Friðþjófur (variations: Fritiof, Frithiof, Fritjof, Frithjof, and Fridtjof) is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from , . Bearers of the name include:

Iceland

*The hero of

Frithiof's Saga Frithiof's Saga () is a legendary saga from Iceland which in its present form is from ca. 1300. It is a continuation from ''The Saga of Thorstein Víkingsson'' (''Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar''). It takes place principally in Norway during the ...

, an Icelandic saga finalized around 1300

Norway

* Frithjof M. Plahte (1836–1899), Norwegian merchant and landowner * Frithjof Prydz (1841–1935), Norwegian judge * Carl Frithjof Smith (1859–1917), Norwegian-German painter *

Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (; 10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and co-founded the ...

(1861–1930), Norwegian explorer ** Fridtjof Nansen (disambiguation), things named in his honor * Fritjof Heyerdahl (1879–1970), Norwegian engineer and industrial leader * Frithjof Olsen (1882–1922), Norwegian gymnast * Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl (1885–1959), Norwegian pianist and composer * Frithjof Olstad (1890–1956), Norwegian rower * Frithjof Sælen (gymnast) (1892–1975), Norwegian gymnast * Frithjof Andersen (1893–1975), Norwegian wrestler * Fridtjof Knutsen (1894–1961), Norwegian journalist and crime novelist * Fridtjof Paulsen (1895–1988), Norwegian speed skater * Frithjof Lorentzen (1896–1965), Norwegian fencer * Fridtjof Mjøen (1897–1967), Norwegian actor * Carl Fridtjof Rode (1897–1984), Norwegian judge * Frithjof Ulleberg (1911–1993), Norwegian footballer * Frithjof Jacobsen (1914–1999), Norwegian diplomat * Frithjof Tidemand-Johannessen (1916–1958), Norwegian designer and writer * Frithjof Clausen (1916–1998), Norwegian wrestler * Frithjof Sælen (writer) (1917–2004), Norwegian writer * Fridtjof Frank Gundersen (born 1934), Norwegian jurist * Leif Fritjof Måsvær (born 1941), Norwegian politician * Frithjof Prydz (athlete) (1943–1992), Norwegian ski jumper and tennis player * Fridtjof Røinås (born 1994), Norwegian racing cyclist * Fridtjof Støre, singer for Norwegian band Albino Superstars (formed in 2004)

Sweden

* Frithiof Holmgren (1831–1897), Swedish physician and physiologist * Frithiof Mårtensson (1884–1956), Swedish wrestler * Fritiof Domö (1889–1961), Swedish landlord and politician * Fritiof Karlsson (1892–1984), Swedish politician * Fritiof Nilsson Piraten (1895–1972), Swedish author * Fritiof Svensson (1896–1961), Swedish wrestler * Elof Fritjof Hillén (1893–1977), Swedish soccer player * Frithiof Rudén, Swedish footballer * Fritiof Billquist (1901–1972), Swedish film actor * Tage Fritjof Erlander (1901-1985), Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969 * Fritjof Lager (1905–1973), Swedish politician * Fritiof S. Sjöstrand (1912–2011), Swedish physician and histologist * Fritiof Enbom (1918–1974), Swedish railway worker * Fritiof Andersson, title character of " Fritiof och Carmencita", a 1937 Swedish song written by Evert Taube * Fritiof Björkén (born 1991), Swedish footballer

Denmark

* Fritiof Andersen (1898–1954), Danish track and field athlete

Finland

* Frithiof Nevanlinna (1894–1977), Finnish mathematician

Germany

* SMS ''Frithjof'' (laid down 1890), German coastal defense ship * Frithjof Henckel (born 1950), German rower * Frithjof Schmidt (born 1953), German politician for the Greens * Frithjof Kleen (born 1983), German sailor * Frithjof Seidel (born 1997), German diver

Switzerland

* Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998), Swiss metaphysician

United States

Norwegian descent * Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (1913–1990), American politician Swedish descent * Fritiof Fryxell (1900–1986), American geologist and mountain climber Austrian descent * Frithjof Bergmann (1930–2021), German-American philosopher *

Fritjof Capra Fritjof Capra (born February 1, 1939) is an Austrian-born American author, physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist. In 1995, he became a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. He was on the faculty of ...

(born 1939), American physicist, ecologist, and systems theorist

Antarctica

* Fridtjof Island, lying in the Palmer Archipelago

Notes

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