Jens is a male given name and a
Danish,
German,
Norwegian,
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 ...
,
Icelandic,
Faroese and
Frisian derivative of
Johannes. It was the top given name for boys in Denmark in 2008.
People with the name include:
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Jens Arnsted, musician
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Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game developer.
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Jens Blauenfeldt, television actor, screenwriter, and director for Danmarks Radio
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Jens Eriksen, Danish Olympic badminton player
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Jens Fink-Jensen
Jens Fink-Jensen (born 19 December 1956) is a Danish poet, author, photographer, composer and architect.
Biography
Fink-Jensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. From 1968 to 1972 he attended school in Store Heddinge where he was a classmate with t ...
, Danish author, composer and photographer
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Jens Gad, musician and composer
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Jens Geier
Jens Geier (born 22 June 1961) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament since 2009. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Party of European Socialists.
Early life and caree ...
, German politician
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Jens Peter Hansen
Jens Peter Hansen, alternatively spelled Jens Peder Hansen (15 March 1927 – 16 November 1996) was a Danish footballer who played 465 games and scored 150 goals for Esbjerg fB in Denmark. He was the top goalscorer of the 1951 Danish football ch ...
, Danish Olympic footballer
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Jens Jensen (landscape architect), Danish-American landscape architect
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Jens Jensen (politician), Australian politician and Minister for the Navy
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Jens Jensen (trade unionist), Danish trade unionist and politician
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Jens Kristian Jensen, Danish gymnast
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Jens Jeremies
Jens Jeremies (born 5 March 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Best known for his tackling abilities, he played for three clubs during his professional career, most notably Bayern Munich which ...
, German footballer
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Jens Johansson, keyboardist and pianist
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Jens Kidman, Swedish vocalist of the band Meshuggah
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Jens Lapidus, Swedish author
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Jens Larsen, Danish volleyball player and coach
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Jens Peter Larsen, Danish musicologist and conductor
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Jens Lehmann, German footballer
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Jens Lekman, Swedish pop musician
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Jens Lieblein, Norwegian egyptologist
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Jens Lindhard, Danish physicist
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Jens Lindhardt, Danish rower
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Jens Otto Krag, former Prime Minister of Denmark
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Jens Johnnie "Little Evil" Pulver, first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion
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Jens Salumäe, Estonian Olympic ski jumper
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Jens Christian Skou, Danish Nobel Prize winner (Chemistry 1997)
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Jens Spahn, German politician
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Jens Stoltenberg,
Secretary General of NATO and former
Prime Minister of Norway
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Jens Stryger Larsen
Jens Stryger Larsen (; born 21 February 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super Lig club Trabzonspor and the Denmark national team.
Club career Brøndby
Stryger Larsen made his debut for Brøndby IF starting ...
, Danish footballer
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Jens Toornstra, Dutch footballer currently playing for Feyenoord
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Jens Voigt, German professional road bicycle racer
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Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper
See also
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Jens (disambiguation)
References
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Faroese masculine given names
Danish masculine given names