Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...

" (the animal). In Finnish and

Finland Swedish Finland Swedish or Fenno-Swedish ( sv, finlandssvenska; fi, suomenruotsi) is a general term for the variety of the Swedish language and a closely related group of Swedish dialects spoken in Finland by the Swedish-speaking population, commonly a ...

, sometimes also in

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 ...

, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.

Surname

Claus Bjørn Claus Ebbe Bjørn (7 October 1944 – 18 April 2005) was a Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster, who was Associate Professor of Agricultural History at the University of Copenhagen, Chairman of the Danish Agricultural ...

, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster *

Evert Björn Evert Björn (21 January 1888 – 21 December 1974) was a Swedish athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He did not finish his initial semifinal heat of the 1500 metres in 1908 ...

, Swedish Olympic athlete * Hugo Björne, Swedish actor *

Kristian Bjørn Kristian Bjørn (22 August 1919, in Alvdal – 1 April 1993) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He finished ninth in the 50 km race at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10&nbs ...

, Norwegian skier * Lars "Lasse" Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player * Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer

Given name

Acting

Björn Andrésen Björn Johan Andrésen (born 26 January 1955) is a Swedish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the 14-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the 1912 Thomas Mann novella ''Death in Venice''. He also played a ...

, Swedish actor and musician * Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor *

Björn Granath Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor who appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He starred in a broad range of roles from comedic t ...

, Swedish actor *

Björn Gustafsson Lars Björn Gustafsson (born 19 February 1986) is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is known from TV shows such as ''Parlamentet'' and '' Stockholm Live''. Early and personal life Gustafsson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He studied at the C ...

, Swedish comedian and actor *

Björn Kjellman John Björn Sture Kjellman (born 4 June 1963), is a Swedish actor and singer. Kjellman was born in Östra Grevie, Scania. He played roles in Swedish movies like ''Klassfesten'' and '' Livet är en schlager'', in which he plays a Melodifestival ...

, Swedish actor and singer *

Björn Skifs Björn Nils Olof Skifs (; born 20 April 1947) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter. Career Björn Skifs formed his first musical group, Slam Creepers, in 1962. Slam Creepers split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new ban ...

, Swedish singer and actor

Art and music

* Björn Afzelius, Swedish musician * Björn Ågren, guitarist for the band

Razorlight Razorlight are an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in London by lead singer and guitarist Johnny Borrell. Along with Borrell, the current line-up of the band is composed of founding members Björn Ågren on guitar and bassist Carl Delemo ...

Björn Dixgård Björn Hans-Erik Dixgård (born 8 May 1981) is a Swedish musician (vocals, guitar). He is the frontman of the Swedish band Mando Diao. Biography 220px, Dixgård in 2013 Björn Hans-Erik Dixgård was born on 8 May 1981, near Falun, Sweden, as the ...

, Swedish musician *

Bjørn Eidsvåg Bjørn Eidsvåg (born 17 March 1954) is a Norwegian pop singer, songwriter, and ordained Lutheran minister. He was born in Sauda, and is a graduate of the MF Norwegian School of Theology. He has released more than 25 albums since his 1976 debu ...

, Norwegian musician and Lutheran minister * Bjorn Englen, Swedish-American bass player of the hard rock band Soul Sign * Björn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames *

Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson (14 January 1911 – 14 July 1998), also known as Bjössi, was an Icelandic craftsman, master carpenter, idealist and environmental pioneer. He lived and worked in Borgarnes, Iceland, where he designed and constructed ...

, Icelandic craftsman and environmental pioneer * Björn J:son Lindh, Swedish musician *

Bjørn Johansen (musician) Bjørn John Johansen (23 May 1940 – 6 May 2002) was a Norwegian jazz musician (baritone, tenor & alto saxophones, clarinet and flute), known from a number of recordings and international cooperation. He has been one of the most influential ...

, Norwegian jazz musician *

Björn Lodin Björn Lodin (born 1965 in Sundsvall, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and producer, primarily famous for his work with his band Baltimoore.Bjørn Melhus Bjørn Melhus is a German artist of Norwegian ancestry known for experimental short films, videos and installations. Education Bjørn Melhus studied photography at the Adolf-Lazi-Schule in Stuttgart German from 1985 to 1987. After completing hi ...

, German artist *

Bjørn Moe Bjørn Moe (born 19 March 1945) is a Norwegian conductor. He is an associate professor at the Department for Music at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and has since 1973 been conductor of Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir. He star ...

, Norwegian conductor * Bjørn Nilsen, Norwegian musician (performs as Lillebjørn Nilsen) *

Björn "Speed" Strid Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork *Bjørn Tagemose, Swedish director and videoartist *Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer *Bjorn Thorsrud, American music producer *Bjørn Tidmand, Danish singer *Bjørn Torske, Norwegian music producer *Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA *Bjørn Wiinblad, Danish artist

Business

*Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, Norwegian businessman and powerboat racer *Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag *Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist *Björn Stigson, Swedish business leader *Björn Wahlroos, Finnish CEO of Sampo Group *Bjørn Wegge, Norwegian director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise *Björn Westerlund (1912–2009), Finnish businessman and government minister, CEO of Nokia

Historical figures

*Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th century *Björn (III) Eriksson, king of Sweden in the 9th and 10th centuries *Beorn Estrithson (died 1049), English nobleman *Bjørn Farmann, king of Vestfold, petty kingdoms of Norway in the 10th century *Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, 12th-century Swedish queen *Björn Ironside, legendary Swedish king of the 9th century *Björn the Eunuch, legendary Swedish king of the 10th century *Björn Stallare, 11th-century Norwegian diplomat

Politics and government

*Björn Bjarnason, Icelandic politician *Herman Bjorn Dahle, politician from Wisconsin, USA *Bjørn Egge. a major general of the Norwegian Defence Force *Björn Engholm, German politician *Björn Eriksson, Swedish civil servant *Björn von der Esch, Swedish politician *Bjørn Tore Godal, Norwegian politician *Björn Hamilton, Swedish politician *Björn Höcke, German politician *Bjorn Holland, American politician *Bjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian politician *Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland *Ole Bjørn Kraft, Danish journalist and politician *Björn Leivik, Swedish politician *Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician *Bjørn Skau, Norwegian politician *Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician *Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former prime minister of Iceland *Bjørn Westh, Danish politician *Björn Wiechel (born 1983), Swedish politician *Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, Norwegian politician

Science and technology

*Björn Engquist, Swedish mathematician *Björn Envall, Swedish automotive designer *Björn Ekwall, Swedish toxicologist *Bjørn Grinde, Norwegian biologist *Björn Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic mathematician and cartographer *Biörn Ivemark, Swedish physician *Björn Kurtén, Finnish-Swedish paleontologist *Bjørn Lomborg, Danish environmental skeptic and author *Bjorn Poonen, American mathematician

Sports

*Bjørn Bang Andersen, Norwegian shot putter *Björn Andersson, Swedish former player and coach *Björn Andersson (handballer), Swedish Olympic handballer *Björn Andrae, German volleyball player *Björn Bach, German kayaker *Bjorn Basson, South African rugby player *Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player *Björn Borg (swimmer), Swedish swimmer *Björn Bothén, Swedish sailor *Bjørn Otto Bragstad, Norwegian soccer player *Bjorn Bregy, Swiss kickboxer *Björn Cederberg, Swedish rally driver *Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier *Björn Daelemans, Belgian soccer player *Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954), Norwegian footballer *Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978), Norwegian footballer *Björn van der Doelen, Wouterus van der Doelen, known as Björn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player *Björn Dunkerbeck, Dutch windsurfer *Björn Einarsson, Swedish bandy player *Björn Emmerling, German field hockey player *Björn Ferry, Swedish skier *Björn Forslund, Swedish sailor *Björn Forslund (Speed skater), Swedish speed skater *Bjorn Fratangelo, American tennis player *Bjørn Grimnes, Norwegian athlete *Bjørn Gundersen, Norwegian athlete *Bjorn Haneveer, Belgian snooker player *Bjørn Johansen (footballer), Norwegian footballer *Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey), Norwegian ice hockey player *Björn Joppien, German badminton player *Björn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, German Olympic athlete *Björn Knutsson, Swedish motorcycle racer *Bjorn Kotze, Namibian cricketer *Bjørn Kristensen (footballer, born 1963), Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer player *Björn Kuipers, Dutch football referee *Bjørn Tore Kvarme, Norwegian soccer player *Björn Leukemans, Belgian bicycle racer *Björn Lilius, Swedish footballer *Björn Lind, Swedish skier *Bjørn Arve Lund, Norwegian soccer player *Björn Maaseide, Norwegian beach volleyball player *Björn Melin, Swedish ice hockey player *Bjorn Merten, American football player *Bjorn Mordt, Zimbabwean cricketer *Bjørn Myrbakken, Norwegian ski jumper *Beorn Nijenhuis, Dutch speed skater *Björn Nittmo, Swedish American Football kicker *Björn Nordqvist, Swedish soccer player *Björn Otto, German pole vaulter *Bjørn Paulson, Norwegian high jumper *Björn Phau, German tennis player *Bjørn Helge Riise, Norwegian soccer player *Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper *Björn Runström, Swedish soccer player *Björn Schlicke, German soccer player *Björn Schröder, German cyclist *Björn Sengier, Belgian soccer player *Björn Siegemund, German badminton player *Bjørn Skaare, Norwegian ice hockey player *Bjørn Skjærpe, Norwegian gymnast *Bjørn Sundquist, German Olympic athlete *Björn Svensson, Swedish hockey player *Bjorn Thorfinnsson, Icelandic chess player *Björn Thurau, German cyclist *Bjørn Tronstad, Norwegian soccer player *Björn Waldegård, Swedish rally driver *Björn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driver *Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper *Björn Zikarsky, German swimmer

Writers

*Bjørn Benkow, Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiarist *Björn Th. Björnsson, Icelandic writer *Bjørn Hansen (journalist), Bjørn Hansen, Norwegian journalist *Björn Hellberg, Swedish sports journalist and author *Björn Kumm, Swedish journalist *Björn Nyberg, Swedish fantasy author *Björn Ranelid, Swedish author *Bjørn Erik Thon, Norwegian jurist and writer *Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian writer

Other people with the given name

* Bjørn Nyland (YouTuber), Bjørn Nyland (Automotive YouTuber), Thai-born Norwegian video blogger * Claus Bjørn Larsen, Danish photographer

References

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