Bjorn


Bjorn, Bjorne, Björn, Bjørn, Beorn or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum, is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear". In Swedish and Finnish, the nickname Nalle refers to Björn.

Surname

  • Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster
  • Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete
  • Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
  • Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
  • Lasse Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
  • Nathalie Björn, Swedish football player
  • Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer

    Given name

Acting

  • Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician
  • Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor
  • Björn Granath, Swedish actor
  • Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor
  • Björn Gustafson, Swedish actor
  • Björn Kjellman, Swedish actor and singer
  • Björn Skifs, Swedish singer and actor

    Art and music

  • Björn Afzelius, Swedish musician
  • Björn Ågren, guitarist for the band Razorlight
  • Björn Dixgård, Swedish musician
  • Bjørn Eidsvåg, Norwegian musician and Lutheran minister
  • Bjorn Englen, Swedish-American bass player of the hard rock band Soul Sign
  • Björn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames
  • Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson, Icelandic craftsman and environmental pioneer
  • Björn Holmgren, Swedish singer
  • Björn J:son Lindh, Swedish musician
  • Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian jazz musician
  • Björn Lodin, Swedish musician
  • Bjørn Melhus, German artist
  • Bjørn Moe, Norwegian conductor
  • Bjørn Nilsen, Norwegian musician
  • Bjørn Simensen, Norwegian culture administrator and journalist
  • Björn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork
  • Bjorn Surrao, Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and actor
  • Bjørn Tagemose, Swedish director and videoartist
  • Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer
  • Bjorn Thorsrud, American music producer
  • Bjørn Tidmand, Danish singer
  • Bjørn Torske, Norwegian music producer
  • Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA
  • Bjørn Wiinblad, Danish artist
  • Björn Yttling, Swedish musician and music producer

    Business

  • Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, Norwegian businessman and powerboat racer
  • Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag
  • Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist
  • Björn Stigson, Swedish business leader
  • Björn Wahlroos, Finnish CEO of Sampo Group
  • Bjørn Wegge, Norwegian director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise
  • Björn Westerlund, Finnish businessman and government minister, CEO of Nokia

    Historical figures

  • Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th century
  • Björn Eriksson, king of Sweden in the 9th and 10th centuries
  • Beorn Estrithson, English nobleman
  • Bjørn Farmann, king of Vestfold, petty kingdoms of Norway in the 10th century
  • Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, 12th-century Swedish queen
  • Björn Ironside, legendary Swedish king of the 9th century
  • Björn the Eunuch, legendary Swedish king of the 10th century
  • Björn Stallare, 11th-century Norwegian diplomat

    Politics and government

  • Björn Bjarnason, Icelandic politician
  • Herman Bjorn Dahle, politician from Wisconsin, USA
  • Bjørn Egge. a major general of the Norwegian Defence Force
  • Björn Engholm, German politician
  • Björn Eriksson, Swedish civil servant
  • Björn von der Esch, Swedish politician
  • Bjørn Tore Godal, Norwegian politician
  • Björn Leví Gunnarsson, Icelandic politician
  • Björn Hamilton, Swedish politician
  • Björn Höcke, German politician
  • Bjorn Holland, American politician
  • Bjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian politician
  • Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland
  • Ole Bjørn Kraft, Danish journalist and politician
  • Björn Leivik, Swedish politician
  • Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician
  • Björn Schutz, Dutch politician
  • Bjørn Skau, Norwegian politician
  • Björn Söder, Swedish politician
  • Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
  • Björn Þórðarson, former prime minister of Iceland
  • Bjørn Westh, Danish politician
  • Björn Wiechel, Swedish politician
  • Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, Norwegian politician

    Science and technology

  • Björn Engquist, Swedish mathematician
  • Björn Envall, Swedish automotive designer
  • Björn Ekwall, Swedish toxicologist
  • Bjørn Grinde, Norwegian biologist
  • Björn Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic mathematician and cartographer
  • Biörn Ivemark, Swedish physician
  • Björn Kurtén, Finnish-Swedish paleontologist
  • Bjørn Lomborg, Danish environmental skeptic and author
  • Bjorn Poonen, American mathematician

    Sports

  • Bjørn Bang Andersen, Norwegian shot putter
  • Björn Andersson, Swedish former player and coach
  • Björn Andersson, Swedish Olympic handballer
  • Björn Andrae, German volleyball player
  • Björn Bach, German kayaker
  • Bjorn Basson, South African rugby player
  • Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
  • Björn Borg, Swedish swimmer
  • Björn Bothén, Swedish sailor
  • Bjørn Otto Bragstad, Norwegian soccer player
  • Bjorn Bregy, Swiss kickboxer
  • Björn Cederberg, Swedish rally driver
  • Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
  • Björn Daelemans, Belgian soccer player
  • Bjørn Dahl, Norwegian footballer
  • Bjørn Dahl, Norwegian footballer
  • Björn van der Doelen, Dutch footballer
  • Björn Dunkerbeck, Dutch windsurfer
  • Björn Einarsson, Swedish bandy player
  • Björn Emmerling, German field hockey player
  • Björn Ferry, Swedish skier
  • Björn Vleminckx, Belgian footballer
  • Björn Forslund, Swedish sailor
  • Björn Forslund, Swedish speed skater
  • Bjorn Fortuin, South African cricketer
  • Bjorn Fratangelo, American tennis player
  • Bjørn Grimnes, Norwegian athlete
  • Bjørn Gundersen, Norwegian athlete
  • Björn Hardley, Dutch footballer
  • Bjorn Haneveer, Belgian snooker player
  • Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian footballer
  • Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian ice hockey player
  • Björn Joppien, German badminton player
  • Björn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, German Olympic athlete
  • Björn Knutsson, Swedish motorcycle racer
  • Bjorn Kotze, Namibian cricketer
  • Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer player
  • Björn Kuipers, Dutch football referee
  • Bjørn Tore Kvarme, Norwegian soccer player
  • Björn Leukemans, Belgian bicycle racer
  • Björn Lilius, Swedish footballer
  • Björn Lind, Swedish skier
  • Bjørn Arve Lund, Norwegian soccer player
  • Björn Maaseide, Norwegian beach volleyball player
  • Björn Melin, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Bjorn Merten, American football player
  • Bjorn Mordt, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • Bjørn Myrbakken, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Beorn Nijenhuis, Dutch speed skater
  • Björn Nittmo, Swedish American Football kicker
  • Björn Nordqvist, Swedish soccer player
  • Björn Otto, German pole vaulter
  • Bjørn Paulson, Norwegian high jumper
  • Björn Phau, German tennis player
  • Bjørn Helge Riise, Norwegian soccer player
  • Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Björn Runström, Swedish soccer player
  • Björn Schlicke, German soccer player
  • Björn Schröder, German cyclist
  • Björn Sengier, Belgian soccer player
  • Björn Siegemund, German badminton player
  • Bjørn Skaare, Norwegian ice hockey player
  • Bjørn Skjærpe, Norwegian gymnast
  • Bjørn Sundquist, German Olympic athlete
  • Björn Svensson, Swedish hockey player
  • Bjorn Thorfinnsson, Icelandic chess player
  • Björn Thurau, German cyclist
  • Bjørn Tronstad, Norwegian soccer player
  • Björn Waldegård, Swedish rally driver
  • Björn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driver
  • Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Björn Zikarsky, German swimmer

    Writers

  • Bjørn Benkow, Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiarist
  • Björn Th. Björnsson, Icelandic writer
  • Bjørn Hansen, Norwegian journalist
  • Björn Hellberg, Swedish sports journalist and author
  • Björn Kumm, Swedish journalist
  • Björn Nyberg, Swedish fantasy author
  • Björn Ranelid, Swedish author
  • Bjørn Erik Thon, Norwegian jurist and writer
  • Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian writer

    Other people with the given name

  • Axlar-Björn, Icelandic serial killer
  • Björn Engwall, Swedish officer
  • Björn Frantzén, Swedish chef and former footballer
  • Bjørn Nyland, Thai-born Norwegian video blogger
  • Claus Bjørn Larsen, Danish photographer