Morten
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Morten may either be a surname
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Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as surname.
Surname
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Given name
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Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as surname.
People named Morten
- Morten AbelMorten AbelMorten Abel Knutsen, , better known by his stage name Morten Abel is a Norwegian pop artist, and one of Norway's best-selling domestic artists.-Career:...
, Norwegian singer - Morten AndersenMorten AndersenMorten Andersen , nicknamed "The Great Dane", is a former National Football League kicker. He holds the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer in NFL history, as well as being the all-time leading scorer for two different teams; the New Orleans Saints, with whom he spent 13 seasons, and...
, Danish kicker in American football - Morten BruunMorten BruunMorten Bruun is a Danish retired football player, who played in a defending or midfielder role. He spent his entire club career at Silkeborg IF, with whom he won the 1994 Danish Superliga and 2001 Danish Cup trophies. He played 424 matches and scored 35 goals for the club from 1988 to 2001...
, Danish football player - Morten Børup, Danish educator
- Morten Stig ChristensenMorten Stig ChristensenMorten Stig Christensen is a former Danish handball player.In 1976 he was a squad member of the Danish team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He was a reserve player and did not play in a match....
, Danish handball player, tv host and tv executive - Morten FrostMorten FrostMorten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...
, Danish badminton player and coach - Morten GrunwaldMorten GrunwaldMorten Grunwald is a Danish actor and theatre manager.He was born in Odense, Denmark, and attended Odense Theatrical School in 1958, and graduated from The Royal Theater of Denmark's Theatrical School in 1962...
, Danish actor and theater manager - Morten HarketMorten HarketMorten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
, Norwegian singer and leader of the band a-haA-haA-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar... - Morten KorchMorten KorchMorten Korch was a Danish writer who wrote populist stories and romances about rural Denmark. During his lifetime, he was the most widely read author in Denmark. Korch wrote 123 novels, several of which were made into popular films. In 1937, Korch was awarded a Danish knighthood in the Order of...
, Danish author - Morten LangeMorten LangeKnud Morten Lange was a Danish mycologist and politician. He was son the mycologist Jakob E. Lange. He was professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen 1958-1989 and university vice chancellor 1976–1979. Early in his career, he established his name in arctic mycology, starting with his...
, Danish botanist and politician - Morten LøkkegaardMorten LøkkegaardMorten Løkkegaard, born 20 December 1964, is a Venstre Party MEP representing Denmark. He was elected in 2009.-External links:*...
, Danish journalist and tv host - Morten MesserschmidtMorten MesserschmidtMorten Messerschmidt , LL.M., is member of the European Parliament for the Danish People's Party. He won his seat in a landslide in the 2009 elections with 284,500 personal votes....
, Danish politician - Morten OlsenMorten OlsenMorten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup...
, Danish football player and coach - Morten Gamst PedersenMorten Gamst PedersenMorten Gamst Pedersen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Norway national football team.-Tromsø IL:...
, Norwegian footballer - Morten Helveg Petersen, Danish politician
- Morten Nielsen (disambiguation)
- Morten Rasmussen (disambiguation)
- Morten SkouboMorten SkouboMorten Skoubo is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Odense Boldklub. Skoubo's strength on the playing field is most notably his physical strength, height and heading power, which makes him a typical targetman in the attack...
, Danish football player - Morten WieghorstMorten WieghorstMorten Wieghorst is a Danish association football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Denmark national under-21 football team and the former manager of FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga whom he guided to the 2010 and 2011 Danish Cup trophy.During his active career, Wieghorst...
, Danish football player - Morten ØstergaardMorten ØstergaardMorten Østergaard is Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education in Denmark and is a member of the Danish parliament—the Folketing. He holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Aarhus. He was vice-chairman of the party from 2002 to 2005 and has been a member of...
, Danish minister for Science - Morten VelandMorten VelandMorten Veland is a Norwegian musician. He was one of the founding members of the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania and later founded Sirenia....
, Norwegian musician