Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name

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Medieval

Kings of Denmark

Harald Bluetooth Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson ( non, Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; da, Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. ...

(935–985/986)

Kings of Norway

Harald Fairhair Harald Fairhair no, Harald hårfagre Modern Icelandic: ( – ) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from 872 to 930 and was the first King of Nor ...

(c. 850–c. 933) *

Harald Greycloak Harald Greycloak (Old Norse: ''Haraldr gráfeldr'', lit. "Harald Grey-hide"; Norwegian: ; Danish: ; c. 935 – c. 970) was a king of Norway from the Fairhair dynasty. Harald acquired his nickname "Gray-hide" after an encounter with the crew of ...

(died 970) * Harald Hardrada (1015–1066) *

Harald Gille Harald Gille (Old Norse: ''Haraldr Gilli'' or ''Haraldr Gillikristr'', c. 1102 − 14 December 1136), also known as Harald IV, was king of Norway from 1130 until his death. His byname Gille is probably from Middle Irish ''Gilla Críst'' "servant o ...

(reigned 1130–1136)

Grand Dukes of Kiev

* Mstislav the Great (1076–1132), known as Harald in Norse sagas

King of Mann and the Isles

Haraldr Óláfsson Haraldr Óláfsson (born 1223 or 1224; died 1248) was a thirteenth-century King of Mann and the Isles, and a member of the Crovan dynasty. He was one of several sons of Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles, although the identity of his mot ...

(died 1248)

Earls of Orkney

Harald Haakonsson Harald Haakonsson (died December 1131) was joint Earl of Orkney Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland. Original ...

(died 1131) *

Harald Maddadsson Harald Maddadsson (Old Norse: ''Haraldr Maddaðarson'', Gaelic: ''Aralt mac Mataid'') (c. 1134 – 1206) was Earl of Orkney and Mormaer of Caithness from 1139 until 1206. He was the son of Matad, Mormaer of Atholl, and Margaret, daughter ...

(–1206) *

Harald Eiriksson Harald Eiríksson ( fl. 1190s), also known as Harald the Young, was joint Earl of Orkney with Harald Maddadsson. He was the son of Orkney chief Eirik Stagbrell and Ingerid Ragnvaldsdotter, the daughter of Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, the former Earl o ...

Others

* Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy *

Harald Grenske Harald Grenske (10th century) was a petty king in Vestfold in Norway. Harald Grenske was the son of Gudrød Bjørnsson. Gudrød is claimed to have been grandson of Harald Fairhair and the king of Vestfold. Harald's cognomen ''Grenske'' is due to h ...

(10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway *

Harald Klak Harald 'Klak' Halfdansson (c. 785 – c. 852) was a king in Jutland (and possibly other parts of Denmark) around 812–814 and again from 819–827."Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories" (1970), translation by Bernh ...

(–), king in Jutland *

Harald Wartooth Harald Wartooth or ''Harold Hiltertooth'' (Old Norse: Haraldr hilditǫnn; Modern Swedish and Danish: Harald Hildetand; Modern Norwegian: ''Harald Hildetann''; flourished 8th century) was a legendary king of Denmark who is mentioned in several ...

, legendary king of Sweden, Denmark and Norway *

Harald the Younger Harald the Younger (from "Herioldus iunior", how he is named in the '' Annales Xantenses'') was a Viking leader and a member of the Danish royal family. He has sometimes been mistakenly identified with Harald Klak, who was in fact his uncle and pr ...

, 9th-century Viking leader

Modern name

Royalty

Harald V of Norway Harald V ( no, Harald den femte, ; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991. Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the li ...

(born 1937), present King of Norway *

Prince Harald of Denmark Prince Harald of Denmark (''Harald Christian Frederik''; 8 October 1876 – 30 March 1949) was a member of the Danish Royal Family. He was the third son and fourth child of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Lovisa of Sweden, and thus brothe ...

(1876–1949)

Arts and entertainment

* Harald Blüchel (born 1963), German electronic music artist *

Harald Heide-Steen Jr. Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (18 August 1939 – 3 July 2008) was a Norway, Norwegian actor, comedian and singer. He was the son of Harald Heide Steen. Biography During the 1960s, Heide-Steen. Jr made the radio programs ''Hørerøret'', ''Sugerø ...

(1939–2008), Norwegian actor and comedian *

Harald Juhnke Harald Juhnke () (born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, 10 June 1929 – 1 April 2005), was a German actor, comedian, and singer. Life and career Juhnke was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His father was a police officer and his mother came from a ...

(1929–2005), German actor and comedian *

Harald Lander Harald Alfred Bernhardt Stevnsborg Lander (25 February 1905 – 14 September 1971) was a Danish dancer, choreographer and artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet. Lander was born in Copenhagen. He started as a dancer, studying under ballet ...

(1905–1971), Danish ballet dancer and choreographer *

Harald Reinl Harald Reinl (8 July 1908 in Bad Ischl, Austria – 9 October 1986 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain) was an Austrian film director. He is known for the films he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books (see Karl May movies and Edgar Wal ...

(1908–1986), Austrian film director *

Harald Rønneberg Harald Johnstein Rønneberg (born 11 August 1973) is a Norwegian television personality. He was born in Halden, and is an economist by education. He worked in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in the early 2000s before switching to TV 2 in ...

(born 1973), Norwegian television personality *

Harald Sæverud Harald Sigurd Johan Sæverud (17 April 1897 – 27 March 1992) was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's ''Peer Gynt'', '' Rondo Amoroso'', and the ''Ballad of Revolt'' ( no, Kjempeviseslåtten). Sæverud ...

(1897–1992), Norwegian composer * Harald Schmidt (born 1957), German actor and comedian *

Harald Szeemann '' Harald Szeemann (11 June 1933 – 18 February 2005) was a Swiss curator, artist, and art historian. Having curated more than 200 exhibitions, many of which have been characterized as groundbreaking, Szeemann is said to have helped redefine the ro ...

(1933–2005), Swiss curator and art historian *

Harald Zwart Harald Zwart (born 1 July 1965) is a Dutch- Norwegian film director. Life and career Although born in the Netherlands, Zwart was raised in Fredrikstad, Norway. By age eight, he had started making short films. He attended the Dutch Film Academy ...

(born 1965), Norwegian film director

Academia

Harald Beyer (literary historian) Carl Harald Beyer (15 November 1891 – 26 July 1960) was a Norwegian literary historian and lecturer, literary critic, textbook writer and professor of European literature at the University of Bergen. Early and personal life Beyer was born i ...

(1891–1960) *

Harald Bohr Harald August Bohr (22 April 1887 – 22 January 1951) was a Danish mathematician and footballer. After receiving his doctorate in 1910, Bohr became an eminent mathematician, founding the field of almost periodic functions. His brother was the ...

(1887–1951), Danish mathematician * Harald Cramér (1893–1985), Swedish mathematician, actuary, and statistician *

Harald Høffding Harald Høffding (11 March 1843 – 2 July 1931) was a Danish philosopher and theologian. Life Born and educated in Copenhagen, he became a schoolmaster, and ultimately in 1883 a professor at the University of Copenhagen. He was strongly influe ...

(1843–1931), Danish philosopher and theologian * Harald Helfgott (born 1977), Peruvian mathematician * Harald Herborg Nielsen (1903–1973), American physicist *

Harald zur Hausen Harald zur Hausen NAS EASA APS (; born 11 March 1936) is a German virologist and professor emeritus. He has done research on cervical cancer and discovered the role of papilloma viruses in cervical cancer, for which he received the Nobe ...

(born 1936), German virologist * Harald Stümpke, pseudonym of Gerolf Steiner (1908–2009), German zoologist

Military

* Harald Auffarth (1896–1946), German flying ace of the First World War * Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt (1900–1945), German general of the Second World War * Harald Hægermark (1894–1965), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Harald Nugiseks (1921–2014), Estonian army sergeant *

Harald Öhquist Harald Öhquist (1 March 1891, Helsinki – 10 February 1971, Helsinki) was a Finnish Jäger and Lieutenant General during World War II. Biography Öhquist joined the Jaeger Movement in 1915 and trained and fought in the Royal Prussian 27th ...

(1891–1971), Finnish general of the Second World War *

Harald Riipalu Harald Riipalu (born as Harald Reibach) (13 February 1912 – 4 April 1961) was an Estonian commander in the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Ca ...

(1912–1961), Estonian military commander *

Harald Sunde (general) Harald Sunde (born 9 March 1954 in Hurdal) is a Norwegian military officer. He has served as the head of the Norwegian Armed Forces The Norwegian Armed Forces ( no, Forsvaret, , The Defence) is the military organization responsible for the d ...

(born 1954), Norwegian military officer, Chief of Defence of Norway *

Harald Turner Harald Turner (8 October 1891 – 9 March 1947) was an SS commander and ''Staatsrat'' (privy councillor) in the German military administration of the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia in the partitioned Kingdom of Yugoslavia durin ...

(1891–1947), German Nazi SS commander executed for war crimes * Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland (1814–1893), Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer *

Harald Åkermark Vice Admiral Carl Harald Åkermark (12 September 1873 – 1 November 1963) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Åkermark commanded many ships, including the coastal defence ship . He served as head of the Military Office of the Minister for Nava ...

(1873–1963), Swedish Navy vice admiral

Sport

* Harald Aabrekk (born 1956), Norwegian footballer and coach * Harald Andersson (1907–1985), Swedish athlete * Harald Baker (1882–1962), Australian rugby union footballer *

Harald Berg Harald Johan «Dutte» Berg (born 9 November 1941 in Bodø) is a former Norwegian playmaker and midfielder, nickname "Dutte". He is the brother of Knut Berg, the father of Ørjan Berg, Runar Berg and Arild Berg, and grandfather of Patrick Berg ...

(born 1941), Norwegian footballer *

(1887–1951), Danish Olympic football player and mathematician, and brother of Niels Bohr * Harald Brattbakk (born 1971), Norwegian footballer * Harald Cerny (born 1973), Austrian footballer *

Harald Grohs Harald Grohs (born 1944) is a race driver and team owner from Essen, Germany. Grohs took part in more than 50 24 Hours endurance racing races, mainly 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours Nürburgring. Career as driver *1973 first races in a Por ...

(born 1944), German racing driver *

Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen (9 October 1934 – 26 August 2016) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received ...

(1934–2016), Norwegian skier * Harald Kaarmann (1901–1942), Estonian footballer *

Harald Koch Harald Koch (born 14 February 1969) is a retired Austrian badminton player from Askö Traun badminton club. He is the brother of former Olympian badminton player Jürgen Koch. About Harald and his younger brother Jürgen Koch Jürgen Koch ( ...

(born 1969), Austrian badminton player * Harald Lechner (born 1982), Austrian professional football referee * Harald Maartmann (1926–2021), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Harald Nielsen Harald Ingemann Nielsen (26 October 1941 – 11 August 2015) was a Danish footballer who played as a forward. He played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league top scorer (''capocannoniere'') in Bologna's 1964 Ser ...

(1941–2015), Danish footballer * Harald Nielsen (boxer) (1902–1983), Danish boxer *

Harald Økern Harald Johannes Økern (19 January 1898 – 17 August 1977) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who won the event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1922 and 1924. For his Nordic combined victories, Økern shared the Holmenkollen medal in ...

(1898–1977), Norwegian skier *

Harald Schmid Harald Schmid (; born 29 September 1957) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the sprints and hurdles. He was one of the best 400 metres hurdles runners in the world during his career. Career Schmid won bronze with the We ...

(born 1957), German athlete *

Harald Schumacher Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 6 March 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he won a Bundesliga title and three DFB-Pokal titles with 1. FC Köln. At international level, he represent ...

(born 1954), German footballer *

Harald Strøm Harald Strøm (14 October 1897 – 25 December 1977) was a Norwegian speed skater, world champion, European champion and world record holder on 5000 metres. He was also a football player, national champion with his club, and playing for the nati ...

(1897–1977), Norwegian speed skater *

Harald Sunde (footballer) Harald Sunde (born 21 February 1944) is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played for Rosenborg BK in Trondheim in three periods from 1967 to 1979, in seven seasons in the Norwegian Premier League he played 104 matches and scored ...

(born 1944), Norwegian footballer * Harald Tammer (1899–1942), Estonian journalist, athlete and weightlifter * Harald Nilsen Tangen (born 2001), Norwegian footballer *

Harald Winkler Harald Winkler (born 17 December 1962) is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Ingo Appelt, Gerhard Haidacher and Thomas Schroll at the 1992 Winte ...

(born 1962), Austrian bobsledder

Other people

* Harald T. Friis (1893–1976), Danish-American radio engineer * Harald Glööckler (born 1965), German fashion designer *

Harald Keres Harald Keres (, in Pärnu – 26 June 2010) was an Estonian physicist considered to be the father of the Estonian school of relativistic gravitation theory. In 1961 Keres became a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in the field of theoret ...

(1912–2010), Estonian physicist * Harald Johan Løbak (1904–1985), Norwegian politician * Harald Løvenskiold (1926–1994), Norwegian businessman * Harald T. Nesvik (born 1966), Norwegian politician * Harald Petersen (1893–1970), Danish politician *

Harald Sandberg Harald Sandberg (born March 12, 1950) is a Swedish diplomat and civil servant who served as Swedish ambassador to Indonesia (1998–2003), East Timor (2002–2003), South Korea (2003–2005), and India (2012-2017). Having acted as an observer ...

(born 1950), Swedish diplomat * Harald Sverdrup (disambiguation)

Fictional

* Harald Hilding Markurell, the main character of Swedish novel ''Markurells of Wadköping'' (1919) by

Hjalmar Bergman Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (19 September 1883 in Örebro, Sweden – 1 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swedish writer and playwright. Biography The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala Univers ...

* Harald Petersen, a playwright in '' The Group'' (1963) by Mary McCarthy

Other uses

Harald (restaurant) Harald is a chain of restaurants in Finland. Currently the chain includes eight restaurants, in Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Tampere, Turku and Espoo. The first restaurant was founded in Tampere in 1997. Overview The Harald ...

, a chain of restaurants in Finland