Herborg (mother)
Jógvan Heinason (1541–1602) was Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands from 1572 to 1583.
Jógvan Heinason was the son of the Norwegian priest Heine Havreki and a Faroese women,Herborg from Húsavík. The son of Jógvan Heinason's Norwegian step mother,and half brother,was the Faroe Islands' most famous seafarer,Magnus Heinason.
Faroese is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders,of whom 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.
Sjálvstýri is a liberal,autonomist political party on the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by the Mayor of Klaksvík,Jógvan Skorheim.
Magnus Heinason was a Faroese naval hero,trader and privateer.
Faroese literature,in the traditional sense of the word,has only really developed in the past two hundred years. This is mainly because of the islands' isolation,and also because the Faroese language was not written down in a standardised format until 1890. Until then the Danish language was encouraged at the expense of Faroese. Nevertheless,the Faroese language soon became a vehicle for literature in its own right and has produced writers in several genres.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) rights in the Faroe Islands are relatively similar to those of Denmark. The progress of LGBT rights has been slower,however. While same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the Faroe Islands since the 1930s,same-sex couples never had a right to a registered partnership. In April 2016,the Løgting passed legislation legalizing civil same-sex marriage on the Faroes,recognizing same-sex marriages established in Denmark and abroad and allowing same-sex adoption. This was ratified by the Folketing in April 2017. The law went into effect on 1 July 2017.
The Church of the Faroe Islands,also known as the Faroese People's Church,is the established church and the largest religious organization in the Faroe Islands. It is an Evangelical Lutheran church,continuing the Lutheran tradition established during the Protestant Reformation. The church is one of the smallest state churches in the world. Prior to becoming independent on 29 July 2007,it was a diocese of the Church of Denmark,also a Lutheran church. As of 2024,76.6% of Faroe Islanders belonged to the state church.
Uni Jógvanson Arge is a Faroese journalist,writer,musician,singer and a former international football striker.
Jógvan Sundstein was a Faroese politician and member of the Faroese People's Party.
Jógvan Justinusson was,from 1629 to 1654,Lawman of the Faroe Islands.
Jógvan Poulsen was the Lawman of the Faroe Islands twice,from 1654 to 1655,and from 1662 to 1677.
Balzer Jacobsen was Lawman of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.
Jákup Jógvansson was Lawman of the Faroe Islands from 1677 to 1679.
Jógvan Hansen is a Faroese singer,musician and actor who won the first ever Icelandic version of The X Factor in 2007 with 70% of the popular vote. His album Rooftop and the title single were #1 in Iceland. Prior to his solo career,he was in the music formations Aria and Kular Røtur
Jógvan Isaksen is a Faroese writer and literary historian. He is best known for his crime novels and for his book about Faroese literature Færøsk Litteratur. He is leader of the Faroese publication house Mentunargrunnur Studentafelagsins which has its address in the Faroe Islands,though its committee is located in Copenhagen. It publishes Faroese books and is the oldest Faroese publishing house,having been founded in 1910.
Jógvan áLakjuni is a Faroese politician,composer and teacher. He was speaker of the Faroese parliament,the Løgting,from 2011 to 2015 and from 2019 to 2022. He worked as a fisherman from 1969 to 1972. He was educated as a school teacher in 1977,and worked as a school teacher in Fuglafjørður from 1977 to 1989. During this period he also studied at the University of the Faroe Islands and since 1989 has worked as a high school teacher at Føroya Handilsskúli in Kambsdalur.
Jógvan is a Faroese masculine given name. People bearing the name Jógvan include:
Heine Johnsøn Havreki (1514–1576) or Heine the shipwrecked was a Norwegian born-Icelandic Lutheran pastor who helped introduce the Protestant Reformation on the Faroe Islands.
Rasmus Christoffer Effersøe was a Faroese agronomist,poet,and politician.
Jógvan Poulsen was a Faroese teacher and writer,and a politician for the Union Party.