{{other}} {{Infobox given name | name = Bjorn/Björn/Bjørn/Bjorne | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|b|i|ˈ|ɔːr|n|,_|b|j|ɜːr|n}} {{respell|bee|ORN|,_|BYURN}}<ref>{{citation|last=Wells|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|isbn=9781405881180}}</ref><br />{{IPA|sv|ˈbjœːɳ|lang}}<br />{{IPA|is|ˈpjœ(r)tn̥|lang}}<br />{{IPA|de|bjœʁn|lang|de-Björn.ogg}}<br />{{IPA|nl|ˈbjʏr(ə)n|lang|nl-Björn.ogg}} | gender = male | region = Germanic | meaning = Bear | language = Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish | origin = | alternative spelling = Bjørn, Bjõrn, Bjorne, Beorn, Bjôrn, Biorn | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = Bjarne, Bjorne, Bjarni, Birni | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = }} '''Bjorn''', '''Bjorne''' (English, Dutch), '''Björn''' (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), '''Bjørn''' (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), '''Beorn''' (Old English) or, rarely, '''Bjôrn''', '''Biorn''', or Latinized '''Biornus''', '''Brum''' (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear" (the animal). In Swedish and Finnish, the nickname '''Nalle''' ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.
== Surname == *Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster *Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete *Hugo Björne, Swedish actor *Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier *Lasse Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player *Nathalie Björn, Swedish football player *Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer {{Bear-surname|state = collapsed}}
==Given name== ===Acting=== *Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician *Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor *Björn Granath, Swedish actor *Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor *Björn Gustafson, 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 Holmgren, Swedish singer *Björn J:son Lindh, Swedish musician *Bjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian jazz musician *Björn Lodin, Swedish musician *Bjørn Melhus, German artist *Bjørn Moe, Norwegian conductor *Bjørn Nilsen, Norwegian musician (performs as Lillebjørn Nilsen) *Bjørn Simensen, Norwegian culture administrator and journalist *Björn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork *Bjorn Surrao, Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and actor *Bjørn Tagemose, Swedish director and videoartist *Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer *Bjorn Thorsrud, American 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 *Björn Yttling, Swedish musician and music producer
===Business=== *Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, Norwegian businessman and powerboat racer *Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag *Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist *Björn Stigson, Swedish business leader *Björn Wahlroos, Finnish CEO of Sampo Group *Bjørn Wegge, Norwegian director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise *Björn Westerlund (1912–2009), Finnish businessman and government minister, CEO of Nokia
===Historical figures=== *Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th century *Björn (III) Eriksson, king of Sweden in the 9th and 10th centuries *Beorn Estrithson (died 1049), English nobleman *Bjørn Farmann, king of Vestfold, petty kingdoms of Norway in the 10th century *Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, 12th-century Swedish queen *Björn Ironside, legendary Swedish king of the 9th century *Björn the Eunuch, legendary Swedish king of the 10th century *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 Leví Gunnarsson, Icelandic politician *Björn Hamilton, Swedish politician *Björn Höcke, German politician *Bjorn Holland, American politician *Bjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian politician *Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland *Ole Bjørn Kraft, Danish journalist and politician *Björn Leivik, Swedish politician *Björn Rosengren (politician), Swedish politician *Björn Schutz, Dutch politician *Bjørn Skau, Norwegian politician *Björn Söder, Swedish politician *Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician *Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former prime minister of Iceland *Bjørn Westh, Danish politician *Björn Wiechel (born 1983), Swedish politician *Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, Norwegian politician
===Science and technology=== *Björn Engquist, Swedish mathematician *Björn Envall, Swedish automotive designer *Björn Ekwall, Swedish toxicologist *Bjørn Grinde, Norwegian biologist *Björn Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic mathematician and cartographer *Biörn Ivemark, Swedish physician *Björn Kurtén, Finnish-Swedish paleontologist *Bjørn Lomborg, Danish environmental skeptic and author *Bjorn Poonen, American mathematician
===Sports=== *Bjørn Bang Andersen, Norwegian shot putter *Björn Andersson (footballer, born 1951), 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 *Björn van der Doelen, Dutch footballer *Björn Dunkerbeck, Dutch windsurfer *Björn Einarsson, Swedish bandy player *Björn Emmerling, German field hockey player *Björn Ferry, Swedish skier *Björn Vleminckx, Belgian footballer *Björn Forslund (sailor), Swedish sailor *Björn Forslund (Speed skater), Swedish speed skater *Bjorn Fortuin, South African cricketer *Bjorn Fratangelo, American tennis player *Bjørn Grimnes, Norwegian athlete *Bjørn Gundersen, Norwegian athlete *Björn Hardley, Dutch footballer *Bjorn Haneveer, Belgian snooker player *Bjørn Johansen (footballer), 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 *Bjorn Kotze, Namibian cricketer *Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer player *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 *Björn Thurau, German cyclist *Bjørn Tronstad, Norwegian soccer player *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, Swedish 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
=== Other people with the given name=== * Axlar-Björn, Icelandic serial killer * Björn Engwall, Swedish officer * Björn Frantzén, Swedish chef and former footballer * Bjørn Nyland (Automotive YouTuber), Thai-born Norwegian video blogger * Claus Bjørn Larsen, Danish photographer
==See also== *Beorn, a character in ''The Hobbit'' *Bjarne *Björk (name) *Urs, name also meaning bear
==References== {{reflist}}
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