Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch and German), Bjørn (Faroese, Norwegian, and Danish), Bjőrn (Hungarian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Germanic male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear" (the animal). In Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Sweden Swedish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.
Acting:
Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musicianBjörn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actorBjörn Granath, Swedish actorBjörn Kjellman, Swedish actor and singerBjörn Skifs, Swedish singer and actorArt and music:
Björn Afzelius, Swedish musicianBjörn Ågren, guitarist for the band RazorlightBjörn Dixgård, Swedish musicianBjørn Eidsvåg, Norwegian musician and Lutheran ministerBjorn Englen, Swedish-American bass player of the hard rock band Soul SignBjörn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In FlamesBjörn Hjörtur Guðmundsson, Icelandic craftsman and environmental pioneerBjørn Holter, known by his stage name of Narrenschiff, Norwegian singer-songwriterBjörn J:son Lindh, Swedish musicianBjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian jazz musicianBjörn Lodin, Swedish musicianBjørn Melhus, German artistBjørn Moe, Norwegian conductorBjörn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band SoilworkBjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singerBjørn Tagemose, Swedish director and videoartistBjorn Thorsrud, music producerBjørn Torske, Norwegian music producerBjörn Ulvaeus, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBABjørn Wiinblad, Danish artistBusiness:
Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, businessman and powerboat racerBjörn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag.Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialistBjörn Stigson, Swedish business leaderBjörn Wahlroos, CEO of Sampo GroupBjorn Wegge, director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian EnterpriseBjörn Westerlund, former CEO of NokiaHistory:
Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish kingBjörn (III) Eriksson, historical king of SwedenBeorn Estrithson (died 1049), English noblemanBjørn Farmann, first king of NorwayBjörn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, Swedish queenBjörn Ironside, legendary Swedish kingBjörn the Eunuch, legendary Swedish kingBjörn Stallare, 11th century Norwegian diplomatPolitics and government:
Björn Bjarnason, Icelandic politicianHerman Bjorn Dahle, politician from Wisconsin, USABjørn Egge. a Major general of the Norwegian Defence ForceBjörn Engholm, German politicianBjörn Eriksson, Swedish civil servantBjörn von der Esch, Swedish politicianBjørn Tore Godal, Norwegian politicianBjörn Hamilton, Swedish politicianBjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian politicianBjörn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of IcelandBjörn Leivik, Swedish politicianBjörn Rosengren, Swedish politicianBjørn Skau, Norwegian politicianBjörn von Sydow, Swedish politicianBjörn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former Prime minister of IcelandBjørn Erling Ytterhorn, Norwegian politicianScience and technology:
Björn Engquist, mathematicianBjörn Envall, automotive designerBjørn Grinde, biologistBjörn Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic mathematician and cartographerBiörn Ivemark, Swedish physicianBjörn Kurtén, Finland-Swedish paleontologistBjørn Lomborg, environmental skeptic and authorBjorn Poonen, mathematicianSports:
Bjørn Bang Andersen, Norwegian shot putterBjörn Andersson, Swedish former player and coachBjörn Andersson (handballer), Swedish Olympic handballerBjörn Andrae, German volleyball playerBjörn Bach, German kayakerBjorn Basson, South African Rugby PlayerBjörn Borg, Swedish tennis playerBjörn Borg (swimmer), Swedish swimmerBjörn Bothén, Swedish sailorBjørn Otto Bragstad, Norwegian soccer playerBjorn Bregy, Swiss kickboxerBjörn Cederberg, Swedish rally driverBjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skierBjörn Daelemans, Belgian soccer playerBjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954), Norwegian footballerBjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978), Norwegian footballerWouterus van der Doelen, known as Björn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer playerBjörn Dunkerbeck, windsurferBjörn Einarsson, Swedish bandy playerBjörn Emmerling, German field hockey playerBjörn Ferry, Swedish skierBjørn Grimnes, Norwegian athleteBjørn Gundersen, Norwegian athleteBjorn Haneveer, Belgian snooker playerBjørn Johansen (footballer), former Norwegian footballerBjørn Johansen (ice hockey), Norwegian ice hockey playerBjörn Joppien, German badminton playerBjörn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, German Olympic athleteBjörn Knutsson, Swedish motorcycle racerBjørn "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer playerBjorn Kotze, Namibian cricketerBjörn Kuipers, Dutch football refereeBjørn Tore Kvarme, Norwegian soccer playerBjörn Leukemans, Belgian bicycle racerBjörn Lind, Swedish skierBjørn Arve Lund, Norwegian soccer playerBjörn Maaseide, Norwegian beach volleyball playerBjörn Melin, Swedish ice hockey playerBjorn Merten, American football playerBjorn Mordt, Zimbabwean cricketerBjørn Myrbakken, Norwegian ski jumperBeorn Nijenhuis, Dutch speed skaterBjörn Nittmo, Swedish American Football kickerBjörn Nordqvist, Swedish soccer playerBjörn Otto, German pole vaulterBjørn Paulson, Norwegian high jumperBjörn Phau, German tennis playerBjørn Helge Riise, Norwegian soccer playerBjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumperBjörn Runström, Swedish soccer playerBjörn Schlicke, German soccer playerBjörn Schröder, German cyclistBjörn Sengier, Belgian soccer playerBjörn Siegemund, German badminton playerBjørn Skaare, Norwegian ice hockey playerBjørn Skjærpe, Norwegian gymnastBjørn Sundquist, German Olympic athleteBjörn Svensson, Swedish hockey playerBjorn Thorfinnsson, Icelandic chess playerBjørn Tronstad, Norwegian soccer playerBjörn Thurau, German cyclistBjörn Waldegård, Swedish rally driverBjörn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driverBjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumperBjörn Zikarsky, German swimmerWriters:
Bjørn Benkow, Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiaristBjörn Th. Björnsson, Icelandic writerBjørn Hansen, Norwegian journalistBjörn Hellberg, sports journalist and authorBjörn Kumm, Swedish journalistBjörn Nyberg, Swedish fantasy authorBjörn Ranelid, Swedish authorBjørn Erik Thon, Norwegian jurist and writerBjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian writerAs a surname:
Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athleteHugo Björne, Swedish actorKristen Bjorn, gay porn director and actorKristian Bjørn, Norwegian skierLars "Lasse" Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey playerThomas Bjørn, Danish golfer