Cognomen Birkeland (Birkeland 
, Биркеланд 
) , all around the world, is quite a common family name. The surname Birkeland is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Norway, where it is a common surname, Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Denmark. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Norway, the United States, and Sweden.
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omund bjørnsen birkeland father of the Constitution of Norway, NO (b. 1786) |
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peder hersleb graah birkeland Norwegian bishop, NO (b. 1807) |
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michael birkeland Norwegian jurist and historian (1830-1896), NO (b. 1830) |
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lauritz birkeland NO (b. 1839) |
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| gunnar birkeland (b. 1799) |
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kristian birkeland Norwegian scientist, NO (b. 1867) |
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richard birkeland Norwegian mathematician, NO (b. 1879) |
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| knut bergesen birkeland born 1857; died 1925 (b. 1857) |
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vagn birkeland Danish footballer, DK (b. 1926) |
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| gustav birkeland Norwegian painter, NO (b. 1880) |
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| rasmus birkeland sailor, NO (b. 1888) |
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| hans martin monsen birkeland Titanic victim (b. 1890) |
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| karl birkeland (b. 1881) |
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| halvor birkeland sailor, NO (b. 1894) |
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| ruth birkeland Norwegian missionary (b. 1899) |
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