Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn (

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) are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the

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and Icelandic name ''Þorbjörn'', meaning

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(from the name

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) and

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. Other variants of the name include the Danish/German form Torben and the predominantly German form Thorben. English variants include Thurburn,

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, Thorbern, Thorebern, Thorber, and Thurber, which are, however, normally used as

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. Tubby is common in the

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and the early whaling communities of North America. The Icelandic short form is "Tobbi"; the Swedish is "Tobbe." The supposed site of Þorbjörn's farm in ''

Hrafnkels saga ''Hrafnkels saga'' (; ) or ''Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða'' (O.N.: ; Ice.: ) is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It tells of struggles between chieftains and farmers in the east of Iceland in the 10th century. The eponymous main character, Hrafnkell, st ...

'' was known as "Tobbahól" by the locals.

Notable people named Torbjörn

* Torbjørn Agdestein (born 1991), Norwegian footballer *

Torbjörn Arvidsson Torbjörn Arvidsson (born 6 May 1968) is a former Swedish football player, who played as a defender for Halmstads BK. He is currently the assistant manager of Hajduk Split. Career Starting his career in Kalmar FF he early moved to Halmstad ...

(born 1968), Swedish football player * Torbjörn Axelman (1932–2023), Swedish TV producer, director and writer * Torbjørn Bergerud (born 1994), Norwegian handball player * Thorbjørn Berntsen (born 1935), former Norwegian politician representing the Labour Party *

Torbjörn Björlund John Torbjörn Björlund (born 1957) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, he represented Östergötland County between October 2006 and September 2014. He was also a su ...

(born 1957), Swedish politician *

Torbjörn Blomdahl Torbjörn Blomdahl (born 26 October 1962 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish people, Swedish professional carom billiards (and to a lesser extent pocket billiards, pool) player from Helsingborg, Sweden who plays for FC Porto (billiards), FC Porto. He is ...

(born 1962), Swedish billiards player *

Torbjörn Blomqvist Torbjörn Blomqvist (February 14, 1941 – February 20, 2017) was a Finnish sprint canoer, who competed in the early 1960s. He was born in Helsinki. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 4 × 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics ...

(1941–2017), Finnish sprint canoer *

Torbjørn Bratt Torbjørn Olavssøn Bratt (1548) was a Norwegian clergyman. He was the first bishop of Trondheim, after the introduction of the Protestant Reformation in Norway. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Trondhjem from 1546 until 1548. Bratt was ...

( c.1502 – 1548), Norwegian clergyman * Torbjørn Brundtland (born 1975), band member of the Norwegian electronic music duo, Röyksopp *

Torbjörn Caspersson Torbjörn Oskar Caspersson (15 October 1910 – 7 December 1997) was a Sweden, Swedish cell biology, cytologist and geneticist. He was born in Motala and attended the Stockholm University, where he studied medicine and biophysics. Contributions ...

(1910–1997), Swedish cytologist and geneticist *

Torbjørn Clausen Torbjørn Clausen (11 March 1931 – 23 December 2001) was a Norwegian boxer. He was born in Lørenskog. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and to ...

(1931–2001), Norwegian boxer *

Þorbjörn dísarskáld Þorbjörn dísarskáld is a late-10th century Icelandic skald (poet). Only one and a half stanzas of his poetry have been preserved in ''Skáldskaparmál'' (The Language of Poetry). Name ''Dísarskáld'' means "poet of the dísir", which implie ...

, late-10th century Icelandic skald (poet) *

Knut Torbjørn Eggen Knut Torbjørn Eggen (1 November 1960 – 20 February 2012) was a Norwegian football coach and player, famous for his time in Rosenborg as a player, and Moss and Fredrikstad as a coach. He was the son of Norway's most successful football coach, ...

(1960–2012), Norwegian football coach and player *

Thorbjørn Egner Thorbjørn Egner (12 December 1912 – 24 December 1990) was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known principally for his books, plays and musicals for children. He is principally associated with his narratives for children includ ...

(1912–1990), Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator * Torbjörn Ek (1949–2010), Swedish

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- and soccer player *

Torbjörn Eriksson Jan Torbjörn Eriksson (born 17 April 1971 in Grycksbo) is a retired Swedish athlete who competed in the sprinting events. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in his native ...

(born 1971), Swedish athlete * Torbjörn Evrell (1920–2008), Swedish inventor and businessman *

Thorbjörn Fälldin Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin (24 April 1926 – 23 July 2016) was a Swedish politician and farmer who served as the prime minister of Sweden from 1976 to 1978 and again from 1979 to 1982, heading three non-consecutive cabinets. He was the ...

(1926–2016), Swedish politician * Thorbjørn Feyling (1907–1985), Norwegian ceramist, Head of design at Stavangerflint AS * Torbjörn Flygt (born 1964), Swedish novelist * Thorbjørn Frydenlund (1892–1989), Norwegian wrestler * Torbjørn Gaarder (1885–1970), Norwegian chemist * Thorbjørn Gjølstad (1942–2015), Norwegian jurist and civil servant *

Óli Þorbjörn Guðbjartsson Óli Þorbjörn Guðbjartsson (born 27 August 1935) is an Icelandic politician and former minister. External links Non auto-biography of Óli Þorbjörn Guðbjartsson on the parliament website Oli Thorbjorn Gudbjartsson Oli Thorbjorn Gu ...

(born 1935), Icelandic politician and former minister *

Torbjørn Hansen Torbjørn Hansen (born 13 August 1972, in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party (Høyre). He is currently a representative of Hordaland in the ''Storting'' and was first elected in 2001 The year's most pro ...

(born 1972), Norwegian politician *

Thorbjørn Harr Thorbjørn Harr (born 24 May 1974) is a Norwegian actor. Background Harr was discovered in a schoolyard by NRK people who were scouting for actors for youth series. Career He soon became a familiar face on programs like ''Blikkbåx'' and '' ...

(born 1974), Norwegian actor * Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik (1914–1995), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party * Þorbjörn Hornklofi, 9th-century Norwegian skald, court poet of King Harald Fairhair * Torbjörn Hultman (born 1937), Swedish rear admiral *

Thorbjørn Jagland Thorbjørn Jagland ( né Johansen; , 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as the secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. He served as the prime minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997, a ...

(born 1950), Norwegian politician from Norwegian Labour Party * Þorbjörn Jensson (born 1953), Icelandic former handball player * Torbjörn Johansson (born 1970), Swedish middle-distance runner * Torbjörn Jonsson (1936–2018), Swedish footballer * Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen (1927–1995), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Torbjørn Kristoffersen (1892–1986), Norwegian gymnast * Thorbjørn Kultorp (1929–2004), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Thorbjørn Lie (1943–2006), Norwegian businessperson, politician for the Progress Party * Torbjörn "Ebbot" Lundberg (born 1966), Swedish artist, songwriter and music producer * Torbjørn Løkken (born 1963), Norwegian nordic combined skier * Torbjörn Martin (born 1981), Swedish film and music video director *

Thorbjorn N. Mohn Thorbjorn Nelson Mohn, born Torbjørn Nilsen Moen (July 15, 1844 - November 18, 1899) was an American Lutheran church leader and the first president of St. Olaf College. Background Torbjørn Nilsen Moen was born in Sauherad, Saude, Norway on Ju ...

(1844–1899), American Lutheran church leader, president of St. Olaf College * Torbjörn Nilsson (born 1954), soccer player *

Thorbjørn Olesen Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen (born 21 December 1989) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won eight times including the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open and the 2018 Italian Open. He has also won two important pai ...

(born 1989), Danish golfer * Thorbjørn Holst Rasmussen (born 1987), former Danish footballer * Torbjörn "Pugh" Rogefelt (1947–2023), Swedish singer, musician, guitarist and songwriter * Thorbjørn Schierup (born 1990), Danish Olympic sailor * Thorbjørn Schwarz aka DJ Static, Danish DJ, producer, event organizer * Torbjørn Sindballe (born 1976), Danish triathlete *

Torbjørn Sunde Torbjørn Sunde (born 16 February 1954) is a Norwegian jazz trombonist who has worked with Terje Rypdal, Edward Vesala, Jon Balke, Knut Værnes, Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum, Jan Garbarek, and Mezzoforte (band), Mezzofort ...

(born 1954), Norwegian jazz musician *

Thorbjørn Svenssen Ole Thorbjørn Svenssen (22 April 1924 – 8 January 2011) was a Norwegian association football, footballer, who played a then record 104 international games for Norway national football team, Norway, and captained the side 93 times. He was one o ...

(1924–2011), Norwegian footballer * Torbjörn Tännsjö (born 1946), Swedish philosopher *

Torbjörn Thoresson Nils Torbjörn Thoresson (born December 29, 1959) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early to mid-1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mechelen. Thoresson a ...

(born 1959), Swedish sprint canoer * Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson, pirate from the Orkney Islands, executed in 1158 * Torbjørn Urfjell (born 1977), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party *

Torbjørn Yggeseth Torbjørn Yggeseth (18 June 1934 – 10 January 2010) was a Norwegian ski jumper who was active in the 1960s. He competed for Heggedal Idretsslag. Yggeseth won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1963, the same year h ...

(1934–2010), Norwegian ski jumper * Torbjörn Zetterberg (born 1976), Swedish jazz musician and composer

Fictional characters

* Torbjörn (''Overwatch''), a character from the 2016 video game

Mountain

Þorbjörn (mountain) Þorbjörn () is a 243 m high volcanic mountain next to the town of Grindavík (Gullbringusýsla) on Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland.Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga of sérkenni. Reykjavík 1989, p. 65 Blue Lagoon ...

near

Grindavík Grindavík () is a fishing town in the Southern Peninsula district of Iceland, not far from Þorbjörn, a tuya (a type of flat-topped, steep-sided volcano). It is one of the few towns with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work ...

Reykjanes Reykjanes () is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. Volcanic action is responsible for forming the entire peninsula. The nearest town is Keflavik. The name, , trans ...

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

Ships

* Thorbjørn (icebreaker), large deep sea icebreaker * MS ''Thorbjørn'', travels between Utøya and Utøykaia, Norway

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Notable people named Torbjörn

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