Bjorn

For other uses, see Bjorn (disambiguation).

Bjorn/Björn/Bjørn/Bjorne

Pronunciation	English: /biˈɔːrn, bjɜːrn/ bee-ORN, BYURN Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ] Icelandic: [ˈpjœ(r)tn̥] German: [bjœʁn] Dutch: [ˈbjʏr(ə)n]
Gender	male
Language(s)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish
Origin
Meaning	Bear
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Alternative spelling	Bjørn, Bjõrn, Bjorne, Beorn, Bjôrn, Biorn
Related names	Bjarne, Bjorne, Bjarni, Birni

Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear" (the animal). In Swedish and Finnish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.

Surname

• Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster
• Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete
• Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
• Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
• Lars "Lasse" Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
• Nathalie Björn, Swedish football player
• Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer

Given name

Acting

• Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician
• Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor
• Björn Granath, Swedish actor
• Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor
• Björn Gustafson, Swedish actor
• Björn Kjellman, Swedish actor and singer
• Björn Skifs, Swedish singer and actor

Art and music

• Björn Afzelius, Swedish musician
• Björn Ågren, guitarist for the band Razorlight
• Björn Dixgård, Swedish musician
• Bjørn Eidsvåg, Norwegian musician and Lutheran minister
• Bjorn Englen, Swedish-American bass player of the hard rock band Soul Sign
• Björn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames
• Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson, Icelandic craftsman and environmental pioneer
• Björn Holmgren, Swedish singer
• Björn J:son Lindh, Swedish musician
• Bjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian jazz musician
• Björn Lodin, Swedish musician
• Bjørn Melhus, German artist
• Bjørn Moe, Norwegian conductor
• Bjørn Nilsen, Norwegian musician (performs as Lillebjørn Nilsen)
• Björn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork
• Bjorn Surrao, Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and actor
• Bjørn Tagemose, Swedish director and videoartist
• Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer
• Bjorn Thorsrud, American music producer
• Bjørn Tidmand, Danish singer
• Bjørn Torske, Norwegian music producer
• Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA
• Bjørn Wiinblad, Danish artist
• Björn Yttling, Swedish musician and music producer

Business

• Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, Norwegian businessman and powerboat racer
• Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag
• Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist
• Björn Stigson, Swedish business leader
• Björn Wahlroos, Finnish CEO of Sampo Group
• Bjørn Wegge, Norwegian director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise
• Björn Westerlund (1912–2009), Finnish businessman and government minister, CEO of Nokia

Historical figures

• Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th century
• Björn (III) Eriksson, king of Sweden in the 9th and 10th centuries
• Beorn Estrithson (died 1049), English nobleman
• Bjørn Farmann, king of Vestfold, petty kingdoms of Norway in the 10th century
• Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, 12th-century Swedish queen
• Björn Ironside, legendary Swedish king of the 9th century
• Björn the Eunuch, legendary Swedish king of the 10th century
• Björn Stallare, 11th-century Norwegian diplomat

Politics and government

• Björn Bjarnason, Icelandic politician
• Herman Bjorn Dahle, politician from Wisconsin, USA
• Bjørn Egge. a major general of the Norwegian Defence Force
• Björn Engholm, German politician
• Björn Eriksson, Swedish civil servant
• Björn von der Esch, Swedish politician
• Bjørn Tore Godal, Norwegian politician
• Björn Leví Gunnarsson, Icelandic politician
• Björn Hamilton, Swedish politician
• Björn Höcke, German politician
• Bjorn Holland, American politician
• Bjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian politician
• Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland
• Ole Bjørn Kraft, Danish journalist and politician
• Björn Leivik, Swedish politician
• Björn Rosengren (politician), Swedish politician
• Bjørn Skau, Norwegian politician
• Björn Söder, Swedish politician
• Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
• Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former prime minister of Iceland
• Bjørn Westh, Danish politician
• Björn Wiechel (born 1983), Swedish politician
• Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, Norwegian politician

Science and technology

• Björn Engquist, Swedish mathematician
• Björn Envall, Swedish automotive designer
• Björn Ekwall, Swedish toxicologist
• Bjørn Grinde, Norwegian biologist
• Björn Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic mathematician and cartographer
• Biörn Ivemark, Swedish physician
• Björn Kurtén, Finnish-Swedish paleontologist
• Bjørn Lomborg, Danish environmental skeptic and author
• Bjorn Poonen, American mathematician

Sports

• Bjørn Bang Andersen, Norwegian shot putter
• Björn Andersson (footballer, born 1951), Swedish former player and coach
• Björn Andersson (handballer), Swedish Olympic handballer
• Björn Andrae, German volleyball player
• Björn Bach, German kayaker
• Bjorn Basson, South African rugby player
• Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
• Björn Borg (swimmer), Swedish swimmer
• Björn Bothén, Swedish sailor
• Bjørn Otto Bragstad, Norwegian soccer player
• Bjorn Bregy, Swiss kickboxer
• Björn Cederberg, Swedish rally driver
• Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
• Björn Daelemans, Belgian soccer player
• Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954), Norwegian footballer
• Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978), Norwegian footballer
• Björn van der Doelen, Dutch footballer
• Björn Dunkerbeck, Dutch windsurfer
• Björn Einarsson, Swedish bandy player
• Björn Emmerling, German field hockey player
• Björn Ferry, Swedish skier
• Björn Vleminckx, Belgian footballer
• Björn Forslund (sailor), Swedish sailor
• Björn Forslund (Speed skater), Swedish speed skater
• Bjorn Fortuin, South African cricketer
• Bjorn Fratangelo, American tennis player
• Bjørn Grimnes, Norwegian athlete
• Bjørn Gundersen, Norwegian athlete
• Björn Hardley, Dutch footballer
• Bjorn Haneveer, Belgian snooker player
• Bjørn Johansen (footballer), Norwegian footballer
• Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey), Norwegian ice hockey player
• Björn Joppien, German badminton player
• Björn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, German Olympic athlete
• Björn Knutsson, Swedish motorcycle racer
• Bjorn Kotze, Namibian cricketer
• Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer player
• Björn Kuipers, Dutch football referee
• Bjørn Tore Kvarme, Norwegian soccer player
• Björn Leukemans, Belgian bicycle racer
• Björn Lilius, Swedish footballer
• Björn Lind, Swedish skier
• Bjørn Arve Lund, Norwegian soccer player
• Björn Maaseide, Norwegian beach volleyball player
• Björn Melin, Swedish ice hockey player
• Bjorn Merten, American football player
• Bjorn Mordt, Zimbabwean cricketer
• Bjørn Myrbakken, Norwegian ski jumper
• Beorn Nijenhuis, Dutch speed skater
• Björn Nittmo, Swedish American Football kicker
• Björn Nordqvist, Swedish soccer player
• Björn Otto, German pole vaulter
• Bjørn Paulson, Norwegian high jumper
• Björn Phau, German tennis player
• Bjørn Helge Riise, Norwegian soccer player
• Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper
• Björn Runström, Swedish soccer player
• Björn Schlicke, German soccer player
• Björn Schröder, German cyclist
• Björn Sengier, Belgian soccer player
• Björn Siegemund, German badminton player
• Bjørn Skaare, Norwegian ice hockey player
• Bjørn Skjærpe, Norwegian gymnast
• Bjørn Sundquist, German Olympic athlete
• Björn Svensson, Swedish hockey player
• Bjorn Thorfinnsson, Icelandic chess player
• Björn Thurau, German cyclist
• Bjørn Tronstad, Norwegian soccer player
• Björn Waldegård, Swedish rally driver
• Björn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driver
• Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper
• Björn Zikarsky, German swimmer

Writers

• Bjørn Benkow, Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiarist
• Björn Th. Björnsson, Icelandic writer
• Bjørn Hansen, Norwegian journalist
• Björn Hellberg, Swedish sports journalist and author
• Björn Kumm, Swedish journalist
• Björn Nyberg, Swedish fantasy author
• Björn Ranelid, Swedish author
• Bjørn Erik Thon, Norwegian jurist and writer
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian writer

Other people with the given name

• Axlar-Björn, Icelandic serial killer
• Björn Engwall, Swedish officer
• Björn Frantzén, Swedish chef and former footballer
• Bjørn Nyland (Automotive YouTuber), Thai-born Norwegian video blogger
• Claus Bjørn Larsen, Danish photographer

See also

• Beorn, a character in The Hobbit
• Bjarne
• Björk (name)
• Urs, name also meaning bear