Jens (given name)

Jens
Pronunciation	German: [ˈjɛns] ⓘ
Gender	Male
Language	Danish, Dutch, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
Other names
Related names	Johannes

Jens is a male given name and a Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese and Frisian derivative of Johannes.^[1] Jens was the most common first name for men and boys of all ages in Denmark between 2002 and 2012.^[2]

Notable people with the name include:

A

Jens Aars (1780–1834), Norwegian politician
Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars (1852–1919), Norwegian politician
Jens Ackermann (born 1975), German politician
Jens Adams (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
Jens Adler (born 1965), German footballer
Jens Alber (born 1947), German sociologist and political scientist
Jens Albinus (born 1965), Danish actor and director
Jens Allwood (born 1947), Swedish academic
Jens Almey (born 1996), Belgian short track speed skater
Jens Aage Als-Nielsen (born 1937), Danish physicist
Jens Altmann (born 1968), German Paralympic volleyball player
Jens Andersen (businessman) (1866-1937), Norwegian businessperson
Jens Andersen (boxer) (1929–2010), Danish boxer
Jens Als Andersen (born 1958), Danish Paralympic sailor
Jens Poul Andersen (1844–1935), Danish inventor
Jens Chr. Andvig (born 1947), Norwegian economist
Jens Petter Antonsen (born 1963), Norwegian musician
Jens Thomas Arnfred (born 1947), Danish architect
Jens Lauritz Arup (1793–1874), Norwegian politician
Jens Berthel Askou (born 1982), Danish footballer
Jens Assur (born 1970), Swedish photographer and film director
Jens Axboe (born 1976), Danish Linux kernel hacker

B

Jens Bache-Wiig (1880–1965), Industrialist and professor
Jens Baggesen (1764–1826), Danish poet
Jens Glad Balchen (1926–2009), Norwegian civil engineer
Jens Bang (1575–1644), Danish merchant
Jens Bangsbo (born 1957), Danish physiologist and footballer
Jens Bäumer (born 1978), German footballer
Jens Baxmann (born 1985), German ice hockey player
Jens Christian Bay (1871–1962), Danish-American writer and librarian
Jens Michelsen Beck (1721–1791), Danish landowner and planter
Jens Tolv Beck (1890–1939), Norwegian politician
Jens Becker (born 1965), German bassist
Jens Beckert (born 1967), German sociologist
Jens Beckmann (born 1970), German-Australian chemist
Jens Beeck (born 1969), German lawyer and politician
Jens Henrik Beer Sr. (1731–1808), Norwegian politician
Jens Henrik Beer (1799–1881), Norwegian politician
Jens Behrens (born 1978), German politician
Jens Andersen Beldenak (1450–1537), Danish bishop
Jens Dall Bentzen (born 1968), Danish engineer
Jens Christian Berg (1775–1852), Norwegian lawyer and historian
Jens Jensen Berg (1760–1813), Danish ship captain and businessman
Jens Bergensten (born 1979), Swedish video game programmer and designer
Jens Bergenström (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Jørn Bertelsen (born 1952), Danish footballer
Jens Berthelsen (1890–1961), Danish fencer
Jens Peter Berthelsen (1854–1934), Danish fencer
Jens Beutel (1946–2019), German politician and judge
Jens Biegert, German optical physicist and professor
Jens Bigum (born 1938), Danish agrarian and business manager
Jens Bille (1531–1575), Danish scribe
Jens Bircherod (1664–1720), Danish theologian
Jens Birkemose (1943–2022), Danish painter
Jens Birkholm (1869–1915), Danish painter
Jens Bjelke (1580–1659), Norwegian nobleman
Jens Tillufssøn Bjelke (died 1559), Norwegian noble
Jens Bjerre (adventurer) (1921–2020), Danish author, filmmaker, and adventurer
Jens Björklund (1910–2000), Swedish weightlifter
Jens Bjørneboe (1920–1976), Norwegian writer
Jens Blauenfeldt (born 1968), Danish actor and director
Jens Blauert (1938–2026), German scientist
Jens Bloch (1761–1830), Danish theologian
Jens Boalth (1725–1780), Norwegian educator
Jens Bodemer (born 1989), German footballer and manager
Jens Boden (born 1978), German speed skater
Jens Bogren (born 1979), Swedish record producer
Jens Böhrnsen (born 1949), German politician
Jens Bojsen-Møller (born 1966), Danish sailor
Jens Bolling (1915–1992), Norwegian actor and theatre director
Jens Book-Jenssen (1910–1999), Norwegian singer and songwriter
Jens Boyesen (1920–1996), Norwegian diplomat and politician
Jens Brandenburg (born 1986), German politician
Jens Carl Peter Brandt (1848–1912), Norwegian politician
Jens Bratlie (1856–1939), Norwegian statesman, attorney and military officer
Jens Harald Bratlie (born 1948), Norwegian pianist
Jens Olavssøn Bratt (c. 1505–1548), Norwegian clergyman
Jens Jacob Bregnø (1877–1946), Danish sculptor and ceramics designer
Jens Peter Broch (1819–1886), Norwegian linguist
Jens Arnfinn Brødsjømoen (born 1958), Norwegian politician
Jens Büchner (1969–2018), German singer
Jens Andreas Hjorth Bugge (1859–1939), Norwegian ship-owner
Jens Bugge (1930–2014), Norwegian judge
Jens Bull (1886–1956), Norwegian diplomat
Jens Bullerjahn (1962–2022), German engineer and politician
Jens Burman (born 1994), Swedish cross-country skier
Jens Buss (born 1997), Chilean footballer
Jens Byggmark (born 1985), Swedish alpine skier

C

Jens Cajuste (born 1999), Swedish footballer
Jens Carlowitz (born 1964), East German sprinter
Jens Carstens (born 1971), German drummer
Jens Castrop (born 2003), German-born South Korean footballer
Jens Chievitz (1889–1965), Danish gymnast
Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930), Danish politician
Jens Christensen (bishop) (1899–1966), American Lutheran missionary
Jens Christensen (sailor) (born 1953), Danish sailor
Jens Peter Christensen (born 1956), Danish Supreme Court president
Jens Clausen (1891–1969), American geneticist
Jens Cools (born 1990), Belgian footballer
Jens Cotta (born 1972), German politician
Jens Peter Dahl-Jensen (1874–1960), Danish sculptor
Jens Henrik Thulesen Dahl (born 1961), Danish politician

D

Jens Dantorp (born 1989), Swedish professional golfer
Jens Dautzenberg (born 1974), German sprinter
Jens Peter Debes (1776–1832), Norwegian judge and politician
Jens Debusschere (born 1989), Belgian road cyclist
Jens Deimel (born 1972), Nordic combined skier
Jens Dekker (born 1998), Dutch cyclist
Jens Dilling, German physicist
Jens Christian Djurhuus (1773–1853), Faroese poet
Jens Doberschütz (born 1957), East German rower
Jens A. Doe (1891–1971), United States Army general
Jens Lasse Dokkan (born 1961), Norwegian paralympic equestrian
Jens Dowe (born 1968), German footballer
Jens Gram Dunker (1892–1981), Norwegian architect
Jens Dyck (born 1990), Belgian footballer

E

Jens Eckardt (born 1968), Danish sailor
Jens Edman (born 1976), Swedish auto racing driver
Jens G. Eggers, British physicist
Jens Mikkelsen Ehrenborg (1621–1690), Danish soldier and public servant
Jens Einarsson (born 1954), Icelandic handball player
Jens Eisert (born 1970), German physicist
Jens E. Ekornes (1908–1976), Norwegian businessman
Jens Petter Ekornes (1942–2008), Norwegian politician
Jens Laursøn Emborg (1876–1957), Danish organist and composer
Jens Enevoldsen (1907–1980), Danish chess player
Jens Erichstrup (1775–1826), Norwegian politician
Jens Eriksen (born 1969), Danish badminton player
Jens Juul Eriksen (1926–2004), Danish cyclist
Jens Eriksson (born 1984), Swedish Ice hockey player
Jens Jacob Eschels (1757–1842), Nautical captain
Jens Esmark (1763–1839), Danish-Norwegian professor of mineralogy
Jens Essendrop (1723–1801), Norwegian clergyman and topographical writer
Jens Evensen (1917–2004), Norwegian politician
Jens Ewald (born 1983), German slalom canoeist
Jens Schou Fabricius (1758–1841), Norwegian naval officer

F

Jens Fahrbring (born 1984), Swedish professional golfer
Jens Falkenberg (1875–1963), Norwegian equestrian
Jens Faurschou (born 1960), Danish art collector
Jens Feder (1939–2019), Norwegian physicist
Jens Erik Fenstad (1935–2020), Norwegian mathematician
Jens Fiedler (cyclist) (born 1970), German cyclist
Jens Fiedler (canoeist), German canoeist
Jens Fiedler (handballer) (born 1966), German handball player
Jens Filbrich (born 1979), German cross-country skier
Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956), Danish writer, photographer, composer and architect
Jens Fischer (born 1946), Swedish cinematographer
Jens Fjellström (born 1966), Swedish footballer
Jens P. Flå (1923–2002), Norwegian politician
Jens Frahm (born 1951), German physicist
Jens Franke (born 1964), German mathematician
Jens Lorenz Franzen (1937–2018), German paleontologist
Jens B. Frederiksen, Greenlandic politician
Jens Fredricson (born 1967), Swedish equestrian
Jens Andreas Friis (1821–1896), Norwegian linguist
Jens Frølich (1914–1938), Norwegian fencer

G

Jens Gäbel (born 1968), German wheelchair curler and Paralympian
Jens Gad, German producer, songwriter, and guitarist
Jens Gaiser (born 1978), German Nordic combined skier
Jens Galaaen (1893–1963), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
Jens Galschiøt (born 1954), Danish artist
Jens Martin Gammelby (born 1995), Danish footballer
Jens Gasmann (1776–1850), Norwegian businessperson and politician
Jens Geier (born 1961), German politician
Jens Gieseke (historian) (born 1964), German historian
Jens Gieseke (politician) (born 1971), German politician
Jens Gjesing (born 1986), Danish footballer and manager
Jens Gran Gleditsch (1860–1931), Norwegian bishop and theologian
Jens Glücklich (born 1966), East German cyclist
Jens Erik Gould (born 1981), American journalist
Jens Graff (born 1942), German-born Norwegian dancer
Jens Grahl (born 1988), German footballer
Jens Gram (1840–1912), Norwegian industrialist
Jens Jensen Gram (1779–1824), Norwegian jurist and politician
Jens Gran (1794–1881), Norwegian politician
Jens Grand (1260–1327), Danish archbishop
Jens Grede (born 1978), Swedish businessman
Jens Grembowietz (born 1987), German footballer
Jens Christian Grøndahl (born 1959), Danish writer
Jens Groth, Danish cryptography researcher
Jens Gunderssen (1912–1969), Norwegian actor and theatre director
Jens H. Gundlach (born 1961), German physicist
Jens Gusek (born 1965), German fencer
Jens Gustafson (footballer, born 1973), Swedish footballer
Jens Gustafsson (born 1978), Swedish footballer and manager

H

Jens Haaning (born 1965), Danish artist
Jens Hacke (born 1973), German political scientist
Jens Friedenreich Hage (1752–1831), Danish merchant and landowner
Jens Andersen Hagen (1832–1906), Norwegian politician
Jens Hajslund (1877–1964), Danish sport shooter
Jens Halfwassen (1958–2020), German philosopher
Jens Braage Halvorsen (1845–1900), Norwegian librarian and literary historian
Jens Hanefeld (born 1964), German diplomat
Jens Christian Hansen (1932–2014), Norwegian geographer
Jens Hoyer Hansen (1940–1999), Danish born New Zealand jeweller
Jens Jørgen Hansen (1939–2022), Danish footballer and manager
Jens Kristian Hansen (born 1971), Faroese footballer
Jens Marni Hansen (born 1974), Faroese musician
Jens Peter Hansen (1927-1996), Danish footballer
Jens Smedegaard Hansen (born 1957), Danish sprinter
Jens Härtel (born 1969), German footballer and manager
Jens Hartwig (born 1980), German actor
Jens Harzer (born 1972), German actor
Jens Christian Hauge (1915–2006), Norwegian resistance member
Jens Petter Hauge (born 1999), Norwegian football player
Jens Edv. Haugland (1924–1981), Norwegian politician
Jens Haugland (1910–1991), Norwegian politician
Jens Haven (1724–1796), Danish-Canadian Moravian missionary
Jens Hegeler (born 1988), German footballer
Jens Pauli Heinesen (1932–2011), Faroese writer
Jens Garðar Helgason (born 1976), Icelandic politician
Jens Hellgren (born 1989), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Hellström (born 1977), Swedish racing driver
Jens Henschel (born 1964), German footballer
Jens Heppner (born 1964), German cyclist
Jens O. Herrle (born 1968), German micropaleontologist
Jens Hilgers (born 1975), German serial entrepreneur
Jens Hirschberg (born 1964), East German long jumper
Jens Hjertø-Dahl (born 2005), Norwegian footballer
Jens Hofer (born 1997), Liechtenstein footballer
Jens Hoffmann (born 1974), Costa Rican writer and educator
Jens Hoffmann (filmmaker), German director and writer
Jens Högbom (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Höing (born 1987), German racing driver
Jens Holm (born 1971), Swedish politician
Jens Holmboe (politician) (1821–1891), Norwegian politician
Jens Holmboe (botanist) (1880–1943), Norwegian botanist, professor and author
Jens Holmboe (bailiff) (1752–1804), Norwegian bailiff
Jens Juul Holst (born 1945), Danish physician and physiologist
Jens Holstad (1889–1961), Norwegian actor
Jens Wilken Hornemann (1770–1841), Danish botanist
Jens Christian Hostrup (1818–1892), Danish poet, dramatist and priest
Jens Howe (born 1961), German fencer
Jens Husebø (born 1999), Norwegian footballer
Jens Høyrup (born 1943), Danish mathematician and historian of mathematics
Jens Høysgaard (1698–1773), Danish philologist
Jens Hübler (born 1961), German sprinter
Jens Hultén (born 1963), Swedish actor
Jens Hundseid (1883–1965), Norwegian politician
Jens Hvass (1898–1996), Danish scout

I

Jens Ingwersen (1871–1956), Danish architect

J

Jens Jacobs (born 2003), Dutch footballer
Jens Bjerre Jacobsen (1903–1986), Danish composer and organist
Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885), Danish novelist, poet, and scientist
Jens Jäger (born 1963), German wheelchair curler and Paralympian
Jens Jakobs (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Janse (born 1986), Dutch footballer
Jens Jonas Jansen (1844–1912), Norwegian priest, teacher and columnist
Jens Carsten Jantzen (born 1948), German mathematician
Jens Jensen-Egeberg (1848–1922), Danish painter
Jens Jensen (politician) (1865–1936), Australian politician
Jens Berendt Jensen (born 1940), Danish rower
Jens Christian Jensen (1928–2013), German art historian and curator
Jens Jensen (landscape architect) (1860–1951), Danish-American landscape designer
Jens Jensen (trade unionist) (1859–1928), Danish trade unionist and politician
Jens Jensen (footballer) (1890-1957), Danish footballer
Jens Kristian Jensen (1885–1956), Danish gymnast
Jens S. Jensen (1946–2015), Swedish photographer and writer
Jens Martin Arctander Jenssen (1885–1968), Norwegian politician
Jens Jeremies (born 1974), German footballer
Jens Adolf Jerichau (1816–1883), Danish sculptor
Jens Jersild (1903–1978), Danish law-enforcement officer and author
Jens Jessen (born 1967), Danish footballer
Jens Joel (born 1978), Danish politician
Jens Johannessen (born 1934), Norwegian painter and graphical artist
Jens Christian Johansen (1868–1929), Danish engineer and consul
Jens Johansson (born 1963), Swedish keyboardist
Jens Joneleit (born 1968), German composer
Jens Jønsson (born 1993), Danish footballer
Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer and flutist
Jens Gram Jr. (1897–1982), Norwegian barrister and politician
Jens Juel-Vind (1694–1726), Danish chamberlain and landowner
Jens Hermansen Juel (1580–1634), Danish nobleman
Jens Juel (1897–1978) (1897–1978), Danish estate owner
Jens Juel (diplomat) (1631–1700), Danish diplomat
Jens Juel (painter) (1745–1802), Danish painter

K

Jens Kamp (1845–1900), Danish folklorist
Jens Kampmann (1937–2026), Danish politician
Jens Karlsson (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Kask (1966–2011), Swedish ice sledge hockey player
Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin (1804–1863), Norwegian Lutheran bishop and theologian
Jens Keller (born 1970), German football player and manager
Jens Kestner (born 1971), German politician
Jens Keukeleire (born 1988), Belgian road racing cyclist
Jens Kiefer (born 1974), German footballer and manager
Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland (1866–1926), Norwegian architect
Jens Zetlitz Kielland (1816–1881), Norwegian consul and artist
Jens Kindervater (born 1974), German disc jockey
Jens Kirkegaard (1889–1966), Danish gymnast
Jens Klemmensen (1902–1977), Danish architect
Jens Klingmann (born 1990), German racing driver
Jens Klok (1889–1974), Danish architect
Jens Knipphals (born 1958), German long jumper
Jens Knippschild (born 1975), German tennis player
Jens Knossalla (born 1986), German entertainer and television presenter
Jens Martin Knudsen (1930–2005), Danish astrophysicist
Jens Martin Knudsen (footballer) (born 1967), Faroese footballer
Jens Nygaard Knudsen (1942–2020), Danish toy designer
Jens Isak de Lange Kobro (1882–1967), Norwegian politician
Jens Koch (born 1981), German photographer
Jens Koeppen (born 1962), German politician
Jens Christian Kofoed (1864–1941), Danish architect
Jens Kølbæk (1945–2024), Danish chess player
Jens Kolding (born 1952), Danish footballer
Jens Köppen (born 1966), East German rower
Jens Kraemer (born 1963), Canadian soccer player and coach
Jens Edvard Kraft (1784–1853), Norwegian literary historian
Jens Kraft (1720–1765), Norwegian mathematician
Jens Krag-Juel-Vind (1724–1776), Danish nobleman, Supreme Court justice and landowner
Jens Otto Krag (1914–1978), Prime Minister of Denmark
Jens Nielsen Kragh (1729–1773), Danish West Indies colonial administrator
Jens Kreisel (born 1969), German physicist and academic administrator
Jens Kristiansen (born 1952), Danish chess grandmaster
Jens Kroker (born 1969), German Paralympic sailor
Jens Kruppa (born 1976), German swimmer
Jens Kuhle, German neurologist and multiple sclerosis researcher
Jens Kujawa (born 1965), German basketball player
Jens Kunath (born 1967), German footballer
Jens Kuross, American singer-songwriter
Jens Kyllönen (born 1989), Finnish poker player

L

Jens Lambæk (1899–1985), Danish gymnast
Jens Landmark (1811–1880), Norwegian politician
Jens Langeneke (born 1977), German footballer
Jens Lapidus (born 1974), Swedish crime writer and lawyer
Jens Larsen (born 1969), Danish beach volleyball player
Jens Peter Larsen (1902–1988), Danish musicologist
Jens Fredrick Larson (1891–1981), American pilot and architect
Jens Olof Lasthein (born 1964), Swedish freelance photographer
Jens Lauritzen (born 1953), Danish politician
Jens Laursen (1888–1967), Danish gymnast
Jens Lehmann (born 1969), German footballer
Jens Lehmann (cyclist) (born 1967), German cyclist and politician
Jens Lehmann (scientist) (born 1982), Artificial Intelligence researcher
Jens Lekman (born 1981), Swedish musician and songwriter
Jens Lieblein (1827–1911), Norwegian Egyptologist and magazine editor
Jens Lien (born 1967), Norwegian film director
Jens Lillelund (1904–1981), Danish resistance leader and fighter during World War II
Jens Lind (botanist) (1874–1939), Danish botanist
Jens Lind (businessman) (1763–1821), Danish sea captain and slave trader
Jens Lindemann (born 1966), German-born Canadian musician
Jens Lindhard (1922–1997), Danish theoretical physicist
Jens Lindhardt (born 1946), Danish rower
Jens von der Lippe (1911–1990), Norwegian ceramic artist, teacher, and art writer
Jens Oliver Lisberg (1896–1920), Faroese flag designer
Jens Harskov Loczi (born 1963), Danish sports shooter
Jens Lohmann (born 1956), Mexican modern pentathlete
Jens Lööke (born 1997), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Lothe (1931–2016), Norwegian physicist
Jens Lubrich, German canoeist
Jens Ludwig (born 1977), German musician
Jens Ludwig (economist) (born 1968), American economist
Jens Luedecke (born 1950), East German rower
Jens Lukas (born 1966), German distance runner
Jens Lund (1871–1924), Danish painter, designer and graphic artist
Jens Lund (sculptor) (1873–1946), Danish sculptor
Jens Michael Lund (1872–1943), Norwegian lawyer and civil servant
Jens Hansen Lundager (1853–1930), Australian politician
Jens Lunde (1884–1974), Norwegian politician
Jens Lundgaard (1911–1997), Danish footballer
Jens Lundqvist (born 1979), Swedish table tennis player

M

Jens Christian Madsen (born 1970), Danish footballer
Jens Christian Mosegaard Madsen (born 1972), Danish footballer
Jens Christian Magnus (1920–2017), Norwegian military officer and politician
Jens Maier (born 1962), German lawyer and politician
Jens Malling (1909–1969), Swedish diplomat
Jens Marcussen (1926–2007), Norwegian politician
Jens Marklof (born 1971), German mathematician
Jens Marquardt (born 1967), German motor sports engineer
Jens Meierhenrich, International relations scholar
Jens Meiler (born 1974), German biochemist
Jens Meilleur (born 1993), Canadian-German ice hockey player
Jens Meilvang (born 1981), Danish politician
Jens Christian Mellbye (1914–1993), Norwegian judge
Jens Melzig (born 1965), German footballer
Jens Mergenthaler (born 1997), German track and field athlete
Jens Metzger (born 1990), German politician
Jens Meyer (born 1971), German politician
Jens Kramer Mikkelsen (born 1951), Danish politician
Jens Möckel (born 1988), German footballer
Jens Peter Møller (1783–1854), Danish painter
Jens Reno Møller (born 1971), Danish racing driver
Jens Jørn Mortensen (1927–2023), Danish weightlifter
Jens Marcus Mottré (1886–1966), Norwegian politician
Jens Mouris (born 1980), Dutch cyclist
Jens Müller (pilot) (1917–1999), Norwegian pilot
Jens Müller (luger) (born 1965), East German luger
Jens Mungard (1885–1940), Frisian writer
Jens Munk (1579–1628), Danish navigator and explorer
Jens Münster (born 1990), German politician

N

Jens Nacke (born 1971), German politician
Jens Naessens (born 1991), Belgian footballer
Jens NapãtôK' (born 1966), Greenlandic politician
Jens Bruun de Neergaard (1742–1788), Danish judge and landowner
Jens Nickel (born 1965), German ten-pin bowler
Jens Niehls (born 1951), German equestrian
Jens Nielsen, Danish biologist
Jens Rud Nielsen (1894–1979), Danish-American physicist
Jens Nielson (1821–1906), Mormon leader
Jens Peter Nierhoff (born 1960), Danish badminton player
Jens R. Nilssen (1880–1964), Norwegian illustrator
Jens Nilsson (1948–2018), Swedish politician
Jens Nilssøn (1538–1600), Norwegian clergyman, educator, poet and author
Jens Nohka (born 1976), German bobsledder
Jens Henrik Nordlie (1910–1996), Norwegian businessman and resistance fighter
Jens Nordqvist (born 1959), Swedish canoeist
Jens Nordström (born 1976), Swedish footballer
Jens Nordvig (born 1974), Danish economist
Jens Nørskov (born 1952), Danish physicist
Jens Nowotny (born 1974), German footballer
Jens Nygaard (1931–2001), American conductor
Jens Nygård (sport shooter) (1934–2005), Norwegian sports shooter
Jens Nygård (born 1978), Finnish footballer
Jens Nykvist (born 1968), Swedish Navy officer

O

Jens Oddershede (born 1945), Danish chemistry professor and academic
Jens Odewald (1940–2024), German business executive
Jens Odgaard (born 1999), Danish footballer
Jens Lurås Oftebro (born 2000), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
Jens David Ohlin (born 1974), American legal academic and university administrator
Jens Öhling (born 1962), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Okking (1939–2018), Danish actor, singer and politician.
Jens Tang Olesen (born 1947), Danish football manager
Jens Fønsskov Olsen (born 1975), Danish football manager
Jens Olsen (clockmaker) (1872–1945), Danish clockmaker
Jens Olsson (badminton) (born 1964), Swedish badminton player
Jens Olsson (ice hockey) (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Orback (born 1959), Swedish politician
Jens Østerholm (1928–2006), Danish actor
Jens Kjell Otterbech (born 1933), Norwegian diplomat

P

Jens Paeslack (born 1974), German footballer
Jens Paludan-Müller (1771–1845), Danish bishop
Jens Peick (born 1981), German politician
Jens Petersen (1941–2012), Danish footballer
Jens Peterson (1880–1953), Australian politician
Jens Pieper (born 1968), German archer
Jens Piesbergen (born 1964), Swiss curler and coach
Jens Podevijn (born 1989), Belgian footballer
Jens Pohlmann (born 1978), German water polo player
Jens Pørneki (born 1969), Danish rower
Jens Portin (born 1984), Finnish footballer
Jens Potteck (born 1968), East German sport shooter
Jens Pühse (born 1972), German politician
Jens Pulver (born 1974), American mixed martial arts fighter

Q

Jens Quistgaard (1919–2008), Danish sculptor and designer
Jens Quorning, Danish multihull designer

R

Jens Ramme (born 1963), German footballer
Jens Rasiejewski (born 1975), German footballer
Jens B. Rasmussen (1947–2005), Danish herpetologist
Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen (born 1966), Danish software engineer
Jens Elmegård Rasmussen (1944–2013), Danish linguist
Jens Rasmussen (human factors expert) (1926–2018), Danish system safety and human factors professor
Jens Rasmussen (speedway rider) (born 1959), Danish speedway rider
Jens Rathke (1769–1855), Norwegian zoologist
Jens Raven (born 2005), Indonesian footballer
Jens Christian Refsgaard (born 1951), Danish hydrologist and academic
Jens Reich (born 1939), German scientist
Jens Reimers (1941–2001), German discus thrower
Jens Revold (born 1948), Norwegian politician
Jens Reynders (born 1998), Belgian cyclist
Jens Riewa (born 1963), German television news presenter
Jens Rinke (born 1990), Danish footballer
Jens Risager (born 1971), Danish footballer
Jens Risom (1916–2016), Danish-American furniture designer
Jens Robben (born 1983), German footballer
Jens Roepstorff (born 1960), Danish handball player
Jens Rohde (born 1970), Danish politician
Jens Rolfsen (1765–1819), Norwegian merchant and politician
Jens Toller Rosenheim (1636–1690), Norwegian nobleman, jurist and official
Jens Rosing (1925–2008), Greenlandic artist
Jens Rostgaard (1650–1715), Danish soldier, civil servant, judge and antiquarian
Jens Rusk (died 1611), Danish clergyman
Jens Rydgren (born 1969), Swedish political sociologist
Jens Rydström (born 1955), Swedish historian
Jens Fredrik Ryland (born 1974), Norwegian guitarist
Jens Rynning (1778–1857), Norwegian priest

S

Jens Salumäe (born 1981), Estonian Nordic combined skier and ski jumper
Jens Salvesen (1883–1976), Norwegian sailor
Jens Christian Folkman Schaanning (1804–1886), Norwegian politician
Jens August Schade (1903–1978), Danish poet
Jens Schanche (1717–1787), Norwegian civil servant
Jens Scharping (born 1974), German footballer
Jens Scheer (1935–1994), German physicist
Jens Scheuer (born 1978), German football manager
Jens Schive (1900–1962), Norwegian journalist and diplomat
Jens Schmidt (born 1981), Germany international rugby union player
Jens Schmidt (footballer) (born 1963), German footballer
Jens Schöngarth (born 1988), German handball player
Jens Schoor (born 1987), German squash player
Jens Schreiber (born 1982), German swimmer
Jens Fredrik Schroeter (1857–1927), Norwegian astronomer
Jens Schuermans (born 1993), Belgian mountain biker
Jens Schulte-Bockum (born 1966), German businessman
Jens Arup Seip (1905–1992), Norwegian historian
Jens Seipenbusch (born 1968), German politician
Jens Selmer (1845–1928), Norwegian actor
Jens Sigsgaard (1910–1991), Danish psychologist and writer
Jens Pauli Skaalum (1893–1978), Faroese politician
Jens Skålberg (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Martin Skibsted (born 1970), Danish designer, entrepreneur and author
Jens Edvin A. Skoghøy (born 1955), Norwegian judge
Jens Kristian Skogmo (born 1987), Norwegian footballer
Jens Christian Skou (1918–2018), Danish chemist
Jens Schielderup Sneedorff (1724–1764), Danish writer
Jens van Son (born 1987), Dutch footballer
Jens Søndergaard (1895–1957), Danish expressionist painter
Jens Sønderup (1894–1978), Danish politician
Jens Sørensen (canoeist) (born 1949), Danish sprint canoer
Jens Sørensen (cyclist) (1941–2020), Danish cyclist
Jens Söring (born 1966), German convicted murderer
Jens Spahn (born 1980), German politician
Jens Sparschuh (born 1955), German writer
Jens Christian Spidberg (1684–1762), Norwegian bishop and natural scientist
Jens Jørn Spottag (born 1957), Danish actor
Jens Henrik Beer Sr. (1731–1808), Norwegian politician
Jens Stage (born 1996), Danish footballer
Jens Petter Stang (born 1977), Norwegian footballer
Jens Stefenson (1895–1986), Swedish naval officer and diver
Jens Olai Steffensen (1891–1961), Norwegian politician
Jens Steffensen (born 1950), Danish footballer
Jens Stegemann (born 1971), German canoeist
Jens Steinigen (born 1966), German biathlete
Jens Sterri (1923–2008), Norwegian civil servant
Jens Stoltenberg (born 1959), Norwegian politician
Jens Stoud (1719–1768), Norwegian government official
Jens Jurn Streutker (born 1993), Dutch footballer
Jens Stryger (born 1991), Danish footballer
Jens Stub (1764–1819), Norwegian politician
Jens Christian Svabo (1746–1824), Faroese linguist, scholar and ethnographer
Jens Arne Svartedal (born 1976), Norwegian cross-country skier

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Jens Frølich Tandberg (1852–1922), Norwegian bishop
Jens Tangen (1897–1980), Norwegian trade unionist
Jens Teunckens (born 1998), Belgian footballer
Jens Teutrine (born 1993), German politician
Jens Thiis (1870–1942), Norwegian art historian, conservator and museum director
Jens Thoben (born 1976), German clarinetist
Jens Jakob Thomasen (born 1996), Danish footballer
Jens Thorén, Swedish player of Magic: The Gathering
Jens Jørgen Thorsen (1932–2000), Danish artist, director, and jazz musician
Jens Kristian Thune (1935–2018), Norwegian jurist
Jens Timmermann (born 1970), German philosopher
Jens Todt (born 1970), German former professional footballer
Jens Henrik Tönjum (born 1995), Swedish-born Norwegian ice hockey player
Jens Toornstra (born 1989), Dutch footballer
Jens Torstensen (1928–2003), Danish footballer
Jens Peter Trap (1810–1885), Danish royal cabinet secretary and topographic writer
Jens Truckenbrod (born 1980), German footballer
Jens Tschiedel (born 1968), German footballer
Jens Levin Tvede (1830–1891), Danish destiller and politician
Jens Tvedt (1857–1935), Norwegian writer
Jens Jacob Tychsen (born 1975), Danish film and TV actor and a voice actor and director

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Jens Ulltveit-Moe (born 1942), Norwegian businessperson

V

Jens Vahl (1796–1854), Danish botanist
Jens Johan Vangensten (1766–1837), Norwegian farmer and politician
Jens Veggerby (born 1962), Danish cyclist
Jens Peter Vernersen (1947–2025), Danish politician
Jens Vilhelmsen (born 1985), Danish rower
Jens Vogt (1830–1892), Norwegian businessman
Jens Voigt (born 1971), German road bicycle racer and cycling broadcaster
Jens Volkmann (born 1967), German middle-distance runner
Jens Vorsatz (born 1971), German slalom canoer

W

Jens Wahl (born 1966), German former footballer
Jens Wallays (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
Jens Sörensen Wand (1875–1950), Danish bird warden on Norderoog
Jens Ernst Wegener (1781–1846), Danish educator and pedagogical writer
Jens Weidmann (born 1968), German economist
Jens Weißflog (born 1964), German former ski jumper
Jens Wemmer (born 1985), German footballer
Jens Wendelboe (born 1956), Norwegian trombonist, composer, and orchestra leader
Jens Werner (1964–2024), Danish ballroom dancer
Jens Werrmann (born 1985), German hurdler
Jens Westemeier (born 1966), German historian and author
Jens Westengard (1871–1918), American lawyer
Jens Westin (born 1989), Swedish ice hockey player
Jens Westphalen (born 1964), German wildlife filmmaker, director and film producer
Jens Winter (born 1965), German film and theatre actor of British descent
Jens Winther (1960–2011), Danish jazz musician
Jens Wisløff (1921–1998), Norwegian politician
Jens Wissing (born 1988), German footballer
Jens Wöhrmann (born 1967), German tennis player
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821–1885), Danish archaeologist, historian and politician
Jens van 't Wout (born 2001), Dutch speed skater

Z

Jens Zemke (born 1966), German cyclist
Jens Zetlitz (1761–1821), Norwegian priest and poet
Jens Zimmermann (host) (born 1972), German sport announcer
Jens Zimmermann (philosopher) (born 1965), Canadian philosopher
Jens Zimmermann (politician) (born 1981), German politician
Jens Zimmermann (sport shooter) (born 1967), German sports shooter

References

↑ Coleman, Nancy L.; Veka, Olav [in Norwegian Nynorsk] (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-299-24833-8. OCLC 673451833. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
↑ Eggert, Birgit (3 April 2018). "Jens – en helt almindelig dansker" [Jens – a completely ordinary Dane] (in Danish). Københavns Universitet. Retrieved 2026-06-25.

[Coleman_Veka_2010-1] Coleman, Nancy L.; Veka, Olav [in Norwegian Nynorsk] (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-299-24833-8. OCLC 673451833. Retrieved 2026-06-25.

[2] Eggert, Birgit (3 April 2018). "Jens – en helt almindelig dansker" [Jens – a completely ordinary Dane] (in Danish). Københavns Universitet. Retrieved 2026-06-25.

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