Thorleif

Last updated March 07, 2019

The Germanic first name Thorleif (which means son of Thor ) with variants Torleif (Swedish), Thorleiv/Torleiv (Norwegian) and Þorleif (Icelandic) may refer to:

The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa.

In Germanic mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing and fertility. Besides Old Norse Þórr, extensions of the god occur in Old English as Þunor, and in Old High German as Donar. All forms of the deity stem from a Common Germanic *Þunraz.

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Torleif Torkildsen (1892–1944), Norwegian gymnast and Olympian

Torleif Torkildsen was a Norwegian gymnast and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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Torleiv Trondson Benkestok Norwegian nobleman (beginning of 16th century)
Torleiv Bolstad (1915–1979), Norwegian musician and Hardanger fiddle player
Torleiv Corneliussen (1890–1975), Norwegian sailor and Olympian
Torleiv Hannaas (1874–1929), Norwegian philologist
Torleiv Maseng (born 1946), Norwegian engineer
Torleiv Ole Rognum (born 1948), Norwegian physician and politician for the Christian Democratic Party

Torleiv Trondson Benkestok was a Norwegian nobleman.

Torleiv Bolstad was a Norwegian musician and Hardanger fiddle player. He won the Norwegian Landskappleiken four times, in 1947, 1957, 1970 and 1971.

Torleiv Schibsted Corneliussen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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Thorleiv Røhn (1881–1963), Norwegian gymnast who won a gold medal in the team competition at the 1906 Summer Olympics

Thorleiv Bugge Røhn was a Norwegian Army officer, who as a gymnast was a member of the team that won the gold medal in the team competition at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.

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Thorleif Andresen (born 1945), Norwegian cyclist who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Thorleif Christoffersen (1900–1975), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Thorleif Enger (born 1943), Norwegian businessperson and Chief Executive Officer of Yara International
Thorleif Haug (1894–1934), Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country
Thorleif Holbye (1883–1963), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd (born 1924), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
Thorleif Karlsen (1909–2010), Norwegian police inspector, who also became known through the radio program Trafikk og musikk
Thorleif Kristensen (1916–1997), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
Thorleif Lund (1880–1956), Norwegian stage and film actor of the silent film era
Thorleif Lintrup Paus (1912–2006), Norwegian lawyer and diplomat
Thorleif Petersen (1884–1958), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics
Thorleif T. Peterson (1885-1982), American farmer and politician
Ola Thorleif Ruud (1926–2018), Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party
Thorleif Schjelderup (1920–2006), Norwegian author and in the 1940s and 1950s one of Norway's best ski jumpers
Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup (1859–1931), Norwegian businessperson
Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe (1894–1982), Norwegian zoologist who described the pecking order of hens
Thorleif Torstensson, leader of Thorleifs, a Swedish dansband active 1962–2012
Thorleif Vangen (1920–1996), Norwegian skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics

Thorleif Andresen is a Norwegian former cyclist. He was born in Enebakk.

Thorleif Asbjørn Christoffersen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Thorleif Enger is a Norwegian businessperson and was Chief Executive Officer of Yara International. Dr. Enger is educated at the University of Colorado where he earned his PhD in Structural Engineering. He worked for Royal Dutch Shell until 1973, after which he moved to Norway to work for Norsk Hydro. He was director of the Oseberg oil field 1982–86, and from then until 1996 was president of the exploration and production division. He was then executive vice president of Hydro Oil and Gas until 1999, when he became executive vice president of Hydro Agri, and when this division was demerged to create Yara in 2004 he became its CEO. He announced his retirement in September 2008. Dr. Enger has been president of the International Fertilizer Industry Association, and has been a chairman or non-executive director of several boards, including Telenor, Spring Energy, HitecVision, and Marine Harvest. In 2010, Kapital named him one of the top ten business leaders in Norway after World War II.

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