Svend is a Danish and Norwegian male

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. Notable people with the given name include: * Svend or

Sven Aggesen Sven Aggesen (also known as ''Svend Aagesen,'' ''Aggessøn'', or ''Aggesøn'', in Latin ''Sveno Aggonis''; born around 1140 to 1150, death unknown) was the author of '' Brevis historia regum Dacie'', one of the first attempts to write a coherent ...

(c.1145–?), Danish historian *

Svend Asmussen Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing-style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many other notable jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and ...

(1916–2017), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking" * Svend Auken (1943–2009), Danish politician * Svend Bayer (born 1946), Ugandan-born Danish/English studio potter * Svend Bergstein (1941–2014), Danish military officer and politician *

Svend Bille Svend Bille (15 July 1888 – 3 April 1973) was a Danish stage and film actor. Filmography *'' Den hvide slavehandel'' - 1910 *'' Balletdanserinden'' - 1911 *'' Den hvide slavehandels sidste offer'' - 1911 *'' Vampyrdanserinden'' - 1912 *''Atla ...

(1888–1973), Danish stage and film actor * Svend Borchmann Hersleb (1784–1836), Norwegian professor of theology and politician *

Svend von Düring Svend Soot von Düring (7 July 1915 – 7 June 1969) was a Norwegian actor. He was a son of entertainer Botten Soot. He was a great-grandson of Engebret Soot and grandson of Eyolf Soot and Inga Bjørnson. His grandmother's second husband's ch ...

(1915–1969), Norwegian actor * Svend Engedal (1928–2001), Danish-born American soccer goalkeeper *

Svend Foyn Svend Foyn (July 9, 1809 – November 30, 1894) was a Norwegian whaling, shipping magnate and philanthropist. He pioneered revolutionary methods for hunting and processing whales. Svend Foyn introduced the modern harpoon cannon and brought ...

(1809–1894), Norwegian sailor *

Svend Frømming Svend Frømming (August 15, 1918 – April 7, 1979) was a Denmark, Danish canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen. ...

(1918–1979), Danish sprint canoer *

Svend Grundtvig Svend Hersleb Grundtvig (9 September 1824 – 14 July 1883) was a Danish literary historian and ethnographer. He was one of the first systematic collectors of Danish traditional music, and he was especially interested in Danish folk songs. He ...

(1824–1883), Danish literary historian and ethnographer * Svend Haugaard (1913–2003), Danish politician * Svend Erik Hovmand (born 1945), Danish politician and former tax minister) *

Svend Jacobsen Svend Jacobsen (19 August 1906 – 11 February 1986) was a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olymp ...

(1906–1986), Danish fencer and Olympic competitor * Svend Jakobsen (1935–2022), Danish politician *

Svend Aage Jensby Svend Aage Jensby (born 10 September 1940) is a Danish politician representing the Liberal Party. He was Defence Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I from 27 November 2001 to 24 April 2004, when he was forced to resign and was repla ...

(born 1940), Danish politician and former defence minister *

Svend Jensen Svend Aage Julius Jensen (6 October 1905 - 25 April 1979) was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 41 games for the Denmark national football team. Born in Copenhagen,

(1905–1979), Danish footballer *

Svend Karlsen Svend Viking Karlsen (born 6 October 1967) is a Norwegian former strongman, powerlifter, bodybuilder and 2001 World's Strongest Man. Being a winner of the World's Strongest Man, the Europe's Strongest Man, the World Muscle Power Class ...

(born 1967), Norwegian strongman *

Svend Kornbeck Svend Kornbeck (3 July 1869 – 30 October 1933) was a Danish stage and film actor. Early life and career Kornbeck was born in Copenhagen, the son of painter Johan Peter Kornbeck (1837–1894) and his wife Anna Nathalie Kornbeck (''née'' Trolle ...

(1869–1933), Danish stage and film actor *

Svend Unmack Larsen Svend Unmack Larsen (23 September 1893 – 23 March 1965) was a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party who served as Denmark's Minister of Justice (1939–1940) and was the mayor of Aarhus, Denmark for 13 years (1945–195 ...

(1893–1965), Danish politician *

Svend Lomholt Svend Lomholt (18 October 1888 – 17 July 1949) was a Danish veterinarian and dermatologist. He published a number of journals of his works, in 1924, he published a report at The University Institute for Theoretical Physics and Pathological Inst ...

(1888–1949), Danish veterinarian and dermatologist *

Svend Lund Svend Otto Lund (born April 1, 1949 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded a ...

(born 1949), Danish handball player and Olympic competitor *

Svend Aage Madsen Svend is a Danish and Norwegian male given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Svend or Sven Aggesen (c.1145–?), Danish historian * Svend Asmussen (1916–2017), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking" * Svend Auke ...

(born 1939), Danish novelist *

Svend Melsing Svend Melsing (27 December 1888 – 8 June 1946) was a Danish stage and film actor, theatre director and playwright whose career spanned nearly forty years. Early life Born Svend Nielsen in Fredericia, Denmark, he was the son of Peder Niels ...

(1888–1946), Danish actor and theatre director *

Svend Methling Svend Methling (1 October 1891 – 4 June 1977) was a Danish actor and film director. He was a director for Dansk Skolescene 1924–1929, for Folkescenen 1925 and for Komediehuset 1929–1930. He also worked as a director at the Det Ny ...

(1891–1977), Danish actor and film director *

Svend Munck Svend Munck (16 April 1899 – 1 May 1974) was a Danish fencer. He competed in the sabre and foil events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Par ...

(1899–1974) Danish fencer and Olympic competitor *

Svend Petersen Svend Petersen (March 13, 1911 – January 18, 1992) was a Danish-born author, political researcher and analyst, Trans-O-Gram puzzle creator, one of the four founding officers of The Red Circle of Washington, D.C., and a member of The Baker ...

(1911–1992), Danish-born American author, political researcher and analyst * Svend Poulsen (c. 1610–c. 1680), Danish military commander *

Svend Pri Svend Pri (earlier Svend Andersen; March 18, 1945 – June 8, 1983) was a Danish badminton player who won numerous major titles from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. Career His play was marked by great power, tenacity, and tactical astu ...

(1945–1983), Danish badminton player * Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864–1945), Norwegian-born American impressionist artist * Svend Rathsack (1885–1941), Danish sculptor *

Svend Rindom Svend Rindom (30 June 1884 – 11 December 1960) was a Danish screenwriter and film actor. He wrote for 36 films between 1911 and 1950 and appeared in approximately twelve films from 1912 to 1943. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Copen ...

(1884–1960), Danish screenwriter *

Svend Robinson Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2004, representing suburban Vancouver-area constituencies in the city of Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP). He was the first ...

(born 1952), Canadian politician and gay rights activist * Svend S. Schultz (1913–1998), Danish composer and conductor * Svend Adolph Solberg (1831–1890), Norwegian politician * Svend Wad (1928–2004), Danish boxer and Olympic medalist

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