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

Norwegian-language surnames