# Bjorn

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

## 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)
* 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
* 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