Jesper is a

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commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include:

Music

Jesper Koch Jesper Koch (born 5 September 1967) is a Danish composer. Koch studied composition at The Royal Danish Academy of Music with Hans Abrahamsen, Ib Nørholm and Ivar Frounberg from 1986–95 and subsequently at Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium with ...

(born 1967), Danish composer *

Jesper Kyd Jesper Kyd Jakobson (; born 3 February 1972) is a Danish composer and sound designer who has worked on various video game, television, and film projects. He has composed soundtracks for the ''Hitman'' series, ''Assassin's Creed'' series, ''Borde ...

(born 1972), Danish video game and film score composer *

Jesper Nordin (Danish conductor) Jesper Nordin (born Jesper Loeser Severinsen Nordin, 1975) is a Danish conductor and composer. Education and work Early education Nordin graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in December 2006. His teachers were Giancarlo Andretta, Fr ...

(born 1975) *

Jesper Nordin (Swedish composer) Jesper Nordin (born 6 July 1971 in Stockholm) is Swedish composer. His music mixes traditional Swedish folk music, rock music, electroacoustics and improvisation. In 2002 his composition ''Calm Like a Bomb'' won second prize in Category B: elect ...

(born 1971) *

Jesper Strömblad Clas Håkan Jesper Strömblad (born 28 November 1972) is a Swedish musician who is the guitarist of the bands The Halo Effect, Dimension Zero and Cyhra, and formerly of In Flames and The Resistance. He is best known as the founder and former ...

(born 1972), Swedish musician

Sports

Jesper Appel Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include: Music * Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer * Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and fil ...

(born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player *

Jesper Blomqvist Lars Jesper Blomqvist (; born 5 February 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. Most recently he was the playing assistant manager of Superettan side Hammarby from December 2009 to November 2010. He ...

(born 1974), Swedish footballer * Jesper Christiansen (born 1978), Danish footballer *

Jesper Drost Jesper Drost (born 11 January 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for HHC Hardenberg. Club career Drost was born in Nunspeet. He joined FC Groningen from PEC Zwolle in summer 2015. He then moved to Herac ...

(born 1993), Dutch footballer *

Jesper Garnell Jesper Garnell (born 22 April 1958 in Dalum, Odense) is a retired male lightweight boxer from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he was eliminated in the second round by Mong ...

(born 1958), Danish boxer *

Jesper Grønkjær Jesper Grønkjær (; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer. A pacey winger, Grønkjær played primarily on the right or left wing, or as a second striker. He played a total 400 league games for a number of European cl ...

(born 1977), Danish footballer *

Jesper Hansen (disambiguation) Jesper Hansen may refer to: * Jesper Hansen (footballer, born 1985), Danish football player * Jesper Hansen (cricketer) (born 1980), Danish cricketer * Jesper Hansen (football manager) (born 1963), Danish football manager and former player * Jes ...

Jesper Horsted Jesper Horsted (born February 27, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Princeton. College career Horsted played wide receiver for the Princeton T ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Jesper Jansson Jesper Urban Jansson (born 8 January 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He currently serves as the director of football at Hammarby IF. As a player, he represented Östers IF, AIK, Djurgå ...

(born 1971), Swedish footballer *

Jesper Knudsen (badminton) Jesper Knudsen (born 22 November 1960) is a former Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are ...

(born 1960), Danish player *

Jesper Mørkøv Jesper Mørkøv (born 11 March 1988) is a Danish male track and road cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He competed in the points race and madison events at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He is the brother of rac ...

(born 1988), Danish racing cyclist *

Jesper Nelin Jesper Nelin (born 3 October 1992) is a Swedish biathlete. He competed in the World Cup, and represented Sweden during the 2016 World Championships in Oslo, Norway. His Olympic results include winning a gold medal in the biathlon relay in 2018 ...

(born 1992), Swedish biathlete *

Jesper Olsen Jesper Olsen (born 20 March 1961) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He is best remembered for representing Ajax of the Netherlands and Manchester United of England. He was a regular player for the Danish n ...

(born 1961), Danish footballer *

Jesper Parnevik Jesper Bo Parnevik (; born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer. He spent 38 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2000 and 2001. Early years and amateur career Parnevik was born in Botkyrka, Stockholm County, a ...

(born 1965), Swedish golfer *

Jesper Pedersen (disambiguation) Jesper Pedersen may refer to: * Jesper Pedersen (footballer, born 1961), Danish football player and manager * Jesper Bøge Pedersen (born 1990), Danish footballer * Jesper Pedersen (alpine skier) Jesper Saltvik Pedersen (born 23 August 1999) is ...

Jesper Skibby Jesper Skibby (born 21 March 1964 in Silkeborg, Denmark) is a retired professional road racing cyclist. He won at least one stage at each of the major tours. He was one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also bec ...

(born 1964), Danish racing cyclist

Other

Jesper Brochmand Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (5 August 1585 - 19 April 1652) was a Danish Lutheran clergyman, theologian and professor who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1638 until his death. Brochmand was a key founder of the dogmatic system tha ...

(1585–1652), Danish bishop of Zealand, Lutheran apologist *

Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including ''The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mys ...

(born 1948), Danish actor *

Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby (1576–1622) was a Swedish soldier and politician, being appointed Privy Councilor in 1612, Field Marshal in 1615, Lord High Treasurer in 1615, and Governor of Riga in 1621. In the Kalmar War (1611–1613) he led ...

(1576–1622), Swedish soldier and politician *

Jesper Harding Jesper Harding (November 5, 1799 – August 21, 1865) was an American publisher in Philadelphia. Early life Harding was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 5, 1799, a son of George Harding and Mary (née Hudd) Harding. His father w ...

(1799–1865), American publisher *

Jesper Højer Jesper Højer (born 5 September 1978) is a Danish businessman. He was the CEO of the Lidl Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (; ) is a German international discount retailer chain that operates over 11,000 stores across Europe and the United States. H ...

(born 1978), Danish businessman *

Jesper Swedberg Jesper Swedberg (28 August 1653 (O.S)–26 July 1735 (N.S)) was a bishop of Skara, Sweden. He was one of Sweden's most notable churchmen. He published the first edition ever of a Swedish book of hymns in 1694, and was the father of scientist and m ...

(1653–1735), Swedish bishop, father of Emanuel Swedenborg

Fictional characters

* Jesper Fahey from the ''

Six of Crows ''Six of Crows'' is a fantasy novel written by the Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo and published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2015. The story follows a thieving crew and is primarily set in the city of Ketterdam, which is loosely inspired by ...

'' novels * Jesper Berg from ''

Okkupert ' (Norwegian language, Norwegian: ') is a Norway, Norwegian political thriller TV series that premiered on TV 2 (Norway), TV2 on 5 October 2015. Based on an original idea by Jo Nesbø, the series is co-created with Karianne Lund and Erik Skjold ...

'' 2010s Norwegian television series * Jesper from the ''

Brotherband ''Brotherband'' is a series of children's fantasy novels written by Australian author John Flanagan. The first book, '' The Outcasts,'' was released in Australia and the United States on 1 November 2011 and in New Zealand on 4 November 2011. ...

'' series * Jesper from the ''

Klaus Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseba ...

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