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
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
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
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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
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Hugo Björne
Hugo Björne (4 February 1886 – 14 February 1966) was a Swedish film and theater actor.
Biography
Ernst Hugo Alexis Björne was born in Varberg in Halland, Sweden. He made his stage debut in 1907 and belonged to the acting company of Hjalmar ...
, Swedish actor
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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
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Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Bjørn (born 18 February 1971) is a professional golfer from Denmark who plays on the European Tour. He is the most successful Danish golfer to have played the game having won fifteen tournaments worldwide on the European Tour. In 1997 he a ...
, 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
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Björn Bjelfvenstam
Björn Bjelfvenstam (born 19 February 1929) is a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden.
Bjelfvenstam began his acting career in the theater in Uppsala. He studied first with the Axel Witzanskys theater school from 1949-1950. Later, ...
, Swedish actor
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Björn Afzelius
Björn Svante Afzelius (27 January 1947 – 16 February 1999 ) was a Swedish singer-songwriter and guitar player. He was an outspoken socialist, known for his support for Olof Palme. His songs are about love, politics and joys and sadness in l ...
, Swedish musician
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Björn Ågren
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 ...
, 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
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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
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Bjorn Englen
Bjorn Englen (born Björn Erik Englén in Växjö, Sweden) is the bass player for Soul Sign and Dio Returns / Dio Disciples. Bjorn has also played bass for Yngwie Malmsteen, Quiet Riot, MSG/Survivor vocalist Robin McAuley, Scorpions guitarist U ...
, Swedish-American bass player of the hard rock band Soul Sign
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Björn Gelotte
Björn Gelotte (born 27 August 1975) is a Swedish musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist for heavy metal band In Flames. He originally joined the band as the drummer in 1995, and continued in this position during ''The Jeste ...
, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames
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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
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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
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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, German artist
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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
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Bjørn Nilsen
Bjørn Nilsen (born 27 December 1934) is a Norwegian poet and television producer. His literary debut was the poetry collection ''Hvis jeg var trollmann'' from 1960. He was a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine ''Profil'', a co- ...
, Norwegian musician (performs as Lillebjørn Nilsen)
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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
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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
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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
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Bjorn Thorsrud
Bjorn Thorsrud (October 7, 1963 – October 19, 2021) was an American music producer, programmer, and audio engineer who produced film scores and albums for rock and pop artists.
He also engineered, mixed, or contributed production or programmi ...
, American music producer
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Bjørn Tidmand
Bjørn Tidmand (born 24 January 1940 in Copenhagen) is a Danish singer, best known for his participation in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest.
After being a member of the Copenhagen Boys Choir as a child, Tidmand began performing in local night ...
, Danish singer
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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
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Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma Mia!'' He co-produced the films ...
, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA
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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
* Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, Norwegian businessman and powerboat racer
* Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag
* Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist
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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, Finnish CEO of Sampo Group
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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
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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
* Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th century
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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
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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 ...
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, legendary Swedish king of the 10th century
* Björn Stallare, 11th-century Norwegian diplomat
Herman Bjorn Dahle
Herman Bjorn Dahle (March 30, 1855 – April 25, 1920) was a United States Congressman in the House of Representatives from Wisconsin.
Background
Herman Bjorn Dahle was born in the town of Perry, Dane County, Wisconsin. He received his educat ...
, politician from Wisconsin, USA
* Bjørn Egge. a major general of the Norwegian Defence Force
* Björn Engholm, German politician
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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 ...
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, Norwegian politician
* Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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
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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 ...
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 ...