Gender:
Origin:
Latin
966 famous people named Magnus found on Wikipedia.
3866 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
782-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
721-th in year 2017
Used in: Danish, Late-Roman, Norwegian, Swedish
Magnus, meaning "great" in Latin, was sometimes used as a first name among Romans but was not particularly common among them. The best-known Roman bearing the name was the third-century usurper. The name gained wider popularity in the Middle Ages, among various European peoples and their royal houses, being introduced to them upon being converted to the Latin-speaking Catholic Christianity. This was especially the case with Scandinavian royalty and nobility.
As a Scandinavian forename, it was extracted from the Frankish ruler Charlemagne's Latin name "Carolus Magnus" and re-analyzed as Old Norse magn-hús = "power house".
Scandinavian masc. proper name, popular with early kings, the first to use it was Magnus I, king of Norway and Denmark (d.1047), who evidently took it in emulation of Charlemagne (Latin Carolus Magnus) under the impression that magnus (Latin, literally "great," from PIE root *meg- "great") was a personal name.
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| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 1990 | Norwegian chess player |
| 2 | Magnús Scheving | 1964 | Icelandic actor |
| 3 | Albertus Magnus | 1206 | Dominican friar |
| 4 | Magnús Ver Magnússon | 1963 | Icelandic strongman |
| 5 | Magnus Hirschfeld | 1868 | German physician and sexologist |
| 6 | Magnus Fiennes | 1965 | English composer, record producer and songwriter |
| 7 | Magnus Samuelsson | 1969 | Swedish strongman |
| 8 | Magnus Norman | 1976 | Swedish tennis player |
| 9 | Magnus Maximus | 0335 | Politician (0335-0388) |
| 10 | Will Magnus | ||
| 11 | Magnus Magnusson | 1929 | Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer. |
| 12 | Magnus Barefoot | 1073 | King of Norway |
| 13 | Magnus the Good | 1024 | King of Norway and Denmark |
| 14 | Magnus IV of Sweden | 1316 | King of Sweden including Finland, King of Norway including Iceland and Greenland, and also ruled Scania |
| 15 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 1990 | Norwegian footballer |
| 16 | Magnus Pyke | 1908 | Scientist |
| 17 | Magnus Cedenblad | 1982 | Swedish martial artist |
| 18 | Magnus Pääjärvi | 1991 | Ice hockey player drafted by the Edmonton Oilers |
| 19 | Olaus Magnus | 1490 | Swedish patriot and writer |
| 20 | Magnus Manske | 1974 | German biochemist and MediaWiki developer |
| 21 | Magnus II of Norway | 1048 | King of Norway |
| 22 | Magnus VI of Norway | 1238 | King of Norway |
| 23 | Siobhan Magnus | 1990 | American singer |
| 24 | Sandra Magnus | 1964 | American engineer and a NASA astronaut. |
| 25 | Magnus Hedman | 1973 | Swedish footballer |
| 26 | Magnus Malan | 1930 | South African army general and Cabinet minister |
| 27 | Magnus von Braun | 1919 | German chemical engineer, aviator and rocket scientist |
| 28 | Magnús Magnússon | Icelandic strongman | |
| 29 | Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney | 1075 | Earl of Orkney |
| 30 | Helen Magnus | 1850 | |
| 31 | Magnus III of Sweden | 1240 | King of Sweden |
| 32 | Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1324 | German noble |
| 33 | Magnus Uggla | 1954 | Swedish pop and rock singer |
| 34 | Magnus Bäckstedt | 1975 | Road bicycle racer |
| 35 | Magnus V of Norway | 1156 | King of Norway |
| 36 | Magnus Pehrsson | 1976 | Swedish footballer and manager |
| 37 | Magnus Betnér | 1974 | Swedish comedian |
| 38 | Gnaeus Pompey Magnus | ||
| 39 | Magnus Hedberg | 1972 | Swedish television presenter |
| 40 | Magnus Hellberg | 1991 | Swedish ice hockey goaltender |
| 41 | Magnus Larsson | 1970 | Swedish tennis player |
| 42 | Tyrone Magnus | 1977 | |
| 43 | Magnus Lund | 1983 | English rugby union player |
| 44 | Magnus IV of Norway | 1115 | Norwegian monarch |
| 45 | Donatus Magnus | Bishop | |
| 46 | Magnus Ekelund | 1986 | |
| 47 | Magnus Okuonghae | 1986 | Footballer |
| 48 | Magnus Carlsson | 1965 | Swedish illustrator and animator |
| 49 | Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie | 1622 | Swedish general |
| 50 | Magnus Huss | 1755 | |
| 51 | Magnus Carlson | 1968 | Swedish singer |
| 52 | Heinrich Gustav Magnus | 1802 | German chemist and physicist |
| 53 | Magnus I of Sweden | 1106 | King of Sweden |
| 54 | Robert Magnus | 1947 | Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps |
| 55 | danich | 1963 | Swedish writer |
| 56 | Magnus Mills | 1954 | British writer |
| 57 | Magnus Sveningsson | 1972 | Swedish musician |
| 58 | Hugh Magnus | 1007 | King |
| 59 | Magnus Cort Nielsen | 1993 | Road bicycle racer |
| 60 | Magnus Krepper | 1967 | Actor |
| 61 | Magnus Linklater | 1942 | British journalist, writer and newspaper editor |
| 62 | Magnus Lidehäll | 1985 | Swedish producer and songwriter |
| 63 | Magnus Wenninger | 1919 | American mathematician, teacher, geometer |
| 64 | Magnus Norell | 1958 | |
| 65 | Elisabeth von Magnus | 1954 | Austrian classical singer |
| 66 | Magnus Devold | 1986 | Norwegian comedian and actor |
| 67 | Magnus Rosén | 1963 | A Bassplayer how feel inspired to work with new fusion of different style of music. |
| 68 | Magnus Wislander | 1964 | Swedish team handball player |
| 69 | Magnus Millang | 1981 | |
| 70 | Magnus Härenstam | 1941 | Swedish actor and comedian |
| 71 | Magnus II of Sweden | 1130 | King of Sweden |
| 72 | Magnus Bradbury | 1995 | Scottish rugby union player |
| 73 | Magnus Midtbø | 1988 | Sport climber from Norway |
| 74 | Magnus Skogsberg Tear | 1961 | Swedish actor |
| 75 | Magnus Ranstorp | 1965 | Swedish political scientist |
| 76 | Magnus Felix Ennodius | 0473 | Bishop of Pavia |
| 77 | Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg | 1441 | German noble |
| 78 | Magnus von Levetzow | 1871 | German politician |
| 79 | Johannes Magnus | 1488 | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| 80 | Magnus Julius De la Gardie | 1669 | Swedish general and statesman |
| 81 | Magnus Mwalunyungu | 1930 | |
| 82 | Magnus Gustafsson | 1967 | Swedish tennis player |
| 83 | Magnus Caris | 1968 | Swedish darts player |
| 84 | Magnus Lindberg | 1952 | |
| 85 | Magnus Egerstedt | 1971 | Swedish roboticist |
| 86 | Magnus Johnson | 1871 | Politician |
| 87 | Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg | 1488 | German noble |
| 88 | Magnus Lindgren | 1982 | Swedish chef |
| 89 | Magnus Hundt | 1449 | German philosopher, physician and theologian |
| 90 | Magnus Reitan | ||
| 91 | Magnus Troest | 1987 | Danish footballer |
| 92 | Magnus Moan | 1983 | Norwegian Nordic combined skier |
| 93 | Magnus Landin Jacobsen | 1995 | Danish handball player |
| 94 | Magnus Mark | 1964 | Swedish actor |
| 95 | Magnus Ngei Abe | 1965 | Nigerian politician |
| 96 | Magnus Stamnestrø | 1992 | Footballer |
| 97 | Magnus Miller Murray | 1787 | American mayor |
| 98 | Magnus Enckell | 1870 | Symbolist painter |
| 99 | Magnus Arvedson | 1971 | Ice hockey player |
| 100 | Magnus Böcker | 1961 | |
| 101 | Magnus Hestenes | 1906 | American mathematician |
| 102 | Magnus Öström | 1965 | Swedish drummer |
| 103 | Magnus Poser | 1907 | German politician |
| 104 | Magnus von Horn | 1983 | Swedish film director |
| 105 | Magnus Volk | 1851 | British electrical engineer |
| 106 | Magnus Heinason | 1548 | Faroese naval hero |
| 107 | Magnus Erlingmark | 1968 | Swedish footballer |
| 108 | Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1304 | Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel |
| 109 | Magnus Rongedal | 1965 | Swedish singer |
| 110 | Magnus Karaveli | 1962 | Swedish journalist |
| 111 | Nick Magnus | 1955 | British musician |
| 112 | Magnus Stenbock | 1911 | |
| 113 | Magnus Lekven | 1988 | Norwegian footballer |
| 114 | Magnus Roosmann | 1963 | Swedish actor |
| 115 | Magnus Haglund | 1973 | Swedish footballer and manager |
| 116 | Magnus Muhrén | 1974 | Swedish bandy player |
| 117 | Magnus Striet | 1964 | German theologian |
| 118 | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus | 0023 | Roman nobleman, husband of Claudia Antonia |
| 119 | Wilhelm Magnus | 1907 | German-American mathematician |
| 120 | Magnus Nilsson | 1947 | Swedish actor |
| 121 | Magnus Linton | 1967 | Swedish writer and journalist |
| 122 | Magnus Sahlgren | 1973 | Swedish musician |
| 123 | Magnus Gangstad Jørgensen | 1985 | Norwegian musician |
| 124 | Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus | Consul of the Roman Empire | |
| 125 | Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg | 1345 | Duke of Mecklenburg |
| 126 | Magnus Haraldsson | 1135 | King of Norway from 1142 until his death around 1145 |
| 127 | Magnus Minniskiöld | 1175 | Swedish nobleman and lawspeaker |
| 128 | Magnus Hall | 1959 | |
| 129 | Magnus Frykberg | 1967 | |
| 130 | Magnus Nygren | 1990 | Swedish ice hockey player |
| 131 | Magnus Olsen | 1878 | Norwegian linguist |
| 132 | Magnus of Füssen | 0699 | Missionary saint in southern Germany, |
| 133 | Magnus Kihlstedt | 1972 | Swedish footballer |
| 134 | Magnus Aarbakke | 1934 | Norwegian judge |
| 135 | Eduard Magnus | 1799 | German painter |
| 136 | Magnus Bengtsson | 1473 | |
| 137 | Magnus Johansson | 1973 | Ice hockey player |
| 138 | Magnus L. Kpakol | Economist | |
| 139 | Magnus Zeller | 1888 | German painter |
| 140 | Magnus Nielsen | 1947 | Norwegian actor |
| 141 | Magnus Per Brahe | 1849 | Last member of the Swedish noble family Brahe |
| 142 | Magnus Jøndal | 1988 | Norwegian handball player |
| 143 | Magnus Enhörning | 1921 | |
| 144 | Magnus Andersson | 1956 | Swedish musician |
| 145 | Magnus Reinfeldt | 1969 | Swedish actor |
| 146 | Magnus Gertten | 1953 | |
| 147 | Magnus Mandersson | 1959 | Swedish businessman |
| 148 | Magnus Rasmussen | 1993 | Danish footballer |
| 149 | Philip Magnus | 1842 | UK politician and educational reformer |
| 150 | Magnus Silfvenius | 1974 | |
| 151 | Magnus Jernemyr | 1976 | Handball player |
| 152 | Magnus Blix | 1849 | Swedish physiologist |
| 153 | Magnus Groth | 1963 | |
| 154 | Magnús Eiríksson | 1806 | Icelandic theologian |
| 155 | Magnus | Archbishop of Milan | |
| 156 | Magnus Powell | 1974 | Swedish footballers |
| 157 | Magnus Olson | 1881 | Criminal involved with Joe Hill |
| 158 | Thomas Magnus | 1463 | English priest and diplomat |
| 159 | Magnus Brechtken | 1964 | German historian of modern age |
| 160 | Magnus Utvik | 1964 | |
| 161 | Louis Magnus | 1881 | Figure skater |
| 162 | Magnus Celsius | 1621 | Swedish astronomer |
| 163 | Magnus Vattrodt | 1972 | German screenwriter and author |
| 164 | Magnus Montelius | 1965 | |
| 165 | Magnus Petersson | 1975 | Archer |
| 166 | Magnus von Wright | 1805 | Finnish painter and ornithologist |
| 167 | Magnus of Anagni | Bishop | |
| 168 | Magnús Óláfsson | King of Mann and the Isles | |
| 169 | Magnus Poulsson | 1881 | Norwegian architect |
| 170 | Magnus Krog | 1987 | Norwegian nordic combined skier |
| 171 | Magnus Thomson | 1973 | Swedish actor |
| 172 | Magnus of Avignon | Bishop of Avignon | |
| 173 | Magnús Þorsteinsson | Icelandic businessman | |
| 174 | Magnus II, Earl of Orkney | 1175 | Earl of Orkney |
| 175 | Magnus Smidesang Rønningen | 1979 | Norwegian journalist |
| 176 | Magnus Dahl | 1988 | Norwegian handball player |
| 177 | Magnus Andersen | 1986 | Norwegian footballer |
| 178 | Magnus Gullerud | 1991 | Norwegian handball player |
| 179 | Magnus Tideman | 1963 | Swedish tennis player |
| 180 | Magnus Colcord Heurlin | 1895 | American artist |
| 181 | Rudolf Magnus | 1873 | Dutch pharmacologist and physiologist |
| 182 | Birger Magnus | 1955 | |
| 183 | Georg Magnus | 1883 | German surgeon |
| 184 | Kurt Magnus | 1912 | German scientist and engineer |
| 185 | Doug Magnus | 1950 | American politician |
| 186 | Sabinianus Magnus | General of the Eastern Roman Empire | |
| 187 | Magnus Jákupsson | 1994 | Faroese swimmer |
| 188 | Magnus Olsson | 1949 | Swedish competitive sailor |
| 189 | Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus | Politician | |
| 190 | Magnus Pedersen | 1996 | Danish association football player |
| 191 | Magnus III, Duke of Mecklenburg | 1509 | |
| 192 | Magnus Brahe | 1564 | Swedish nobleman (1564–1633) |
| 193 | Magnus Haroldson | ||
| 194 | Magnus Nilssen | 1871 | Norwegian politician |
| 195 | Magnus Svensson | 1963 | Swedish ice hockey player |
| 196 | Désiré Magnus | 1828 | Belgian musician |
| 197 | Magnus Cormack | 1906 | Australian politician |
| 198 | Magnus Goodman | 1898 | Canadian ice hockey player |
| 199 | Magnus Kahnberg | 1980 | Swedish ice hockey player |
| 200 | Magnus Liljedahl | 1954 | Sailor |