Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine

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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 Aukland (born 1975), Norwegian cross-country skier * Jørgen Beck (1914–1991), Danish film actor * Jørgen Bentzon (1897–1951), Danish composer * Jørgen Bjelke (1621–1696), Norwegian officer and nobleman * Jørgen Bjørnstad (1894–1942), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen Bojsen-Møller (born 1954), Danish sailor and Olympic Champion * Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (1515–1565), Danish nobleman * Jørgen Brønlund (1877–1907), Greenlandic polar explorer, educator, and catechist * Jørgen Bru (1881–1974) was a Norwegian sport shooter * Jørgen Brunchorst (1862–1917), Norwegian natural scientist, politician and diplomat * Jørgen Buckhøj (1935–1994), Danish actor * Jørgen Wright Cappelen (1805–1878), Norwegian bookseller and publisher *

Jørgen Carling Jørgen Carling (born 11 November 1974, in Oslo) is a Norwegian researcher specializing on international migration. He holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Oslo and is Research Professor of Migration and Transnationalism Studies. C ...

(born 1974), Norwegian researcher specializing on international migration * Jørgen Emborg (born 1953), Danish jazz pianist and composer * Jørgen Conrad de Falsen (1785–1849), Danish-Norwegian naval officer * Jørgen Flood (1792–1867), Norwegian merchant and politician * Jørgen Gammelgaard (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 Haugan (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 th ...

(1902–1979), Norwegian-American meteorologist * Jørgen von Cappelen Knudtzon (1784–1854), Norwegian businessman and patron of the arts * Jørgen Ingmann (1925–2015), Danish musician * Jørgen Jahre (1907–1998), Norwegian shipowner and sports official * Jørgen Jalland (born 1977), Norwegian footballer * Jørgen Jensen (disambiguation) * Jørgen Jersild (1913–2004), Danish composer *

Jørgen Jørgensen Jørgen Jørgensen (name of birth: Jürgensen, and changed to Jorgenson from 1817) (29 March 1780 – 20 January 1841) was a Danes, Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution. During the action of 2 March 1808, his ship was captured by the ...

(1780–1841), Danish adventurer *

Jørgen Juve Jørgen Juve (22 November 1906 – 12 April 1983) was a Norwegian football player, jurist, journalist, and non-fiction writer. For most of his career, he played as a striker for Lyn. He also played for a season at Basel in Switzerland before re ...

(1906–1983), Norwegian football player, jurist, journalist and non-fiction writer * Jørgen Kaas (1618-1658), a Danish colonel and lord of the fiefdom Lister in Norway * Jørgen Kastholm (1931–2007), Danish furniture designer * Jørgen Kieler (1919–2017), a Danish physician and resistance member * Jørgen Kiil 1931–2003), Danish actor * Jørgen Hansen Koch (1787–1860), Danish Neoclassical architect * Jørgen Kosmo (1947–2017), 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 (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 (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 (born 1969), Faroese politician * Jørgen Nielsen (disambiguation) * Jørgen Olesen (1924–1999), Danish footballer * Jørgen V. Pedersen (born 1959), Danish road bicycle racer * Jørgen Randers (born 1945), Norwegian academic and practitioner in the field of future studies * Jørgen Rantzau (1652–1713), Danish military officer * Jørgen Rasmussen (disambiguation) * Jørgen Ravn (1940–2015), Danish footballer * Jørgen Reenberg (1927–2023), Danish film actor * Jørgen Rischel (1934–2007), Danish linguist * Jørgen Roed, (1808–1888), Danish portrait and genre painter * Jørgen Rømer, (1923–2007), Danish art historian, graphic artist and painter * Jørgen Ryg (1927–1981), Danish comedian, jazz musician and actor *

Jørgen Matthias Christian Schiødte Jørgen Matthias Christian Schiødte or Jørgen Christian Matthias Schiødte (20 April 1815 – 22 April 1884) was a Denmark, Danish entomologist, professor and museum curator. His special interest was in the beetles but he also worked on o ...

(1815–1884), Danish entomologist * Jørgen Skjelvik (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 ...

, Danish periodontist and professor of dentistry and microbiology * Jørgen Leschly Sørensen (1922–1999), Danish footballer * Jørgen Stubberud (1883–1980), Norwegian polar explorer * Jørgen Johan Tandberg (1816–1885), Norwegian bishop and politician * Jørgen Tengesdal (born 1979), Norwegian football manager * Jørgen Thorup (born 1950), Danish fencer * Jørgen Vogt (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 (1922–1993), Danish film actor

People with the given name Jørgen

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