Svend

Svend is a Danish and Norwegian given name that may refer to:

• King Svend
• Svend Aagesen (c.1145–?), Danish historian
• Svend Asmussen (born 1916), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking"
• Svend Auken (1943-2009), Danish politician
• Svend Bayer (born 1946), Ugandan-born Danish/English studio potter
• Svend Bille (1888–1973), Danish stage and film actor
• Svend Borchmann Hersleb (1784–1836), Norwegian professor of theology and politician
• Svend von Düring (1915–1969), Norwegian actor
• Svend Engedal (born 1928), Danish-born American soccer goalkeeper
• Svend Foyn (1809–1894), Norwegian sailor
• Svend Frømming (1918-1979), Danish sprint canoer
• Svend Grundtvig (1824–1883), Danish literary historian and ethnographer
• Svend Haugaard (1913–2003), Danish politician
• Svend Erik Hovmand (born 1945), Danish politician representing the Liberal Party (Former tax minister)
• Svend Jacobsen (1906–1986), Danish fencer and Olympic competitor
• Svend Aage Jensby (born 1940), Danish politician representing the Liberal Party (Former defence minister)
• Svend Jensen (1905-1979), Danish footballer
• Svend Karlsen (born 1967), Norwegian strongman
• Svend Kornbeck (1869–1933), Danish stage and film actor
• Svend-Erik Kristensen (born 1956), Danish long-distance runner
• Svend Lomholt (1888-1949), Danish veterinarian and dermatologist
• Svend Lund (born 1949), Danish handball player and Olympic competitor
• Svend Aage Madsen (born 1939), Danish novelist
• Svend Methling (1891-1977), Danish actor and film director
• Svend Munck (1899–1974) Danish fencer and Olympic competitor
• Svend Petersen (1911–1992), Danish-born American author, political researcher and analyst
• Svend Poulsen (c. 1610-c. 1680), Danish military commander
• Svend Pri (1945–1983), Danish badminton player
• Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864-1945), Norwegian-born American impressionist artist
• Svend Rathsack (1885– 1941), Danish sculptor
• Svend Rindom (1884–1960), Danish screenwriter
• Svend Robinson (born 1952), Canadian politician and activist for gay rights
• Svend S. Schultz (1913-1998), Danish composer and conductor
• Svend Adolph Solberg (1831–1890), Norwegian politician
• Svend-Allan Sørensen (born 1975), Danish conceptual artist and founder of Adressens Forlag
• Svend Unmack Larsen (1893-1965), Danish politician
• Svend Wad (born 1928), Danish boxer and Olympic medalist