Jens is a male given name and a Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese and Frisian derivative of Johannes. Jens was the most common first name for men and boys of all ages in Denmark between 2002 and 2012.
Notable people with the name include:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jens Ingwersen (1871–1956), Danish architect
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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Jens Quistgaard (1919–2008), Danish sculptor and designer
Jens Quorning, Danish multihull designer
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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
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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
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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
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Jens Ulltveit-Moe (born 1942), Norwegian businessperson
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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
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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
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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



