Bergen (name)
Bergen is a surname originating from several Germanic languages, from a word for "hill" or "mountain".
Notable persons with this surname include:
- Beverley Bergen, New Zealand soprano opera singer
- Bill Bergen, American baseball player
- Bob Bergen, American voice actor
- Candice Bergen (actress), American actress and model
- Candice Bergen (politician), Canadian federal politician
- David Bergen, Canadian author
- Edgar Bergen, American actor and radio performer
- Fanny Dickerson Bergen, American folklorist, ethnobiologist and author
- Frances Bergen, American actress and model
- Hans Hansen Bergen, Norwegian-born shipwright, and one of the earliest settlers of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam
- Helen Corinne Bergen, American journalist and author
- John Teunis Bergen, American politician
- Junior Bergen, American football player
- Larisa Bergen, Soviet volleyball player
- Martin Bergen (disambiguation), several people
- Peter Bergen, British-American journalist
- Polly Bergen, American entertainer
- Stanley S. Bergen Jr., American university president
- Teunis G. Bergen, American politician
- Todd Bergen, Canadian ice hockey player
- W. R. Bergen, American basketball coach
- Wendy Bergen, American television journalist
van/von Bergen
The preposition "of" or "from" is a common part of names in Dutch, German and related languages.Notable people whose surnames contain this particle in conjunction with "Bergen" include:
- John S. Van Bergen, American architect
- Nora von Bergen, Swiss ice dancer
- Peter A. Van Bergen, American politician
- Steve von Bergen, Swiss footballer