Jesper

Jesper
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Persian
Meaning	Treasurer
Other names
Related names	Caspar, Gasparo, Jasper, Jespa, Kacper, Gesù, Gasper

Last updated February 07, 2026

Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer".^[1]

Music

Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer
Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and film score composer
Jesper Nordin (Danish conductor) (born 1975)
Jesper Nordin (Swedish composer) (born 1971)
Jesper Strömblad (born 1972), Swedish musician
Jesper Tydén (born 1975), Swedish musical theatre actor

Sports

Jesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
Jesper Blomqvist (born 1974), Swedish footballer
Jesper Christiansen (born 1978), Danish footballer
Jesper Drost (born 1993), Dutch footballer
Jesper Garnell (born 1958), Danish boxer
Jesper Grønkjær (born 1977), Danish footballer
Jesper Hansen (disambiguation)
Jesper Hellström (born 1995), Swedish triple jumper
Jesper Horsted (born 1997), American football player
Jesper Jansson (born 1971), Swedish footballer
Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player
Jesper Mørkøv (born 1988), Danish racing cyclist
Jesper Nelin (born 1992), Swedish biathlete
Jesper Olsen (born 1961), Danish footballer
Jesper Parnevik (born 1965), Swedish golfer
Jesper Pedersen (disambiguation)
Jesper Skibby (born 1964), Danish racing cyclist
Jesper Svensson (disambiguation)

Other

Jesper Brochmand (1585–1652), Danish bishop of Zealand, Lutheran apologist
Jesper Christensen (born 1948), Danish actor
Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby (1576–1622), Swedish soldier and politician
Jesper Harding (1799–1865), American publisher
Jesper Højer (born 1978), Danish businessman
Jesper Swedberg (1653–1735), Swedish bishop, father of Emanuel Swedenborg

Fictional characters

Jesper Fahey from the Six of Crows novels
Jesper Berg from Okkupert 2010s Norwegian television series
Jesper from the Brotherband series
Jesper from the Klaus movie

Jesper De La Guardie from the novel A Sacred and Terrible Air

References

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