Borg (surname)
Borg is a common surname in the Nordic countries as well as in Malta (Borġ < Arabic بُرْج burj 'castle'[1]), where it is the most common surname (3.3%).[2] Borg may refer to:
- Åke Borg (1901–1973), Swedish swimmer, twin brother of Arne
- Alex Borg (born 1969), Maltese snooker player
- Anders Borg (born 1968), Swedish politician
- Andy Borg (born 1960), Austrian singer
- Anita Borg (1949–2003), American historical computer scientist
- Arne Borg (1901–1987), Swedish swimmer, twin brother of Åke
- Barbara Borg (born 1960), German Professor of Classical Archaeology at University of Exeter
- Björn Borg (born 1956), Swedish tennis player
- Björn Borg (swimmer) (1919–2009), Swedish swimmer
- Brita Borg (1926–2010), Swedish singer and actress
- Carl Oscar Borg (1879–1947), Swedish-American painter
- Carmelo Borg Pisani (1914–1942), Maltese political activist and spy
- Charmaine Borg (born 1990), Canadian politician
- Christabelle Borg (born 1992), Maltese singer
- Coryse Borg, Maltese actress and director
- Dorothy Borg, American historian of United States – East Asian relations
- David Borg, Canadian film producer
- Elsa Borg (1826–1909), Swedish social worker
- Flula Borg (born 1982), German YouTube personality, DJ and actor
- Freddy Borg (born 1983), Swedish football striker, currently with Alemannia Aachen
- George Borg (judge) (1887-1954), Maltese judge and politician
- George M. Borg (1934-1971), American politician
- Gerard James Borg, Maltese songwriter
- Giorgio Borġ Olivier (1911–1980), Maltese politician, twice Prime Minister
- Hasse Borg (born 1953), Swedish footballer
- Jákup á Borg (born 1979), Faroese footballer
- Joe Borg (born 1952), Maltese politician
- Joseph Borg (regulator) (born 1951), American financial regulator
- Katarina Borg (born 1964), Swedish orienteering competitor
- Kevin Borg (born 1986), Maltese singer
- Kim Borg (1919–2000), Finnish opera singer
- Lorraine Borg (1923–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Malcolm Borg, American newspaper editor
- Marcus Borg (1942–2015), American theologian
- Nicke Borg (born 1973), Swedish singer and guitarist
- O.J. Borg (born 1979), Maltese-British radio and television personality
- Oscar Borg (1851–1930), Norwegian composer
- Parker W. Borg (born 1939), American diplomat and professor
- Paul Borg Olivier (born 1969), Maltese politician, grandnephew of Giorgio Borġ Olivier
- Ray Borg (born 1993), American mixed martial artist
- Reginald Le Borg (1902–1989), Austrian filmmaker
- Richard Borg, American game designer
- Tonio Borg (born 1957), Maltese politician
- Veda Ann Borg (1915–1973), American film actress
- Vincenzo Borg (1777–1837), Maltese merchant and rebel leader
- Walter Borg (1870–1918), Swedish-Finn communist
- Wes Borg, Canadian comedian and musician
Fictional characters
- Locutus of Borg, the Borg designation forced upon Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard after his assimilation in late 2366.
Notes
- "Maltese Submitted Surnames", Behind the Name,
- "Most common surnames: Borg and Camilleri", Times of Malta, June 5, 2006
gollark: Oh, it went back up again.
gollark: Excitingly, TPS is now about 5.
gollark: Anyway, I guess it seems non-impossible given that the reference DFPWM thing doesn't really attempt to model human perception of audio whatsoever.
gollark: I see.
gollark: I guess the bottom one sounds less noisy, but I wasn't blind-testing so who knows.
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