The
Germanic first name Thorleif (which means ''son of
Thor
Thor (from ) is a prominent list of thunder gods, god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred g ...
'') with variants Torleif (Swedish), Thorleiv/Torleiv (Norwegian) and Þorleif (Icelandic) may refer to:
Torleif
* (born 1965), co-creator and scriptwriter on Danish crime drama series
''The Killing'' and creator of 2019 series
''DNA''
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Torleif Torkildsen (1892–1944), Norwegian gymnast and Olympian
Torleiv
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Torleiv Trondson Benkestok Norwegian nobleman (beginning of 16th century)
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Torleiv Bolstad (1915–1979), Norwegian musician and Hardanger fiddle player
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Torleiv Corneliussen (1890–1975), Norwegian sailor and Olympian
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Torleiv Hannaas
Torleiv Hannaas (; 14 July 1874 – 19 November 1929) was a Norwegian philologist.
He was born in Hornnes as a son of farmers Thomas Nilsson Hannaas (1843–1915) and Anne Tolleivsdotter Vetrhus (1845–1944). In July 1906 he married teacher ...
(1874–1929), Norwegian philologist
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Torleiv Hytten
Torleiv Hytten CMG (17 February 1890 – 2 January 1980) was a Norwegian-Australian economist and university administrator. He served as vice-chancellor of the University of Tasmania from 1949 to 1957. He was previously an economic adviser to the ...
(1890–1980), Norwegian-Australian economist
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Torleiv Maseng (born 1946), Norwegian engineer
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Torleiv Ole Rognum (born 1948), Norwegian physician and politician for the Christian Democratic Party
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Thorleiv Røhn (1881–1963), Norwegian gymnast who won a gold medal in the team competition at the 1906 Summer Olympics
Thorleif
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Thorleif Andresen (born 1945), Norwegian cyclist who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Thorleif Christoffersen (1900–1975), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Thorleif Enger
Thorleif Enger (born 31 October 1943) is a Norwegian businessperson and was Chief Executive Officer of Yara International
Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical company. It produces, distributes, and sells nitrogen-based mineral fer ...
(born 1943), Norwegian businessperson and chief executive officer of Yara International
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Thorleif Haug (1894–1934), Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country
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Thorleif Holbye
Thorleif Holbye (29 April 1883 – 19 October 1959) 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 Antwerp 19 ...
(1883–1963), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd (born 1924), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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Thorleif Karlsen (1909–2010), Norwegian police inspector, who also became known through the radio program ''Trafikk og musikk''
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Thorleif Kristensen
Thorleif Kristensen (15 February 1916 – 6 June 1997) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the term 1965–1969.
Kristensen was born in ...
(1916–1997), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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Thorleif Lund (1880–1956), Norwegian stage and film actor of the silent film era
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Thorleif Lintrup Paus (1912–2006), Norwegian lawyer and diplomat
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Thorleif Rattray Orde Mangin (1896–1950), British colonial administrator
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Thorleif Petersen (1884–1958), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics
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Thorleif T. Peterson (1885–1982), American farmer and politician
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Ola Thorleif Ruud
Ola Thorleif Ruud (6 September 1926 – 25 February 2018) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party.
He was born in Ål, and moved to Oslo to study. He graduated with the cand-.jur. degree in 1951, worked as a deputy judge in Alta, N ...
(1926–2018), Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party
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Thorleif Schjelderup
Thorleif Schjelderup (20 January 1920 – 28 May 2006) was a Norwegian ski jumper, author and environmentalist.
He was born to Ferdinand Schjelderup and Marie Leigh Vogt.[Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup
Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup (7 October 1859 – 27 September 1931) was a Norwegian businessperson.
Personal life
He was born in Christiania as the son of Thorleif Schjelderup and Fredrikke Marie Caspary.][Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe
Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe (12 November 1894 in Kristiania – 8 June 1976 in Oslo) was a Norwegian zoologist and comparative psychologist. He was the first person to describe a pecking order of hens, a discovery that contributed to understan ...]
(1894–1982), Norwegian zoologist who described the pecking order of hens
*Thorleif Torstensson, leader of
Thorleifs
Thorleifs was a Swedish dansband, formed in 1962 in Norrhult, Kronoberg County, Sweden and led by Thorleif Torstensson. The band sings in Swedish and many other languages, and released some albums in German. It also took part in Melodifestiv ...
, a Swedish dansband active 1962–2012
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Thorleif Vangen (1920–1996), Norwegian skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics
See also
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Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl The Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl (''Det Norske Akademis Pris til minne om Thorleif Dahl'') is awarded annually by the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature (''Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur''). The prize is ...
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