Thorvald is from the Old Norse name Þórvaldr, which means "Thor's ruler". Despite this pagan origin, the name survived the conversion of Scandinavians to Christianity and remains popular up to the present.
Thorvald may refer to:
Thorvald Aagaard (1877–1937), Danish composer, organist and college teacherThorvald Astrup (1876–1940), Norwegian architect, known for industrial architectureThorvald Asvaldsson, father of the colonizer of Greenland, Erik the Red (Eiríkr Rauði)Thorvald Bindesbøll (1846–1908), Danish architect and designerThorvald Eigenbrod (1892–1977), Danish field hockey playerThorvald Ellegaard (1877–1954), Danish track racing cyclistThorvald Eriksson, son of Eric the Red and brother of Leif EricssonThorvald Hansen, Norwegian Nordic combined skierThorvald Jørgensen (June 1867 – 1946), Danish architectThorvald Kodransson (vittfaren), Icelandic skald and missionaryThorvald Lammers (1841–1922), Norwegian baritone singer, conductor, composer and biographerThorvald Mejdell (1824–1908), Norwegian foresterGlør Thorvald Mejdell (1851–1937), Norwegian barrister, judge and political writerThorvald Mellingen (born 1935), Norwegian engineerThorvald Meyer (1818–1909), Norwegian businessman in real estate development in Oslo, and forestryThorvald Olsen (1889–1938), Norwegian wrestler and sports officialThorvald Sørensen (1902–1973), Danish botanist and evolutionary biologistThorvald Solberg (1852–1949), the first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in the United States Copyright OfficeThorvald Stauning (1873–1942), first social democratic Prime Minister of DenmarkThorvald Steen (born 1954), Norwegian writerThorvald Stoltenberg (born 1931), prominent Norwegian politicianThorvald Strömberg (1931–2010), Finnish flatwater canoeistThorvald N. Thiele (1838–1910), Danish astronomer, actuary and mathematicianThorvald Thronsen (1917–2003), Norwegian paramilitary officerThorvald Wilhelmsen (1912–1996), Norwegian long-distance runnerThorvald the Red, a fictional Viking on the TV series Fanboy & Chum ChumJürgen Thorwald (1915–2006) a German writer, journalist and historian.Turold, a variant of "Thorvald", was the name of the author of the Medieval Chanson de Roland, Théroulde, Troude, Théroude, Thouroude are also variant.