Jens is a male given name and a Danish,

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, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese and Frisian derivative of

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' ...

. It was the top given name for boys in Denmark in 2008. People with the name include: * Jens Arnsted, musician *

Jens Bergensten Jens Peder Bergensten (born 18 May 1979), also known as Jeb or Jeb_, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known as the lead designer of '' Minecraft''. In 2013, he, along with ''Minecraft'' creator Markus Persson, was na ...

, Swedish video game developer. * Jens Blauenfeldt, television actor, screenwriter, and director for Danmarks Radio *

Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen (born 30 December 1969) is a badminton player from Denmark. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, and won a mixed doubles bronze medal in 2004 partnered with Mette Schjoldager. At the World Champio ...

, Danish Olympic badminton player *

Jens Fink-Jensen Jens Fink-Jensen (born 19 December 1956) is a Danish poet, author, photographer, composer and architect. Biography Fink-Jensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. From 1968 to 1972 he attended school in Store Heddinge where he was a classmate with ...

, Danish author, composer and photographer * Jens Gad, musician and composer *

Jens Geier Jens Geier (born 22 June 1961) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament since 2009. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Party of European Socialists. Early life and caree ...

, German politician *

Jens Peter Hansen Jens Peter Hansen, alternatively spelled Jens Peder Hansen (15 March 1927 – 16 November 1996) was a Danish footballer who played 465 games and scored 150 goals for Esbjerg fB in Denmark. He was the top goalscorer of the 1951 Danish football ch ...

, Danish Olympic footballer * Jens Jensen (landscape architect), Danish-American landscape architect * Jens Jensen (politician), Australian politician and Minister for the Navy * Jens Jensen (trade unionist), Danish trade unionist and politician * Jens Kristian Jensen, Danish gymnast *

Jens Jeremies Jens Jeremies (born 5 March 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Best known for his tackling abilities, he played for three clubs during his professional career, most notably Bayern Munich which ...

, German footballer * Jens Johansson, keyboardist and pianist * Jens Kidman, Swedish vocalist of the band Meshuggah * Jens Lapidus, Swedish author * Jens Larsen, Danish volleyball player and coach * Jens Peter Larsen, Danish musicologist and conductor * Jens Lehmann, German footballer * Jens Lekman, Swedish pop musician * Jens Lieblein, Norwegian egyptologist * Jens Lindhard, Danish physicist * Jens Lindhardt, Danish rower *

Jens Otto Krag Jens Otto Krag (; 15 September 1914 – 22 June 1978) was a Danish politician who served as prime minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1968 and from 1971 to 1972, and as leader of the Social Democrats from 1962 to 1972. He was president of the Nordi ...

, former Prime Minister of Denmark * Jens Johnnie "Little Evil" Pulver, first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion * Jens Salumäe, Estonian Olympic ski jumper * Jens Christian Skou, Danish Nobel Prize winner (Chemistry 1997) *

Jens Spahn Jens Georg Spahn (born 16 May 1980) is a German politician who served as Federal Minister of Health in the fourth cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. A member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he has been ...

, German politician *

Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who has been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. A member of the Norwegian Labour Party, he previously served as the 34th prime minister of Norway from 2000 to ...

, Secretary General of NATO and former Prime Minister of Norway *

Jens Stryger Larsen Jens Stryger Larsen (; born 21 February 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super Lig club Trabzonspor and the Denmark national team. Club career Brøndby Stryger Larsen made his debut for Brøndby IF startin ...

, Danish footballer * Jens Toornstra, Dutch footballer currently playing for Feyenoord * Jens Voigt, German professional road bicycle racer *

Jens Weißflog Jens Weißflog (, ; born 21 July 1964) is a German former ski jumper. He is one of the best and most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport. Only Finns Matti Nykänen and Janne Ahonen, Poles Adam Małysz and Kamil Stoch and Austrian ...

, German ski jumper

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