Bergen (name)
Bergen is a surname. Some Mennonite Bergen families immigrated to Russia when Catherine the Great of Russia issued a Manifesto in 1763 inviting all Europeans to come and settle various pieces of land within Russia, especially in the Volga River region.
Notable persons with this surname include:
- Bob Bergen (born 1964), American voice actor
- Candice Bergen (born 1946), American actress and model
- Bill Bergen (1878–1943), American baseball player
- Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), American actor and radio performer
- Frances Bergen (1922–2006), American actress and model
- John Teunis Bergen (1786–1855), American politician
- Martin Bergen (disambiguation), several persons
- Larisa Bergen (born 1949), Soviet volleyball player
- Peter Bergen (born 1962), British-American journalist
- Polly Bergen (1930–2014), American entertainer
- Teunis G. Bergen (1806–1881), American politician
- W. R. Bergen, American basketball coach
van/von Bergen
The preposition "of" or "from" is a common part of names in Dutch (Van), German (Von) and related languages.
Notable people whose surnames contain this particle in conjunction with "Bergen" include:
- John S. Van Bergen (1885–1969), American architect
- Nora von Bergen (born 1990), Swiss ice dancer
- Peter A. Van Bergen (1763-1804), American politician
- Steve von Bergen (born 1983), Swiss footballer
- Maxwell N. von Bergen (born 1989), Canadian Musician
See also
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