# Harald

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'''Harald''' or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name [Harold](/source/Harold_(given_name)). It may refer to:

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== Medieval==
===Kings of Denmark===
* [Harald Bluetooth](/source/Harald_Bluetooth) (935–985/986)

===Kings of Norway===
* [Harald Fairhair](/source/Harald_Fairhair) (c. 850–c. 933)
* [Harald Greycloak](/source/Harald_Greycloak) (died 970)
* [Harald Hardrada](/source/Harald_Hardrada) (1015–1066)
* [Harald Gille](/source/Harald_Gille) (reigned 1130–1136)

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

===King of Mann and the Isles===
* [Haraldr Óláfsson](/source/Haraldr_%C3%93l%C3%A1fsson) (died 1248)

===Earls of Orkney===
* [Harald Haakonsson](/source/Harald_Haakonsson) (died 1131)
* [Harald Maddadsson](/source/Harald_Maddadsson) ({{circa|1134}}–1206)
* [Harald Eiriksson](/source/Harald_Eiriksson)

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

==Modern name==
===Royalty===
* [Harald V of Norway](/source/Harald_V_of_Norway) (born 1937), present King of Norway
* [Prince Harald of Denmark](/source/Prince_Harald_of_Denmark) (1876–1949)

=== Arts and entertainment ===
* [Harald Blüchel](/source/Harald_Bl%C3%BCchel) (born 1963), German electronic music artist
* [Herald Eelma](/source/Herald_Eelma) (born 1934),  Estonian printmaker, book illustrator and art educator
* [Harald Heide-Steen Jr.](/source/Harald_Heide-Steen_Jr.) (1939–2008), Norwegian actor and comedian
* [Harald Juhnke](/source/Harald_Juhnke) (1929–2005), German actor and comedian
* [Harald Lander](/source/Harald_Lander) (1905–1971), Danish ballet dancer and choreographer
* [Harald Martenstein](/source/Harald_Martenstein) (born 1953), German journalist, columnist and writer
* [Harald Reinl](/source/Harald_Reinl) (1908–1986), Austrian film director
* [Harald Rønneberg](/source/Harald_R%C3%B8nneberg) (born 1973), Norwegian television personality
* [Harald Sæverud](/source/Harald_S%C3%A6verud) (1897–1992), Norwegian composer
* [Harald Schmidt](/source/Harald_Schmidt) (born 1957), German actor and comedian
* [Harald Serafin](/source/Harald_Serafin) (1931–2025), Austrian opera singer and artistic director
* [Harald Szeemann](/source/Harald_Szeemann) (1933–2005), Swiss curator and art historian
* [Harald Zwart](/source/Harald_Zwart) (born 1965), Norwegian film director

=== Academia ===
* [Harald Beyer (literary historian)](/source/Harald_Beyer_(literary_historian)) (1891–1960)
* [Harald Bohr](/source/Harald_Bohr) (1887–1951), Danish mathematician
* [Harald Cramér](/source/Harald_Cram%C3%A9r) (1893–1985), Swedish mathematician, actuary, and statistician
* [Harald Høffding](/source/Harald_H%C3%B8ffding) (1843–1931), Danish philosopher and theologian
* [Harald Helfgott](/source/Harald_Helfgott) (born 1977), Peruvian mathematician
* [Harald Herborg Nielsen](/source/Harald_Herborg_Nielsen) (1903–1973), American physicist
* [Harald zur Hausen](/source/Harald_zur_Hausen) (1936–2023), German virologist
* [Harald Stümpke](/source/Harald_St%C3%BCmpke), pseudonym of Gerolf Steiner (1908–2009), German zoologist
* [Harald Welzer](/source/Harald_Welzer) (born 1958), German social psychologist and author

=== Military ===
* [Harald Auffarth](/source/Harald_Auffarth) (1896–1946), German flying ace of the First World War
* [Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt](/source/Harald_Freiherr_von_Elverfeldt) (1900–1945), German general of the Second World War
* [Harald Hægermark](/source/Harald_H%C3%A6germark) (1894–1965), Swedish Army lieutenant general
* [Harald Nugiseks](/source/Harald_Nugiseks) (1921–2014), Estonian army sergeant 
* [Harald Öhquist](/source/Harald_%C3%96hquist) (1891–1971), Finnish general of the Second World War
* [Harald Riipalu](/source/Harald_Riipalu) (1912–1961), Estonian military commander 
* [Harald Sunde (general)](/source/Harald_Sunde_(general)) (born 1954), Norwegian military officer, Chief of Defence of Norway
* [Harald Turner](/source/Harald_Turner) (1891–1947), German Nazi SS commander executed for war crimes
* [Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland](/source/Harald_Nicolai_Storm_Wergeland) (1814–1893), Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer
* [Harald Åkermark](/source/Harald_%C3%85kermark) (1873–1963), Swedish Navy vice admiral

=== Sport ===
* [Harald Aabrekk](/source/Harald_Aabrekk) (born 1956), Norwegian footballer and coach
* [Harald Andersson](/source/Harald_Andersson) (1907–1985), Swedish athlete
* [Harald Baker](/source/Harald_Baker) (1882–1962), Australian rugby union footballer
* [Harald Berg](/source/Harald_Berg) (born 1941), Norwegian footballer
* [Harald Bohr](/source/Harald_Bohr) (1887–1951), Danish Olympic football player and mathematician, and brother of Niels Bohr
* [Harald Brattbakk](/source/Harald_Brattbakk) (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
* [Harald Cerny](/source/Harald_Cerny) (born 1973), Austrian footballer
* [Harald Grohs](/source/Harald_Grohs) (born 1944), German racing driver
* [Harald Grønningen](/source/Harald_Gr%C3%B8nningen) (1934–2016), Norwegian skier
* [Harald Hasselbach](/source/Harald_Hasselbach) (1967–2023), Dutch football player
* [Harald Hudak](/source/Harald_Hudak) (1957–2024), German middle-distance runner
* [Harald Kaarmann](/source/Harald_Kaarmann) (1901–1942), Estonian footballer
* [Harald Koch](/source/Harald_Koch) (born 1969), Austrian badminton player
* [Harald Lechner](/source/Harald_Lechner) (born 1982), Austrian professional football referee
* [Harald Maartmann](/source/Harald_Maartmann) (1926–2021), Norwegian cross-country skier
* [Harald Mothes](/source/Harald_Mothes) (1956–2026), German footballer
* [Harald Nielsen](/source/Harald_Nielsen) (1941–2015), Danish footballer
* [Harald Nielsen (boxer)](/source/Harald_Nielsen_(boxer)) (1902–1983), Danish boxer
* [Harald Økern](/source/Harald_%C3%98kern) (1898–1977), Norwegian skier
* [Harald Schmid](/source/Harald_Schmid) (born 1957), German athlete
* [Harald Schumacher](/source/Harald_Schumacher) (born 1954), German footballer 
* [Harald Strøm](/source/Harald_Str%C3%B8m) (1897–1977), Norwegian speed skater
* [Harald Sunde (footballer)](/source/Harald_Sunde_(footballer)) (born 1944), Norwegian footballer
* [Harald Tammer](/source/Harald_Tammer) (1899–1942), Estonian journalist, athlete and weightlifter
* [Harald Nilsen Tangen](/source/Harald_Nilsen_Tangen) (born 2001), Norwegian footballer
* [Harald Winkler](/source/Harald_Winkler) (born 1962), Austrian bobsledder

===Other people===
* [Harald T. Friis](/source/Harald_T._Friis) (1893–1976), Danish-American radio engineer
* [Harald Fälth](/source/Harald_F%C3%A4lth) (born 1947), Swedish jurist, politician and diplomat
* [Harald Glööckler](/source/Harald_Gl%C3%B6%C3%B6ckler) (born 1965), German fashion designer 
* [Harald Keres](/source/Harald_Keres) (1912–2010), Estonian physicist
* [Harald Johan Løbak](/source/Harald_Johan_L%C3%B8bak) (1904–1985), Norwegian politician
* [Harald Løvenskiold](/source/Harald_L%C3%B8venskiold) (1926–1994), Norwegian businessman
* [Harald T. Nesvik](/source/Harald_T._Nesvik) (born 1966), Norwegian politician
* [Harald Orthey](/source/Harald_Orthey) (born 1968), German politician
* [Harald Petersen](/source/Harald_Petersen) (1893–1970), Danish politician 
* [Harald Sandberg](/source/Harald_Sandberg) (born 1950), Swedish diplomat
* [Harald Servus](/source/Harald_Servus) (born 1965), Austrian politician
* [Harald Sverdrup (disambiguation)](/source/Harald_Sverdrup_(disambiguation))

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

== Other uses ==
* [Harald (restaurant)](/source/Harald_(restaurant)), a chain of restaurants in Finland

== See also ==
* [Harold (disambiguation)](/source/Harold_(disambiguation))
* [Herald (disambiguation)](/source/The_Herald_(Ireland))
* [Herod (disambiguation)](/source/Herod_(disambiguation))

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Category:Scandinavian masculine given names
Category:Danish masculine given names
Category:Estonian masculine given names
Category:German masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Norwegian masculine given names
Category:Swedish masculine given names

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