Arne is a common masculine given name for males in

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. It is also a

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in England. The name Arne originates from the old Norse name

Árni Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason ...

, which in turn is derived from the old Norse name for "eagle", ''Ǫrn''. The oldest attestation of the name is from a runestone in

Vagnhärad Vagnhärad is a locality situated in Trosa Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,324 inhabitants in 2010. Landslide On 23 May 1997 a landslide along the banks of the Trosaån, or Trosa River, damaged or destroyed 7 residential house ...

dating to the 11th century. The word arne also refers to the central stone on the floor of traditional Norwegian homes upon which the fire that provides the heating/cooking needs was lit. Similarly, "Arne" is Danish for the flame in a fireplace or old-fashioned oven or stove.

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Arne Bang-Hansen Arne Bang-Hansen (September 8, 1911 – February 23, 1990) was a Norwegian actor that performed at the National Theater in Oslo for many years. Acting career Arne Bang-Hansen played a total of 155 roles at the National Theater, where he worked ...

, Norwegian actor *

Arne Beurling Arne Carl-August Beurling (3 February 1905 – 20 November 1986) was a Swedish mathematician and professor of mathematics at Uppsala University (1937–1954) and later at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Beurling worked ...

, Swedish mathematician *

Arne Borg Claes Arne Borg (18 August 1901 – 7 November 1987) was a Swedish swimmer. He is best known for breaking 32 world records and winning five Olympic medals in the 1920s. In 1926 Borg won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with Edvin W ...

, Swedish swimmer *

Arne Carlson Arne Helge Carlson (born September 24, 1934) is an American politician who served as the 37th Governor of Minnesota. A Republican, Carlson's viewpoints are considered to be moderate. He first won election to the governors office in 1990. Carlso ...

, American politician * Arne Dahl, American politician *

Arne Duncan Arne Starkey Duncan (born November 6, 1964) is an American educator who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Du ...

, American politician *

Arne Friedrich Arne Friedrich (born 29 May 1979) is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender. He formerly was the sporting director of Hertha BSC. He played 82 times for the Germany national team. Friedrich was a very versat ...

, German professional footballer * Per-Arne Håkansson (1963), Swedish politician *

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA () 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple we ...

, Danish architect and designer, exemplar of the "Danish Modern" style. *

Arne Elsholtz Arne Elsholtz (August 14, 1944 – April 26, 2016) was a German voice actor and dialogue director. He was one of the most well-known dubbing actors in Germany and he was also responsible for directing the German dubs of some international produc ...

, (1944–2016), German voice dubbing artist. * Arne Mohlin, Swedish Army lieutenant general *

Arne Næss Arne Dekke Eide Næss (; 27 January 1912 – 12 January 2009) was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term " deep ecology", an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth centur ...

, Norwegian philosopher *

Arne Nordheim Arne Nordheim (20 June 1931 – 5 June 2010) was a Norwegian composer. Nordheim received numerous awards for his compositions, and from 1982 lived in the Norwegian government's honorary residence, Grotten, next to the Royal Palace in Oslo. He ...

, Norwegian composer *

Arne Rustadstuen Arne Rustadstuen (14 December 1905 – 25 April 1978) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York in the 50 ...

, Norwegian Nordic skier * Arne aus den Ruthen, Mexican politician * Arne Pettersen, Norwegian sailor *

Arne Petersen Arne Petersen (2 April 1913 – 28 December 1990) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officiall ...

, Danish Olympic Cyclist *

Arne Søby Christensen Arne Søby Christensen (born 1945) is a Danish historian. He is an associate professor in history at the University of Copenhagen. Biography Arne Søby Christensen was born in Copenhagen in 1945. He received a cand.mag. in history from the Unive ...

(born 1945), Danish historian * Arne Sørensen, Danish politician and author *

Arne Sunde Arne Toralf Sunde (6 December 1883 – 30 July 1972) was a Norwegian politician, Olympic shooter and army officer. He is best known for his participation in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign, his participation in Nygaardsvold's Cabinet during its 19 ...

(1883–1972), Norwegian officer, Olympic shooter, and two-time

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

of the

United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the Organs of the United Nations, six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international security, international peace and security, recommending the admi ...

Arne Thomas Arne Thomas (born 1975) is a German chemist who researches porous and nanostructured materials for catalytic applications. Career Thomas studied chemistry at the University of Giessen, the University of Marburg, and at the Heriot-Watt Universit ...

(born 1975), German chemist *

Arne Tiselius Arne Wilhelm Kaurin Tiselius (10 August 1902 – 29 October 1971) was a Swedish biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1948 "for his research on electrophoresis and adsorption analysis, especially for his discoveries concerning t ...

, Swedish biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate in 1948 *

Arne Toonen Arne Toonen (born 9 January 1975) is a Dutch film director. Several of his films won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. Career In 2010, he directed the film ''Dik Trom''. The film won both the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. ...

, Dutch film director *

Arne Treholt Arne Treholt (born 13 December 1942) is a Norwegian-born, Russia-based convicted felon and former KGB agent who was convicted of treason and espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union against Norway during the Cold War and sentenced to 20 years in p ...

, Norwegian politician and diplomat convicted for treason during the

Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...

John Arne Riise John Arne Semundseth Riise (born 24 September 1980) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a left back and a left midfielder. He is currently the manager of Toppserien club Avaldsnes. With 110 caps, Riise is ...

, Norwegian left fullback/left midfielder for

Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London, which compete in the . They have played home games at Craven Cottage since 1896, other than a two-year period spent at Loftus Road whilst Craven Cottage unde ...

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* the title character of ''

Arne Anka Arne Anka is a Swedish comic strip drawn by Charlie Christensen under the pseudonym ''Alexander Barks'' from 1983 to 1995 and 2006 and forward. The title character closely resembles Donald Duck (who is called ''Kalle Anka'' in Swedish). The lik ...

'', a Swedish comic strip * Arne Saknussemm, an alchemist and explorer in Jules Verne's novel ''

Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (french: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel ...

'' *

Arne Magnusson This is a list of characters in the ''Half-Life (series), Half-Life'' video game series, which comprises ''Half-Life'', ''Half-Life 2'', ''Half-Life: Alyx'', and their respective expansion packs and episodes. Introduced in ''Half-Life'' and expa ...

, a rude scientist in the video game '' Half-Life 2: Episode Two'' *Arne "One-Eye", a supporting character in the first two seasons of the television series ''

Vikings Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

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* Cecilia Arne (1712–1789), English soprano, wife of Thomas and mother of Michael *

Michael Arne Michael Arne (c. 174014 January 1786) was an English composer, harpsichordist, organist, singer, and actor. He was the son of the composer Thomas Arne and the soprano Cecilia Young, a member of the famous Young family of musicians of the sevente ...

(c. 1740–1786), English composer, son of Thomas *

Peter Arne Peter Arne (born Peter Randolph Michael Albrecht; 29 September 19241 August 1983) was a British character actor. He made more than 50 film appearances including roles in ''Ice Cold in Alex'', ''The Moonraker'', '' Conspiracy of Hearts'' and ''V ...

(1920–1983), British actor *

Thomas Arne Thomas Augustine Arne (; 12 March 17105 March 1778) was an English composer. He is best known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777 production of ''The Beggar's Opera'', whic ...

(1710-1778), English composer

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