Harald

{{wiktionary|Harald|Haraldr}} '''Harald''' or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to:

== Medieval== ===Kings of Denmark=== * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986)

===Kings of Norway=== * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrada (1015–1066) * Harald Gille (reigned 1130–1136)

===Grand Dukes of Kiev=== * Mstislav the Great (1076–1132), known as Harald in Norse sagas

===King of Mann and the Isles=== * Haraldr Óláfsson (died 1248)

===Earls of Orkney=== * Harald Haakonsson (died 1131) * Harald Maddadsson ({{circa|1134}}–1206) * Harald Eiriksson

==Others== * Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy * Harald Grenske (10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway * Harald Klak ({{circa|785}}–{{circa|852}}), king in Jutland * Harald Wartooth, legendary king of Sweden, Denmark and Norway * Harald the Younger, 9th-century Viking leader

==Modern name== ===Royalty=== * Harald V of Norway (born 1937), present King of Norway * Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949)

=== Arts and entertainment === * Harald Blüchel (born 1963), German electronic music artist * Herald Eelma (born 1934), Estonian printmaker, book illustrator and art educator * Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (1939–2008), Norwegian actor and comedian * Harald Juhnke (1929–2005), German actor and comedian * Harald Lander (1905–1971), Danish ballet dancer and choreographer * Harald Martenstein (born 1953), German journalist, columnist and writer * Harald Reinl (1908–1986), Austrian film director * Harald Rønneberg (born 1973), Norwegian television personality * Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), Norwegian composer * Harald Schmidt (born 1957), German actor and comedian * Harald Serafin (1931–2025), Austrian opera singer and artistic director * Harald Szeemann (1933–2005), Swiss curator and art historian * Harald Zwart (born 1965), Norwegian film director

=== Academia === * Harald Beyer (literary historian) (1891–1960) * Harald Bohr (1887–1951), Danish mathematician * Harald Cramér (1893–1985), Swedish mathematician, actuary, and statistician * Harald Høffding (1843–1931), Danish philosopher and theologian * Harald Helfgott (born 1977), Peruvian mathematician * Harald Herborg Nielsen (1903–1973), American physicist * Harald zur Hausen (1936–2023), German virologist * Harald Stümpke, pseudonym of Gerolf Steiner (1908–2009), German zoologist * Harald Welzer (born 1958), German social psychologist and author

=== Military === * Harald Auffarth (1896–1946), German flying ace of the First World War * Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt (1900–1945), German general of the Second World War * Harald Hægermark (1894–1965), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Harald Nugiseks (1921–2014), Estonian army sergeant * Harald Öhquist (1891–1971), Finnish general of the Second World War * Harald Riipalu (1912–1961), Estonian military commander * Harald Sunde (general) (born 1954), Norwegian military officer, Chief of Defence of Norway * Harald Turner (1891–1947), German Nazi SS commander executed for war crimes * Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland (1814–1893), Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer * Harald Åkermark (1873–1963), Swedish Navy vice admiral

=== Sport === * Harald Aabrekk (born 1956), Norwegian footballer and coach * Harald Andersson (1907–1985), Swedish athlete * Harald Baker (1882–1962), Australian rugby union footballer * Harald Berg (born 1941), Norwegian footballer * Harald Bohr (1887–1951), Danish Olympic football player and mathematician, and brother of Niels Bohr * Harald Brattbakk (born 1971), Norwegian footballer * Harald Cerny (born 1973), Austrian footballer * Harald Grohs (born 1944), German racing driver * Harald Grønningen (1934–2016), Norwegian skier * Harald Hasselbach (1967–2023), Dutch football player * Harald Hudak (1957–2024), German middle-distance runner * Harald Kaarmann (1901–1942), Estonian footballer * Harald Koch (born 1969), Austrian badminton player * Harald Lechner (born 1982), Austrian professional football referee * Harald Maartmann (1926–2021), Norwegian cross-country skier * Harald Mothes (1956–2026), German footballer * Harald Nielsen (1941–2015), Danish footballer * Harald Nielsen (boxer) (1902–1983), Danish boxer * Harald Økern (1898–1977), Norwegian skier * Harald Schmid (born 1957), German athlete * Harald Schumacher (born 1954), German footballer * Harald Strøm (1897–1977), Norwegian speed skater * Harald Sunde (footballer) (born 1944), Norwegian footballer * Harald Tammer (1899–1942), Estonian journalist, athlete and weightlifter * Harald Nilsen Tangen (born 2001), Norwegian footballer * Harald Winkler (born 1962), Austrian bobsledder

===Other people=== * Harald T. Friis (1893–1976), Danish-American radio engineer * Harald Fälth (born 1947), Swedish jurist, politician and diplomat * Harald Glööckler (born 1965), German fashion designer * Harald Keres (1912–2010), Estonian physicist * Harald Johan Løbak (1904–1985), Norwegian politician * Harald Løvenskiold (1926–1994), Norwegian businessman * Harald T. Nesvik (born 1966), Norwegian politician * Harald Orthey (born 1968), German politician * Harald Petersen (1893–1970), Danish politician * Harald Sandberg (born 1950), Swedish diplomat * Harald Servus (born 1965), Austrian politician * Harald Sverdrup (disambiguation)

== Fictional == * Harald Hilding Markurell, the main character of Swedish novel ''Markurells of Wadköping'' (1919) by Hjalmar Bergman * Harald Petersen, a playwright in ''The Group'' (1963) by Mary McCarthy * Harald, a supporting character in the Elbaph arc of the Japanese manga ''One Piece'' by ''Eiichiro Oda''

== Other uses == * Harald (restaurant), a chain of restaurants in Finland

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