Holger (given name)

Holger is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, a compound of hólmr meaning "island", and geirr meaning "spear". It is most common amongst Danish people. It is uncommon as a surname, but is found as Holkeri in Finnish. People with the name include:^[1]

• Holger Albrechtsen (1906–1992), Norwegian athletic
• Holger Badstuber, German footballer
• Holger Behrendt, German gymnast and Olympic champion
• Holger Börner (1931–2006), German politician
• Holger Cahill (1887–1960), American, National Director of the Federal Art Project
• Holger Crafoord (1908–1982), Swedish industrialist
• Holger Czukay, German musician
• Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), Danish poet and dramatist
• Holger Fach, German football player and manager
• Holger Granström (1917–1941), Finnish ice hockey player
• Holger Gustafsson, Swedish politician
• Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor
• Holger Hieronymus, German football player
• Holger Hiller, German musician
• Holger Hott, Norwegian athletic
• Holger Löwenadler (1904–1977), Swedish film actor
• Holger Bech Nielsen, Danish physicist
• Holger K. Nielsen, Danish politician
• Holger Osieck, German football coach
• Holger Simon Paulli (1810–1891), Danish conductor and composer
• Holger Pedersen – Danish linguist (1867–1953)
• Holger Pedersen – Danish astronomer (b. 1946), at the European Southern Observatory
• Holger Petersen, Canadian business man, record producer and radio broadcaster
• Holger Quiñonez, South American (Ecuador) football player
• Holger Rasmusen (1894–1983), American politician
• Holger Roed (1846–1874), Danish painter
• Holger Sundström (born 1925), Swedish sailor
• Holger Thiele (1878–1946), Danish American astronomer
• Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian of Denmark

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