Thor (given name)

Thor is a given name. Notable persons with the name include:

• Thor Aackerlund, early American esports player
• Thor Björgólfsson (born 1967), Icelandic entrepreneur
• Thor Bjørklund (1889–1975), Norwegian inventor
• Thor Nis Christiansen (1957–1981), American serial killer
• Thor Erdahl (born 1951), Norwegian painter
• Thor Falkanger (born 1934), Norwegian legal scholar
• Thor Fossum (1916–1993), Norwegian politician
• Thor Furulund (1943–2016), Norwegian painter
• Thor Griffith, American football player
• Thor Gystad (1919–2007), Norwegian politician
• Thor Halvorssen (businessman) (1943–2014), Venezuelan-Norwegian businessman and ambassador
• Thor Halvorssen (human rights activist) (born 1976), Venezuelan human rights advocate and film producer
• Thor Hansen (1947–2018), Norwegian poker player
• Thor Harris (born 1965), American musician
• Thor Henning (1894–1967), Swedish swimmer
• Thor Heyerdahl (1914–2002), Norwegian explorer
• Thor Hushovd (born 1978), Norwegian road bicycle racer
• Thor Jensen (1889–1976), Norwegian gymnast
• Thor Knudsen (1927–2006), Norwegian politician
• Thor Kunkel (born 1963), German writer
• Thor Larsen (1886–1970), Norwegian gymnast
• Thor Lillehovde (born 1948), Norwegian politician
• Thor Longus (died 12th-century), Anglo-Saxon noble, active in Scotland
• Thor Lund (1921–1999), Norwegian politician
• Thor Munkager (1951–2017), Danish handball player
• Thor Myklebust (1908–1989), Norwegian politician
• Thor Nilsen (1931–2023), Norwegian rower
• Thor André Olsen (born 1964), Norwegian footballer and trainer
• Thor Ørvig (1891–1965), Norwegian sailor
• Thor Pedersen (born 1945), Danish politician
• Thor Salden (born 1997), Belgian singer
• Thor Sørheim (born 1949), Norwegian author
• Thor Thorvaldsen (1909–1987), Norwegian sailor
• Thor Tjøntveit (1936–2017), Norwegian-American aviator
• Thor C. Tollefson (1901–1982), American politician
• Thor of Tranent (fl. 1127–1150), Scottish landlord and chieftain
• Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925–2011), Icelandic writer