Bjornson
Bjørnson is a Norwegian surname with the literal meaning "Son of Bjørn". Bjornson, Bjørnson, Bjørnsen, Björnsson and variations can refer to the following people:
- Icelanders
- Ármann Smári Björnsson (born 1981), Icelandic footballer
- Björn Th. Björnsson (1922-2007), Icelandic writer
- Georgia Björnsson (1884–1957), Danish-born wife of Sveinn Björnsson, first president of Iceland
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (born 1988), Icelandic strongman and actor
- Sveinn Björnsson (1881-1952), first president of Iceland
- Sveinn Birkir Björnsson (born 1976), editor of The Reykjavík Grapevine
- Norwegians
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910), Norwegian writer and a 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate
- Bjørn Bjørnson (1859-1942), Norwegian stage actor and theatre director, son of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
- Gudrød Bjørnsson, Norwegian politician in Middle Ages, grandfather of Saint Olaf
- Ivar Bjørnson (born 1977), Norwegian musician in Black Metal band Enslaved
- Øyvind Bjørnson, (1950–2007) was Norwegian historian
- Swedes
- Erik Björnsson, 9th century semi-legendary Swedish king
- Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden from 1643 to 1653
- Olof (II) Björnsson, 10th century semi-legendary Swedish king
- Other nationalities
- Craig Bjornson (born 1969), American baseball coach
- David Bjornson (born 1947), Canadian politician
- Eric Bjornson (born 1971), American football player
- Karen Bjornson (born 1952), American model
- Maria Björnson (1949-2002), French theatre stage designer
- Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen (1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist
- Oscar Bjornson (1906-1972), Canadian politician
- Peter Bjornson, Canadian politician
- Rosella Bjornson (born 1947), Canadian airline pilot
- Val Bjornson (1906-1987), American politician
See also
- Christina Bjornsdatter, queen of Sweden
- Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer
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Family names derived from the word "bear"
- Slavic: Medved, Medvedchuk, Medvedev, Medvedko, Niedźwiedź, Nedvěd, Vedmid
Surname list
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