Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a
Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "
bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...
" (the animal). In Swedish and
Finnish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.
Surname
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Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster
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Evert Björn
Evert Björn (21 January 1888 – 21 December 1974) was a Swedish athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
He did not finish his initial semifinal heat of the 1500 metres in ...
, Swedish Olympic athlete
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Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
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Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
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Lasse Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
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Nathalie Björn
Nathalie Björn (; born 4 May 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Sweden national team.
Club career
Early career
Björn started at Vaksala SK, a sports club ...
, Swedish football player
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Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Bjørn (born 18 February 1971) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He is the most successful Danish golfer to have played the game having won fifteen tournaments worldwide on the European Tour. In 1997 he also b ...
, Danish golfer
Given name
Acting
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Björn Andrésen
Björn Johan Andrésen (born 26 January 1955) is a Swedish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the 14-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the 1912 Thomas Mann novella '' Death in Venice''. He also played a ...
, Swedish actor and musician
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Björn Bjelfvenstam
Björn Bjelfvenstam (born 19 February 1929) is a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden.
Bjelfvenstam began his acting career in the theater in Uppsala. He studied first with the Axel Witzanskys theater school from 1949-1950. Later, ...
, Swedish actor
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Björn Granath
Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor who appeared in over 100 films and television shows.
Life and career
Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He starred in a broad range of roles fr ...
, Swedish actor
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Björn Gustafsson
Lars Björn Gustafsson (born 19 February 1986) is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is known from TV shows such as '' Parlamentet'' and '' Stockholm Live''.
Early and personal life
Gustafsson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He studied at the ...
, Swedish comedian and actor
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Björn Gustafson
Björn Herman Leonard Gustafson (born 30 November 1934) is a Swedish actor. He was born in Stockholm and has appeared in 93 films and television shows since 1956. He starred in the 1965 film '' Love 65'', which was entered into the 15th Berlin ...
, Swedish actor
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Björn Kjellman
John Björn Sture Kjellman (born 4 June 1963) is a Swedish actor and singer.
Kjellman was born in Östra Grevie, Scania. He played roles in Swedish movies like '' Klassfesten'' and '' Livet är en schlager'', in which he plays a Melodifestiva ...
, Swedish actor and singer
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Björn Skifs
Björn Nils Olof Skifs (; born 20 April 1947) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter. Skifs has represented Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in the 1978 contest and in the 1981 contest.
Career
Björn Skifs formed ...
, Swedish singer and actor
Art and music
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Björn Afzelius
Björn Svante Afzelius (27 January 1947 – 16 February 1999) was a Swedish singer-songwriter and guitar player. He was an outspoken socialist, known for his support for Olof Palme. His songs are about love, politics and joys and sadness in li ...
, Swedish musician
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Björn Ågren, guitarist for the band
Razorlight
Razorlight are an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in London by lead singer and guitarist Johnny Borrell. Along with Borrell, the current line-up of the band is composed of founding members Björn Ågren on guitar and bassist Carl Dalem ...
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Björn Dixgård, Swedish musician
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Bjørn Eidsvåg, Norwegian musician and Lutheran minister
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Bjorn Englen, Swedish-American bass player of the hard rock band Soul Sign
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Björn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames
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Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson, Icelandic craftsman and environmental pioneer
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Björn Holmgren, Swedish singer
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Björn J:son Lindh, Swedish musician
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Bjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian jazz musician
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Björn Lodin, Swedish musician
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Bjørn Melhus, German artist
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Bjørn Moe, Norwegian conductor
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Bjørn Nilsen, Norwegian musician (performs as Lillebjørn Nilsen)
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Bjørn Simensen, Norwegian culture administrator and journalist
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Björn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork
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Bjorn Surrao, Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and actor
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Bjørn Tagemose, Swedish director and videoartist
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Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer
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Bjorn Thorsrud, American music producer
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Bjørn Tidmand, Danish singer
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Bjørn Torske, Norwegian music producer
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Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA. He is also the co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duve ...
, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA
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Bjørn Wiinblad, Danish artist
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Björn Yttling, Swedish musician and music producer
Business
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Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, Norwegian businessman and powerboat racer
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Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag
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Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist
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Björn Stigson, Swedish business leader
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Björn Wahlroos, Finnish CEO of Sampo Group
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Bjørn Wegge, Norwegian director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise
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Björn Westerlund (1912–2009), Finnish businessman and government minister, CEO of Nokia
Historical figures
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Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th century
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Björn (III) Eriksson, king of Sweden in the 9th and 10th centuries
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Beorn Estrithson (died 1049), English nobleman
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Bjørn Farmann, king of
Vestfold
Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the larg ...
,
petty kingdoms of Norway
The petty kingdoms of Norway () were the entities from which the later Kingdom of Norway was founded. Before the unification of Norway in 872 and during the period of fragmentation after King Harald Fairhair's death, Norway was divided in se ...
in the 10th century
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Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, 12th-century Swedish queen
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Björn Ironside
Björn Ironside ( Swedish: ''Björn Järnsida''; Old Norse: ''Bjǫrn Járnsíða'') according to Norse legends, was a Norse Viking chief and Swedish king. According to the 12th- and 13th-century Scandinavian histories, he was the son of notor ...
, legendary Swedish king of the 9th century
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Björn the Eunuch, legendary Swedish king of the 10th century
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Björn Stallare, 11th-century Norwegian diplomat
Politics and government
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Björn Bjarnason, Icelandic politician
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Herman Bjorn Dahle, politician from Wisconsin, USA
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Bjørn Egge. a major general of the Norwegian Defence Force
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Björn Engholm, German politician
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Björn Eriksson, Swedish civil servant
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Björn von der Esch, Swedish politician
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Bjørn Tore Godal, Norwegian politician
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Björn Leví Gunnarsson, Icelandic politician
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Björn Hamilton, Swedish politician
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Björn Höcke
Björn Uwe Höcke (born 1 April 1972) is a German politician of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. He is chair of the state branch of the AfD in Thuringia, that is classified as a right-wing extremist organization. Höcke led th ...
, German politician
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Bjorn Holland, American politician
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Bjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian politician
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Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland
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Ole Bjørn Kraft, Danish journalist and politician
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Björn Leivik, Swedish politician
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Björn Rosengren (politician), Swedish politician
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Bjørn Skau, Norwegian politician
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Björn Söder, Swedish politician
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Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
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Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former prime minister of Iceland
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Bjørn Westh, Danish politician
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Björn Wiechel (born 1983), Swedish politician
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Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, Norwegian politician
Science and technology
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Björn Engquist
Björn Engquist (also ''Bjorn Engquist''; born 2 June 1945 in Stockholm) has been a leading contributor in the areas of multiscale modeling and scientific computing, and a productive educator of applied mathematicians.
Life
He received his PhD ...
, Swedish mathematician
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Björn Envall, Swedish automotive designer
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Björn Ekwall, Swedish toxicologist
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Bjørn Grinde, Norwegian biologist
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Björn Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic mathematician and cartographer
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Biörn Ivemark, Swedish physician
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Björn Kurtén, Finnish-Swedish paleontologist
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Bjørn Lomborg, Danish environmental skeptic and author
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Bjorn Poonen, American mathematician
Sports
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Bjørn Bang Andersen, Norwegian shot putter
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Björn Andersson (footballer, born 1951), Swedish former player and coach
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Björn Andersson (handballer), Swedish Olympic handballer
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Björn Andrae, German volleyball player
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Björn Bach, German kayaker
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Bjorn Basson, South African rugby player
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Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his caree ...
, Swedish tennis player
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Björn Borg (swimmer), Swedish swimmer
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Björn Bothén, Swedish sailor
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Bjørn Otto Bragstad, Norwegian soccer player
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Bjorn Bregy, Swiss kickboxer
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Björn Cederberg, Swedish rally driver
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Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
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Björn Daelemans, Belgian soccer player
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Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954), Norwegian footballer
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Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978), Norwegian footballer
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Björn van der Doelen, Dutch footballer
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Björn Dunkerbeck, Dutch windsurfer
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Björn Einarsson, Swedish bandy player
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Björn Emmerling, German field hockey player
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Björn Ferry, Swedish skier
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Björn Vleminckx, Belgian footballer
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Björn Forslund (sailor), Swedish sailor
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Björn Forslund (Speed skater), Swedish speed skater
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Bjorn Fortuin, South African cricketer
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Bjorn Fratangelo
Bjorn Fratangelo ( ; born July 19, 1993) is an American tennis coach and former professional player.
In 2011, he won the boys' singles title at the French Open defeating Dominic Thiem. Fratangelo was only the second American to win the event, f ...
, American tennis player
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Bjørn Grimnes, Norwegian athlete
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Bjørn Gundersen, Norwegian athlete
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Björn Hardley, Dutch footballer
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Bjorn Haneveer, Belgian snooker player
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Bjørn Johansen (footballer), Norwegian footballer
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Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey), Norwegian ice hockey player
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Björn Joppien, German badminton player
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Björn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, German Olympic athlete
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Björn Knutsson, Swedish motorcycle racer
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Bjorn Kotze, Namibian cricketer
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Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer player
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Björn Kuipers, Dutch football referee
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Bjørn Tore Kvarme, Norwegian soccer player
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Björn Leukemans, Belgian bicycle racer
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Björn Lilius, Swedish footballer
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Björn Lind, Swedish skier
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Bjørn Arve Lund, Norwegian soccer player
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Björn Maaseide, Norwegian beach volleyball player
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Björn Melin, Swedish ice hockey player
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Bjorn Merten, American football player
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Bjorn Mordt, Zimbabwean cricketer
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Bjørn Myrbakken, Norwegian ski jumper
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Beorn Nijenhuis, Dutch speed skater
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Björn Nittmo, Swedish American Football kicker
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Björn Nordqvist, Swedish soccer player
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Björn Otto, German pole vaulter
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Bjørn Paulson, Norwegian high jumper
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Björn Phau, German tennis player
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Bjørn Helge Riise, Norwegian soccer player
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Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper
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Björn Runström, Swedish soccer player
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Björn Schlicke, German soccer player
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Björn Schröder, German cyclist
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Björn Sengier, Belgian soccer player
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Björn Siegemund, German badminton player
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Bjørn Skaare, Norwegian ice hockey player
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Bjørn Skjærpe, Norwegian gymnast
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Bjørn Sundquist, German Olympic athlete
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Björn Svensson, Swedish hockey player
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Bjorn Thorfinnsson, Icelandic chess player
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Björn Thurau, German cyclist
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Bjørn Tronstad, Norwegian soccer player
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Björn Waldegård, Swedish rally driver
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Björn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driver
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Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper
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Björn Zikarsky, German swimmer
Writers
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Bjørn Benkow, Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiarist
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Björn Th. Björnsson, Icelandic writer
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Bjørn Hansen, Norwegian journalist
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Björn Hellberg, Swedish sports journalist and author
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Björn Kumm, Swedish journalist
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Björn Nyberg, Swedish fantasy author
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Björn Ranelid, Swedish author
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Bjørn Erik Thon, Norwegian jurist and writer
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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 ...
, Norwegian writer
Other people with the given name
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Axlar-Björn, Icelandic serial killer
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Björn Engwall, Swedish officer
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Björn Frantzén, Swedish chef and former footballer
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Bjørn Nyland (Automotive YouTuber), Thai-born Norwegian video blogger
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Claus Bjørn Larsen, Danish photographer
See also
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Beorn, a character in ''The Hobbit''
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Bjarne
Bjarne is a Nordic countries, Nordic male name, a variant of Bjorn, and can refer to the following people:
*Bjarne Andersson, a cross-country skier
*Bjarne Berg-Sæther, a Norwegian politician
*Bjarne Berntsen, a Norwegian football coach and for ...
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Björk (name)
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Urs
Urs (from ''‘Urs'') or Urus (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, etc. ...
, name also meaning bear
References
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Bears in human culture