Per (given name) Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek word πετρος meaning "stone" or "rock". 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. It may refer to the following people: Per Aabel , Norwegian comic actor Per Almar Aas , Norwegian politician Per Ahlmark , Swedish writer and former politician Per Egil Ahlsen , retired Norwegian footballer Per Aldeheim , Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and producer Per Almaas , Norwegian politician Per Almqvist , Swedish singer-songwriter Per Andersen , Norwegian brain researcher Per Anger , Swedish diplomat Per Ankersjö , Swedish politician Per Ankre , Norwegian handball player Per Arneberg , Norwegian poet and translator Per Arnoldi , Danish artist Per Asplin , Norwegian singer, composer, and actor Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom , Swedish poet Per Aunet , Norwegian politician and former athlete Per Bak , Danish theoretical physicist Per Bakken , Norwegian Nordic skier Per Bang , Norwegian journalist Per Bauhn , Swedish philosopher and author Per Bengtsson , Swedish speedskater Per Aage Brandt , Danish writer, poet, and linguist Per Bergersen , Swedish musician and songwriter Per Bergerud , Norwegian ski jumper Per Bergman , Swedish competitive sailor Per Bergsland , Norwegian pilot, prisoner of war , and escapee from Stalag Luft III Per Bertilsson , Swedish gymnast Per Bill , Swedish politician Per Bjerregaard , executive director of Danish football club Brøndby IF Per Bjørang , Norwegian speed skater Per Blom , Norwegian sprint canoer Per Blom , Norwegian film director Per Borten , Prime Minister of Norway , 1965–1971 Per Brahe the Elder , Swedish statesman Per Brahe the Younger , Swedish soldier and statesman Per Brandtzæg , Norwegian physician and professor Per Bratland , Norwegian newspaper editor and author Per Bredesen , retired Norwegian footballer Per Brinch Hansen , Danish-American computer scientist and pioneer of concurrent programming Per Brogeland , Norwegian football coach Per Bronken , Norwegian poet, novelist, actor, and stage producer Per Brunvand , Norwegian newspaper editor Per Buckhøj , Danish film actor Per Bäckman , Swedish ice hockey player Per Carleson , Swedish officer and fencer Per Carlqvist , Swedish plasma physicist Per Carlsen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Russia Per Carlsén , Swedish curler Per Carlén , Swedish handball player Per Cederblom , Swedish breaststroke swimmer Per Christensen , Norwegian actor Per Eberhard Cogell , Swedish artist Per Collinder , Swedish astronomer Per Dalin , Norwegian educationalist Per Ditlev-Simonsen , Norwegian politician and former mayor of Oslo Per Drageset , Norwegian civil servant Per Eggers , Swedish actor Per Egil Flo , Norwegian footballer Per Egil Hegge , Norwegian journalist Per Einarsson , Swedish bandy player Per Enflo , Swedish mathematician and concert pianist Per Gedda , Swedish sailor Per Gessle , Swedish musician, member of Roxette Per Günther , German basketball player Per Albin Hansson , Swedish politician Per Kellin , Swedish Army major general Per Krøldrup , retired Danish footballer Per Kirkeby , Danish artist Per Botolf Maurseth , Norwegian economist and politician Per Mertesacker , retired German footballer Per Edmund Mordt , retired Norwegian footballer Per Yngve Ohlin , Swedish singer Per Welinder , Swedish professional skateboarder Per Martin-Löf , Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematical statistician Erik Per Sullivan , American-Swedish actor
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