Tor (Þor) is a Nordic masculine given name derived from the name of the Norse god Thor. It may refer to *

Tor Ahlsand Tor Ahlsand (born 22 August 1931) is a retired Norwegian rower. He was born in Aker. Representing the club Bærum RK, he finished ninth in the coxed fours event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 196 ...

(born 1931), Norwegian Olympic rower *

Tor Albert Ersdal Tor Albert Ersdal (born 10 January 1972) is a Norwegian rower. He competed in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlan ...

(born 1972), Norwegian Olympic rower *

Tor Arneberg Tor Birger Arneberg (4 September 1928 – 23 September 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Oslo. He received a silver medal in the '' 6 metre class'' with the boat ''Elisabeth X'' at the 1952 Summer Olympics in ...

(1928–2015), Norwegian Olympic sailor * Tor Arne Andreassen (born 1983), Norwegian association football player * Tor Burman (1921–1995), Swedish Olympic equestrian *

Tor Egil Horn Tor Egil Moxness Horn (born 1 April 1976) is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper who played his entire professional career for Norwegian team FK Bodø/Glimt. He joined Bodø/Glimt from Brønnøysund IL in 1996, made his Norwegian Premier Leagu ...

(born 1976), Norwegian football goalkeeper * Tor Egil Kreken (born 1977), Norwegian musician * Tor Endresen (born 1959), Norwegian singer *

Tor Røste Fossen Tor Røste Fossen (19 June 1940 – 7 August 2017) was a Norwegian football player and coach. He played for Rosenborg from 1964 to 1971, earning two Norwegian Premier League titles and one Norwegian Cup championship. He coached several Norwegian ...

(1940–2017), Norwegian football coach * Tor Graves (born 1972), Thai racing driver *

Tor Gundersen Tor «Jern-Gustav» Gundersen (September 15, 1935 – September 13, 2012) was a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1964 and in 1968. He was awarded Gull ...

(1935–2012), Norwegian Olympic ice hockey player * Tor Gustafsson Brookes (born 1997 or 1998), Australian

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

streamer *

Tor Håkon Holte Tor Håkon Holte (born 1 August 1958) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1987. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished ninth in the 50 km event a ...

(born 1958), Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier *

Tor Halvorsen Tor Halvorsen (24 November 1930 – 4 November 1987) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. Biography He was born in Skien. He started his working career in a shoe factory in 1946. In 1952 he was hired as a plumber ...

(1930–1987), Norwegian politician * Tor Heiestad (born 1962), Norwegian Olympic shooter *

Tor Helge Eikeland Tor Helge Eikeland (born 28 June 1960) is a Norwegian former ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Norway. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV ...

(born 1960), Norwegian Olympic ice hockey player * Tor Helness (born 1957 or 1958), Norwegian professional bridge player * Tor Henning Hamre (born 1979), Norwegian football striker * Tor Hogne Aarøy (born 1977), Norwegian football forward * Tor Isedal (1924–1990), Swedish actor *

Tor Erik Jenstad Tor Erik Jenstad (born October 5, 1956) is a Norwegian linguist, dictionary editor, and traditional Norwegian folk musician living in Trondheim. He was born in Sunndal in the Nordmøre district. Education Jenstad is a graduate of the University ...

(born 1956), Norwegian linguist * Tor Johnson (1903–1971), Swedish professional wrestler *

Tor Lund Tor Lund (20 January 1888 – 1 September 1972) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He was born and di ...

(1888–1972), Norwegian Olympic gymnast *

Tor Lundsten Tor Lundsten (16 February 1926 – 29 November 1970) was a Finnish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offic ...

(1926–1970), Finnish Olympic rower * Tor Mann (1894–1974), Swedish conductor * Tor Miller (born 1994), American musician *

Tor Njaa Tor Njaa (23 October 1912 – 5 September 1944) was a Norwegian resistance member of World War II. He was born in Flekkefjord, to a mother from Flekkefjord and a father from Time, and had attended middle school and commercial school. During t ...

(1912–1944), Norwegian resistance member during World War II * Tor Nessling (1901–1971), Finnish industrialist *

Tor Nilsson Tor Folke René Nilsson (20 March 1919 – 13 April 1989) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also kno ...

(1919–1989), Swedish Olympic wrestler *

Tor Norberg Tor Norberg (December 17, 1880 – August 4, 1972) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi- ...

(1888–1972), Swedish Olympic gymnast *

Tor Nørretranders Tor Nørretranders (born 20 June 1955) is a Danish author of popular science. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His books and lectures have primarily been focused on light popular science and its role in society, often with Nørretranders' own ...

(born 1955), Danish author * Tor Oftedal (1925–1980), Norwegian politician * Tor Ole Skullerud (born 1970), Norwegian football manager and former player *

Tor Ørvig Tor Ørvig (27 September 1916 – 27 February 1994) was a Norwegian-born Swedish paleontologist who explored the histology of early vertebrates. He was professor at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm and member of the Royal S ...

(1916–1994), Norwegian-born Swedish paleontologist *

Tor Richter Tor Richter (20 April 1938 – 30 September 2010) was a Norwegian Shooting sport, sports shooter. He competed in the Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone, 50 metre rifle, prone event at the 1960 Summer Olympic ...

(1938–2010), Norwegian Olympic shooter * Tor Seidler (born 1952), American author *

Tor Skeie Tor Skeie (born 8 August 1965) is a Norwegian freestyle skier. He was born in Trondheim, and represented the club Trond Freestyleklubb. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet count ...

(born 1965), Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier *

Tor Sørnes Tor Sørnes (11 November 1925 – 21 June 2017) was a Norwegian author, politician, engineer and the designer and inventor of the VingCard, the first recodable keycard lock and the magnetic stripe keycard lock. Biography Tor Sørnes was born in S ...

(1925–2017), Norwegian inventor * Tor Stokke (1928–2003), Norwegian actor *

Tor-Arne Strøm Tor-Arne Strøm (born 6 May 1952, in Rana) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 2001, and has been re-elected on two occasions. Strøm held various positions in Rana munici ...

(born 1952), Norwegian politician *

Tor Svendsberget Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete. Life and career He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974.

(born 1947), Norwegian Olympic biathlon competitor *

Tor Torgersen Tor Torgersen (20 March 1928 – 23 October 2020) was a Norwegian long-distance runner. He specialized in the longest track distances, 5000 metres, 5000 and 10,000 metres, as well as cross-country running and from around 1960 the marathon, ...

(1928–2020), Norwegian Olympic runner *

Tor Ulven Tor Ulven (14 November 1953 – 18 May 1995) was a Norwegian poet. He is considered one of the major poets of the Norwegian post-war era, and won several major literary prizes in Norwegian literature. Biography Tor Arvid Ulven was born in Oslo, ...

(1953–1995), Norwegian poet *

Tor Wahlman Lieutenant General Tor Carl Nicolaus Wahlman (10 August 1878 – 7 August 1954) was a senior officer in the Swedish Coastal Artillery. He served as commanding officer of the Swedish Coastal Artillery from 1929 to 1941. Early life Wahlman was bor ...

(1878–1954), Swedish military commander

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