Per (given name)

Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from Greek , Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek , the word for "rock" or "stone"). The name is a variant of Peter, a common masculine name of the same origin. Other Scandinavian variants of Per are Pehr, Peer and Pär.

A–B

• Per Aabel (1902–1999), Norwegian comic actor
• Per Almar Aas (1929–2014), Norwegian politician
• Per Ahlmark (1939–2018), Swedish writer and former politician
• Per Egil Ahlsen (born 1958), retired Norwegian footballer
• Per Aldeheim (born 1966), Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• Per Almaas (1898–1991), Norwegian politician
• Per Almqvist (born 1978), Swedish singer-songwriter
• Per Andersen (1930–2020), Norwegian brain researcher
• Per Anger (1913–2002), Swedish diplomat
• Per Ankersjö (born 1971), Swedish politician
• Per Ankre (born 1948), Norwegian handball player
• Per Arneberg (1901–1981), Norwegian poet and translator
• Per Arnoldi (born 1941), Danish artist
• Per Asplin (1928–1996), Norwegian singer, composer, and actor
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855), Swedish poet
• Per Aunet (born 1940), Norwegian politician and former athlete
• Per Bak (1948–2002), Danish theoretical physicist
• Per Bakken (1882–1958), Norwegian Nordic skier
• Per Bang (1922–2010), Norwegian journalist
• Per Bauhn (born 1960), Swedish philosopher and author
• Per Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speedskater
• Per Aage Brandt (1944–2021), Danish writer, poet, and linguist
• Per Bergersen (1960–1990), Swedish musician and songwriter
• Per Bergerud (born 1956), Norwegian ski jumper
• Per Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish competitive sailor
• Per Bergsland (1918–1992), Norwegian pilot, prisoner of war, and escapee from Stalag Luft III
• Per Bertilsson (1892–1972), Swedish gymnast
• Per Bill (born 1958), Swedish politician
• Per Bjerregaard (born 1946), executive director of Danish football club Brøndby IF
• Per Bjørang (born 1948), Norwegian speed skater
• Per Blom (canoeist) (born 1949), Norwegian sprint canoer
• Per Blom (director) (1946–2013), Norwegian film director
• Per Borten (1913–2005), Prime Minister of Norway, 1965–1971
• Per Brahe the Elder (1520–1590), Swedish statesman
• Per Brahe the Younger (1602–1680), Swedish soldier and statesman
• Per Brandtzæg (1936–2016), Norwegian physician and professor
• Per Bratland (1907–1988), Norwegian newspaper editor and author
• Per Bredesen (1930–2022), Norwegian footballer
• Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish-American computer scientist and pioneer of concurrent programming
• Per Brogeland (born 1953), Norwegian football coach
• Per Bronken (1935–2002), Norwegian poet, novelist, actor, and stage producer
• Per Brunvand (1937–2015), Norwegian newspaper editor
• Per Buckhøj (1902–1964), Danish film actor
• Per Bäckman (born 1950), Swedish ice hockey player

C–J

• Per Carlén (born 1960), Swedish handball player
• Per Carleson (1917–2004), Swedish officer and fencer
• Per Carlqvist (born 1938), Swedish plasma physicist
• Per Carlsen (diplomat) (1948–2020), Swedish diplomat
• Per Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curler
• Per Cederblom (1901–1987), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
• Per Christensen (1934–2009), Norwegian actor
• Per Eberhard Cogell (1734–1812), Swedish artist
• Per Collinder (1890–1974), Swedish astronomer
• Per Dalin (1936–2010), Norwegian educationalist
• Per Ditlev-Simonsen (born 1932), Norwegian politician and former mayor of Oslo
• Per Drageset (1944–2022), Norwegian civil servant
• Per Eggers (born 1951), Swedish actor
• Per Egil Flo (born 1989), Norwegian footballer
• Per Arne Glorvigen (born 1963), Norwegian musician and composer
• Per Erik Granström (1942–2011), Swedish politician
• Per Egil Hegge (1940–2023), Norwegian journalist
• Per Einarsson (born 1984), Swedish bandy player
• Per Enflo (born 1944), Swedish mathematician and concert pianist
• Per Egil Evensen (born 1950), Norwegian politician
• Per Gedda (1914–2005), Swedish sailor
• Per Gessle (born 1959), Swedish musician, member of Roxette
• Per Günther (born 1988), German basketball player
• Per-Arne HÃ¥kansson (born 1963), Swedish politician
• Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Swedish politician
• Per Holst (1939–2025), Danish film producer and director
• Per Husted (born 1966), Danish politician

K–Z

• Per Kellin (1903–1973), Swedish Army major general
• Per Kirkeby (1938–2018), Danish artist
• Per Krøldrup (born 1979), retired Danish footballer
• Per Martin-Löf (born 1942), Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematical statistician
• Per Botolf Maurseth (born 1969), Norwegian economist and politician
• Per Mertesacker (born 1984), retired German footballer
• Per Mohn (born 1945), Norwegian politician
• Per Edmund Mordt (born 1965), retired Norwegian footballer
• Per NørgÃ¥rd (1932–2025), Danish composer and music theorist
• Per Yngve Ohlin (1969–1991), Swedish singer, better known as Dead
• Per T. Ohlsson (1958–2022), Swedish journalist
• Per Skjærvik (born 1953), Norwegian politician
• Erik Per Sullivan (born 1991), American-Swedish actor
• Per Welinder (born 1962), Swedish professional skateboarder

See also

• Pär
• Pehr
• Peter