Bjørnson is a Norwegian surname with the literal meaning "Son of Bjørn". Bjornson, Bjørnson, Bjørnsen, Björnsson and variations can refer to the following people: ; ;Icelanders *

Ármann Smári Björnsson Ármann Smári Björnsson (born 7 January 1981 in Höfn) is an Icelandic former footballer who last played for Íþróttabandalag Akraness. Club career Born in Höfn, southeast Iceland, he started his club career at local outfit UMF Sindri in 1 ...

(born 1981), Icelandic footballer *

Björn Th. Björnsson Björn Theodor Björnsson (September 3, 1922 – August 25, 2007) was an Icelandic writer born in Reykjavík. He attended the University of London, University of Edinburgh, and the University of Copenhagen. He was President of the Icelandic write ...

(1922-2007), Icelandic writer *

Georgia Björnsson Georgia Björnsson (born Georgia Hansen; 18 January 1884 – 18 September 1957) was the wife of the first Icelandic President Sveinn Björnsson and was the First Lady of Iceland from 1944 to 1952. Björnsson was born in Denmark to Danish parents ...

(1884–1957), Danish-born wife of Sveinn Björnsson, first president of Iceland * Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (born 1988), Icelandic strongman and actor * Sveinn Björnsson (1881-1952), first president of Iceland * Sveinn Birkir Björnsson (born 1976), editor of ''The Reykjavík Grapevine'' ; ;Norwegians * Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910), Norwegian writer and a 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate *

Bjørn Bjørnson Bjørn Bjørnson (15 November 1859 – 14 May 1942) was a Norwegian stage actor and theatre director. Biography He was born in Christiania, the son of author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and his wife Karoline Bjørnson. In 1876, he was admitted ...

(1859-1942), Norwegian stage actor and theatre director, son of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson *

Gudrød Bjørnsson Gudrød Bjørnsson was, in late tradition, the son of Bjørn Farmann, the king of Vestfold, and a grandson of Harald Fairhair. These traditions make Gudrød the father of Harald Grenske, and the paternal grandfather of Saint Olaf, but modern scholar ...

, Norwegian politician in Middle Ages, grandfather of Saint Olaf * Ivar Bjørnson (born 1977), Norwegian musician in Black Metal band Enslaved *

Øyvind Bjørnson Øyvind Bjørnson (1 January 1950 – 3 December 2007) was a Norwegian historian who specialized in labor history and the history of the welfare state. He hailed from Haugesund. He took the cand.philol. degree in 1979, and later the dr.philos. ...

, (1950–2007) was Norwegian historian ; ;Swedes *

Erik Björnsson Erik Björnsson was supposedly one of the sons of Björn Ironside and a legendary king of Sweden of the House of Munsö, who would have lived in the late 9th century. One of the few surviving Scandinavian sources that deal with Swedish kings from t ...

, 9th century semi-legendary Swedish king * Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden from 1643 to 1653 *

Olof (II) Björnsson Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: *Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992 *Per-Olov Bra ...

, 10th century semi-legendary Swedish king ; ;Other nationalities *

Craig Bjornson Craig Michael Bjornson (born February 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player and coach who was most recently the bullpen coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Bjornson previously coached for the Houston ...

(born 1969), American baseball coach *

David Bjornson David Bjornson (born 7 July 1947 in Selkirk, Manitoba) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993, serving in the 34th Canadian Parliament for the Progressive Conservative party in the Selkirk riding. By career, he is ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician *

Eric Bjornson Eric Thomas Bjornson (born December 15, 1971) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Dr ...

(born 1971), American football player * Karen Bjornson (born 1952), American model *

Maria Björnson Maria Elena Björnson (16 February 1949 – 13 December 2002) was a theatre designer. She was born in Paris to a Norwegian father and Romanian mother. She was the great-granddaughter of the Norwegian playwright Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, who won ...

(1949-2002), French theatre stage designer *

Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen Mette Margrethe Koefoed Bjørnsen (6 December 1920 – 29 March 2008) was a Danish author, conciliator and economist who was chair of the from 1988 to 1992. She worked as an education inspection at the Ministry of Trade's Supervision of the Busin ...

(1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist *

Oscar Bjornson Oscar Ferdinand Bjornson (February 14, 1906 in Glenboro, Manitoba – August 13, 1972) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969. The son of ...

(1906-1972), Canadian politician *

Peter Bjornson Peter Bjornson is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a cabinet minister in the NDP government of Premier Greg Selinger. Bjornson has lived for his entire life in the community of Gimli, Manitoba. He worked as a teacher before entering ...

, Canadian politician *

Rosella Bjornson Rosella Marie Bjornson, (born July 13, 1947) is a retired Canadian airline pilot, who was the first woman in North America to be hired as a First Officer for a Canadian airline and the first woman member of the Canadian Air Line Pilots Associa ...

(born 1947), Canadian airline pilot *

Val Bjornson Kristjan Valdimar "Val" Bjornson (August 29, 1906 – March 10, 1987) was an American writer, newspaper editor, and politician who served as State Treasurer for more than two decades. Bjornson was born in Minneota, Minnesota of Icelandic desce ...

(1906-1987), American politician

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