Per (given name)

Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"). The name is a variant of Peter, a common masculine name of the same origin. Other Scandinavian variants of Per are Pehr, Peer and Pär.

A–B

 * Per Aabel (1902–1999), Norwegian comic actor
 * Per Almar Aas (1929–2014), Norwegian politician
 * Per Ahlmark (1939–2018), Swedish writer and former politician
 * Per Egil Ahlsen (born 1958), retired Norwegian footballer
 * Per Aldeheim (born 1966), Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and producer
 * Per Almaas (1898–1991), Norwegian politician
 * Per Almqvist (born 1978), Swedish singer-songwriter
 * Per Andersen (1930–2020), Norwegian brain researcher
 * Per Anger (1913–2002), Swedish diplomat
 * Per Ankersjö (born 1971), Swedish politician
 * Per Ankre (born 1948), Norwegian handball player
 * Per Arneberg (1901–1981), Norwegian poet and translator
 * Per Arnoldi (born 1941), Danish artist
 * Per Asplin (1928–1996), Norwegian singer, composer, and actor
 * Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855), Swedish poet
 * Per Aunet (born 1940), Norwegian politician and former athlete
 * Per Bak (1948–2002), Danish theoretical physicist
 * Per Bakken (1882–1958), Norwegian Nordic skier
 * Per Bang (1922–2010), Norwegian journalist
 * Per Bauhn (born 1960), Swedish philosopher and author
 * Per Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speedskater
 * Per Aage Brandt (1944–2021), Danish writer, poet, and linguist
 * Per Bergersen (1960–1990), Swedish musician and songwriter
 * Per Bergerud (born 1956), Norwegian ski jumper
 * Per Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish competitive sailor
 * Per Bergsland (1918–1992), Norwegian pilot, prisoner of war, and escapee from Stalag Luft III
 * Per Bertilsson (1892–1972), Swedish gymnast
 * Per Bill (born 1958), Swedish politician
 * Per Bjerregaard (born 1946), executive director of Danish football club Brøndby IF
 * Per Bjørang (born 1948), Norwegian speed skater
 * Per Blom (canoeist) (born 1949), Norwegian sprint canoer
 * Per Blom (director) (1946–2013), Norwegian film director
 * Per Borten (1913–2005), Prime Minister of Norway, 1965–1971
 * Per Brahe the Elder (1520–1590), Swedish statesman
 * Per Brahe the Younger (1602–1680), Swedish soldier and statesman
 * Per Brandtzæg (1936–2016), Norwegian physician and professor
 * Per Bratland (1907–1988), Norwegian newspaper editor and author
 * Per Bredesen (1930–2022), Norwegian footballer
 * Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish-American computer scientist and pioneer of concurrent programming
 * Per Brogeland (born 1953), Norwegian football coach
 * Per Bronken (1935–2002), Norwegian poet, novelist, actor, and stage producer
 * Per Brunvand (1937–2015), Norwegian newspaper editor
 * Per Buckhøj (1902–1964), Danish film actor
 * Per Bäckman (born 1950), Swedish ice hockey player

C–J

 * Per Carlén (born 1960), Swedish handball player
 * Per Carleson (1917–2004), Swedish officer and fencer
 * Per Carlqvist (born 1938), Swedish plasma physicist
 * Per Carlsen (diplomat) (1948–2020), Swedish diplomat
 * Per Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curler
 * Per Cederblom (1901–1987), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
 * Per Christensen (1934–2009), Norwegian actor
 * Per Eberhard Cogell (1734–1812), Swedish artist
 * Per Collinder (1890–1974), Swedish astronomer
 * Per Dalin (1936–2010), Norwegian educationalist
 * Per Ditlev-Simonsen (born 1932), Norwegian politician and former mayor of Oslo
 * Per Drageset (1944–2022), Norwegian civil servant
 * Per Eggers (born 1951), Swedish actor
 * Per Egil Flo (born 1989), Norwegian footballer
 * Per Erik Granström (1942–2011), Swedish politician
 * Per Egil Hegge (1940–2023), Norwegian journalist
 * Per Einarsson (born 1984), Swedish bandy player
 * Per Enflo (born 1944), Swedish mathematician and concert pianist
 * Per Gedda (1914–2005), Swedish sailor
 * Per Gessle (born 1959), Swedish musician, member of Roxette
 * Per Günther (born 1988), German basketball player
 * Per-Arne Håkansson (born 1963), Swedish politician
 * Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Swedish politician
 * Per Husted (born 1966), Danish politician

K–Z

 * Per Kellin (1903–1973), Swedish Army major general
 * Per Krøldrup (born 1979), retired Danish footballer
 * Per Kirkeby (1938–2018), Danish artist
 * Per Botolf Maurseth (born 1969), Norwegian economist and politician
 * Per Mertesacker (born 1984), retired German footballer
 * Per Edmund Mordt (born 1965), retired Norwegian footballer
 * Per Nørgård (born 1932), Danish writer and composer
 * Per Yngve Ohlin (1969–1991), Swedish singer
 * Per Welinder (born 1962), Swedish professional skateboarder
 * Per Martin-Löf (born 1942), Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematical statistician
 * Per T. Ohlsson (1958–2022), Swedish journalist
 * Per Skjærvik (born 1953), Norwegian politician
 * Erik Per Sullivan (born 1991), American-Swedish actor