Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine

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cognate to George

People with the given name Jørgen

Jørgen Aall Jørgen Aall (22 February 1771
by Inga Friis. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. – 7 April 1833) was a

(1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen Aukland (born 1975), Norwegian cross-country skier * Jørgen Beck (1914–1991), Danish film actor *

Jørgen Bentzon Jørgen Liebenberg Bentzon (14 February 1897 – 9 July 1951) was a Denmark, Danish composer, cousin of Danish composer Niels Viggo Bentzon and flautist :da:Johan Bentzon, Johan Bentzon. He was a student of Carl Nielsen from 1915 until 1919. ...

(1897–1951), Danish composer *

Jørgen Bjelke Jørgen Bjelke (2 June 1621 – 17 June 1696) was a Norwegian officer and nobleman. He was born at Elingaard Manor on Onsøy near Fredrikstad, in Østfold County, Norway and died in Kalundborg, Denmark. Early and personal life He was the son of ...

(1621–1696), Norwegian officer and nobleman *

Jørgen Bjørnstad Jørgen Bjørnstad (2 April 1894 – 10 July 1942) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische ...

(1894–1942), Norwegian gymnast *

Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jørgen Bojsen-Møller (born 17 April 1954) is a Danish sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class, together with Christian Grønborg. At the 1992 Summer ...

(born 1954), Danish sailor and Olympic Champion *

Jørgen Thygesen Brahe Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (''Jørgen Brahe til Tostrup i Skåne'') (1515 – June 21, 1565) was a member of the Danish nobility. Biography He was the son of Danish Councillor Thyge Axelsen Brahe til Tostrup (d. 1523) and brother of privy counci ...

(1515–1565), Danish nobleman *

Jørgen Brønlund Jørgen Brønlund (14 December 1877 – November 1907), was a Kalaallit, Greenlandic polar explorer, educator, and Catechism, catechist. He participated in two Danish expeditions to Greenland in the early 20th century. Early years Brønlund, ...

(1877–1907), Greenlandic polar explorer, educator, and catechist *

Jørgen Bru Jørgen Anders Bru (5 January 1881 – 17 December 1974) was a Norwegian sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an inter ...

(1881–1974) was a Norwegian sport shooter *

Jørgen Brunchorst Jørgen Brunchorst (10 August 1862 – 19 May 1917) was a Norwegian natural scientist, politician and diplomat. Biography Brunchorst was born in Bergen, the son of ship builder and – captain Christian Ege Brunchorst (1835–64) and his wife Em ...

(1862–1917), Norwegian natural scientist, politician and diplomat *

Jørgen Buckhøj Jørgen Buckhøj (10 January 1935 – 13 April 1994) was a Danish actor, working on stage, TV and film. He is best known as the title character Mads Skjern (born Mads Andersen-Skjern) in Matador. He appeared in 38 films between 1953 and 197 ...

(1935–1994), Danish actor *

Jørgen Wright Cappelen Jørgen Wright Cappelen (10 August 1805 – 6 October 1878) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher. He was one of the founders of the publishing house Cappelen Damm. Personal life Jørgen Wright Cappelen was born at Porsgrund, Norway as the nint ...

(1805–1878), Norwegian bookseller and publisher * Jørgen Carling (born 1974), Norwegian researcher specializing on international migration *

Jørgen Emborg Jørgen Emborg (born 29 March 1953) is a Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmar ...

(born 1953), Danish jazz pianist and composer *

Jørgen Conrad de Falsen Jørgen Conrad de Falsen (19 August 1785 – 23 August 1849) was a Danish-Norwegian naval officer who, despite being plagued by ill health, saw duty throughout the Gunboat War during the Napoleonic Wars, and eventually rose to the rank of rear ...

(1785–1849), Danish-Norwegian naval officer * Jørgen Flood (1792–1867), Norwegian merchant and politician *

Jørgen Gammelgaard Jørgen Gammelgaard (1938–1991) was a Danish furniture designer who also designed lamps and silverware. Early life Gammelgaard was trained as a cabinetmaker at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts and served an apprenticeship (1957) at C. ...

(1938–1991), Danish furniture designer * Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850–1916), Danish actuary and mathematician * Jørgen Gry (1915–1993), Danish field hockey player *

Jørgen Hansen (disambiguation) Jørgen Hansen may refer to: * Jørgen Hansen (footballer) (born 1931), Danish footballer; silver medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics * Jørgen Hansen (skier), Norwegian skier * Jørgen Hansen (cyclist) (born 1942), Danish cyclist * Svend Jørge ...

Jørgen Haugan Jørgen Haugan (born 1941) is a Norwegian author and lecturer. He was written a number of books, principally biographies of noted Scandinavian writers. Haugan earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1977 from the University of Copenhagen with a th ...

(born 1941), Norwegian author and lecturer *

Jørgen Holmboe Jørgen Holmboe (November 8, 1902 – October 29, 1979) was a Norwegian-American meteorologist. Life and career Jørgen Holmboe was born near Hammerfest, Norway, on an island a short distance from the northernmost point in Norway. He was the ...

(1902–1979), Norwegian-American meteorologist *

Jørgen von Cappelen Knudtzon Jørgen von Cappelen Knudtzon (28 April 178429 July 1854) was a Norwegian businessman and patron of the arts. Born in Trondheim to a prosperous mercantile family of German extraction, he travelled to Hamburg, Germany to study commerce. Upon his fa ...

(1784–1854), Norwegian businessman and patron of the arts * Jørgen Ingmann (1925–2015), Danish musician *

Jørgen Jahre Jørgen Jahre (29 October 1907 – 24 April 1998) was a Norwegian shipowner and sports official. Jørgen Jahre was born in Tjølling, in Vestfold county, Norway. He was a nephew of Norwegian shipping magnate Anders Jahre. He was secretary of ...

(1907–1998), Norwegian shipowner and sports official *

Jørgen Jalland Jørgen Jalland (born 9 September 1977) is a retired Norwegian footballer who last played for Ørn Horten. Career Club In August 2003, Jalland joined Vålerenga from Sandefjord. In February 2007, Jalland returned to Vålerenga from Rubin Kaza ...

(born 1977), Norwegian footballer *

Jørgen Jensen (disambiguation) Jørgen Jensen may refer to: * Jørgen Jensen (equestrian) (1878–1970), Norwegian military officer, equestrian, and equestrian * Jørgen Jensen (soldier) (1891–1922), Danish-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Jørgen Jensen (wrest ...

Jørgen Jersild Jørgen Jersild (17 September 1913 – 6 February 2004) was a Danish composer and music educator. He was a pupil of Poul Schierbeck and Albert Roussel. Jersild worked from 1953 to 1975 as a professor of ear training by The Royal Danish Academy of ...

(1913–2004), Danish composer * Jørgen Jørgensen (1780–1841), Danish adventurer * Jørgen Juve (1906–1983), Norwegian football player, jurist, journalist and non-fiction writer *

Jørgen Kaas Jørgen Kaas (1618 – 30 January 1658 in Fyn) was a Danish colonel, lord of the fiefdom Vest-Agder, Lister in Norway, and owner of the Hastrup and Østergaard estates in Denmark. A member of the Kaas (noble family), younger Kaas family (inf ...

(1618-1658), a Danish colonel and lord of the fiefdom Lister in Norway *

Jørgen Kastholm Professor.Arkitekt. Jørgen Kastholm. IDD/BDA (1931–2007) Born in Roskilde, Kastholm first trained as a smith but soon turned to furniture design. He attended the School for Interior Design in Copenhagen where he studied under Finn Juhl. At the ...

(1931–2007), Danish furniture designer *

Jørgen Kieler Jørgen Kieler (23 August 1919 – 19 February 2017) was a Danish physician, remembered primarily for his participation in resistance activities under the German occupation of Denmark in the early 1940s. He was captured and was placed in a priso ...

(born 1919), a Danish physician and resistance member * Jørgen Kiil 1931–2003), Danish actor *

Jørgen Hansen Koch Jørgen Hansen Koch (4 September 1787 – 30 January 1860) was a Neoclassical Danish architect. He was chief of the national Danish building administration from 1835 and director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1844 to 1849. K ...

(1787–1860), Danish Neoclassical architect *

Jørgen Kosmo Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (5 December 1947 – 24 July 2017) was a Norwegian politician. From 2005 to 2013 he was Auditor General of Norway, after representing the Labour Party in the Storting (parliament) for 20 years, of which the final 4 years we ...

(born 1947), Norwegian politician * Jørgen Kristensen (born 1946), nicknamed Troldmanden (the Wizard), Danish football player * Jørgen Landt (c. 1751–1804), Danish priest, botanist and author *

Jørgen Langhelle Jørgen Langhelle (18 August 1965 – 3 August 2021) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen and television. Biography Langhelle starred in the two successful Norwegian mini-series Deadline Torp (2005) and ''Torpedo'' (2007), as well as in mov ...

(born 1965), Norwegian actor * Jørgen Leth (born 1937), Danish poet and film director * Jørgen Lindegaard (born 1948), Danish businessman * Jørgen Løvland (1848–1922), Norwegian politician and prime minister * Jørgen Mathiesen (1901–1993), Norwegian landowner and businessman *

Jørgen Meinich Jørgen Henrik Meinich (24 March 1820 – 8 September 1911) was a Norwegian jurist and industrialist. He was born in Søndre Land as a son of stipendiary magistrate Jens Christian Meinich (1787–1855) and Lisa Berg (1795–1824). He was a broth ...

(1820–1911), Norwegian jurist and industrialist * Jørgen Moe (1813–1882), Norwegian folklorist, bishop and author * Jørgen Nash (1920–2004), Danish artist, writer and central proponent of situationism *

Jørgen Niclasen Jørgen Niclasen (born 17 January 1969 in Sørvágur) is a Faroese politician. He served as the leader of the Faroese People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) from 2007 to 2022. On 2 October 2008, he was officially appointed Kaj Leo Johannesen's Deputy ...

(born 1969), Faroese politician *

Jørgen Nielsen (disambiguation) Jørgen Nielsen may refer to: * Jørgen Nielsen (footballer, born 1923) * Jørgen Nielsen (footballer, born 1971), Danish football goalkeeper * Jorgen Nielsen (football manager), Danish footballer and manager * Jørgen S. Nielsen (born 1946), pro ...

Jørgen Olesen Jørgen Christian Thomdahl Olesen (21 January 1924 – 13 June 1999) was a Danish association football player, who played 42 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team. Born in Aarhus, he played his entire career as a mi ...

(1924–1999), Danish footballer *

Jørgen V. Pedersen Jørgen Vagn Pedersen (born 8 October 1959 in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden) is a retired Danish road bicycle racer, and as of 2007 sports director at Team CSC. He participated in Tour de France in 1985, 1986, and 1987 for the team. In 1988 he rod ...

(born 1959), Danish road bicycle racer *

Jørgen Randers Jørgen Randers (born 22 May 1945) is a Norwegian academic, professor emeritus of climate strategy at the BI Norwegian Business School, and practitioner in the field of future studies.

(born 1945), Norwegian academic and practitioner in the field of future studies *

Jørgen Rantzau Jørgen Rantzau (1652–1713) was a Danish Major general who fought several campaigns under John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Biography Jørgen Rantzau from a military family. He was the son of Colonel Frantz Rantzau of Estvadgård (ca. 162 ...

(1652–1713), Danish military officer * Jørgen Rasmussen (disambiguation) *

Jørgen Ravn Jørgen Ravn (3 June 1940 – 4 June 2015), alternatively spelled Jørn Ravn, was a Danish football player. Club career He played as an amateur for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) in Denmark, and became topscorer in the 1st Division in 1961 and 19 ...

(born 1940), Danish footballer *

Jørgen Reenberg Jørgen Reenberg (born 8 November 1927) is a Danish film actor. He has appeared in 30 films since 1948. He was born in Denmark. He is the brother of Danish film director Annelise Reenberg. He made his film debut in Three Years Later from 1948 a ...

(born 1927), Danish film actor *

Jørgen Rischel Jørgen Rischel (; 10 August 193410 May 2007) was a Danish linguist who worked extensively with different subjects in linguistics, especially phonetics, phonology, lexicography and documentation of endangered languages. Childhood As the third of ...

(1934–2007), Danish linguist *

Jørgen Roed Jørgen Roed, (13 January 1808 – 8 August 1888), Danish portrait and genre painter associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting, was born in Ringsted to Peder Jørgensen Roed and wife, Ellen Hansdatter. Biography Growing up His father, ...

, (1808–1888), Danish portrait and genre painter *

Jørgen Rømer Jørgen Kofoed Rømer (9 May 1923 – 1 July 2007) was a Danish art historian, graphic artist and painter. Biography Born in Sæby near Frederikshavn, Rømer studied the history of art at Copenhagen University from 1943 to 1952 but was self-taught ...

, (1923–2007), Danish art historian, graphic artist and painter *

Jørgen Ryg Jørgen Ryg (11 August 1927 – 28 August 1981) was a Danish comedian, jazz musician (trumpet) and actor. Best known for his comical monologues on stage, he also appeared in 37 films between 1954 and 1978. He won the Bodil Award for Best Actor i ...

(1927–1981), Danish comedian, jazz musician and actor * Jørgen Matthias Christian Schiødte (1815–1884), Danish entomologist *

Jørgen Skjelvik Jørgen Skjelvik (; born 5 July 1991) is a Norway, Norwegian professional association football, footballer who plays for Odense Boldklub, Odense as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back. After starting his career with the local ...

(born 1991), Norwegian footballer *

Jørgen Slots Jørgen Slots is a Danish-born periodontist notable for his contributions to the field of periodontology. He is currently professor of periodontology and microbiology at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, and served as chairman of peri ...

, Danish periodontist and professor of dentistry and microbiology * Jørgen Leschly Sørensen (1922–1999), Danish footballer *

Jørgen Stubberud Jørgen Stubberud (17 April 1883 – 12 February 1980) was a Norwegian polar explorer who participated in the Amundsen Antarctica Expedition between 1910 and 1912. Stubberud was born at Bekkensten, Svartskog in Oppegård, in Akershus count ...

(1883–1980), Norwegian polar explorer *

Jørgen Johan Tandberg Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen ...

(1816–1885), Norwegian bishop and politician *

Jørgen Tengesdal Jørgen Tengesdal (born 5 April 1979) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who later worked as coach. Tengesdal played for Viking most of his career, but also spent time at Tromsø, Skeid, Lyn and Randaberg. He represented Norway at u ...

(born 1979), Norwegian football manager *

Jørgen Thorup Jørgen Thorup (born 7 May 1950) is a Danish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german ...

(born 1950), Danish fencer *

Jørgen Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt (23 September 1900 – 3 August 1972) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician representing the Communist Party. He edited the newspapers ''Ny Tid'' and '' Friheten'', served four terms in Trondheim city council and one ...

(1900–1972), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician *

Jørgen Herman Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt (21 July 1784 – 12 January 1862) was a Norwegian politician who served as First Minister of Norway from 1856 to 1858, during the personal union between Sweden and Norway. The first minister was subordinated to the gover ...

(1784–1862), Norwegian politician *

Jørgen Weel Jørgen Weelh (13 August 1922 – 16 June 1993) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 26 films between 1951 and 1990. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * ''Me and My Kid Brother and Doggie'' (19 ...

(1922–1993), Danish film actor

People with the given name Jørgen

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