Bjørnson is a Norwegian surname with the literal meaning "Son of Bjørn". Bjornson, Bjørnson, Bjørnsen, Björnsson and variations can refer to the following people: ; ;Icelanders *

Ármann Smári Björnsson Ármann Smári Björnsson (born 7 January 1981 in Höfn) is an Icelandic former Football (soccer), footballer who last played for Íþróttabandalag Akraness. Club career Born in Höfn, southeast Iceland, he started his club career at local out ...

(born 1981), Icelandic footballer * Björn Th. Björnsson (1922–2007), Icelandic writer * Georgia Björnsson (1884–1957), Danish-born wife of Sveinn *

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (; transliterated as Hafthor in English; born 26 November 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. He is the first and only person t ...

(born 1988), Icelandic strongman and actor *

Sveinn Björnsson Sveinn Björnsson (; 27 February 1881 – 25 January 1952) was the first president of Iceland, serving from 1944 to 1952. Background, education and legal career Sveinn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the son of Björn Jónsson (editor and ...

(1881–1952), first president of Iceland * Sveinn Birkir Björnsson (born 1976), editor of ''The Reykjavík Grapevine'' ; ;Norwegians *

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson ( , ; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished ...

(1832–1910), Norwegian writer, 1903 Nobel Prize *

Bjørn Bjørnson Bjørn Bjørnson (15 November 1859 – 14 May 1942) was a Norwegian stage actor and theatre director. Biography He was born in Christiania, the son of author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson ( , ; 8 December 1 ...

(1859–1942), Norwegian stage actor and theatre director, son of Bjørnstjerne *

Gudrød Bjørnsson Gudrød Bjørnsson was, in late tradition, the son of Bjørn Farmann, the king of Vestfold, and a grandson of Harald Fairhair. These traditions make Gudrød the father of Harald Grenske, and the paternal grandfather of Saint Olaf, but modern schola ...

, Norwegian politician in Middle Ages, grandfather of Olaf *

Ivar Bjørnson Ivar Skontorp Peersen, best known by his stage name Ivar Bjørnson (born 27 November 1977), is a Norwegian musician and composer. He is a founding member and the main songwriter of the extreme metal band Enslaved, and has previously been a memb ...

(born 1977), Norwegian musician, ''Enslaved'' * Øyvind Bjørnson, (1950–2007), Norwegian historian ; ;Swedes *

Erik Björnsson Erik Björnsson was supposedly one of the sons of Björn "Ironside" Ragnarsson and a legendary king of Sweden of the House of Munsö, who would have lived in the late 9th century. One of the few surviving Scandinavian sources that deal with Swedi ...

, 9th century semi-legendary Swedish king *

Johan Björnsson Printz Johan Björnsson Printz (July 20, 1592 – May 3, 1663) was a Swedish military officer who was the 3rd governor of New Sweden, the Swedish colonization of the Americas, Swedish colony in North America, from 1643 until 1653. Early life in Sweden ...

, governor of New Sweden *

Olof (II) Björnsson Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: * Olle Åberg (1925–2013), Swedish middle-distance runner * Olle Åhlund (1920–1996), Swed ...

, 10th century semi-legendary Swedish king ; ;Other nationalities * Craig Bjornson (born 1969), American baseball coach * David Bjornson (born 1947), Canadian politician * Eric Bjornson (born 1971), American football player * Karen Bjornson (born 1952), American model *

Maria Björnson Maria Elena Björnson (16 February 1949 – 13 December 2002) was a theatre designer. She was born in Paris to a Norwegian father and Romanian mother, and was the great-granddaughter of the Norwegian playwright Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, who won ...

(1949–2002), French theatre stage designer * Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen (1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist *

Oscar Bjornson Oscar Ferdinand Bjornson (February 14, 1906 in Glenboro, Manitoba – August 13, 1972) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969. The son of ...

(1906–1972), Canadian politician * Peter Bjornson, Canadian politician * Rosella Bjornson (born 1947), Canadian airline pilot *

Val Bjornson Kristjan Valdimar "Val" Bjornson (August 29, 1906 – March 10, 1987) was an American writer, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the State Treasurer of Minnesota for more than two decades. Bjornson was born in Minneota, Minnesota of ...

(1906–1987), American politician

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