Bergen (name)

Bergen is a surname originating from several Germanic languages, from a word for "hill(s)" or "mountain(s)".

Notable persons with this surname include:


 * Beverley Bergen, New Zealand soprano opera singer
 * Bill Bergen (1878–1943), American baseball player
 * Bob Bergen (born 1964), American voice actor
 * Candice Bergen (born 1946), American actress and model
 * Candice Bergen (born 1964), Canadian federal politician
 * Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), American actor and radio performer
 * Frances Bergen (1922–2006), American actress and model
 * Fanny Dickerson Bergen (1846 – 1924), an American folklorist, ethnobiologist and author
 * Hans Hansen Bergen, The progrenator of the Bergens in NY NJ and one of the first Norwegian emigrants to the us.
 * Helen Corinne Bergen (1868 - ?), American journalist and author
 * John Teunis Bergen (1786–1855), American politician
 * Larisa Bergen (1949–2023), Soviet volleyball player
 * Martin Bergen (disambiguation), several persons
 * Peter Bergen (born 1962), British-American journalist
 * Polly Bergen (1930–2014), American entertainer
 * Stanley S. Bergen Jr. (1929-2019), American university president
 * Teunis G. Bergen (1806–1881), American politician
 * Todd Bergen, Canadian ice hockey player
 * W. R. Bergen, American basketball coach

van/von Bergen
The preposition "of" or "from" is a common part of names in Dutch (Van), German (Von) and related languages.

Notable people whose surnames contain this particle in conjunction with "Bergen" include:
 * John S. Van Bergen (1885–1969), American architect
 * Nora von Bergen (born 1990), Swiss ice dancer
 * Peter A. Van Bergen (1763-1804), American politician
 * Steve von Bergen (born 1983), Swiss footballer