Holger is a Scandinavian

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derived from the

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name ''Hólmgeirr'', a compound of 'island', and 'spear'. It is most common amongst

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. It is uncommon as a

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, but is found as ''Holkeri'' in Finnish. People with the name include: *

Holger Albrechtsen Holger Albrechtsen (23 June 1906 – 14 August 1992) was a Norwegian hurdler who specialized in the 110 and 400 metre hurdles. Biography Albrechtsen finished third behind David Burghley in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1931 AAA Champ ...

(1906–1992), Norwegian hurdler * Holger Badstuber, German footballer * Holger Behrendt, German gymnast and Olympic champion * Holger Börner (1931–2006), German politician * Holger Cahill (1887–1960), American, National Director of the Federal Art Project * Holger Chen, Taiwanese YouTuber * Holger Crafoord (1908–1982), Swedish industrialist who established the Crafoord Prize * Holger Czukay (1938–2017), German musician * Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), Danish poet and dramatist * Holger Fach, German football player and manager * Holger Glandorf, German former professional handballer * Holger Granström (1917–1941), Finnish ice hockey player * Holger Gustafsson, Swedish politician * Holger Hansen (1929–2015), Danish politician and academic * Holger Juul Hansen (1924–2013), Danish actor * Holger Henning (1905–1981), Swedish Navy vice admiral * Holger Hieronymus (born 1959), German football player * Holger Hiller, German musician * Holger Hott, Norwegian athletic *

Holger Löwenadler Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's '' A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in '' Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances inclu ...

(1904–1977), Swedish film actor * Hólger Matamoros (born 1985), Ecuadorian football player * Holger Bech Nielsen, Danish physicist * Holger K. Nielsen (born 1950), Danish politician * Holger Osieck, German football coach * Holger Simon Paulli (1810–1891), Danish conductor and composer *

Holger Pedersen (linguist) Holger Pedersen (; 7 April 1867 – 25 October 1953) was a Danish linguist who made significant contributions to language science and wrote about thirty authoritative works concerning several languages. He was born in Gelballe, Denmark, and died ...

(1867–1953), Danish linguist *

Holger Pedersen (astronomer) Holger Pedersen (born 3 November 1946), Emeritus at the Niels Bohr Institute is a Danish astronomer at the European Southern Observatory. He specialises in gamma-ray bursts, meteorites and minor planets. Asteroids 9266 Holger and 3312 Pederse ...

(born 1946), Danish astronomer * Holger Petersen, Canadian businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster * Hólger Quiñónez (born 1962), Ecuadorian football player * Holger Rasmusen (1894–1983), American politician * Holger Roed (1846–1874), Danish painter * Holger Romander (1921–2020), Swedish civil servant *

Holger Rune Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune (; born 29 April 2003) is a Danish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), making him the highest-ranked Da ...

(born 2003), Danish tennis player * Holger Sundström (1925–2023), Swedish sailor * Holger Thiele (1878–1946), Danish-American astronomer * Holger Waldenberger (born 1967), German professional quizzer

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