Bjorn

Bjorn (English), Björn (Swedish and Icelandic), Bjørn (Norwegian and Danish), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, is a Nordic male given name, or less often a surname, meaning "bear" (the animal). In Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Sweden Swedish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.

Acting:

• Björn Andrésen, a Swedish actor and musician
• Björn Bjelfvenstam, a Swedish actor
• Björn Granath, a Swedish actor
• Björn Kjellman, a Swedish actor and singer
• Björn Skifs, a Swedish singer and actor

Art and music:

• Björn Afzelius, a Swedish musician
• Björn Ågren, guitarist for the band Razorlight
• Björn Dixgård, a Swedish musician
• Bjørn Eidsvåg, a Norwegian musician and Lutheran minister
• Björn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames
• Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson, an Icelandic craftsman and environmental pioneer
• Bjørn Holter, known by his stage name of Narrenschiff, a Norwegian singer-songwriter
• Björn J:son Lindh, a Swedish musician
• Björn Lodin, a Swedish musician
• Bjørn Lynne, a sound engineer and composer
• Bjørn Melhus, a German artist
• Bjørn Moe, a Norwegian conductor
• Björn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork
• Bjørn Talén, a Norwegian opera singer
• Bjørn Tagemose, a Swedish director and videoartist
• Bjorn Thorsrud, a music producer
• Bjørn Torske, a Norwegian music producer
• Björn Ulvaeus, a Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA
• Bjørn Wiinblad, a Danish artist

Business:

• Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, a businessman and powerboat racer
• Björn Prytz, a Swedish industrialist
• Björn Stigson, a Swedish business leader
• Björn Wahlroos, CEO of Sampo Group
• Bjorn Wegge, director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise
• Björn Westerlund, former CEO of Nokia

History:

• Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, a Swedish king
• Björn (III) Eriksson, a historical king of Sweden
• Bjørn Farmann, first king of Norway
• Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen
• Björn Ironside, a legendary Swedish king
• Björn the Eunuch, a legendary Swedish king
• Björn the Pale, mentioned in the Saga of Gisli
• Björn Stallare, an 11th century Norwegian diplomat

Politics and government:

• Björn Bjarnason, an Icelandic politician
• Herman Bjorn Dahle, a politician from Wisconsin, USA
• Bjørn Egge. a Major general of the Norwegian Defence Force
• Björn Engholm, a German politician
• Björn Eriksson, a Swedish civil servant
• Björn von der Esch, a Swedish politician
• Bjørn Tore Godal,a Norwegian politician
• Björn Hamilton, a Swedish politician
• Bjørn Jacobsen, a Norwegian politician
• Björn Jónsson, a former Prime Minister of Iceland
• Björn Leivik, a Swedish politician
• Björn Rosengren, a Swedish politician
• Bjørn Skau, a Norwegian politician
• Björn von Sydow, a Swedish politician
• Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), a former Prime minister of Iceland
• Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, a Norwegian politician

Science:

• Björn Engquist, a mathematician
• Björn Envall, an automotive designer
• Bjørn Grinde, a biologist
• Björn Gunnlaugsson, an Icelandic mathematician and cartographer
• Björn Kurtén, a Finland-Swedish paleontologist
• Bjørn Lomborg, an environmental skeptic and author

Sports:

• Bjørn Bang Andersen, a Norwegian shot putter
• Björn Andersson, a Swedish former player and coach
• Björn Andersson (handballer), a Swedish Olympic handballer
• Björn Andrae, a German volleyball player
• Björn Bach, a German kayaker
• Björn Borg, a Swedish tennis player
• Björn Borg (swimmer), a Swedish swimmer
• Björn Bothén, a Swedish sailor
• Bjørn Otto Bragstad, a Norwegian soccer player
• Bjorn Bregy, a Swiss kickboxer
• Björn Cederberg, a Swedish rally driver
• Bjørn Dæhlie, a Norwegian skier
• Björn Daelemans, a Belgian soccer player
• Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954), Norwegian footballer
• Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978), Norwegian footballer
• Wouterus van der Doelen, known as Björn van der Doelen, a Dutch soccer player
• Björn Dunkerbeck, a windsurfer
• Björn Einarsson, a Swedish bandy player
• Björn Emmerling, a German field hockey player
• Björn Ferry, a Swedish skier
• Bjørn Grimnes, a Norwegian athlete
• Bjørn Gundersen, a Norwegian athlete
• Bjorn Haneveer, a Belgian snooker player
• Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen, a Norwegian soccer player
• Björn Joppien, a German badminton player
• Björn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, a German Olympic athlete
• Björn Knutsson, a Swedish motorcycle racer
• Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, a Danish soccer player
• Bjorn Kotze, a Namibian cricketer
• Bjørn Tore Kvarme, a Norwegian soccer player
• Björn Leukemans, a Belgian bicycle racer
• Björn Lind, a Swedish skier
• Bjørn Arve Lund, a Norwegian soccer player
• Björn Maaseide, a Norwegian beach volleyball player
• Björn Melin, a Swedish ice hockey player
• Bjorn Mordt, a Zimbabwean cricketer
• Bjørn Myrbakken, a Norwegian ski jumper
• Björn Nittmo, a Swedish American Football kicker
• Björn Nordqvist, a Swedish soccer player
• Björn Otto, a German pole vaulter
• Bjørn Paulson, a Norwegian high jumper
• Björn Phau, a German tennis player
• Bjørn Helge Riise, a Norwegian soccer player
• Bjørn Einar Romøren, a Norwegian ski jumper
• Björn Runström, a Swedish soccer player
• Björn Schlicke, a German soccer player
• Björn Schröder, a German cyclist
• Björn Sengier, a Belgian soccer player
• Björn Siegemund, a German badminton player
• Bjørn Skaare, a Norwegian ice hockey player
• Bjørn Skjærpe, a Norwegian gymnast
• Bjørn Sundquist, a German Olympic athlete
• Björn Svensson, a Swedish hockey player
• Bjorn Thorfinnsson, an Icelandic chess player
• Bjørn Tronstad, a Norwegian soccer player
• Björn Waldegård, a Swedish rally driver
• Björn Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver
• Bjørn Wirkola, a Norwegian ski jumper
• Björn Zikarsky, a German swimmer

Writers:

• Bjørn Benkow, a Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiarist
• Björn Th. Björnsson, an Icelandic writer
• Bjørn Hansen, a Norwegian journalist
• Björn Hellberg, a sports journalist and author
• Björn Kumm, a Swedish journalist
• Björn Nyberg, a Swedish fantasy author
• Björn Ranelid, a Swedish author
• Bjørn Erik Thon, a Norwegian jurist and writer
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, a Norwegian writer

As a surname:

• Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete
• Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
• Kristen Bjorn, gay porn director and actor
• Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
• Lars "Lasse" Björn, a Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
• Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer