist author *

Oscar Björck Oscar Gustaf Björck (15 January 1860 – 5 December 1929) was a Swedish painter and a professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. Biography Born in Stockholm, from 1877 to 1882, Björck was a student of Edvard Perséus at the Academy where his ...

(1860–1929), Swedish painter * Patrik Björck (born 1957), Swedish politician *

Peder Björk Peder Gustav Björk (born 1975) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västernorrland County since September 2022. He had previously been a member ...

(born 1975), Swedish politician * Philip R. Bjork, American geologist *

Robert A. Bjork Robert Allen Bjork (born 1939) is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on human learning and memory and on the implications of the science of learning for instruction and training ...

(born 1939), American psychologist *

Svante Björck Svante Björck is a Swedish Quaternary geologist and professor emeritus active at Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = ...

, Swedish geologist * Thed Björk (born 1980), Swedish racing driver * Therese Björk (born 1981), Swedish footballer *

Viking Björk Viking Olov Björk (3 December 1918, Sunnansjö, Dalarna – 18 February 2009) was a Swedish cardiac surgeon. In 1968, he collaborated with American engineer Donald Shiley to develop the Björk–Shiley valve, a mechanical prosthetic heart ...

(1918–2009), Swedish cardiac surgeon

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