Torbjörn
Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn (given name) are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name ''Þorbjörn'', meaning thunder (from the name Thor) and bear.
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People named Torben include:
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Torben Betts
Torben Betts (born 10 February 1968, in Stamford, Lincolnshire) is an English playwright, screenwriter and actor.
Betts attended the University of Liverpool, where he read English Literature and English Language, and originally trained to becom ...
(born 1968), English playwright and screenwriter
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Torben Boye
Torben Boye (born 2 May 1966) is a Denmark, Danish former professional football (soccer) player, who played his List of one-club men in association football, entire career for Danish Superliga club AaB Fodbold, Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB). Boye ha ...
(born 1966), Danish former footballer
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Torben Frank
Torben Frank (born 16 June 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former footballer, who played in the striker role. He most successfully played for Danish clubs Lyngby Boldklub and Brøndby IF, and won four Danish championships. In addition, Frank re ...
(born 1968), Danish former football striker
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Torben Grael Torben is a Danish variant of the given name Torbjörn.
People named Torben include:
*Torben Betts (born 1968), English playwright and screenwriter
*Torben Boye (born 1966), Danish former footballer
*Torben Frank (born 1968), Danish former footbal ...
(born 1960), Brazilian sailor and twice Olympic gold medalist
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Torben Hoffmann
Torben Hoffmann (born 27 October 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Hoffmann works as a field reporter for Sky Sport News HD as a field reporter in Southern Germany and Austria.Torben Joneleit (born 1987), Monegasque-born German footballer
* Torben Larsen (born 1942), Danish scientist in the field of hydrology and water pollution
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Torben Meyer
Torben Emil Meyer (1 December 1884 – 22 May 1975) was a Danish-American character actor who appeared in more than 190 films in a 55-year career. He began his acting career in Europe before moving to the United States.
Early life
Meyer was ...
(1884-1975), Danish character actor
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Torben Nielsen
Torben Nielsen (born 7 December 1945) is a Danish former football player and manager. He was a defender, and played 26 games for the Denmark national football team.
Born in Copenhagen, he started his career with B 1903 and made his debut for ...
(born 1945), Danish former football player and manager
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Torben Oxe
Torben Oxe (died 29 November 1517) was a Danish nobleman and a member of an aristocratic family.
Oxe was the son of Johan Oxe of Tordsø and Inger Torbensdatter Bille. Both his father and grandfather had served as Danish Councillors (''dansk rigs ...
(died 1517), Danish nobleman controversially executed for murder
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Torben Piechnik
Torben Piechnik (born 21 May 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He made a total of 15 appearances for the Denmark national team, which he represented in the 1992 European Championship and 1996 Europe ...
(born 1963), Danish former football defender
* Torben Schousboe (1937–2017), Danish music researcher and writer
* Torben Skovlyst, Danish orienteering competitor
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Torbern Bergman
Torbern Olaf (Olof) Bergman (''KVO'') (20 March 17358 July 1784) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist noted for his 1775 ''Dissertation on Elective Attractions'', containing the largest chemical affinity tables ever published. Bergman was the ...
(1735-1784), Swedish chemist and mineralogist
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Turbin
Turbin is the surname of the following people
*Neil Turbin (born 1963), American thrash metal vocalist
* Nikolay Turbin (1832–?), Russian general and archaeologist
*Robert Turbin (born 1989), American football running back
* Sergey Turbin (1821 ...
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Thoburn Thoburn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
* Crawford R. Thoburn (1862–1899), American Methodist minister
*Isabella Thoburn (1840–1901), American Christian missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church in North India
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Thorburn Thorburn is a surname, and may refer to:
* Alexander Thorburn (1836–1894), Scottish-born Canadian politician; provincial legislator in the Northwest Territories 1888–1891
* Archibald Thorburn (1860–1935), Scottish bird illustrator
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Thulborn Thulborn is an Anglo-Saxon surname dating back to the late 12th century AD, derived from the baptismal name for the "son of Thurburn". Notable people with the surname include:
*Richard A. Thulborn, British paleontologist
*Scott Thulborn (born 1984) ...