Jesper is a

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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 Jesper Kyd Jakobson (; ; born 3 February 1972) is a Danish composer and sound designer who has worked on various video game, television, and film projects. He has composed soundtracks for the ''Hitman (franchise), Hitman'' series, ''Assassin's ...

(born 1972), Danish video game and film score composer * Jesper Nordin (Danish conductor) (born 1975) * Jesper Nordin (Swedish composer) (born 1971) *

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 forme ...

(born 1972), Swedish musician *

Jesper Tydén Jesper Tydén (born August 9, 1975) is a teacher and a stage actor/singer from Stockholm, Sweden. Biography Jesper Tydén, born in Stockholm/Sweden, started his Vocal and Musical education at the Royal Music Conservatory in Stockholm. Throughout ...

(born 1975), Swedish musical theatre actor

Sports

* Jesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player *

Jesper Blomqvist Lars Jesper Blomqvist (; born 5 February 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. Most recently he was the playing assistant manager of Superettan side Hammarby from December 2009 to November 2010. He p ...

(born 1974), Swedish footballer * Jesper Christiansen (born 1978), Danish footballer * Jesper Drost (born 1993), Dutch footballer *

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 Mongol ...

(born 1958), Danish boxer *

Jesper Grønkjær Jesper Grønkjær (; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional Association football, footballer, who most recently worked as a pundit for Scandinavian media network Viaplay. A pacey winger (association football), winger, Grønkjær p ...

(born 1977), Danish footballer *

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 * Jesper ...

* Jesper Hellström (born 1995), Swedish triple jumper *

Jesper Horsted Jesper Horsted (born February 27, 1997) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football at Princeton. College career Horsted played wide receiver for the Princeton Tigers for four seasons. As a junior, he set school ...

(born 1997), American football player * Jesper Jansson (born 1971), Swedish footballer * Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player * Jesper Mørkøv (born 1988), Danish racing cyclist *

Jesper Nelin Jesper Nelin (born 3 October 1992) is a Swedish biathlete and Olympic gold medalist in men's relay. He made his World Cup debut in December 2015 and competed in his first World Championships in Oslo 2016. He represented Sweden at the 2018 and ...

(born 1992), Swedish biathlete *

Jesper Olsen Jesper Olsen (born 20 March 1961) is a Danish former professional association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, left winger. He is best remembered for representing AFC Ajax, Ajax of the Netherlands and Manchester United F.C ...

(born 1961), Danish footballer *

Jesper Parnevik Jesper Bo Parnevik (; born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer. He spent 38 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2000 and 2001. Early years and amateur career Parnevik was born in Botkyrka, Stockholm County, a ...

(born 1965), Swedish golfer *

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 {{h ...

Jesper Skibby Jesper Skibby (born 21 March 1964 in Silkeborg, Denmark) is a retired professional road racing cyclist. He won at least one stage at each of the major tours. He was one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also bec ...

(born 1964), Danish racing cyclist *

Jesper Svensson (disambiguation) Jesper Svensson may refer to: * Jesper Svensson (footballer) (born 1990), Swedish footballer * Jesper Svensson (bowler) (born 1995), Swedish ten-pin bowler * Jesper Svensson (golfer) (born 1996), Swedish golfer {{hndis, Svensson, Jesper ...

Other

Jesper Brochmand Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (5 August 1585 - 19 April 1652) was a Danish Lutheran clergyman, theologian and professor who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1638 until his death. Brochmand was a key founder of the dogmatic system th ...

(1585–1652), Danish bishop of Zealand, Lutheran apologist *

Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has made the transition to English language projects, including '' The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mysterious vill ...

(born 1948), Danish actor *

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 in 1621. In the Kalmar War (1611–1613) he led ...

(1576–1622), Swedish soldier and politician *

Jesper Harding Jesper Harding (November 5, 1799 – August 21, 1865) was an American publisher in Philadelphia. Early life Harding was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 1799, a son of George Harding and Mary (née Hudd) Harding. His father ...

(1799–1865), American publisher *

Jesper Højer Jesper Højer (born 5 September 1978) is a Danish businessman. He was the CEO of the Lidl Lidl ( ) is a trademark, used by two Germany, German international discount supermarket, discount retailer chain store, chains that operates over 12, ...

(born 1978), Danish businessman * Jesper Swedberg (1653–1735), Swedish bishop, father of Emanuel Swedenborg

Fictional characters

* Jesper Fahey from the ''

Six of Crows ''Six of Crows'' is a fantasy novel written by the Israeli–American author Leigh Bardugo and published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2015. The story follows a thieving crew and is primarily set in the city of Ketterdam, which is loosely inspire ...

'' novels * Jesper Berg from ''

Okkupert ' ( Norwegian: ') is a Norwegian political thriller TV series that premiered on TV2 on 5 October 2015. Based on an original idea by Jo Nesbø, the series is co-created with Karianne Lund and Erik Skjoldbjærg. Season 2 premiered on 10 October ...

'' 2010s Norwegian television series * Jesper from the '' Brotherband'' series * Jesper from the ''

Klaus Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American base ...

'' movie * * Jesper De La Guardie from the novel ''A Sacred and Terrible Air''

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