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Svend is a Danish and Norwegian male given name. Notable people with the given name include:Svend or Sven Aggesen (c.1145–?), Danish historian Svend Asmussen (1916–2017), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking" Svend Auken (1943–2009), Danish politician Svend Bayer, Ugandan-born Danish/English studio potter Svend Bergstein (1941–2014), Danish military officer and politician Svend Bille (1888–1973), Danish stage and film actor Svend Borchmann Hersleb (1784–1836), Norwegian professor of theology and politician Svend von Düring (1915–1969), Norwegian actor Svend Engedal (1928–2001), Danish-born American soccer goalkeeper Svend Foyn (1809–1894), Norwegian sailor Svend Frømming (1918–1979), Danish sprint canoer Svend Grundtvig (1824–1883), Danish literary historian and ethnographer Svend Haugaard (1913–2003), Danish politician Svend Erik Hovmand, Danish politician and former tax minister) Svend Jacobsen (1906–1986), Danish fencer and Olympic competitor Svend Jakobsen (1935–2022), Danish politician Svend Aage Jensby, Danish politician and former defence minister Svend Jensen (1905–1979), Danish footballer Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman Svend Kornbeck (1869–1933), Danish stage and film actor Svend Unmack Larsen (1893–1965), Danish politician Svend Lomholt (1888–1949), Danish veterinarian and dermatologist Svend Lund, Danish handball player and Olympic competitor Svend Aage Madsen, Danish novelist Svend Melsing (1888–1946), Danish actor and theatre director Svend Methling (1891–1977), Danish actor and film director Svend Munck (1899–1974) Danish fencer and Olympic competitor Svend Petersen (1911–1992), Danish-born American author, political researcher and analyst Svend Poulsen (c. 1610–c. 1680), Danish military commander Svend Pri (1945–1983), Danish badminton player Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864–1945), Norwegian-born American impressionist artist Svend Rathsack (1885–1941), Danish sculptor Svend Rindom (1884–1960), Danish screenwriter Svend Robinson, Canadian politician and gay rights activist Svend S. Schultz (1913–1998), Danish composer and conductor Svend Adolph Solberg (1831–1890), Norwegian politicianSvend Wad (1928–2004), Danish boxer and Olympic medalist