Bjorn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bjorn Bjorn Björn (English), Björn (Swedish and Icelandic), Bjørn (Norwegian and Danish), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus , is a Nordic male given name, or less often a surname, meaning "bear" (the animal), and may refer to: Bjorn Given name Gender Meaning Region of Origin Related names Wikipedia articles Björn Given name Gender Meaning Region of Origin Related names Wikipedia articles Bjørn Given name Gender Meaning Region of Origin Related names Wikipedia articles male Bear Germanic Bjarne All pages beginning with Bjørn male Bear Germanic Bjarne All pages beginning with Björn male Bear Germanic Bjarne All pages beginning with Bjorn Acting: • Björn Andresen, a Swedish actor and musician • Björn Bjelfvenstam, a Swedish actor • Björn Granath, a Swedish actor • Björn Kjellman, a Swedish actor and singer • Björn Skifs, a Swedish singer and actor Art and music: • Björn Afzelius, a Swedish musician • Björn Ågren, guitarist for the band Razorlight • Björn Dixgård, a Swedish musician • Bjørn Eidsvåg, a Norwegian musician and Lutheran minister • Björn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames • Bjørn Holter, known by his stage name of Narrenschiff, a Norwegian singersongwriter • Björn J:son Lindh, a Swedish musician • Björn Lodin, a Swedish musician • Bjørn Lynne, a sound engineer and composer • Bjørn Melhus, a German artist • Bjørn Moe, a Norwegian conductor • Bjorn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork • Bjørn Talén, a Norwegian opera singer • Bjørn Tagemose, a Swedish director and videoartist • Bjorn Thorsrud, a music producer • Bjørn Torske, a Norwegian music producer • Björn Ulvaeus, a Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA • Bjørn Wiinblad, a Danish artist Business: • Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, a businessman and powerboat racer • Björn Prytz, a Swedish industrialist • Björn Johnson, a Vestas Employee • Björn Stigson, a Swedish business leader • Björn Wahlroos, CEO of Sampo Group • Bjorn Wegge, director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise History: • Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, a Swedish king • Björn (III) Eriksson, a historical king of Sweden • Bjørn Farmann, first king of Norway • Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen • Björn Ironside, a legendary Swedish king • Björn the Pale, mentioned in the Saga of Gisli 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Björn Stallare, an 11th century Norwegian diplomat Politics and government: • Björn Bjarnason, an Icelandic politician • Herman Bjorn Dahle, a politician from Wisconsin, USA • Bjørn Egge. a Major general of the Norwegian Defence Force • Björn Engholm, a German politician • Björn Eriksson, a Swedish civil servant • Björn von der Esch, a Swedish politician • Bjørn Tore Godal,a Norwegian politician • Björn Hamilton, a Swedish politician • Bjørn Jacobsen, a Norwegian politician • Björn Jónsson, a former Prime Minister of Iceland • Björn Leivik, a Swedish politician • Björn Rosengren, a Swedish politician • Bjørn Skau, a Norwegian politician • Björn von Sydow, a Swedish politician • Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), a former Prime minister of Iceland • Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, a Norwegian politician Science: • Björn Engquist, a mathematician • Björn Envall, an automotive designer • Bjørn Grinde, a biologist • Björn Gunnlaugsson, an Icelandic mathematician and cartographer • Björn Kurtén, a Finland-Swedish paleontologist • Bjørn Lomborg, an environmental skeptic and author Sports: • Bjørn Bang Andersen, a Norwegian shot putter • Björn Andersson, a Swedish former player and coach • Björn Andersson (handballer), a Swedish Olympic handballer • Björn Andrae, a German volleyball player • Björn Bach, a German kayaker • Björn Borg, a Swedish tennis player • Björn Borg (swimmer), a Swedish swimmer • Björn Bothén, a Swedish sailor • Bjørn Otto Bragstad, a Norwegian soccer player • Bjorn Bregy, a Swiss kickboxer • Björn Cederberg, a Swedish rally driver • Bjørn Dæhlie, a Norwegian skier • Björn Daelemans, a Belgian soccer player • Bjørn Dahl, a Norwegian soccer player • Wouterus van der Doelen, known as Björn van der Doelen, a Dutch soccer player Bjorn • Björn Dunkerbeck, a windsurfer • Björn Einarsson, a Swedish bandy player • Björn Emmerling, a German field hockey player • Bjørn Grimnes, a Norwegian athlete • Bjørn Gundersen, a Norwegian athlete • Bjorn Haneveer, a Belgian snooker player • Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen, a Norwegian soccer player • Björn Joppien, a German badminton player • Björn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, a German Olympic athlete • Björn Knutsson, a Swedish motorcycle racer • Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, a Danish soccer player • Bjorn Kotze, a Namibian cricket player • Bjørn Tore Kvarme, a Norwegian soccer player • Bjørn Ingvar Kydland, a Norwegian soccer player • Björn Leukemans, a Belgian bicycle racer • Björn Lind, a Swedish skier • Bjørn Arve Lund, a Norwegian soccer player • Björn Maaseide, a Norwegian beach volleyball player • Björn Melin, a Swedish ice hockey player • Bjørn Myrbakken, a Norwegian ski jumper • Björn Nittmo, a Swedish American Football kicker • Björn Nordqvist, a Swedish soccer player • Björn Otto, a German pole vaulter • Bjørn Paulson, a Norwegian high jumper • Björn Phau, a German tennis player • Bjørn Helge Riise, a Norwegian soccer player • Bjørn Einar Romøren, a Norwegian ski jumper • Björn Runström, a Swedish soccer player • Björn Schlicke, a German soccer player • Björn Schröder, a German cyclist • Björn Sengier, a Belgian soccer player • Björn Siegemund, a German badminton player • Bjørn Skaare, a Norwegian ice hockey player • Bjørn Skjærpe, a Norwegian gymnast • Bjørn Erik Skjelbred, a Norwegian soccer player • Bjørn Sundquist, a German Olympic athlete • Björn Svensson, a Swedish hockey player • Bjorn Thorfinnsson, an Icelandic chess player 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Bjørn Tronstad, a Norwegian soccer player • Björn Waldegård, a Swedish rally driver • Björn Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver • Bjørn Wirkola, a Norwegian ski jumper • Björn Zikarsky, a German swimmer Writers: • Bjørn Benkow, a Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiarist • Björn Th. Björnsson, an Icelandic writer • Karl Bjorn Erickson, a children’s writer and essayist • Bjørn Hansen, a Norwegian journalist • Björn Hellberg, a sports journalist and author • Björn Kumm, a Swedish journalist • Björn Nyberg, a Swedish fantasy author • Björn Ranelid, a Swedish author • Bjørn Erik Thon, a Norwegian jurist and writer • Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, a Norwegian writer As a surname: • Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete • Hugo Björne, Swedish actor • Kristen Bjorn, gay porn director and actor Bjorn • Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier • Lars "Lasse" Björn, a Swedish Olympic ice hockey player • Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer Places • Bjorne Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada • Björns trädgård, a public park in Stockholm Other uses • Björn Again, the name of several related ABBA tribute bands • Peter Bjorn and John, a Swedish rock band • Peter Bjorn and John (album), an album by the above band See also • Beorn • Bjarne • Björk (disambiguation) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjorn" Categories: Norwegian surnames, Given names, Scandinavian masculine given names This page was last modified on 14 March 2009, at 21:43 (UTC). 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