Jesper is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer".
Some notable people with the name Jesper include:
Music
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Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer
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Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and film score composer
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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)
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Jesper Nordin (Swedish composer) (born 1971)
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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
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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
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Jesper Blomqvist (born 1974), Swedish footballer
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Jesper Christiansen (born 1978), Danish footballer
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jesper Jansson (born 1971), Swedish footballer
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Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player
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Jesper Mørkøv (born 1988), Danish racing cyclist
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Jesper Nelin (born 1992), Swedish biathlete
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Jesper Olsen (born 1961), Danish footballer
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Jesper Parnevik (born 1965), Swedish golfer
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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) (born 1999), Norwegian para-alpine skier
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Jesper Skibby (born 1964), Danish racing cyclist
Other
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Jesper Brochmand (1585–1652), Danish bishop of Zealand, Lutheran apologist
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Jesper Christensen (born 1948), Danish actor
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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
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the ...
(1576–1622), Swedish soldier and politician
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Jesper Harding (1799–1865), American publisher
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Jesper Højer
Jesper Højer (born 5 September 1978) is a Danish businessman. He was the CEO of the Lidl supermarket discount chain, from 2017 to 2019. His main reason for departure of the role, is to spend more time with his family. He succeeded Sven Seidel ...
(born 1978), Danish businessman
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Jesper Swedberg (1653–1735), Swedish bishop, father of Emanuel Swedenborg
Fictional characters
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Jesper Fahey from the ''
Six of Crows'' novels
* Jesper Berg from ''
Okkupert'' 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. T ...
'' series
* Jesper from the ''
Klaus'' movie
See also
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Jezper Söderlund
Jezper Söderlund (), better known by his main stage name Airbase, is a Swedish record producer and electronic music artist. His experimentation with electronic music began in 1994 after he was introduced to a digital sequencer application called ...
, also known as ''Airbase'', a Swedish musician specialising in electronic music
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Jasper (given name)
* All Wikipedia article titles beginning with
Jesper
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 ...
References
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