Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek '' petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"). The name is a variant of Peter, a common masculine name of the same origin. Other Scandinavian variants of Per are Pehr, Peer and Pär.

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* Per Aabel (1902–1999), Norwegian comic actor * Per Almar Aas (1929–2014), Norwegian politician * Per Ahlmark (1939–2018), Swedish writer and former politician * Per Egil Ahlsen (born 1958), retired Norwegian footballer * Per Aldeheim (born 1966), Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and producer * Per Almaas (1898–1991), Norwegian politician * Per Almqvist (born 1978), Swedish singer-songwriter * Per Andersen (1930–2020), Norwegian brain researcher * Per Anger (1913–2002), Swedish diplomat * Per Ankersjö (born 1971), Swedish politician * Per Ankre (born 1948), Norwegian handball player * Per Arneberg (1901–1981), Norwegian poet and translator * Per Arnoldi (born 1941), Danish artist * Per Asplin (1928–1996), Norwegian singer, composer, and actor * Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855), Swedish poet * Per Aunet (born 1940), Norwegian politician and former athlete * Per Bak (1948–2002), Danish theoretical physicist * Per Bakken (1882–1958), Norwegian Nordic skier * Per Bang (1922–2010), Norwegian journalist * Per Bauhn (born 1960), Swedish philosopher and author * Per Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speedskater * Per Aage Brandt (1944–2021), Danish writer, poet, and linguist * Per Bergersen (1960–1990), Swedish musician and songwriter * Per Bergerud (born 1956), Norwegian ski jumper * Per Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish competitive sailor * Per Bergsland (1918–1992), Norwegian pilot, prisoner of war, and escapee from Stalag Luft III * Per Bertilsson (1892–1972), Swedish gymnast * Per Bill (born 1958), Swedish politician * Per Bjerregaard (born 1946), executive director of Danish football club Brøndby IF * Per Bjørang (born 1948), Norwegian speed skater * Per Blom (canoeist) (born 1949), Norwegian sprint canoer * Per Blom (director) (1946–2013), Norwegian film director * Per Borten (1913–2005), Prime Minister of Norway, 1965–1971 * Per Brahe the Elder (1520–1590), Swedish statesman * Per Brahe the Younger (1602–1680), Swedish soldier and statesman * Per Brandtzæg (1936–2016), Norwegian physician and professor * Per Bratland (1907–1988), Norwegian newspaper editor and author * Per Bredesen (1930–2022), Norwegian footballer * Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish-American computer scientist and pioneer of concurrent programming * Per Brogeland (born 1953), Norwegian football coach * Per Bronken (1935–2002), Norwegian poet, novelist, actor, and stage producer * Per Brunvand (1937–2015), Norwegian newspaper editor * Per Buckhøj (1902–1964), Danish film actor * Per Bäckman (born 1950), Swedish ice hockey player

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* Per Carlén (born 1960), Swedish handball player * Per Carleson (1917–2004), Swedish officer and fencer * Per Carlqvist (born 1938), Swedish plasma physicist * Per Carlsen (diplomat) (1948–2020), Swedish diplomat * Per Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curler * Per Cederblom (1901–1987), Swedish breaststroke swimmer * Per Christensen (1934–2009), Norwegian actor * Per Eberhard Cogell (1734–1812), Swedish artist * Per Collinder (1890–1974), Swedish astronomer * Per Dalin (1936–2010), Norwegian educationalist * Per Ditlev-Simonsen (born 1932), Norwegian politician and former mayor of Oslo * Per Drageset (1944–2022), Norwegian civil servant * Per Eggers (born 1951), Swedish actor * Per Egil Flo (born 1989), Norwegian footballer * Per Arne Glorvigen (born 1963), Norwegian musician and composer * Per Erik Granström (1942–2011), Swedish politician * Per Egil Hegge (1940–2023), Norwegian journalist * Per Einarsson (born 1984), Swedish bandy player * Per Enflo (born 1944), Swedish mathematician and concert pianist * Per Egil Evensen (born 1950), Norwegian politician * Per Gedda (1914–2005), Swedish sailor * Per Gessle (born 1959), Swedish musician, member of Roxette * Per Günther (born 1988), German basketball player * Per-Arne Håkansson (born 1963), Swedish politician * Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Swedish politician * Per Husted (born 1966), Danish politician

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* Per Kellin (1903–1973), Swedish Army major general * Per Kirkeby (1938–2018), Danish artist * Per Krøldrup (born 1979), retired Danish footballer * Per Martin-Löf (born 1942), Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematical statistician * Per Botolf Maurseth (born 1969), Norwegian economist and politician * Per Mertesacker (born 1984), retired German footballer * Per Mohn (born 1945), Norwegian politician * Per Edmund Mordt (born 1965), retired Norwegian footballer * Per Nørgård (1932–2025), Danish composer and music theorist * Per Yngve Ohlin (1969–1991), Swedish singer, better known as Dead * Per T. Ohlsson (1958–2022), Swedish journalist * Per Skjærvik (born 1953), Norwegian politician * Erik Per Sullivan (born 1991), American-Swedish actor * Per Welinder (born 1962), Swedish professional skateboarder

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