Svend is a Danish and Norwegian given name that may refer to:
King Svend
Svend Aagesen (c.1145–?), Danish historian
Svend Asmussen (born 1916), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking"
Svend Auken (1943-2009), Danish politician
Svend Bayer (born 1946), Ugandan-born Danish/English studio potter
Svend Bille (1888–1973), Danish stage and film actor
Svend Borchmann Hersleb (1784–1836), Norwegian professor of theology and politician
Svend von Düring (1915–1969), Norwegian actor
Svend Engedal (born 1928), Danish-born American soccer goalkeeper
Svend Foyn (1809–1894), Norwegian sailor
Svend Frømming (1918-1979), Danish sprint canoer
Svend Grundtvig (1824–1883), Danish literary historian and ethnographer
Svend Haugaard (1913–2003), Danish politician
Svend Erik Hovmand (born 1945), Danish politician representing the Liberal Party (Former tax minister)
Svend Jacobsen (1906–1986), Danish fencer and Olympic competitor
Svend Aage Jensby (born 1940), Danish politician representing the Liberal Party (Former defence minister)
Svend Jensen (1905-1979), Danish footballer
Svend Karlsen (born 1967), Norwegian strongman
Svend Kornbeck (1869–1933), Danish stage and film actor
Svend-Erik Kristensen (born 1956), Danish long-distance runner
Svend Lomholt (1888-1949), Danish veterinarian and dermatologist
Svend Lund (born 1949), Danish handball player and Olympic competitor
Svend Aage Madsen (born 1939), Danish novelist
Svend Melsing (1888–1946), Danish actor and theatre director
Svend Methling (1891-1977), Danish actor and film director
Svend Munck (1899–1974) Danish fencer and Olympic competitor
Svend Petersen (1911–1992), Danish-born American author, political researcher and analyst
Svend Poulsen (c. 1610-c. 1680), Danish military commander
Svend Pri (1945–1983), Danish badminton player
Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864-1945), Norwegian-born American impressionist artist
Svend Rathsack (1885– 1941), Danish sculptor
Svend Rindom (1884–1960), Danish screenwriter
Svend Robinson (born 1952), Canadian politician and activist for gay rights
Svend S. Schultz (1913-1998), Danish composer and conductor
Svend Adolph Solberg (1831–1890), Norwegian politician
Svend-Allan Sørensen (born 1975), Danish conceptual artist and founder of Adressens Forlag
Svend Unmack Larsen (1893-1965), Danish politician
Svend Wad (born 1928), Danish boxer and Olympic medalist
