Jesper

Jesper

Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Persian
Meaning	Treasurer
Other names
Related names	Caspar, Gasparo, Jasper, Jespa, Kacper, Gesù, Gasper

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 Jensen Aabo (born 1991), Danish ice hockey player
• Jesper Agergård (born 1975), Danish cyclist
• Jesper Ahle (born 1981), Danish handball player
• 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 Asholt (born 1960), Danish actor
• Jesper Asselman (born 1990), Dutch cyclist
• 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 Björnlund (born 1985), Swedish freestyle skier
• Jesper Blicher (born 1988), Danish footballer
• Jesper Blomqvist (born 1974), 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 Bratt (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Brechtel (born 1994), Finnish footballer
• Jesper Brochmand (1585–1652), Danish clergyman
• Jesper Brodin (born 1968), Swedish business executive
• 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 Christjansen (born 1987), Danish footballer
• Jesper Cornelius (born 2001), Danish footballer
• Jesper Crusebjörn (1843–1904), Swedish politician and officer
• Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby (1576–1622), Swedish soldier and politician
• Jesper Dahl, the birthname of Jokeren (born 1973), Danish hip-hop artist and rapper
• Jesper Dahlbäck (born 1974), Swedish techno DJ and producer
• Jesper Dahlroth (born 1991), Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Jesper Daland (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
• Jesper Damgaard (born 1975), Danish ice hockey player
• Jesper Drost (born 1993), Dutch footballer
• Jesper Duus (born 1967), Danish ice hockey player
• Jesper Eliasson (born 2000), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Engström (born 1992), Finnish footballer
• Jesper Ericsson (born 1983), Swedish bandy player
• Jesper Eriksson (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Ewald (1893–1969), Danish writer
• Jesper Falck (born 1970), Danish football manager and former player
• Jesper Fast (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Faurschou (born 1983), Danish athlete
• Jesper Florén (born 1990), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Fredberg (born 1981), Danish football coach
• Jesper Frismann (born 1961), Danish dressage rider
• Jesper Fritz (born 1985), Swedish pole vaulter
• Jesper Frödén (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Gregersen (born 2004), Norwegian footballer
• Jesper Grønkjær (born 1977), Danish footballer
• 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 Hansen (football manager) (born 1963), Danish football manager and former player
• Jesper Hansen (footballer, born 1985) (born 1985), Danish footballer
• Jesper Hansen (sport shooter) (born 1980), Danish sport shooter
• Jesper Harding (1799–1865), American publisher
• Jesper Helledie (born 1954), Danish badminton player
• Jesper Hellström (born 1995), Swedish triple jumper
• Jesper Henriksen (c. 1425 – before 1493), Danish noble
• Jesper von Hertzen (born 1980), Finnish badminton player
• Jesper Hjorth (born 1975), Danish footballer
• Jesper Hoffmeyer (1942–2019), Danish biologist
• Jesper Højer (born 1978), Danish businessman
• Jesper Holmris (born 1970), Danish handball coach
• Jesper Høm (1931–2000), Danish photographer and film director
• Jesper Horsted (born 1997), American football player
• Jesper Hougaard (born 1983), Danish poker player
• Jesper Isaksen (born 1999), Norwegian footballer
• Jesper Jansson (born 1971), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Jensen (footballer) (born 1988), Danish footballer
• Jesper Jensen (handballer) (born 1977), Danish handball player
• Jesper Jensen (ice hockey, born 1987) (born 1987), Danish ice hockey player
• Jesper Jenset (born 1997), Norwegian singer and songwriter
• Jesper Johansson (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper de Jong (born 2000), Dutch tennis player
• Jesper Jørgensen (born 1984), Danish footballer
• Jesper Jørgensen (footballer, born 1983), Danish footballer
• Jesper Juelsgård (born 1989), Danish footballer
• Jesper Just (born 1974), Danish artist
• Jesper Juul (family therapist) (1948–2019), Danish therapist and author
• Jesper Juul (game researcher) (born 1970), Danish academic
• Jesper Karlsson (born 1998), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Karlsson (footballer, born 2000), Finnish footballer
• Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (born 1993), Swedish politician
• Jesper Karlström (born 1995), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Kennegård (born 1988), Swedish professional golfer
• Jesper Kjærulff (born 1983), Danish footballer
• Jesper Klein (1944–2011), Danish actor
• Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish badminton player
• Jesper Knudsen (painter) (born 1964), Danish painter
• Jesper Knudsen (speedway rider) (born 2004), Danish speedway rider
• Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer
• Jesper Kongstad, Danish patent official
• Jesper Konradsson (born 1994), Swedish handball player
• Jesper Kristensen (born 1971), Danish footballer
• Jesper M. Kristensen (born 1986), Danish footballer
• Jesper Kristiansen (speedway rider) (born 1985), Danish speedway rider
• Jesper Thusgård Kristiansen (born 1966), Danish rower
• Jesper Kristoffersen (born 1984), Danish footballer
• Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish composer and sound designer
• Jesper Langballe (1939–2014), Danish priest, author and politician
• Jesper Langberg (1940–2019), Danish actor
• Jesper Lange (born 1986), Danish footballer
• Jesper Larsen (born 1972), Danish badminton player
• Jesper Larsson (born 1973), Swedish handball player
• Jesper Lauridsen (born 1991), Danish footballer
• Jesper Leerdam (born 1987), Dutch footballer
• Jesper Lindgren (born 1997), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Lindstrøm (born 2000), Danish footballer
• Jesper Ljung (born 1973), Swedish footballer and manager
• Jesper Löfgren (born 1997), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Lundgaard (born 1954), Danish bassist, bandleader, and composer
• Jesper Lützen (born 1951), Danish mathematician
• Jesper Manns (born 1995), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Mathisen (born 1987), Norwegian footballer
• Jesper Mattson (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Mattsson (footballer) (born 1968), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Mattsson (ice hockey) (born 1975), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Meinby (born 1987), Danish handball player
• Jesper Mikkelsen (born 1980), Danish footballer
• Jesper Modig (born 1994), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Modin (born 1988), Swedish cross-country skier
• Jesper Mogensen, Danish neuroscientist
• Jesper Møller (animator) (born 1953), Danish animator
• Jesper Møller (football executive) (born 1963), Danish lawyer and sports executive
• Jesper Møller (mathematician) (born 1957), Danish mathematician
• Jesper B. Monberg (born 1977), Danish speedway rider
• Jesper Monrad (born 1976), Danish handball player and coach
• Jesper Mørkøv (born 1988), Danish cyclist
• Jesper Myrfors, American artist
• Jesper Nelin (born 1992), Swedish biathlete
• Jesper Nielsen (born 1989), Swedish handball player
• Jesper W. Nielsen (born 1962), Danish film director and editor
• Jesper Nøddesbo (born 1980), Danish handball player
• 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 Pedersen (alpine skier) (born 1999), Norwegian para-alpine skier
• Jesper Pedersen (footballer, born 1961), Danish footballer and manager
• Jesper Bøge Pedersen (born 1990), Danish footballer
• Jesper Petersen (handballer) (born 1953), Danish handball player
• Jesper Petersen (politician) (born 1981), Danish politician
• Jesper Pettersson (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Piitulainen (born 1991), Finnish ice hockey player
• Jesper Rasch (born 1998), Dutch cyclist
• Jesper Rask (born 1988), Danish footballer
• Jesper Rasmussen (born 1992), Danish footballer
• Jesper Reitan-Sunde (born 2006), Norwegian footballer
• Jesper Robertsen (born 2004), Norwegian footballer
• Jesper Roesen (born 1975), Danish taekwondo practitioner
• Jesper Rönnbäck (born 1974), Swedish freestyle skier
• Jesper Rönndahl (born 1979), Swedish stand-up comedian
• Jesper Salén (born 1978), Swedish physician and former actor
• Jesper Samuelsson (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Sandborg (born 1993), Swedish professional golfer
• Jesper Seier (born 1965), Danish sailor
• Jesper Sellgren (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Skaaning, Danish musician, producer and composer
• Jesper Skibby (born 1964), Danish cyclist
• Jesper Smink (born 1997), Dutch judoka
• Jesper Sørensen (born 1973), Danish football manager
• Jesper Staal (born 1972), Danish sprint canoer
• Jesper Stålheim (born 1988), Swedish sailor
• Jesper Storm (born 1982), Danish handball player
• Jesper Strömblad (born 1972), Swedish guitarist
• Jesper Svedberg (musician) (born 1974), Swedish cellist
• Jesper Q. Svejstrup (born 1963), Danish molecular biologist and biochemist
• Jesper Svenbro (born 1944), Swedish poet and classical philologist
• Jesper Svensson (bowler) (born 1995), Swedish professional bowler
• Jesper Svensson (footballer) (born 1990), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Svensson (golfer) (born 1996), Swedish professional golfer
• Jesper Swedberg (1653-1735), Swedish hymnwriter
• Jesper Taaje (born 1997), Norwegian footballer
• Jesper Thilo (1941–2026), Danish jazz musician
• Jesper Thomsen (born 1974), Danish badminton player
• Jesper Thörnberg (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Søndergaard Thybo (born 1999), Danish chess grandmaster
• Jesper Thygesen (born 1969), Danish footballer
• Jesper Tjäder (born 1994), Swedish freestyle skier
• Jesper Toft (born 1999), Danish badminton player
• Jesper Tolinsson (born 2003), Swedish footballer
• Jesper Tollefsen (born 1971), Danish football manager
• Jesper Tørring (born 1947), Danish athlete
• Jesper Tydén (born 1975), Swedish stage actor and singer
• 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