# Borg (surname)

Borg is a common surname in the Nordic countries as well as in Malta.
The Nordic surname comes from the Old Norse borg, meaning "town"; while the Maltese surname comes from the word borġ, itself ultimately from the Arabic burj (برج), meaning "castle" or "tower".
Borg may refer to:
* Åke Borg (1901–1973), Swedish swimmer, twin brother of Arne
* Alex Borg (born 1969), Maltese snooker player
* Anders Borg (born 1968), Swedish politician
* Andy Borg (born 1960), Austrian singer
* Anita Borg (1949–2003), American historical computer scientist
* Anna Borg (1903–1963), Danish-Icelandic actress
* Arne Borg (1901–1987), Swedish swimmer, twin brother of Åke
* Barbara Borg (born 1960), German Professor of Classical Archaeology at University of Exeter
* Björn Borg (born 1956), Swedish tennis player
* Björn Borg (swimmer) (1919–2009), Swedish swimmer
* Brita Borg (1926–2010), Swedish singer and actress
* Carl Oscar Borg (1879–1947), Swedish-American painter
* Carmelo Borg Pisani (1914–1942), Maltese political activist and spy
* Charmaine Borg (born 1990), Canadian politician
* Christabelle Borg (born 1992), Maltese singer
* Coryse Borg, Maltese actress and director
* Dorothy Borg, American historian of United States – East Asian relations
* David Borg, Canadian film producer
* Dominic Borg (17th century), a minor Maltese philosopher
* Elsa Borg (1826–1909), Swedish social worker
* Flula Borg (born 1982), German YouTube personality, DJ and actor
* Freddy Borg (born 1983), Swedish football striker, currently with Alemannia Aachen
* George Borg (judge) (1887-1954), Maltese judge and politician
* George M. Borg (1934-1971), American politician
* Gerard James Borg, Maltese songwriter
* Giorgio Borġ Olivier (1911–1980), Maltese politician, twice Prime Minister
* Hasse Borg (born 1953), Swedish footballer
* Jákup á Borg (born 1979), Faroese footballer
* Joe Borg (born 1952), Maltese politician
* Joseph Borg (regulator) (born 1951), American financial regulator
* Katarina Borg (born 1964), Swedish orienteering competitor
* Kevin Borg (born 1986), Maltese singer
* Kim Borg (1919–2000), Finnish opera singer
* Lorraine Borg (1923–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Marcus Borg (1942–2015), American theologian
* Nicke Borg (born 1973), Swedish singer and guitarist
* O.J. Borg (born 1979), Maltese-British radio and television personality
* Oscar Borg (1851–1930), Norwegian composer
* Parker W. Borg (born 1939), American diplomat and professor
* Paul Borg Olivier (born 1969), Maltese politician, grandnephew of Giorgio Borġ Olivier
* Peter Paul Borg (1843–1934), Maltese theologian, canonist and minor philosopher.
* Ray Borg (born 1993), American mixed martial artist
* Reginald Le Borg (1902–1989), Austrian filmmaker
* Richard Borg, American game designer
* Steve Borg, Maltese footballer
* Tahlia Borg (born 2002), Australian vocalist, drummer and member of Adelaide indie rock band Teenage Joans
* Tonio Borg (born 1957), Maltese politician
* Veda Ann Borg (1915–1973), American film actress
* Vincenzo Borg (1777–1837), Maltese merchant and rebel leader
* Walter Borg (1870–1918), Swedish-Finn communist
* Wes Borg, Canadian comedian and musician