Scandinavia
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n male given name of
Old Norse
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origins. As of 2013, there are 6,850 people with this name in Norway, 1,519 in Sweden and 108 in Finland. In Estonia there are 5 Reidars and in Italy there's only one. The
namesday
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is July 28 in Norway and May 9 in Sweden. The name Reidar, "hreidr" + "arr" means ''home'' and ''warrior''.
Reidar Andersen
Reidar Andersen (20 April 1911 – 15 December 1991) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1930s.
Career
He won a ski jumping bronze at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In addition, he won ski jumping silver medals ...
, Norwegian ski jumper
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Reidar Åsgård
Reidar Åsgård (born 4 May 1943) is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party.
Following the 2007 Norwegian local elections, 2007 elections Åsgård is the mayor of the Norwegian municipality of Engerdal in Hedmark. Åsg ...
, Norwegian politician
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Reidar Aulie
Reidar Aulie (13 March 1904 – 23 November 1977) was a Norwegian artist.
Biography
Reidar Aulie was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the son of Nils Baltazar Aulie (1867–1951) and Martha Valstad (1872–1966). He grew up in a middle-class home i ...
, Norwegian artist
* Reidar Berg, Norwegian bobsledder
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Reidar Børjeson
Reidar Kristoffer Børjeson (2 April 1931 – 5 September 2011) was a Norwegian figure skater. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitute ...
, Norwegian figure skater
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Reidar Carlsen
Reidar Carlsen (1 July 1908 – 2 May 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Reidar Carlsen was born in Bodin in Nordland county, Norway. He studied at the National School of Forestry (''Skogskolen'') in the community of Steinkj ...
, Norwegian politician
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Reidar Eide
Reidar Eide (6 November 1940 – February 1999) was a Norwegian motorcycle speedway rider who was champion of Norway on five occasions.
Biography
Born in Høyland, Eide took up speedway in 1957.Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) ''Who's Who of Wo ...
, Norwegian motorcyclist
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Reidar Finsrud
Reidar Finsrud (born 5 March 1946, in Drøbak) is a Norwegian artist. He was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry majoring in graphical arts. His 1970 thesis project "Venezia" received the honor "commended to the K ...
, Norwegian artist
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Reidar Hirsti
Reidar Andreas Hirsti (14 March 1925 – 12 April 2001) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.
He was born in Tana, and his first language was Sami. During his childhood he experienced Norwegianization as well as th ...
, Norwegian editor and politician
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Reidar Hjermstad
Reidar Hjermstad (born 10 October 1937) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1963, Hjermstad won two events at the Lahti, Finland ski games, earning a Salpausselkä Medal. For his Laht ...
, Norwegian cross country skier
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Reidar Holter
Reidar Durie Holter (28 December 1892 – 19 June 1953) was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Holter was born in Oslo. He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat that won the bronze medal in the coxed four, inrigge ...
, Norwegian rower
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Reidar Horghagen
Horgh (born Reidar Horghagen, 7 May 1971) is a Norwegian drummer, formerly for Norwegian black metal band Immortal from 1996 to 2022 and Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy from 2004 until April 2022.
Career
Horgh joined Immortal in 1996, bring ...
, Norwegian drummer, also known as Horgh
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Reidar Jørgensen
Reidar Jørgensen (5 October 1904 – 22 September 1985) was a Norwegian middle distance runner, cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier, botanist and educator.
Sports career
He was born in Lillehammer. He competed in the 1500 metr ...
Reidar Kvammen
Reidar Kvammen (23 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Norwegian football (soccer), footballer. Kvammen was an inside-forward who played his entire career for Viking F.K., Viking, and is regarded as one of Norway's greatest footballers of al ...
Reidar Lorentzen
Reidar Lorentzen (born 22 September 1956) is a Norwegian javelin thrower. He was born in Hammerfest, and represented the club IK Tjalve. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ) ...
, Norwegian javelin thrower
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Reidar Martiniuson
Johan Reidar Martiniuson (4 July 1893 – 4 June 1968) was a Norwegian sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fie ...
, Norwegian sailor
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Reidar Merli
Reidar Merli (1 April 1917 – 29 December 2007) was a Norwegian wrestler. He was born in Aurskog-Høland, and represented the club Kolbotn IL. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he placed sixth ...
, Norwegian wrestler
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Reidar Ødegaard
Reidar Ødegaard (24 November 1901 – 11 April 1972) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s. He won a bronze in the 18 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
He participated in the demonstration eve ...
, Norwegian cross country skier
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Reidar Omang
Reidar Omang (26 November 1897 – 15 October 1964) was a Norwegian historian, librarian and archivist.
Reidar Omang was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His father, Simen Oscar Fredrik Omang (1867-1953), was a noted botanist. Omang ...
, Norwegian historian, librarian and archivist
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Reidar Raaen
Reidar Raaen (15 April 1897 – 5 April 1964) was a Norwegian cyclist. He won the Norwegian National Time Trial Championships in 1924. He also competed in the individual road race at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl ...
, Norwegian cyclist
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Reidar Särestöniemi
Reidar Särestöniemi (14 May 1925, Kittilä – 27 May 1981, Kittilä) was a Finnish painter from Finnish Lapland. He is considered one of the greatest Finland-Lappish artists in the entire history of Finland.
Särestöniemi was born as the youn ...
, Finnish painter
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Reidar Skår
Reidar Skår (born 13 March 1964 in Øvre Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (keyboards), composer and music producer, known from several recordings and cooperations with the likes of Karl Seglem, Jacob Young, Arve Henriks ...
, Norwegian musician
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Reidar Sørensen
Reidar Sørensen (born 11 April 1956) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Hemnesberget. He has worked at various theatres, including Trøndelag Teater, Det Norske Teatret, Riksteatret, Nordland Teater and Agder Teater. He was given the Amanda ...
, Norwegian actor
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Reidar Strømdahl
Reidar Strømdahl (12 May 1913 – 31 December 2006) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He was born in Skoger.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold
Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a ...
, Norwegian politician
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Reidar Tønsberg
Reidar Tønsberg (23 March 1893 – 12 March 1956) 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 ...
, Norwegian gymnast
Fictional characters
* Reidar Dahlén, the main character of the Swedish TV series ''
Rederiet
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The 45-minute epis ...
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* Reidar Vincent Tollefsen, a Norwegian teenager growing up in the late 1980s, portrayed by comedian and actor