Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer".
Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
People
Jesper Agergård (born 1975), Danish cyclist
Jesper Alasaari (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player Jesper Andersen (born 1979), Danish footballer Jesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player Jesper Arbinge (born 1997), Swedish shot putter Jesper Arvidsson (born 1985), Swedish footballer
Jesper Baehrenz (born 1965), Danish radio personality Jesper Bank (born 1957), Danish sailor and Olympic champion Jesper Bärgård (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player Jesper Bech (born 1982), Danish footballer Jesper Bengtsson (born 1971), Swedish footballer Jesper Bie (born 1920), Danish badminton player Jesper Björkman (born 1993), Swedish footballer
Jesper Bodilsen (born 1970), Danish jazz double bassist Jesper Boqvist (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player Jesper Borgen (born 1988), Norwegian producer & songwriter
Jesper Ceesay (born 2001), Gambian association footballer Jesper Christensen (born 1948), Danish actor Jesper Bøje Christensen (born 1944), Danish musicologist and harpsichordist Jesper Christiansen (footballer, born 1978), Danish footballer Jesper Christiansen (footballer, born 1980), Danish footballer Jesper deClaville Christiansen (born 1963), Danish materials scientist
Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby (1576–1622), Swedish soldier and politician Jesper Dahl, the birthname of Jesper Dahlbäck (born 1974), Swedish techno DJ and producer Jesper Dahlroth (born 1991), Swedish professional ice hockey player
Jesper Duus (born 1967), Danish ice hockey player
Jesper Guldbrandsen (1935–2012), Danish hockey player Jesper Gustavsson (born 1994), Swedish footballer Jesper Håkansson (born 1981), Danish footballer Jesper Hansen (cricketer) (born 1980), Danish cricketer Jesper Hansen (cyclist) (born 1990), Danish cyclist
Jesper Jørgensen (footballer, born 1983), Danish footballer
Jesper Karlsson (footballer, born 2000), Finnish footballer
Jesper Modin (born 1988), Swedish cross-country skier Jesper Mogensen, Danish neuroscientist Jesper Møller (animator) (born 1953), Danish animator
Jesper Nohrstedt (born 1994), Danish singer Jesper Nordin (Swedish composer) (born 1971), Swedish composer Jesper Nyberg (born 1994), Swedish sport shooter Jesper Nygart (born 1956), Danish doctor Jesper Nyholm (born 1993), Filipino footballer Jesper Odelberg (born 1970), Swedish comedian Jesper Olesen (born 1980), Danish footballer Jesper Ollas (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player Jesper Olofsson (born 1992), Swedish professional ice hockey player Jesper Olsen (born 1961), Danish footballer Jesper Olsen (runner) (born 1971), Danish ultra distance runner Jesper Olsen (speedway rider) (born 1967), Danish speedway rider Jesper Ovesen (born 1954), Danish businessman Jesper Parker (born 1984), British handball player Jesper Parnevik (born 1965), Swedish professional golfer
Jesper Petersen (politician) (born 1981), Danish politician Jesper Pettersson (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player Jesper Piitulainen (born 1991), Finnish ice hockey player
Jesper Uneken (born 2004), Dutch footballer Jesper Verlaat (born 1996), Dutch footballer Jesper Vikman (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey goaltender Jesper Waldersten (born 1969), Swedish artist Jesper Wallstedt (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player Jesper Westerberg (born 1986), Swedish footballer Jesper Westermark (born 1993), Swedish footballer Jesper Williamsson (born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player Jesper Worre (born 1959), Danish cyclist Jesper Ylivainio (born 1997), Swedish ice hockey player
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
See also Jezper Söderlund, also known as Airbase, a Swedish musician specialising in electronic music Jasper (given name) All Wikipedia article titles beginning with Jesper
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