Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning".[1] It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre may refer to:
a surname. Sverre may refer to: Sverre of Norway (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005) Sverre Farstad (1920–1978)...
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005) is the younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. He is third in line to...
Sverre Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Sverrir Sigurðarson) (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) was the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202. Many consider him one of the...
Sverre Halseth Nypan (born 19 December 2006) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Norwegian club Rosenborg. In January 2022 Nypan signed his first professional...
Sverre Fehn (14 August 1924 – 23 February 2009) was a Norwegian architect. Fehn was born at Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of John Tryggve...
Sverre may refer to: Johan Sverre (actor) (1923–1990), Norwegian actor Johan Sverre (sports official) (1867–1934), Norwegian sports official Sverre This...
Sverre Oddvar Andresen (11 March 1924 – 12 December 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was born in Oslo. He was elected...
Sverre Isachsen (born 11 November 1970) is a Norwegian rallycross driver. Isachsen started with motorsports in 1989, and became Norwegian Rallycross Champion...
15, 1184, between King Magnus Erlingsson and the Birkebeiner supported Sverre Sigurdsson. At this time in Norwegian history it was extremely common for...
The House of Sverre (Norwegian: Sverreætten) was a royal house or dynasty which ruled, at various times in history, the Kingdom of Norway, hereunder the...
Sverre Johannes Aarseth, (born 20 July 1934) is a research scientist at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. Although retired, Aarseth...
Sverre Malvin Stensheim (31 October 1933 – 22 January 2022) was a Norwegian cross-country skier. He competed in the 30 km and 50 km events at the 1960...
Sverre Egil Oddanger (13 May 1928 – 17 November 2020) was a Norwegian football striker. He played for Skeid between 1948 and 1955. Winning his sole cap...
Sverre Helge Hassel (30 July 1876 – 6 June 1928) was a Norwegian polar explorer and one of the first five people to reach the South Pole. Sverre Hassel...
Sverre Krogh may refer to: Sverre Krogh (editor) (1883–1957), Norwegian actuary, newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist Labour parties...
British monarchs Note: This chart also includes the kings from the Houses of Sverre (Margaret); Balliol (John I); and Bruce (Robert I, David II) Title as King...
Sverre Malling (born 4 September 1977) is a Norwegian visual artist. His work references classical art, botany, the occult, psychedelia, folk art and children’s...
Per Sverre Kvinlaug (born 13 December 1974) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament...
Sverre Pedersen (4 August 1882 – 12 November 1971) was a Norwegian architect and urban planner. He was born in Strinda Municipality (part of present-day...
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