Berge is a surname originating from the Province of Gaul. It is a topographical surname, for someone who lived up a steep bank.

Notable people with this name include

Aurore Bergé Aurore Bergé (; born 13 November 1986) is a French politician who served as Minister for Equality between Women and Men and for the Fight against Discriminations in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal from January to September 202 ...

(born 1986), French politician *

Claude Berge Claude Jacques Berge (5 June 1926 – 30 June 2002) was a French mathematician, recognized as one of the modern founders of combinatorics and graph theory. Biography and professional history Claude Berge's parents were André Berge and Genevièv ...

(1926–2002), French mathematician *

Georges Bergé Georges Roger Pierre Bergé (3 January 1909 – 15 September 1997) was a French Army general who served during World War II. He enlisted in the Free French Forces, where he took command of the ''1re compagnie de chasseurs parachutistes'' (1st ...

(1909–1997), French army general *

Gunnar Berge Gunnar Berge (born 29 August 1940) is a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party, born in Etne, Hordaland. Berge represented Rogaland in the Stortinget, Norwegian Parliament from 1969 to 1993. He was Minister of Fi ...

(born 1940), Norwegian politician * Friedrich Berge (1811–1883), German naturalist and entomologist * Håkon Berge (born 1954), Norwegian composer *

Irénée Berge Irénée Bergé (February 1, 1867 – July 30, 1926) was a French composer, conductor and instructor who lived in the United States. In spite of confusions between his given name and "Irène", Bergé was male. Early life and career According to ...

(1867–1926), French composer *

Klaus Berge Klaus Berge (born 4 October 1961) is a former German football player and current manager who last managed DSC Wanne-Eickel. As player he most notably played for FC Schalke 04 and 1. FC Saarbrücken. In 1997, he started his managerial career at ...

(born 1961), German football player *

Niels van den Berge Cornelis Niels van den Berge (born 28 December 1984 in Bad Honnef) is a Dutch politician. As a member of GreenLeft (GroenLinks) he was a temporary MP from 12 January to 11 March 2011, replacing Mariko Peters, who was on maternity leave. He focuse ...

(born 1984), Dutch politician *

Pierre Bergé Pierre Vital Georges Bergé (; 14 November 1930 – 8 September 2017) was a French industrialist and patron. He co-founded the fashion label Yves Saint Laurent (YSL), and was a longtime business partner—and onetime significant other—of its ...

(1930–2017), French industrialist * Ragnar Berge (1925–1995), Norwegian football player *

Rinus van den Berge Marinus "Rinus" van den Berge (12 March 1900 in Rotterdam – 23 October 1972) was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 ...

, Dutch athlete *

Sander Berge Sander Gard Bolin Berge (born 14 February 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Fulham and the Norway national team. Club career Early career Berge was born in Bærum, Akershus. He started h ...

(born 1998), Norwegian football player *

Sigurd Berge Sigurd Berge (1 July 1929 – 1 February 2002) was a Norwegian composer. He graduated in 1952, then studied at the Music Conservatory in Oslo. He studied modern electronic music in Copenhagen and Utrecht. Groundbreaking "modern music" pieces ...

(1929–2002), Norwegian composer *

Svein Berge Svein is a Norwegian masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include: Rulers * Sweyn Haakonsson (died c. 1016), in Norwegian Svein Håkonsson, an earl and co-ruler of Norway from 1000 to c. 1015 * Svein Knutsson (c. 1016–1035), ...

, Norwegian electronic musician *

Victor Berge Victor Berge (1891-1974) was a pioneering diver of the early 20th century, raised in the Swedish town of Ockelbo, "a little village in the pine forests of Gästrikland, Gestrickland" according to a description in ''Pearl Diver''. After his father ...

(1891–1974), Swedish diver and author

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