Tore is a

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...

n masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Thórir'', which is composed of ''thorr'' which means thunder, and ''arr'' which means warrior. So Thunder Warrior or Thor's Warrior. The most famous person by this name is probably Tore Hund, who killed

Olaf II of Norway Olaf II Haraldsson ( – 29 July 1030), later known as Saint Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title ''Rex Perpet ...

at the

Battle of Stiklestad The Battle of Stiklestad ( no, Slaget på Stiklestad, non, Stiklarstaðir) in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway. In this battle, King Olaf II of Norway () was killed. During the pontificate of Pope Alexander III, ...

. Approximately 18,000 people in Norway are named Tore.Norskenavn: ''Tore''
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Tore Austad Tore Austad (born 8 April 1935) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Born in Skedsmo, Akershus, he received a cand. philol. degree in 1962, and worked as a professor of Norwegian at the University of Chicago from 1964 to 1966. R ...

(born 1935), Norwegian politician and former Minister of Education and Church Affairs *

Tore Berger Tore Berger (born 11 November 1944) is a retired Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norw ...

(born 1944), Norwegian sprint canoer * Tore Blom (1880-1961), Swedish track and field athlete and Olympian * Tore Brovold (born 1970), Norwegian skeet shooter *

Tore Brunborg Tore Brunborg (born 20 May 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in Trondheim but grew up in Voss where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international greats inclu ...

(born 1960), Norwegian jazz musician, saxophonist and composer *

Tore Cervin Tore Cervin (born 2 August 1950 in Malmö) is a former Swedish footballer. Honours Club ;Malmö FF *Allsvenskan: 1974, 1975, 1977 *Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and th ...

(born 1950), Swedish footballer * Tore André Dahlum (born 1968), Norwegian former footballer *

Tore Edman Tore Edman (July 25, 1904 – June 16, 1995) was a Swedish ski jumper who competed in the 1920s. He won a gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1927 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Arvika ...

(1904-1995), Swedish ski jumper * Tore Ellingsen (born 1962), Norwegian economist * Tore Eriksen (born 1947), Norwegian economist, diplomat and civil servant * Tore Linné Eriksen (born 1945), Norwegian historian *

Tore Eriksson Tore Eriksson (August 7, 1937 – February 17, 2017)
was a

Tore André Flo (born 1973), Norwegian football striker * Tore Forslund (1927-2000), Swedish writer, poet, Lutheran priest, street musician and magazine editor * Tore Foss (1901–1968), Norwegian singer, actor and theatre director *

Tore Gjelsvik Tore Gjelsvik (7 September 1916 – 23 January 2006) was a Norwegian geologist and polar explorer. He headed the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1960 to 1983, and played an important role in the Norwegian resistance during World War II. Person ...

(1916–2006), Norwegian geologist and polar explorer, and resistance fighter in World War II *

Tore Gullen Tore Gullen (born 11 June 1949) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He was born in Jevnaker, and represented the club Jevnaker IF. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and al ...

(born 1949), Norwegian cross-country skier and Olympic athlete *

Tore Andreas Gundersen Tore Andreas Gundersen (born 4 February 1986) is a retired football player. Gundersen was born in Kongsvinger, grew up in Flisa and is a son of politician and former swimmer Gunnar Gundersen. Gundersen began his career with Flisa IL, before joi ...

(born 1986), Norwegian footballer *

Tore Gustafsson Lars Tore Gustafsson (born February 11, 1962, in Göteborg, Västra Götaland) is a retired male hammer thrower from Sweden, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). Since his retirement from compe ...

(born 1962), Swedish hammer thrower and Olympic athlete *

Tore Hagebakken Tore Hagebakken (born 8 January 1961, in Vestre Toten) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during th ...

(born 1961), Norwegian politician *

Tore Hamsun Tore Hamsun (6 March 1912 – 10 January 1995) was a Norwegian painter, writer, and publisher born in Hamarøy. He was the son of the Nobel Prize winning novelist Knut Hamsun and actress Marie Hamsun. At the age of five, his family moved f ...

(1912-1995), Norwegian painter, writer, publisher. Son of

Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective a ...

. *

Tore Haugen Tore Haugen (born 1 October 1931 in Askim) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of ...

(born 1931), Norwegian politician *

Tore Hedin Tore Hedin (7 January 1927 – 22 August 1952) was a Swedish mass murderer and police officer. The act perpetrated by Hedin, commonly known as ''Hurvamorden'', is infamous for being the worst known act of spree killing in Swedish criminal hist ...

(1927-1952), Swedish mass murderer *

Tore Hem Tore Hem (born 12 November 1944) is a retired Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in three Summer Olympics. He was born in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He competed mostly in the heavyweight class, but sometimes in the lig ...

(born 1944), Norwegian sport wrestler and Olympic competitor *

Tore Viken Holvik Tore Viken Holvik (born 21 October 1988) is a Norwegian snowboard Snowboards are boards where the user places both feet, usually secured, to the same board. The board itself is wider than most skis, with the ability to glide on snow."snowb ...

(born 1988), Norwegian snowboarder * Tore Ruud Hofstad (born 1979), Norwegian cross-country skier and Olympic athlete * Tore Holm (1896-1977), Swedish sailor in numerous Olympic Games *

Tore Janson Tore Janson (born 1936) is a Swedish linguist. Janson was professor of Latin at the University of Gothenburg, and later became professor of African languages The languages of Africa are divided into several major language families: * Niger� ...

(born 1936), Swedish linguist and professor *

Tore Johansson Tore Johansson (born 6 November 1959) is a Swedish record producer, composer and musician based in Malmö, Sweden. Biography In an interview with ''HitQuarters'', Johansson claimed that the main impetus for his becoming a music producer was the ...

, Swedish record producer, composer and musician * Tore Johnsen (born 1969), Norwegian clergyman and leader of the Sami Church Council *

Tore Kallstad Tore Kallstad (born 1 August 1965) is a Norwegian former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

(born 1965), Norwegian footballer * Tore Keller (1905-1988), Swedish football striker and Olympic athlete *

Tore Killingland Tore Killingland (born 1953) is a Norwegian business manager, environmentalist and politician for the Liberal Party. He took his cand.mag. degree at the University of Oslo. He was a co-founder and chairman of Natur og Ungdom (1971–1973), wor ...

(born 1953), Norwegian business manager, environmentalist and politician *

Tore Klevstuen Tore Johan Klevstuen (born 12 June 1966) is a Norwegian speed skater. He was born in Oppdal, and represented the club Oslo SK. He competed in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as ...

(born 1966), Norwegian speed skater and Olympic athlete *

Tore Krogstad Tore Krogstad (born 30 March 1967) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper. He was born in Kongsvinger, and started his career in Kongsvinger IL. He was drafted into the senior team in 1984, as the youngest player in the highest Norwegian ...

(born 1967), Norwegian football goalkeeper *

Tore Lennartsson Tore "Turbo" Lennartsson, (born November 29, 1952) is a Swedish former footballer. He was known as a fast runner and scorer. He was playing in the team of Gefle IF that advanced to the Swedish premier league Allsvenskan in 1982. Lennartsson manage ...

(born 1952), Swedish footballer *

Tore Vagn Lid Tore Vagn Lid (born 20 April 1973, in Bergen) is a Norwegian theatre director, playwright, musician, Bertolt Brecht enthusiast and artistic director of Transiteatret-Bergen. Tore Vagn Lid holds a professorship in dramaturgy at the National Academy o ...

(born 1973), Norwegian theatre director, playwright and musician *

Tore A. Liltved Tore A. Liltved (8 May 1939 – 13 July 2004) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Arendal. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously ...

(1939-2004), Norwegian politician *

Tore Lindbekk Tore Lindbekk (8 April 1933 – 29 September 2017) was a Norwegian sociologist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Oslo as the son of Odd Lindbäck-Larsen. He graduated as mag.art. in sociology in 1959, was chairman of the N ...

(born 1933), Norwegian sociologist and politician * Tore Lindholt (born 1941), Norwegian economist, civil servant and politician *

Tore Lindzén Tore Lindzén (27 February 1914 – 23 January 2003) was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Lindzén, born in Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by popu ...

(1914–2003), Swedish water polo player and Olympic athlete *

Tore Ljungqvist Tore Gunnar Ljungqvist (21 April 1905 – 27 January 1980) was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI O ...

(1905–1980), Swedish water polo player and Olympic athlete *

Tore Lokoloko Sir Tore Lokoloko (21 September 1930 – 13 March 2013) was a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the second governor-general of Papua New Guinea from 1977 to 1983. He was governor-general during Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee visit ...

(born 1930), former Governor-General of Papua New Guinea *

Tore Meinecke Tore Meinecke (born 21 July 1967) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany. Career As a junior, Meinecke won the Orange Bowl doubles champion 16-under in 1982 (partnering Boris Becker) and was runner-up at the European Junior Cha ...

(born 1967), German tennis player *

Tore Falch Nilsen Tore Falch Nilsen (27 March 1948 – 8 June 2008) was a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and played for the club Hasle-Løren IL. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Wint ...

(1948–2008), Norwegian ice hockey player and Olympic athlete *

Tore Nordenstam Tore Nordenstam (born December 2, 1934) is a Swedish philosopher, with higher degrees from Gothenburg (M.A. 1961, fil. lic. 1961) and the University of Khartoum (Ph.D. 1965); he also studied at Uppsala and Oxford. Between 1961 and 1998, Nordens ...

(born 1934), Swedish philosopher * Tore Nordseth (born 1966), Norwegian politician *

Tore Nordtun Tore Nordtun (born 30 September 1949 in Bømlo) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1993, and has been re-elected on three occasions. Nordtun held various positions in St ...

(born 1949), Norwegian politician *

Tore Nordtvedt Tore Nordtvedt (born 24 May 1944) is a retired Norwegian football player. Nordtvedt played his entire 16-year career at SK Brann. He debuted against Lyn Oslo in the championship season of 1963 when he was 18 years old. He played at the club fr ...

(born 1944), Norwegian footballer *

Tore Ørjasæter Tore Ørjasæter (3 March 1886 – 29 February 1968) was a Norwegian educator and poet.

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(1886-1968), Norwegian poet * Tore Østby (born 1972), songwriter, producer and guitarist * Tore Pedersen (born 1969), Norwegian retired football defender *

Tore Pryser Tore Pryser (born 9 January 1945) is a Norwegian historian, who has served as professor at the Lillehammer University College since 1993. Born in Oslo, he took a cand.philol. degree at the University of Oslo. He was appointed at the Lillehamm ...

(born 1945), Norwegian historian and professor * Tore Bernt Ramton (1945–2010), Norwegian sports official *

Tore Reginiussen Tore Reginiussen (born 10 April 1986) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Alta. Reginiussen has previously played for the clubs Tromsø, Schalke 04, Lecce, OB, Rosenborg and FC St. Pauli and has been capped playing for Norway. ...

(born 1986), Norwegian footballer * Tore Renberg (born 1972), Norwegian writer *

Tore Olaf Rimmereid Tore Olaf Rimmereid (born 1962) is a Norwegian businessperson. He has the siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. From 1988 to 1990 he was an adviser for the Conservative Party parliamentary group. In ...

(born 1962), Norwegian businessman * Tore Sagvolden (born 1959), Norwegian orienteering competitor *

Tore Sandvik Tore Sandvik (born 30 May 1972) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion.Tore Schei Tore Schei (born 19 February 1946) is a Norwegian judge and lawyer. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway from 1 August 2002 until he retired in 2016, and was succeeded by Toril Marie Øie. He was born in Oslo as a son of Andreas Sc ...

(born 1946), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway *

Tore Schweder Tore Schweder (born 16 January 1943) is a Norwegian statistician and is a professor at the Department of Economics and at the ''Centre for Ecology and Evolutionary Synthesis'' at the University of Oslo. Schweder has worked with scientists in a num ...

(born 1943), Norwegian statistician and professor * Tore Segelcke (1901-1979), Norwegian actress * Tore Strømøy (born 1960), Norwegian journalist, television presenter, talk show host and former racewalker *

Tore Svennberg Olof Teodor "Tore" Svennberg (28 February 1858 – 8 May 1941) was a Swedish actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than five decades. Biography Born in Stockholm, Tore Svennberg made his stage debut at the Folkan Theatre in h ...

(1858–1941), Swedish stage and film actor and theatre director * Tore Tønne (1948-2002), former Norwegian Minister of Health and Social Affairs * Tore Torgersen (born 1968), Norwegian ten-pin bowler * Tore Torvbråten (born 1968), Norwegian curler and Olympic medalist * Tore Tvedt (born 1943), Norwegian founder of the far-right organization Vigrid * Tore Uppström (1937-2006), Swedish pianist, composer and author * Tore Vikingstad (born 1975), Norwegian professional ice hockey player *

Tore Zetterholm Tore Ulf Axel Zetterholm (1915–2001) was a Swedish novelist, playwright and journalist. He made his literary debut in 1940 with the novel ''Stora Hoparegränd och himmelriket''. He chaired the Writers' Guild of Sweden from 1957 to 1972. He ...

(1915–2001), Swedish novelist, playwright and journalist

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