# Torgersen

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**Torgersen** is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

- [Alek Torgersen](/source/Alek_Torgersen) (born 1995), American football player
- [Brad R. Torgersen](/source/Brad_R._Torgersen) (born 1974), multi-award-winning American sci-fi author and military veteran
- [Einar Torgersen](/source/Einar_Torgersen) (1886–1946), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- [Fredrik Fasting Torgersen](/source/Fredrik_Fasting_Torgersen) (1934–2015), Norwegian convicted of murder
- [Hans Torgersen](/source/Hans_Torgersen) (1926–2015), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
- [John Torgersen](/source/John_Torgersen) (1878–1958), Norwegian businessperson and politician
- Jon Fredrik "Joffe" Torgersen, singer in [Delaware (band)](/source/Delaware_(band)), a Norwegian indie/alternative rock band
- [Knut Petter Torgersen](/source/Knut_Petter_Torgersen) (born 1955), Norwegian politician
- [Otto Torgersen](/source/Otto_Torgersen) (1910–2000), Norwegian architect, born in Trondheim
- [Paul Torgersen](/source/Paul_Torgersen) (1931–2015), President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- [Rolf Normann Torgersen](/source/Rolf_Normann_Torgersen) (1918–2010), Norwegian jurist and civil servant
- [Sjur Torgersen](/source/Sjur_Torgersen) (1946–2005), Norwegian Ambassador and diplomat
- [Tore Torgersen](/source/Tore_Torgersen) (born 1968), Norwegian ten-pin bowler
- Thor C. Torgersen (born 1962), Co-Founder Veterans Equine Therapeutic Services

## See also

- [Torgersen Island](/source/Torgersen_Island), small island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica
- [Thoresen](/source/Thoresen)
- [Torgsin](/source/Torgsin)
- [Torsen](/source/Torsen)

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