Holger (given name)

Holger is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, a compound of hólmr 'island', and geirr 'spear'. It is most common amongst Danish people. It is uncommon as a surname, but is found as Holkeri in Finnish. People with the name include:


 * Holger Albrechtsen (1906–1992), Norwegian hurdler
 * Holger Badstuber, German footballer
 * Holger Behrendt, German gymnast and Olympic champion
 * Holger Börner (1931–2006), German politician
 * Holger Cahill (1887–1960), American, National Director of the Federal Art Project
 * Holger Chen, Taiwanese YouTuber
 * Holger Crafoord (1908–1982), Swedish industrialist who established the Crafoord Prize
 * Holger Czukay (1938–2017), German musician
 * Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), Danish poet and dramatist
 * Holger Fach, German football player and manager
 * Holger Glandorf, German former professional handballer
 * Holger Granström (1917–1941), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Holger Gustafsson, Swedish politician
 * Holger Hansen (1929–2015), Danish politician and academic
 * Holger Juul Hansen (1924–2013), Danish actor
 * Holger Henning (1905–1981), Swedish Navy vice admiral
 * Holger Hieronymus (born 1959), German football player
 * Holger Hiller, German musician
 * Holger Hott, Norwegian athletic
 * Holger Löwenadler (1904–1977), Swedish film actor
 * Hólger Matamoros (born 1985), Ecuadorian football player
 * Holger Bech Nielsen, Danish physicist
 * Holger K. Nielsen (born 1950), Danish politician
 * Holger Osieck, German football coach
 * Holger Simon Paulli (1810–1891), Danish conductor and composer
 * Holger Pedersen (linguist) (1867–1953), Danish linguist
 * Holger Pedersen (astronomer) (born 1946), Danish astronomer
 * Holger Petersen, Canadian businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster
 * Hólger Quiñónez (born 1962), Ecuadorian football player
 * Holger Rasmusen (1894–1983), American politician
 * Holger Roed (1846–1874), Danish painter
 * Holger Romander (1921–2020), Swedish civil servant
 * Holger Rune (born 2003), Danish tennis player
 * Holger Sundström (1925–2023), Swedish sailor
 * Holger Thiele (1878–1946), Danish-American astronomer
 * Holger Waldenberger (born 1967), German professional quizzer