Viggo, also spelled Wiggo, is a

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male name. There are two main theories about its origins: * a

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ised form of the

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name ''Viggeir'', which is also found in the form of other Germanic names, such as ''Ludvig''. It stems from old Norse ''vig-'', meaning "battle, fight". * a variant of the Icelandic name Vöggur, coming from old Norse 'vöggr', "one who lies in a

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". People named Viggo include: *

Viggo Bielefeldt Viggo Emil Bielefeldt (16 October 1851 – 17 December 1909) was a Danish composer, singer, cantor and music teacher. His father Heinrich Hellmuth Bielefeldt was an immigrant from Mecklenburg, Germany. Life and career Bielefeldt was educated ...

(1851–1909), Danish composer * Viggo Brøndal (1887–1942), Danish philologist, professor of Romance languages and literature * Viggo Brodersen (1879–1965), Danish composer and pianist *

Viggo Brun Viggo Brun (13 October 1885 – 15 August 1978) was a Norwegian professor, mathematician and number theorist. Contributions In 1915, he introduced a new method, based on Legendre's version of the sieve of Eratosthenes, now known as the '' ...

(1885–1978), Norwegian mathematician *

Viggo Christensen Viggo Christensen (29 April 1880–9 August 1967)Viggo Christensen
(in Danish) was the first

(1880–1967), the first

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* Viggo Dibbern (1900–1981), Danish gymnast and Olympic medalist * Viggo Fausböll (1821–1908), Danish translator and Indologist * Viggo Frederiksen (1916–1993), Danish boxer and Olympic competitor * Viggo Hagstrøm (1954–2013), Norwegian legal scholar and educator *

Viggo Hansteen Harald Viggo Hansteen (13 September 1900 – 10 September 1941) was a Norway, Norwegian lawyer. He was executed during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. Biography Harald Viggo Hansteen was born in Oslo, Norway. As a student he was ...

(1900–1941), Norwegian politician and member of the resistance *

Viggo Hørup Viggo Lauritz Bentheim Hørup (22 May 1841 – 15 February 1902) was a Danish politician, journalist and agitator. He was the father of Ellen Hørup (1871-1953). He was one of the most influential politicians of the Danish non-Socialist ...

(1841–1902), Danish politician, journalist and agitator *

Viggo Jensen Alexander Viggo Jensen (born 22 June 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark; died 2 November 1930 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish weightlifter, sport shooter, gymnast, and athlete. He was the first Danish and Nordic Olympic champion, at the 1896 Sum ...

(1874–1930), Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast and Olympic medalist *

(1921–2005), Danish footballer *

(born 1947), Danish footballer *

Viggo Johansen Viggo Johansen (3 January 1851 – 18 December 1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters who met every summer in the north of Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische H ...

(1851–1935), Danish painter *

(born 1949), Norwegian journalist and television presenter *

Viggo Johannessen Viggo Johannessen (6 February 1936 – 21 June 2012) was a Norway, Norwegian director and civil servant. He was born at Nøtterøy in 1936. In 1963, he graduated from the University of Oslo with a Master of Science#Norway, cand.real. degree. Fro ...

(1936–2012), Norwegian statistician and civil servant *

Viggo Kampmann Olfert Viggo Fischer Kampmann (; 21 July 1910 – 3 June 1976) was a Danish politician who served as the leader of the Danish Social Democrats and prime minister of Denmark from 1960 to 1962. He formed his first cabinet just prior to the 1960 ...

(1910–1976),

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Viggo Larsen Viggo Larsen (14 August 1880 – 6 January 1957) was a Danish film actor, director and producer from the early silent era to the ' talkies'. He appeared in 140 films between 1906 and 1942. He also directed 235 films between 1906 and 1921. ...

(1880–1957), Danish film actor, director and producer *

Viggo Lindstrøm Viggo Lindstrøm (12 January 1858 – 17 June 1926) was a Danish actor and theatre director, founder of Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen. He was married to the actress Vera Lindstrøm. Biography Lindstrøm was born on 12 January 1858 in Copenh ...

(1858–1926), Danish actor and theatre director *

Viggo Mortensen Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received nominations for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Mortensen made his film debut with a small role in ...

(born 1958), Danish-American actor *

Viggo Rivad Viggo Reinholdt Rivad (3 July 1922 – 8 February 2016) was a Danish photographer who started as an autodidact in 1946, and went on to win numerous competitions in the 1950s and 1960s. Around 1960, he adopted his so-called "essay approach", resul ...

(1922–2016), Danish photographer *

Viggo Rørup Viggo Julius Rørup (12 September 1903 – 14 January 1971) was a Danish artist who in the early 1930s joined the artists' colony in northwestern Zealand known as the Odsherred Painters. Biography Born in Kalundborg, Rørup studied at the Roy ...

(1903–1971), Danish painter * Viggo Stilling-Andersen (1893–1967), Danish fencer * Viggo Stoltenberg-Hansen (born 1942), Swedish mathematician and logician *

Viggo Stuckenberg Viggo Henrik Fog Stuckenberg (17 September 1863 – 6 December 1905) was a Danish poet, notable for his lyrical and emotional poems. His work varied from faithful representation of nature in his early career to Expressionism and Realism. He be ...

(1863–1905), Danish poet * Viggo Sundmoen (born 1954), Norwegian footballer *

Viggo Ullmann Johan Christian Viggo Ullmann (21 December 1848 – 30 August 1910) was a Norwegian educator and politician with Venstre, the Norwegian Liberal party. He was the son of the author Vilhelmine Ullmann, brother of the feminist Ragna Nielsen and t ...

(1848–1910), Norwegian educator and politician * Viggo Venn (born 1989), Norwegian comedian *

Viggo Widerøe Viggo Widerøe (13 August 1904 – 8 January 2002) was a Norwegian aviator and entrepreneur. He founded Widerøe's Flyveselskap, Norway's third largest airline, in 1934. The airline is still in operation today. Personal life Viggo Widerøe was ...

(1904–2002), Norwegian aviator and entrepreneur * Viggo Wiehe (1874–1956), Danish actor

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