# Per (given name)

Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"). The name is a variant of Peter, a common masculine name of the same origin. Other Scandinavian variants of Per are Pehr, Peer and Pär.

## A–B

* Per Aabel (1902–1999), Norwegian comic actor
* Per Almar Aas (1929–2014), Norwegian politician
* Per Ahlmark (1939–2018), Swedish writer and former politician
* Per Egil Ahlsen (born 1958), retired Norwegian footballer
* Per Aldeheim (born 1966), Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and producer
* Per Almaas (1898–1991), Norwegian politician
* Per Almqvist (born 1978), Swedish singer-songwriter
* Per Andersen (1930–2020), Norwegian brain researcher
* Per Anger (1913–2002), Swedish diplomat
* Per Ankersjö (born 1971), Swedish politician
* Per Ankre (born 1948), Norwegian handball player
* Per Arneberg (1901–1981), Norwegian poet and translator
* Per Arnoldi (born 1941), Danish artist
* Per Asplin (1928–1996), Norwegian singer, composer, and actor
* Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855), Swedish poet
* Per Aunet (born 1940), Norwegian politician and former athlete
* Per Bak (1948–2002), Danish theoretical physicist
* Per Bakken (1882–1958), Norwegian Nordic skier
* Per Bang (1922–2010), Norwegian journalist
* Per Bauhn (born 1960), Swedish philosopher and author
* Per Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speedskater
* Per Aage Brandt (1944–2021), Danish writer, poet, and linguist
* Per Bergersen (1960–1990), Swedish musician and songwriter
* Per Bergerud (born 1956), Norwegian ski jumper
* Per Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish competitive sailor
* Per Bergsland (1918–1992), Norwegian pilot, prisoner of war, and escapee from Stalag Luft III
* Per Bertilsson (1892–1972), Swedish gymnast
* Per Bill (born 1958), Swedish politician
* Per Bjerregaard (born 1946), executive director of Danish football club Brøndby IF
* Per Bjørang (born 1948), Norwegian speed skater
* Per Blom (canoeist) (born 1949), Norwegian sprint canoer
* Per Blom (director) (1946–2013), Norwegian film director
* Per Borten (1913–2005), Prime Minister of Norway, 1965–1971
* Per Brahe the Elder (1520–1590), Swedish statesman
* Per Brahe the Younger (1602–1680), Swedish soldier and statesman
* Per Brandtzæg (1936–2016), Norwegian physician and professor
* Per Bratland (1907–1988), Norwegian newspaper editor and author
* Per Bredesen (1930–2022), Norwegian footballer
* Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish-American computer scientist and pioneer of concurrent programming
* Per Brogeland (born 1953), Norwegian football coach
* Per Bronken (1935–2002), Norwegian poet, novelist, actor, and stage producer
* Per Brunvand (1937–2015), Norwegian newspaper editor
* Per Buckhøj (1902–1964), Danish film actor
* Per Bäckman (born 1950), Swedish ice hockey player

## C–J

* Per Carlén (born 1960), Swedish handball player
* Per Carleson (1917–2004), Swedish officer and fencer
* Per Carlqvist (born 1938), Swedish plasma physicist
* Per Carlsen (diplomat) (1948–2020), Swedish diplomat
* Per Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curler
* Per Cederblom (1901–1987), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
* Per Christensen (1934–2009), Norwegian actor
* Per Eberhard Cogell (1734–1812), Swedish artist
* Per Collinder (1890–1974), Swedish astronomer
* Per Dalin (1936–2010), Norwegian educationalist
* Per Ditlev-Simonsen (born 1932), Norwegian politician and former mayor of Oslo
* Per Drageset (1944–2022), Norwegian civil servant
* Per Eggers (born 1951), Swedish actor
* Per Egil Flo (born 1989), Norwegian footballer
* Per Arne Glorvigen (born 1963), Norwegian musician and composer
* Per Erik Granström (1942–2011), Swedish politician
* Per Egil Hegge (1940–2023), Norwegian journalist
* Per Einarsson (born 1984), Swedish bandy player
* Per Enflo (born 1944), Swedish mathematician and concert pianist
* Per Egil Evensen (born 1950), Norwegian politician
* Per Gedda (1914–2005), Swedish sailor
* Per Gessle (born 1959), Swedish musician, member of Roxette
* Per Günther (born 1988), German basketball player
* Per-Arne Håkansson (born 1963), Swedish politician
* Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Swedish politician
* Per Husted (born 1966), Danish politician

## K–Z

* Per Kellin (1903–1973), Swedish Army major general
* Per Krøldrup (born 1979), retired Danish footballer
* Per Kirkeby (1938–2018), Danish artist
* Per Botolf Maurseth (born 1969), Norwegian economist and politician
* Per Mertesacker (born 1984), retired German footballer
* Per Edmund Mordt (born 1965), retired Norwegian footballer
* Per Nørgård (born 1932), Danish writer and composer
* Per Yngve Ohlin (1969–1991), Swedish singer
* Per Welinder (born 1962), Swedish professional skateboarder
* Per Martin-Löf (born 1942), Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematical statistician
* Per T. Ohlsson (1958–2022), Swedish journalist
* Per Skjærvik (born 1953), Norwegian politician
* Erik Per Sullivan (born 1991), American-Swedish actor