Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to:
Medieval
Kings of Denmark
Kings of Norway
Grand Dukes of Kiev
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Mstislav the Great (1076–1132), known as Harald in Norse sagas
King of Mann and the Isles
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Haraldr Óláfsson (died 1248)
Earls of Orkney
Others
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Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy
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Harald Grenske (10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway
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Harald Klak (–), king in Jutland
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Harald Wartooth, legendary king of Sweden, Denmark and Norway
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Harald the Younger, 9th-century Viking leader
Modern name
Royalty
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Harald V of Norway (born 1937), present King of Norway
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Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949)
Arts and entertainment
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Harald Blüchel (born 1963), German electronic music artist
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Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (1939–2008), Norwegian actor and comedian
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Harald Juhnke (1929–2005), German actor and comedian
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Harald Lander (1905–1971), Danish ballet dancer and choreographer
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Harald Reinl (1908–1986), Austrian film director
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Harald Rønneberg (born 1973), Norwegian television personality
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Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), Norwegian composer
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Harald Schmidt (born 1957), German actor and comedian
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Harald Serafin (1931–2025), Austrian opera singer and artistic director
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Harald Szeemann (1933–2005), Swiss curator and art historian
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Harald Zwart (born 1965), Norwegian film director
Academia
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Harald Beyer (literary historian) (1891–1960)
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Harald Bohr (1887–1951), Danish mathematician
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Harald Cramér (1893–1985), Swedish mathematician, actuary, and statistician
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Harald Høffding (1843–1931), Danish philosopher and theologian
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Harald Helfgott (born 1977), Peruvian mathematician
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Harald Herborg Nielsen (1903–1973), American physicist
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Harald zur Hausen (1936–2023), German virologist
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Harald Stümpke, pseudonym of Gerolf Steiner (1908–2009), German zoologist
Military
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Harald Auffarth (1896–1946), German flying ace of the First World War
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Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt (1900–1945), German general of the Second World War
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Harald Hægermark (1894–1965), Swedish Army lieutenant general
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Harald Nugiseks (1921–2014), Estonian army sergeant
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Harald Öhquist (1891–1971), Finnish general of the Second World War
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Harald Riipalu (1912–1961), Estonian military commander
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Harald Sunde (general) (born 1954), Norwegian military officer, Chief of Defence of Norway
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Harald Turner (1891–1947), German Nazi SS commander executed for war crimes
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Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland (1814–1893), Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer
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Harald Åkermark (1873–1963), Swedish Navy vice admiral
Sport
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Harald Aabrekk (born 1956), Norwegian footballer and coach
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Harald Andersson (1907–1985), Swedish athlete
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Harald Baker (1882–1962), Australian rugby union footballer
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Harald Berg (born 1941), Norwegian footballer
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Harald Bohr (1887–1951), Danish Olympic football player and mathematician, and brother of Niels Bohr
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Harald Brattbakk (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
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Harald Cerny (born 1973), Austrian footballer
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Harald Grohs (born 1944), German racing driver
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Harald Grønningen (1934–2016), Norwegian skier
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Harald Hasselbach (1967–2023), Dutch football player
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Harald Hudak (1957–2024), German middle-distance runner
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Harald Kaarmann (1901–1942), Estonian footballer
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Harald Koch (born 1969), Austrian badminton player
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Harald Lechner (born 1982), Austrian professional football referee
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Harald Maartmann (1926–2021), Norwegian cross-country skier
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Harald Nielsen (1941–2015), Danish footballer
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Harald Nielsen (boxer) (1902–1983), Danish boxer
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Harald Økern (1898–1977), Norwegian skier
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Harald Schmid (born 1957), German athlete
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Harald Schumacher (born 1954), German footballer
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Harald Strøm (1897–1977), Norwegian speed skater
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Harald Sunde (footballer) (born 1944), Norwegian footballer
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Harald Tammer (1899–1942), Estonian journalist, athlete and weightlifter
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Harald Nilsen Tangen (born 2001), Norwegian footballer
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Harald Winkler (born 1962), Austrian bobsledder
Other people
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Harald T. Friis (1893–1976), Danish-American radio engineer
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Harald Glööckler (born 1965), German fashion designer
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Harald Keres (1912–2010), Estonian physicist
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Harald Johan Løbak (1904–1985), Norwegian politician
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Harald Løvenskiold (1926–1994), Norwegian businessman
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Harald T. Nesvik (born 1966), Norwegian politician
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Harald Orthey (born 1968), German politician
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Harald Petersen (1893–1970), Danish politician
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Harald Sandberg (born 1950), Swedish diplomat
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Harald Servus (born 1965), Austrian politician
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Harald Sverdrup (disambiguation)
Fictional
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Harald Hilding Markurell, the main character of Swedish novel Markurells of Wadköping (1919) by Hjalmar Bergman
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Harald Petersen, a playwright in The Group (1963) by Mary McCarthy
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Harald, a supporting character in the Elbaph arc of the Japanese manga One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Other uses
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Harald (restaurant), a chain of restaurants in Finland
See also
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Harold (disambiguation)
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Herald (disambiguation)
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Herod (disambiguation)
