Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn ( given name) are modern
Swedish
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Old Norse
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thunder
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(from the name
Thor
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) and
bear
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.
Other variants of the name include the Danish/German form
Torben Torben is a Danish variant of the given name Torbjörn.
People named Torben include:
*Torben Betts (born 1968), English playwright and screenwriter
*Torben Boye (born 1966), Danish former footballer
*Torben Frank (born 1968), Danish former footbal ...
and the predominantly German form Thorben. English variants include Thurburn, Thorburn, Thorbern, Thorebern, Thorber, and Thurber, which are, however, normally used as
surnames
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. Tubby is common in the
Norfolk
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area of
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and the early whaling communities of North America.
The Icelandic short form is "Tobbi"; the Swedish is "Tobbe." The supposed site of Þorbjörn's farm in ''
Hrafnkels saga
''Hrafnkels saga'' (; ) or ''Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða'' (O.N.: ; Ice.: ) is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It tells of struggles between chieftains and farmers in the east of Iceland in the 10th century. The eponymous main character, Hrafnkell, st ...
Torbjørn Bergerud
Torbjørn Sittrup Bergerud (born 16 July 1994) is a Norwegian handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norway men's national handball team, Norwegian national team.
International honours
*IHF World Men's Handball Championship, World Champion ...
(born 1994), Norwegian handball player
* Thorbjørn Berntsen (born 1935), former Norwegian politician representing the Labour Party
* Torbjörn Björlund (born 1957), Swedish politician
* Torbjörn Blomdahl (born 1962), Swedish billiards player
* Torbjörn Blomqvist (1941–2017), Finnish sprint canoer
* Torbjørn Bratt ( c.1502 – 1548), Norwegian clergyman
* Torbjørn Brundtland (born 1975), band member of the Norwegian electronic music duo, Röyksopp
* Torbjörn Caspersson (1910–1997), Swedish cytologist and geneticist
* Torbjørn Clausen (1931–2001), Norwegian boxer
* Þorbjörn dísarskáld, late-10th century Icelandic skald (poet)
* Knut Torbjørn Eggen (1960–2012), Norwegian football coach and player
* Thorbjørn Egner (1912–1990), Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator
* Torbjörn Ek (1949–2010), Swedish
bandy
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- and soccer player
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Torbjörn Eriksson
Jan Torbjörn Eriksson (born 17 April 1971 in Grycksbo) is a retired Swedish athlete who competed in the sprinting events. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in his native Swe ...
(born 1971), Swedish athlete
* Torbjörn Evrell (1920–2008), Swedish inventor and businessman
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Thorbjörn Fälldin
Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin (24 April 1926 – 23 July 2016) was a Swedish politician. He was Prime Minister of Sweden in three non-consecutive cabinets from 1976 to 1982, and leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1971 to 1985. On his ...
(1926–2016), Swedish politician
* Thorbjørn Feyling (1907–1985), Norwegian ceramist, Head of design at Stavangerflint AS
* Torbjörn Flygt (born 1964), Swedish novelist
* Thorbjørn Frydenlund (1892–1989), Norwegian wrestler
* Torbjørn Gaarder (1885–1970), Norwegian chemist
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Thorbjørn Gjølstad
Thorbjørn Gjølstad (29 September 1942 – 26 May 2015) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant.
He graduated with the cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo in 1968, and served as a deputy judge at Eidsvoll District Court. He was hired i ...
(1942–2015), Norwegian jurist and civil servant
* Óli Þorbjörn Guðbjartsson (born 1935), Icelandic politician and former minister
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Torbjørn Hansen
Torbjørn Hansen (born 13 August 1972, in Bergen, Norway, Bergen) is a Norway, Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party (Høyre). He is currently a representative of Hordaland in the ''Storting'' and w ...
(born 1972), Norwegian politician
* Thorbjørn Harr (born 1974), Norwegian actor
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Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik
Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik (17 June 1914 - 7 November 1995) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, coun ...
(1914–1995), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
* Þorbjörn Hornklofi, 9th-century Norwegian skald, court poet of King Harald Fairhair
* Thorbjørn Jagland (born 1950), Norwegian politician from Norwegian Labour Party
* Þorbjörn Jensson (born 1953), Icelandic former handball player
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Torbjörn Johansson
Torbjörn Johansson (born 23 January 1970) is a retired Swedish middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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(born 1970), Swedish middle-distance runner
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Torbjörn Jonsson
Torbjörn Jonsson (6 May 1936 – 16 October 2018) was a Swedish professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Jonsson played for five seasons (134 games, 27 goals) in the Italian Serie A for ACF Fiorentina, ...
(born 1936), Swedish footballer
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Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen
Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen (14 February 1927 – 26 February 1995) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
From August to September 1972, during Bratteli's First Cabinet, Kristensen was a State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Min ...
(1927–1995), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
* Torbjørn Kristoffersen (1892–1986), Norwegian gymnast
* Thorbjørn Kultorp (1929–2004), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
* Thorbjørn Lie (1943–2006), Norwegian businessperson, politician for the Progress Party
* Torbjörn "Ebbot" Lundberg (born 1966), Swedish artist, songwriter and music producer
* Torbjørn Løkken (born 1963), Norwegian nordic combined skier
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Torbjörn Martin
Torbjörn Martin (born 21 October 1981) is a Swedish film and music video director. His main work revolves around commercials and music videos.Haugen, Solveig (2010-02-13Open Set with Torbjörn Martin filmfestivals.com He has directed a feature-l ...
(born 1981), Swedish film and music video director
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Thorbjorn N. Mohn
Thorbjorn Nelson Mohn, born Torbjørn Nilsen Moen (July 15, 1844 - November 18, 1899) was an American Lutheran church leader and the first president of St. Olaf College.
Background
Torbjørn Nilsen Moen was born in Saude, Norway on July 15, 184 ...
(1844–1899), American Lutheran church leader, president of St. Olaf College
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Torbjörn Nilsson
Torbjörn Anders Nilsson (born 9 July 1954) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Considered one of the best Swedish footballers of all time, he is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won ...
(born 1954), soccer player
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Thorbjørn Olesen
Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen (born 21 December 1989) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won six times including the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open and the 2018 Italian Open. He has also won two important pairs ev ...
(born 1989), Danish golfer
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Thorbjørn Holst Rasmussen
Thorbjørn Holst Rasmussen (born 21 March 1987) is a former Danish footballer who played as a defender.Torbjörn "Pugh" Rogefelt (born 1947), Swedish singer, musician, guitarist and songwriter
* Thorbjørn Schierup (born 1990), Danish Olympic sailor
* Thorbjørn Schwarz aka DJ Static, Danish DJ, producer, event organizer
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Torbjørn Sindballe
Torbjørn Sindballe (born 21 October 1976) is a Danish professional triathlete who was forced to end his competition triathlon career due to heart problems. Torbjørn Sindballe lives in northern Sjælland with his wife Mette, and thei ...
(born 1976), Danish triathlete
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Torbjørn Sunde
Torbjørn Sunde (born 16 February 1954) is a Norwegian jazz trombonist who has worked with Terje Rypdal, Edward Vesala, Jon Balke, Knut Værnes, Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum, Jan Garbarek, and Mezzoforte.
Musical career ...
(born 1954), Norwegian jazz musician
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Thorbjørn Svenssen
Ole Thorbjørn Svenssen (22 April 1924 – 8 January 2011) was a Norwegian footballer, who played a then record 104 international games for Norway, and captained the side 93 times. He was one of the first footballers who played 100 international ...
(1924–2011), Norwegian footballer
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Torbjörn Tännsjö
Ulf Torbjörn Harald Tännsjö (; born 13 December 1946 in Västerås) is a Swedish professor of philosophy and public intellectual. He has held a chair in Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University since 2002 and he is Affiliated Professor of M ...
(born 1946), Swedish philosopher
* Torbjörn Thoresson (born 1959), Swedish sprint canoer
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Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson
Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson (Old Norse: Þórbjörn klerkr Þórsteinnson), also known as Thorbjorn the Clerk, was a pirate from the Orkney Islands who was executed in 1158.
Thorbjorn was married to the sister of Sweyn Asleifsson, but they first qu ...
, pirate from the Orkney Islands, executed in 1158
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Torbjørn Urfjell
Torbjørn Urfjell (born 3 November 1977) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.
Hailing from Gjerstad, Urfjell took his secondary education in Risør and Vågsbygd, finishing in 1996. He became county leader in Socialist Youth ...
(born 1977), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
* Torbjørn Yggeseth (1934–2010), Norwegian ski jumper
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Torbjörn Zetterberg
Torbjörn Zetterberg (born 10 May 1976) is a Swedish jazz musician (double bass) and composer, known from collaborations with Jonas Kullhammar.
Biography
Zetterberg attended Södra Latin och Fridhems Folkhögskola in Svalöv but was first reco ...
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...