Bjorn

Bjorn/Björn/Bjørn

Pronunciation	/biˈɔːrn, bjɜːrn/ bee-ORN, BYURN Swedish: [bjœːɳ] Icelandic: [ˈpjœrtn̥] German: [bjœɐ̯n] Dutch: [ˈbjɵrn]
Gender	male
Language(s)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish
Origin
Meaning	Bear
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Alternative spelling	Bjørn, Bjõrn, Beorn, Bjôrn, Biorn
Related names	Bjarne, Bjarni, Birni

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

Notable people

Acting:

• Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician
• Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor
• Björn Granath, 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 J:son Lindh, Swedish musician
• Bjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian jazz musician
• Björn Lodin, Swedish musician
• Bjørn Melhus, German artist
• Bjørn Moe, Norwegian conductor
• Björn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork
• Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer
• Bjørn Tagemose, Swedish director and videoartist
• Bjorn Thorsrud, 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

Business:

• Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, businessman and powerboat racer
• Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag.
• Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist
• Björn Stigson, Swedish business leader
• Björn Wahlroos, CEO of Sampo Group
• Bjorn Wegge, director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise
• Björn Westerlund, former CEO of Nokia

History:

• Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king
• Björn (III) Eriksson, historical king of Sweden
• Beorn Estrithson (died 1049), English nobleman
• Bjørn Farmann, first king of Norway
• Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, Swedish queen
• Björn Ironside, legendary Swedish king
• Björn the Eunuch, legendary Swedish king
• 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 Hamilton, Swedish politician
• Bjorn Holland, American politician
• Bjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian politician
• Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland
• Björn Leivik, Swedish politician
• Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician
• Bjørn Skau, Norwegian politician
• Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
• Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former Prime minister of Iceland
• Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, Norwegian politician

Science and technology:

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

Sports:

• Bjørn Bang Andersen, Norwegian shot putter
• Björn Andersson, 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
• Wouterus van der Doelen, known as Björn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player
• Björn Dunkerbeck, windsurfer
• Björn Einarsson, Swedish bandy player
• Björn Emmerling, German field hockey player
• Björn Ferry, Swedish skier
• Björn Forslund, Swedish sailor
• Björn Forslund (Speed skater), Swedish speed skater
• Bjorn Fratangelo, American tennis player
• Bjørn Grimnes, Norwegian athlete
• Bjørn Gundersen, Norwegian athlete
• Bjorn Haneveer, Belgian snooker player
• Bjørn Johansen (footballer), former 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
• Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer player
• Bjorn Kotze, Namibian cricketer
• 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
• Bjørn Tronstad, Norwegian soccer player
• Björn Thurau, German cyclist
• 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, 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

As a surname:

• Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete
• Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
• Kristen Bjorn, gay porn director and actor
• Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
• Lars "Lasse" Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
• Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer

Places

• Björn, Kalix, a Swedish island and nature reserve in the Bay of Bothnia
• Bjorne Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
• Björns trädgård, a public park in Stockholm

Other uses

• Björn Again, the name of several related ABBA tribute bands
• Peter Bjorn and John, Swedish rock band
• Peter Bjorn and John (album), album by the above band
• Bjorn Unicorn, the head of the Peggle Institute from the casual game Peggle
• Mr Bjorn Studios, Music - Design - Photography - Guitar luthier, Studio
• Baby Björn A brand of baby carriers
• Bjorn the Fell-Handed, A character from the tabletop game Warhammer 40K

See also

• Beorn, a character in The Hobbit
• Bjarne
• Björk (disambiguation)