Bjorn

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

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