Bjornson
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Bjornson, Bjørnson, Bjørnsen, Björnsson and variations can refer to the following people:
Icelanders
Norwegians
Swedes
Other nationalities
Icelanders
- Ármann Smári BjörnssonÁrmann Smári BjörnssonÁrmann Björnsson is an Icelandic footballer.-Club career:Born in Höfn, southeast Iceland, he started his club career at local outfit UMF Sindri in 1996, when he was 15 years old. In 1998 he was top scorer in the D-division with 32 goals...
, Icelandic footballer (soccer player) - Björn Th. BjörnssonBjörn Th. BjörnssonBjörn Theodor Björnsson was an Icelandic writer born in Reykjavík. He attended the University of London, University of Edinburgh, and the University of Copenhagen. He was President of the Icelandic writers union for a time. He was married to an artist, Ásgerður Búadóttir, and has written several...
, Icelandic writer - Georgia BjörnssonGeorgia BjörnssonGeorgia Björnsson was the wife of the first Icelandic President Sveinn Björnsson and was the First Lady of Iceland from 1944 to 1952. She was born in Denmark to Danish parents....
(1884–1957), Danish-born wife of Sveinn Björnsson, first president of Iceland - Sveinn BjörnssonSveinn BjörnssonSveinn Björnsson , son of Björn Jónsson and Elísabet Sveinsdóttir, was the first President of the Republic of Iceland.He became a member of Reykjavík town council in 1912 and was its president during 1918–1920....
, first president of Iceland - Sveinn Birkir Björnsson (born 1976), editor of The Reykjavík Grapevine
Norwegians
- Bjørnstjerne BjørnsonBjørnstjerne BjørnsonBjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...
, Norwegian writer and a 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate - Bjørn BjørnsonBjørn BjørnsonBjørn Bjørnson was a Norwegian stage actor and theatre director.-Biography:He was born in Kristiania, the son of author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and his wife Karoline Bjørnson. In 1876, he was admitted as a student at the Stern Conservatory operated by Julius Stern in Berlin, Germany...
, Norwegian stage actor and theatre director, son of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson - Gudrød BjørnssonGudrød BjørnssonGudrød Bjørnsson was the son of Bjørn Farmann, the king of Vestfold, and a grandson of Harald Fairhair. Gudrød was the father of Harald Grenske, and the paternal grandfather of Saint Olaf....
, Norwegian politician in Middle Ages, grandfather of Saint Olaf - Ivar BjørnsonIvar BjørnsonIvar Bjørnson is a Norwegian composer/guitarist for the progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved. He is, along with Grutle Kjellson, one of only two founding members left in the current line-up, being only 13 years old at the time of the band's formation...
, Norwegian musician in Black Metal band EnslavedEnslaved (band)Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo... - Øyvind BjørnsonØyvind BjørnsonØyvind Bjørnson was a Norwegian historian who specialized in labor history and the history of the welfare state.He hailed from Haugesund. He took the cand.philol. degree in 1979, and later the dr.philos. degree in 1987 with the thesis Den nye arbeidsdagen...
, (1950–2007) was a NorwegianNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
Swedes
- Erik BjörnssonErik BjörnssonErik Björnsson was one of the sons of Björn Ironside and a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the House of Munsö, who would have lived in the early 9th century. One of the few surviving Scandinavian sources that deal with Swedish kings from this time is Hervarar saga. It says:...
, 9th century semi-legendary Swedish king - Johan Björnsson PrintzJohan Björnsson PrintzJohan Björnsson Printz was governor from 1643 until 1653 of the Swedish colony of New Sweden on the Delaware River in North America.-Early Life in Sweden:...
, governor of New Sweden from 1643 to 1653 - Olof (II) BjörnssonOlof (II) BjörnssonOlof Björnsson , was a semi-legendary Swedish king, who according to Hervarar saga and the Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa ruled together with his brother Eric the Victorious. He was the father of Styrbjörn Starke and Gyrid by his queen, Ingeborg Thrandsdotter, and he died of poison during a meal...
, 10th century semi-legendary Swedish king
Other nationalities
- David BjornsonDavid BjornsonDavid Bjornson was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993, serving in the 34th Canadian Parliament for the Progressive Conservative party in the Selkirk riding. By career, he is an electrician....
, Canadian politician - Eric BjornsonEric BjornsonEric Thomas Bjornson is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft...
(born 1971), American professional football tight end - Maria BjörnsonMaria BjörnsonMaria Björnson was an acclaimed theatre stage designer, born in Paris to Norwegian and Romanian parents....
, French theatre stage designer - Oscar BjornsonOscar BjornsonOscar Ferdinand Bjornson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969....
, Canadian politician - Peter BjornsonPeter BjornsonPeter Bjornson is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a cabinet minister in the government of New Democratic Premier Greg Selinger....
, Canadian politician - Rosella BjornsonRosella BjornsonRosella Marie Bjornson is a retired Canadian airline pilot, who holds the distinction of being the first female pilot for a commercial airline in North America.-External links:*...
, Canadian airline pilot - Val BjornsonVal BjornsonKristjan Valdimar "Val" Bjornson was a Minnesota writer, newspaper editor, and politician who served as state treasurer for more than two decades....
, American politician
See also
- Christina BjornsdatterChristina BjornsdatterChristina of Denmark ; c. 1120/25–1170), was a Swedish queen consort in the 12th century, married to king Eric IX of Sweden and mother of king Canute I of Sweden.-Biography:...
, queen of Sweden - Selma BjörnsdóttirSelma BjörnsdóttirSelma Björnsdóttir , also known as simply Selma, is an Icelandic singer born in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest....
, Icelandic singer