Jørgen
male given name
Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese male given name cognate to George. Notable people with the name include:
A
Jørgen Aabye (1868–1959), Danish painter
Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician
Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast
Jørgen von Ansbach (1510–1591), German-Norwegian merchant and mayor
Jørgen Arboe-Rasmussen (1925–1945), Danish resistance member
Jørgen Arenholt (1876–1953), Danish tennis player
Jørgen Åsland (born 1946), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Aukland (born 1975), Norwegian cross-country skier
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Jørgen Baklid (born 1999), Norwegian orienteer
Jørgen Barth-Jørgensen (1932–2021), Norwegian weightlifter
Jørgen Thomsen Bech (1731–1816), Danish businessman
Jørgen Beck (1914–1991), Danish film actor
Jørgen Bender (1938–1999), Danish fashion designer
Jørgen Bentzon (1897–1951), Danish composer
Jørg Berge (1854–1916), Norwegian politician
Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835–1911), Danish author and scientist
Jørgen Bjelke (1621–1696), Norwegian officer and nobleman
Johnny Bjerregaard (born 1943), Danish footballer and coach
Jørgen Bjørn, Governor of Tranquebar from 1702 to 1704
Jørgen Bjørnstad (1894–1942), Norwegian gymnast
Jørgen Blydt (1868–1938), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Boassen (born 1974), Danish-Greenlandic political figure
Jørgen Boberg (1940–2009), Danish painter and illustrator
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller (born 1954), Danish sailor and Olympic Champion
Jørgen Ditleff Bondesen (1855–1939), Danish composer and music theorist
Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (1515–1565), Danish nobleman
Jørgen Otto Brockenhuus (1664–1728), Danish-Norwegian military officer
Jørgen Brønlund (1877–1907), Greenlandic polar explorer, educator, and catechist
Jørgen Bru (1881–1974) was a Norwegian sports shooter
Jørgen Brunchorst (1862–1917), Norwegian natural scientist, politician and diplomat
Jørgen Buckhøj (1935–1994), Danish actor
Jørgen Hansen Burchart (born c. 1630), Danish-Norwegian politician
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Jørgen Cappelen (born 1959), Norwegian rower
Jørgen Wright Cappelen (1805–1878), Norwegian bookseller and publisher
Jørgen Carling (born 1974), Norwegian migration researcher
Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard (born 1950), Danish astronomer
Jørgen Mads Clausen (born 1948), Danish businessman
Jørgen Conradt (1771–1851), Danish coppersmith
D
Jørgen Balthasar Dalhoff (1800–1890), Danish goldsmith and industrialist
Jørgen Dam (born 1941), Danish long-distance runner
Jørgen Dobloug (1945–2018), Norwegian artist
Jørgen Dybvad (1545–1612), Danish theologian and mathematician
Jørgen Iversen Dyppel (1638–1683), Governor of the Danish West Indies
E
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen (1812–1887), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Emborg (born 1953), Danish jazz pianist and composer
Jørgen Engelbrecht (born 1946), Danish rower
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Jørgen Conrad de Falsen (1785–1849), Danish-Norwegian naval officer
Jørgen Breder Faye (1823–1908), Norwegian banker and politician
Jørgen Finne-Grønn (1905–1998), Norwegian diplomat
Jørgen Leonard Firing (1894–1977), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Aall Flood (1820–1892), Norwegian businessman and politician
Jørgen Flood (1792–1867), Norwegian merchant and politician
Jørgen Fogh (1631–1685), Danish Supreme Court justice and mayor of Copenhagen
Jørgen Frandsen (born 1944), Danish handball player
Jørgen Frantzen (1935–2020), Danish rower
Jørgen Fredsøe (born 1947), Danish hydraulic engineer
Jørgen Friis (died 1616), Danish statesman
Jørgen Friis (bishop) (1495–1547), Danish Catholic priest
Jacob Wilhelm Frohne (1832–1909), Danish master mason, architect and art collector
Peter Jørgen Frydendahl (1766–1830), Danish stage actor
Jørgen Watne Frydnes (born 1984), Norwegian political scientist
G
Jørgen Gabrielsen (born 1935), Danish sports shooter
Jørgen Gammelgaard (1938–1991), Danish furniture designer
Jørgen Garde (1939–1996), Danish Royal Navy admiral
Jørgen Gluver (born 1960), Danish handball player
Jørgen Graabak (born 1991), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850–1916), Danish actuary and mathematician
Jørgen Grave (1909–1988), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Gry (1915–1993), Danish field hockey player
Jørgen Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (1895–1966), Danish sculptor
Jørgen Guldborg-Rasmussen, President of the Danish Scout Council
Jørgen Gunnerud (1948–2025), Norwegian crime fiction writer
H
Jørgen Haave (born 1971), Norwegian literary scholar
Jørgen Hammeken (1918-2007), Danish footballer
Jørgen Hammer (born 1991), Norwegian footballer
Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb (1767–1820), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Jørgen Christian Hansen (1890–1953)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets, Danish rower
Jørgen Hansen (boxer) (1943–2018), Danish boxer
Jørgen Hansen (cyclist) (born 1942), Danish cyclist
Jørgen Hansen (footballer) (1931-1986), Danish footballer
Jørgen Hansen (skier) (1885–1971), Norwegian Nordic skier
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen (1930–2013), Danish badminton player
Jørgen Peder Hansen (1923–1994), Danish politician
Jørgen Robert Hansen (1911–1991), Danish field hockey player
Jørgen W. Hansen (1925–1969), Danish footballer
Jørgen Hare (1923–2007), Danish sports shooter
Jørgen Hatlehol (born 1997), Norwegian footballer
Jørgen Haugan (born 1941), Norwegian author and lecturer
Jørgen Johannes Havig (1808–1883), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Heide, 16th-century Danish composer
Jørgen Heidemann (born 1946), Danish handball player
Jørgen Henriksen (born 1942), Danish footballer
Jørgen Herlufsen (born 1964), Danish sports shooter
Jørgen Holmboe (1902–1979), Norwegian-American meteorologist
Jørgen Holte (born 1944), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Horn (born 1987), Norwegian footballer
Jørgen Hustad (1896–1978), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
Jørgen Hval (1911–1992), Norwegian footballer
Jørgen Hvidemose (born 1940), Danish football manager
Jørgen Hviid (1916–2001), Danish athlete and naval officer
I
Jørgen Ingmann (1925–2015), Danish jazz and pop guitarist
Jørgen Isnes (born 1979), Norwegian footballer and manager
Jørgen Iversen (1918–1993), Danish footballer
J
Jørgen Jacobsen (1933-2010), Danish footballer
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900–1938), Faroese writer
Jørgen Jahre (1907–1998), Norwegian shipowner and sports official
Jørgen Jalland (born 1977), Norwegian footballer
Jørgen Jensen (cyclist) (1947–2015), Danish cyclist
Jørgen Jensen (politician) (1920–1987), Danish trade unionist and politician
Jørgen Jensen (runner) (1944–2009), Danish runner
Jørgen Jensen (soldier) (1891–1922), Australian Victoria Cross recipient
Jørgen Jensen (wrestler) (1939–1995), Danish wrestler
Jørgen Juul Jensen (born 1965), Danish footballer
Jørgen Martinius Jensen, Norwegian historian and sports official
Jørgen Jersild (1913–2004), Danish composer and music educator
Jørgen Johansen (1928-1994), Danish footballer
Jørgen Jørgensen (1780–1841), Danish adventurer
Jørgen Jørgensen (cyclist) (1936–2016), Danish cyclist
Jørgen Jørgensen (footballer) (1943–2019), Danish footballer
Jørgen Jørgensen (philatelist) (born 1944), Danish philatelist
Jørgen Jørgensen (politician) (1888–1974), Danish politician
Jørgen Jørgensen (swimmer) (1914–1961), Danish swimmer
Jørgen Juve (1906–1983), Norwegian footballer, jurist, and writer
K
Jørgen Kaas (1618–1658), Danish military officer
Jørgen Karterud (born 1994), Norwegian ice hockey player
Jørgen Kastholm (1931–2007), Danish furniture designer
Jørgen Kieler (1919–2017), Danish physician and resistance member
Jørgen Kiil (1931–2003), Danish actor
Jørgen Christopher von Klenow (died 1723), Danish-Norwegian military officer
Jørgen Klubien (born 1958)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets, Danish animator, storyboard artist, and writer
Jørgen Christian Knudsen (1843–1922), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp (born 1968), Danish businessman
Jørgen Alexander Knudtzon (1854–1917), Norwegian linguist and historian
Jørgen von Cappelen Knudtzon (1784–1854), Norwegian businessman and patron of the arts
Jørgen Hansen Koch (1787–1860), Danish architect
Jørgen Kolstad (born 1995), Norwegian footballer
Jørgen Kosmo (1947–2017), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Kristensen (born 1946), Danish footballer
Jørgen H. Kristiansen (born 1976), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Kvist (born 1965), Danish politician
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Jørgen Læssøe (1924–1993), Danish Assyriologist
Jørgen Landt (c. 1751–1804), Danish priest, botanist and author
Jørgen Langhelle (1965–2021), Norwegian actor
Jørgen E. Larsen (1945–2020), Danish footballer and coach
Jørgen Strand Larsen (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
Jørgen Vase Larsen, the birthname of Marcel de Sade (1934–2025), Danish imposter
Jörgen Lehmann (1898–1989), Danish-born Swedish physician and chemist
Jørgen Leth (1937–2025), Danish poet and film director
Jørgen Sigurd Lien, Norwegian software businessman
Jørgen Adolf Lier (1906–1994), Norwegian politician
Jørgen Lindegaard (born 1948), Danish businessman
Jørgen Lindhardtsen (born 1945), Danish sailor
Jørgen Lorentzen (born 1956), Norwegian literary scholar
Jørgen Løvland (1848–1922), Prime Minister of Norway from 1907 to 1908
Jørgen Løvset (1986–1981), Norwegian gynaecologist
Jørgen Lunge (1577–1619), Danish nobleman and Rigsmarsk 1616–1619
Jørgen Lykke (1515–1583), Danish nobleman, diplomat and politician
Jørgen Lyng (born 1934), Danish Army general
Jørgen B. Lysholm (1796–1843), Norwegian businessman
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Jørgen Mandix (1759–1835), Norwegian judge
Jørgen Marcussen (born 1950), Danish cyclist
Jørgen Markussen (born 1943), Danish footballer
Jørgen Mathiesen (1901–1993), Norwegian landowner and businessperson
Jørgen Mathisen (born 1984), Norwegian jazz musician
Jørgen Herman Meinich (1868–1948)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets, Norwegian government official
Jørgen Meinich (1820–1911), Norwegian jurist and industrialist
Jørgen Ernst Meyer (1802–1873), Danish industrialist
Jørgen Michelet (1742–1818), Norwegian military officer
Jørgen Moe (1813–1882), Norwegian folklorist, poet and bishop
Jørgen Mohrendal, the birthname of Georg Mohr (1640–1697), Danish mathematician
Jørgen Mohus (born 1991), Norwegian footballer
Jørgen Møller (1873–1944), Danish chess player
Jørgen Nielsen Møller (1801–1862), Danish merchant and Inspector of South Greenland
Jørgen Moritzen (1918–2002), Danish weightlifter
Jørgen Müller (1648–1695), Dano-Norwegian government official
Jørgen Peter Müller (1866–1938), Danish gymnastics educator
Jørgen Munkeby (born 1980), Norwegian musician
Jørgen de Mylius (born 1946), Danish radio and TV personality
Jørgen Myran (born 1998), Norwegian curler
N
Jørgen Nash (1920–2004), Danish artist, writer, and Situationist theoretician
Jørgen Neumann (born 1966), Norwegian footballer and manager
Jørgen Niclasen (born 1969), Faroese politician
Jørgen Nielsen (footballer, born 1971), Danish footballer
Jørgen Boye Nielsen (1925–2000), Danish hockey player
Jørgen Erik Nielsen (1933–2007), University of Copenhagen associate professor
Jørgen S. Nielsen (born 1946), Danish Islamic studies scholar
Jørgen Nordhagen (born 2005), Norwegian cyclist
Jørgen Nordvik (1895–1977), Norwegian jurist
Jørgen Nørredam (died 1965), Danish aid worker
O
Jørgen Olesen (1924-1999), Danish footballer
Ib Olsen (1929–2009), Danish rower
Jørgen Olufsen, Danish politician
Jørgen Østergaard (born 1944), Danish engineer
Jørgen Olsen Øveraas (born 1989), Norwegian footballer
P
Jørgen Pedersen (1914–1978), Danish epidemiologist
Jørgen V. Pedersen (born 1959), Danish cyclist
Jørgen Bo Petersen (born 1970), Danish cyclist
Jørgen Fryd Petersen (1925–1988), Danish weightlifter
Jörgen Philip-Sörensen (1938–2010), Swedish businessman
Jørgen Plaetner (1930–2002), Danish composer
Jørgen Munk Plum (1925–2011), Danish discus thrower
R
Jørgen Randers (born 1945), Norwegian professor of climate strategy
Jørgen Rantzau (1652–1713), Danish military officer
Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer, born 1937), Danish footballer
Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer, born 1945), Danish footballer
Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen (born 1955), Danish businessman
Jørgen Frank Rasmussen (1930–2009), Danish cyclist
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878–1964), Danish engineer and industrialist
Jørgen Ravn (1940–2015), Danish footballer
Jørgen Ravn (gymnast) (1884–1962), Danish gymnast
Jørgen Henrich Rawert (1751–1823), Danish architect
Jørgen Reedtz (c. 1625–1682), County governor, diplomat and landowner
Jørgen Reenberg (1927–2023), Danish actor
Jørgen Ringnis (died 1652), Danish woodcarver
Jørgen Rischel (1934–2007), Danish linguist
Jørgen Roed (1808–1888), Danish painter
Jørgen Rømer (1923–2007), Danish art historian, graphic artist and painter
Jørgen Rosenkrantz (1607–1675), Danish county governor and headmaster
Jørgen Rostrup (born 1978), Norwegian orienteering competitor
Jørgen Wilhelm Rudolph (1881–1968), Norwegian businessperson
Jørgen Rydder (1923–1944), Danish resistance member
Jørgen Ryg (1927–1981), Danish actor
Jørgen Rytterager (1809–1899), Norwegian farmer
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Jørgen Sadolin (c.
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