Borge is a Norwegian-Danish and Spanish surname. The Spanish version of the surname is a variant of Borges, or a toponymic surname from El Borge. The Norwegian-Danish version is a variant of Borg, meaning 'fortification'.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
Danish and Norwegian
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- Bernhard Borge, pseudonym of André Bjerke (1918-1985), Norwegian writer and poet
- Brita Borge (1931–2013), Norwegian politician
- Christin Borge (born 1964), Norwegian actress in television and film
- Eivind N. Borge (born 1950), Norwegian politician for the Progress Party
- Erik Borge (1924–2008), Norwegian film director and screenwriter
- Espen Borge (born 1961), retired Norwegian runner
- Mikkel Johannesen Borge (1791 - ??), Norwegian politician
- Ole Borge (1916–1995), Norwegian jurist and resistance member during World War II
- Victor Borge (1909–2000), Danish-American pianist and comedian
- Victor Borge (bassist) (born 1965), the bassist in the Norwegian hard rock band TNT
Other parts of the world
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