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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

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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

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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 ...
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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 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 director and videoartist *
Bjørn Talén Bjørn Talén (8 September 1890 – 12 July 1945) was a Norwegian opera singer (tenor). Biography Bjørn Talén was born in Kristiania (Oslo). His parents were Constantin Waldemar Talén (1857–1902) and Maren Johanne Johnsen (1867– ...
, Norwegian opera singer * Bjorn Thorsrud, American music producer * Bjørn Tidmand, Danish singer *
Bjørn Torske Bjørn Torske (born 1971 in Tromsø, Norway) is a house music producer. He became involved with producing music and local radio before moving to Bergen, Norway. He has collaborated on many occasions with Röyksopp. Discography EPs *''Expresso'' ...
, Norwegian music producer * Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA *
Bjørn Wiinblad Bjørn Wiinblad (20 September 1919 – 8 June 2006), was a Danish painter, designer and artist in ceramics, silver, bronze, textiles, and graphics. His work has been shown widely in Europe, in the United States of America first in 1954 and in J ...
, Danish artist


Business

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Bjørn Rune Gjelsten Bjørn Rune Gjelsten (born 17 September 1956 in Tomrefjord) is a Norwegian businessman and Offshore powerboat racing World Champion. He was also a joint owner of Wimbledon Football Club and involved in the controversial relocation of the team from ...
, Norwegian businessman and powerboat racer * Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag *
Björn Prytz Björn Gustaf Prytz (2 April 1887 – 22 June 1976) was a Swedish industrialist in the early 1900s and from 1938 to 1946 Minister Plenipotentiary in London for the Swedish government. Prytz first registered the name Volvo, later used by the car c ...
, Swedish industrialist *
Björn Stigson Björn Stigson was until 2012 president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development. He began his career as fi ...
, Swedish business leader *
Björn Wahlroos Björn Arne Christer Wahlroos (born 10 October 1952 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Swedish-speaking Finn, best known as a banker, investor and the chairman of the Board in Sampo Group and UPM-Kymmene. Before switching to banking Wahlroos worked as a ...
, Finnish CEO of Sampo Group *
Bjørn Wegge Bjørn Agnar Wegge (born 28 August 1947) is a former Norwegian NGO Director. Degree from University of Oslo: Cand. Philol. Between 2002 and 2013, Wegge served as the secretary-general of Stefanus Alliance International, formerly named Norwegian M ...
, Norwegian director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise *
Björn Westerlund Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund, titled ''Vuorineuvos'' (27 January 1912 in Hanover, Germany – 11 March 2009 in Helsinki, Finland), was a Finnish businessman and a short-time minister in the government of Finland. He was the former and first Pr ...
(1912–2009), Finnish businessman and government minister, CEO of Nokia


Historical figures

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Björn at Haugi Björn at Haugi ("Björn at the Barrow" from the Old Norse word ''haugr'' meaning mound), Björn på Håga, Björn II or Bern was, according to '' Hervarar saga'', a Swedish king and the son of Erik Björnsson, and Björn ruled together in diarch ...
, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th century *
Björn (III) Eriksson 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 ...
, king of Sweden in the 9th and 10th centuries * Beorn Estrithson (died 1049), English nobleman *
Bjørn Farmann Bjørn Farmann ("Bjørn the Tradesman", also called Bjørn Haraldsson, Farmand and Kaupman, died between 930 and 934) was a king of Vestfold. Bjørn was one of the sons of King Harald Fairhair of Norway. In late tradition, Bjørn Farmann was made ...
, king of
Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered th ...
,
petty kingdoms of Norway The petty kingdoms of Norway ( nb, smårike) were the entities from which the later Kingdom of Norway was founded. Before the unification of Norway in 872 and during the period of fragmentation after King Harald Fairhair's death, Norway was divi ...
in the 10th century *
Björn Ironside Haraldsson 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 ...
, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, 12th-century Swedish queen * Björn Ironside, legendary Swedish king of the 9th century *
Björn the Eunuch Björn the Eunuch ( Icelandic: ''Björn er Geldingur'', Swedish: ''Björn Hovmannen'') was a semi-legendary king of Sweden who would have lived some time in the 10th century.Lagerquist 1997:24 Björn the Eunuch is said to have been a ruler of the H ...
, legendary Swedish king of the 10th century *
Björn Stallare 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 ...
, 11th-century Norwegian diplomat


Politics and government

* Björn Bjarnason, Icelandic politician * Herman Bjorn Dahle, politician from Wisconsin, USA *
Bjørn Egge Bjørn Egge CBE (19 August 1918 – 25 July 2007) was a Major General of the Norwegian Army and President of the Norwegian Red Cross (1981–1987). He served as deputy head of the NATO Defence College (1976–1980). Egge was a soldier during th ...
. a major general of the Norwegian Defence Force *
Björn Engholm Björn Engholm (born 9 November 1939) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He was Federal Minister for Education and Science from 1981 to 1982, and in 1982 also Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests. From 1 ...
, German politician *
Björn Eriksson Björn (traditionally ruled 882–932) according to the '' Hervarar saga'' and ''Harald Fairhair's saga'' was the father of Olof (II) Björnsson and Eric the Victorious, also a grandfather of Styrbjörn the Strong. According to the two sagas, he ...
, Swedish civil servant *
Björn von der Esch Carl Gösta Björn Joachim von der Esch (11 January 1930 – 10 March 2010Bjørn Tore Godal Bjørn Tore Godal (born 20 January 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994–1997 and Minister of Defence from 2000–2001 in Stoltenberg's First Cabinet. From 2003-2007 he was the No ...
, Norwegian politician *
Björn Hamilton Björn Axel Åke Malcolm Hamilton (born March 28, 1945) is a Swedish count, engineer and politician. He has been a member of the Swedish parliament for the Moderate Party since 2002, serving as a member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County from 200 ...
, Swedish politician * Björn Höcke, German politician *
Bjorn Holland Bjorn Sjursson Holland (July 5, 1841April 7, 1930) was a Norwegian American immigrant, farmer, merchant, teacher, and politician. Also known as "Ben Holland," he was born July 5, 1841, in Rogaland, Norway. In 1846, his family emigrated to the U ...
, American politician *
Bjørn Jacobsen Bjørn Jacobsen (born 11 June 1960 in Sandnessjøen, Helgeland) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 2001. He was a member of the Harstad municipality cou ...
, Norwegian politician * Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland *
Ole Bjørn Kraft Ole Bjørn Kraft (1893–1980) was a Danish journalist and politician who was the leader of the Conservative People's Party. He also served as the minister of foreign affairs. Early life Kraft was born in Copenhagen on 17 December 1893. He stud ...
, Danish journalist and politician *
Björn Leivik Björn Leivik (born July 9, 1948) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The pa ...
, Swedish politician *
Björn Rosengren Björn Folke Rosengren (born 14 April 1942) is a Swedish politician and advisor to the Stenbeck family. Rosengren was born in Täby. He was active in the labour union and as a Social Democratic politician. He served as chairman of the Swedish ...
, Swedish politician *
Bjørn Skau Bjørn Skau (26 February 1929 – 2 March 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Skau was born in Borre. In 1959, during the third cabinet Gerhardsen, he was appointed personal secretary (today known as political advisor) in th ...
, Norwegian politician *
Björn von Sydow Björn Gustaf von Sydow (born 26 November 1945) is a former speaker (''talman'') of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the 2002 election, when he succeeded Birgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006. A ...
, Swedish politician * Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former prime minister of Iceland * Bjørn Westh, Danish politician *
Björn Wiechel Björn Göran Sebastian Wiechel (born 1983) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västerbotten County since September 2014. Wiechel is the son of ...
(born 1983), Swedish politician *
Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn (17 August 1923 – 12 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was born in Fana. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1981, and was re-elected on one occasion ...
, Norwegian politician


Science and technology

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Björn Engquist Björn Engquist (also ''Bjorn Engquist''; born 2 June 1945 in Stockholm) has been a leading contributor in the areas of multiscale modeling and scientific computing, and a productive educator of applied mathematicians. Life He received his PhD ...
, Swedish mathematician * Björn Envall, Swedish automotive designer *
Björn Ekwall Björn Ekwall, born 1940, died 2000, was a Swedes, Swedish cell Toxicology, toxicologist, known for his pioneering work in In vitro toxicology, ''in vitro'' toxicology. Biography Ekwall was born in Uppsala in 1940. He studied at Uppsala Universi ...
, Swedish toxicologist * Bjørn Grinde, Norwegian biologist *
Björn Gunnlaugsson Björn Gunnlaugsson (25 September 1788 – 17 March 1876)Benedikz, p. 568ff. was an Icelandic mathematician and cartographer. For the Icelandic Literary Society, he surveyed the country from 1831 to 1843. The results of his work were pub ...
, Icelandic mathematician and cartographer * Biörn Ivemark, Swedish physician *
Björn Kurtén Björn Olof Lennartson Kurtén (19 November 1924 – 28 December 1988) was a Finnish vertebrate paleontologist, belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of his country. Early life and education Kurtén was born in Vaasa. Career He was a p ...
, Finnish-Swedish paleontologist * Bjørn Lomborg, Danish environmental skeptic and author * Bjorn Poonen, American mathematician


Sports

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Bjørn Bang Andersen Bjørn Bang Andersen (born 14 November 1937) is a former Norwegian shot putter. He finished ninth at the 1966 European Championships with a throw of 17.84 metres. In addition he competed at the European Championships in 1962 and 1971 without rea ...
, 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 Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimb ...
, 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 Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie (born 19 June 1967) is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. From 1992 to 1999, Dæhlie won the Nordic World Cup six times, finishing second in 1994 and 1998. Dæhlie won a total of 29 medals in the Olymp ...
, Norwegian skier *
Björn Daelemans Björn Daelemans (born 11 December 1977) is a Belgian former footballer. He predominantly played as a forward, but later in his career he also appeared as right back. Daelemans was born in Ekeren and made his debut in professional football in ...
, Belgian soccer player * Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954), Norwegian footballer * Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978), Norwegian footballer * 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 Bjorn Fratangelo ( ; born July 19, 1993) is a professional American tennis player. He won the boys' singles title at the 2011 French Open defeating Dominic Thiem. Fratangelo is only the second American out of three to win the event, following J ...
, 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 "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer player * Björn Kuipers, Dutch football referee * Bjørn Tore Kvarme, Norwegian soccer player *
Björn Leukemans Björn Leukemans (born 1 July 1977 in Deurne) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. During 2008 Leukemans was suspended for doping with artificial testosterone. In 2009 he joined the team. Leukemans joined for the 2014 season, ...
, 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 Björn Schlicke (born 23 June 1981) is a German retired Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Schlicke began his career at SpVgg Greuther Fürth and had spells at Hamburger SV, 1. FC Köln an ...
, 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 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 ...
, Icelandic chess player *
Björn Thurau Björn Thurau (born 23 July 1988) is a German former professional road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2019. He is the son of former cyclist Dietrich Thurau. After retiring, Thurau was a presenter for Global Cycling N ...
, 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, Norwegian journalist * Björn Hellberg, Swedish sports journalist and author *
Björn Kumm Björn Kumm (born 1938) is a Sweden, Swedish journalist and author. He has written books on Latin America, the Cold War, and the history of terrorism. In 1967, as a young journalist Kumm was one of the few people to see the dead body of Che Guevara ...
, Swedish journalist * Björn Nyberg, Swedish fantasy author *
Björn Ranelid Per Björn Sigvardson Ranelid (born 21 May 1949) is a Swedish author from Malmö. Since the beginning of his career in 1983, Ranelid has published twenty novels and written about five hundred articles in different magazines and newspapers. Th ...
, Swedish author * Bjørn Erik Thon, Norwegian jurist and writer * Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian writer


Other people with the given name

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


See also

* Beorn, a character in ''The Hobbit'' * Bjarne * Björk (name) * Urs, name also meaning bear


References

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