Halvor is a name of Norwegian origin. It is a contemporary form of

Halvard Halvard or Hallvard is a Norway, Norwegian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Halvard Angaard (1898–1967), Norwegian sport shooter *Halvard Bjørkvik (born 1924), Norwegian historian *Jens-Halvard Bratz (1920–2005), Norwegian b ...

(Hallvard). From Old Norse hallr (“flat stone”) and vorðr (“guardian”).

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* Halvor Birch (born 1885), Danish gymnast * Halvor Birkeland (born 1894), Norwegian sailor * Halvor Bjellaanes (born 1925), Norwegian politician * Halvor Bunkholt (born 1903), Norwegian politician * Halvor Bachke Guldahl (born 1859), Norwegian jurist and businessman * Halvor Olaus Christensen (born 1800), Norwegian politician *

Halvor Cleophas Halvor Cleophas (June 22, 1842 – April 18, 1937) was an American farmer and politician. Cleophas was born in Hallingdal, Norway. He emigrated with his parents to the United States and settled in the town of Newark, Rock County, Wisconsin i ...

{1842-1937), American farmer and politician *

Halvor Olsen Folkestad Halvor Olsen Folkestad (28 November 1807 – 30 September 1889) was a Bishop in the Church of Norway. He was appointed Norwegian Councillor of State ''in interim'' in 1875. Folkestad was born at Bø in Telemark, Norway. He was the son of Ole Ha ...

(born 1807), Norwegian bishop and councillor *

Halvor Hagen Halvor Reini Hagen (born February 4, 1947) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and Buffalo Bills. He was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NFL/A ...

(born 1947), American football player * Halvor Stein Grieg Halvorsen (born 1909), Norwegian actor * Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik (born 1914), Norwegian politician *

Halvor Kleppen Halvor Kleppen (born 3 September 1947 in Bø, Telemark) is a Norwegian media personality, theme park owner and writer. He was hired in Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio in 1973, and worked in the entertainment department. In the summer of 1 ...

(born 1947), Norwegian media personality *

Halvor Kongsjorden Halvor Kongsjorden (5 November 1911 – 15 June 1990) was a Norwegian sport shooter, World Champion from 1939 and 1947, Olympic competitor from 1948, and a resistance member during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany in World War II. S ...

(born 1911), Norwegian sports shooter * Halvor Midtbø (born 1883), Norwegian priest *

Halvor Møgster Halvor Olai Møgster (21 December 1875 – 22 February 1950) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as A ...

(born 1875), Norwegian sailor * Halvor Moxnes (born 1944), Norwegian politician *

Halvor Næs Halvor Næs (19 April 1928 – 13 October 2022) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. His only victory was in 1953 and he finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is th ...

(born 1927), Norwegian ski jumper * Halvor Nordhaug (born 1953), Norwegian bishop * Halvor H. Peterson (1831-1917), American politician and farmer * Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (born 1805), Norwegian zoologist *

Halvor Saamundsen Halvor Saamundsen (1877 – 1957) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party. He was a manual laborer by occupation. He was a member of Gjerpen municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or loca ...

(born 1877), Norwegian politician *

Halvor Schou Halvor Arntzen Schou (11 May 1823 – 5 February 1879) was a Norwegian industrialist. He was the founder of the Hjula Væveri weaving mill in Oslo. Biography Halvor Schou was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was a son of Ch ...

(born 1823), Norwegian industrialist *

Halvor Skramstad Lunn Halvor Skramstad Lunn (born 18 September 1980) is a retired Norwegian snowboarder. He was born in Kongsberg, and represented Kongsberg IF. His specialty was the halfpipe, and he finished 31st at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 37th at the 2005 Worl ...

(born 1980), Norwegian snowboarder *

Halvor Sørum Halvor Enok Sørum (5 April 1897 – 1965) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Communist Party. He was a painter by profession. He joined Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund (NSU) in 1914, the Norwegian Labour Party in 19 ...

(born 1897), Norwegian unionist *

Halvor Steenerson Halvor Steenerson (June 30, 1852 – November 22, 1926) was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district from 1903 to 1923. Background Ha ...

(born 1852), Representative from Minnesota *

Halvor Stenstadvold Halvor Stenstadvold (born ) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. A political scientist by education, he spent most of his career in the Federation of Norwegian Industries and Orkla Group. He has also been th ...

(born 1944), Norwegian businessperson and politician

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Tor Halvor Bjørnstad Tor Halvor Bjørnstad is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier, biathlete and winter triathlete. Career He made his World Cup debut in March 2002 in Holmenkollen, with a 30th place in the 50 km race. In the same race in 2006 he fini ...

(born 1978, Norwegian cross-country skier *

Jan Halvor Halvorsen Jan Halvor Halvorsen (born 8 March 1963) is a former Norwegian football player and manager. Club career Halvorsen started his youth career in Pors, debuting at the age of fifteen and a half. He has also played for clubs like Brann, Rosenb ...

(born 1963), Norwegian football player *

Lars Halvor Jensen Lars Halvor Jensen (born 23 July 1973) is a Danish record producer and songwriter. He has achieved success in many genres of music, particularly pop, rock and R&B and he is the co-founder of DEEKAY Music, a production and publishing company w ...

(born 1973), Norwegian record producer * Marius Halvor Skram-Jensen (born 1881), Norwegian Danish Gymnast

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