Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek word πετρος (petros) meaning "stone" or "rock". The name is a variant of Peter, a common masculine name of the same origin. Other Scandinavian variants of Per are Pehr, Peer and Pär.
It may refer to the following people:
Per Aabel (1902–1999), Norwegian comic actorPer Almar Aas (born 1929), Norwegian politicianPer Ahlmark (born 1939), Swedish writer and former politicianPer Egil Ahlsen (born 1958), Norwegian footballerPer Aldeheim (born 1966), Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and producerPer Almaas (1898–1991), Norwegian politicianPer Almqvist (born 1978), Swedish singer-songwriterPer Andersen (born 1930), Norwegian brain researcherPer Anger (1913–2002), Swedish diplomatPer Ankersjö (born 1971), Swedish politicianPer Ankre (born 1948), Norwegian handball playerPer Arneberg (1901–1981), Norwegian poet and translatorPer Arnoldi (born 1941), Danish artistPer Asplin (1928–1996), Norwegian singer, composer, and actorPer Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855), Swedish poetPer Aunet (born 1940), Norwegian politician and former athletePer Bak (1948–2002), Danish theoretical physicistPer Bakken (1882–1958), Norwegian Nordic skierPer Bang (1922–2010), Norwegian journalistPer Bauhn (born 1960), Swedish philosopher and authorPer Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speedskaterPer Aage Brandt (born 1944), Danish writer, poet, and linguistPer Bergersen (1960–1990), Swedish musician and songwriterPer Bergerud (born 1956), Norwegian ski jumperPer Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish competitive sailorPer Bergsland (1919–1992), Norwegian pilot, prisoner of war, and escapee from Stalag Luft IIIPer Bertilsson (1892–1972), Swedish gymnastPer Bill (born 1958), Swedish politicianPer Bjerregaard (born 1946), executive director of Danish football club Brøndby IFPer Bjørang (born 1948), Norwegian speed skaterPer Blom (born 1949), Norwegian sprint canoeistPer Borten (1913–2005), Prime Minister of Norway, 1965–1971Per Brahe the Elder (1520–1590), Swedish statesmanPer Brahe the Younger (1602–1680), Swedish soldier and statesmanPer Brandtzæg (born 1936), Norwegian physician and professorPer Bratland (1907–1988), Norwegian newspaper editor and authorPer Bredesen (born 1930), Norwegian footballerPer Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish-American computer scientist and pioneer of concurrent programmingPer Brogeland (born 1953), Norwegian football coachPer Bronken (1935–2002), Norwegian poet, novelist, actor, and stage producerPer Brunvand (born 1937), Norwegian newspaper editorPer Buckhøj (1902–1964), Danish film actorPer Bäckman (born 1950), Swedish ice hockey playerPer Carleson (1917–2004), Swedish fencerPer Carlqvist (born 1938), Swedish plasma physicistPer Carlsen (diplomat), Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to RussiaPer Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curlerPer Carlén (born 1960), Swedish handball playerPer Cederblom (1901–1987), Swedish breaststroke swimmerPer Christensen (1934–2009), Norwegian actorPer Eberhard Cogell (1734–1812), Swedish artistPer Collinder (1890–1975), Swedish astronomerPer Dalin (1936–2010), Norwegian educationalistPer Ditlev-Simonsen (born 1932), Norwegian politician and mayor of OsloPer Drageset (born 1944), Norwegian civil servantPer Eggers (born 1951), Swedish actorPer Egil Flo (born 1989), Norwegian footballerPer Egil Hegge (born 1940), Norwegian journalistPer Einarsson (born 1984), Swedish bandy playerPer Enflo (born 1944), Swedish mathematician and concert pianistPer Gedda (1914–2005), Swedish sailorPer Gessle (born 1959), Swedish musician, member of RoxettePer Albin Hansson (1885-1946), Swedish politicianPer Krøldrup (born 1979), Danish footballerPer Kirkeby (born 1938), Danish artistPer Botolf Maurseth (born 1969), Norwegian economist and politicianPer Mertesacker (born 1984), German footballerPer Edmund Mordt (born 1965), Norwegian footballerPer Yngve Ohlin (1969-1991), Swedish singerPer Welinder (born 1962), Swedish professional skateboarderPer Martin-Löf (born 1942), Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematical statisticianErik Per Sullivan (born 1991), American-Swedish actor