Torkildsen is a surname, a patronymic from the name
Torkild. Notable people with the surname include:
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Arne Torkildsen Arne Torkildsen (14 September 1899 – 7 March 1968) was a Norwegian neurosurgeon. He described the surgical technique of ventriculocisternostomy (lateral ventricle to cisterna magna,; a predecessor of today's endoscopic third ventriculostomy), whi ...
(1899–1968), Norwegian neurosurgeon
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Even Torkildsen Lande
Even Torkildsen Lande (1758 – 9 May 1833) was a Norwegian farmer and blacksmith. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.
He was born at Bygland in Vest-Agder, Norway. He was raised on the Åsen farm in the tr ...
(1758–1833), Norwegian farmer and politician
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Justin Torkildsen
Justin Torkildsen (born July 3, 1981 in Boulder, Colorado) is an American actor, best known for his role as Rick Forrester on the daytime soap opera, ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. He portrayed the role from 1999 to 2006.
Torkildsen received ...
(born 1981), American actor
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Peter G. Torkildsen
Peter Gerard Torkildsen (born January 28, 1958) is an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented the 13th Essex district, including his hometown of Danvers, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 ...
, the former Massachusetts Republican State Committee Chairman
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Thore Torkildsen Foss
Thore Torkildsen Foss (10 September 1841 – 8 February 1913) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Lister og Mandal amt in 1889, and was re-elected on seven consecutive ...
(1841–1913), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
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Tor Torkildsen
Tor Torkildsen (3 June 1932, Trondheim – 8 July 2006) was a Norwegian seaman and ship-owner who changed career to novelist in his 60s.
The family shipping company ''Torkildsen'' went bankrupt in 1977, and he took up writing while residing in S ...
(1932–2006), Norwegian novelist and seaman
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Torleif Torkildsen
Torleif Torkildsen (; 12 May 1892 – 14 October 1944) was a Norwegian gymnast and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team ...
(1892–1944), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
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Elijah K. Torkildsen
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books ...
(1956 - 2015) American New York lawyer, public relations, and lobbyist
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Norwegian-language surnames