Famous People with Name Tore

Tore Hem            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Tore Hem: is a retired Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in three Summer Olympics. He was born in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He competed mostly in the heavyweight class, but sometimes in the light-heavyweight class. At the World Champions

Tore Meinecke            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Tore Meinecke: is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 46 in 1988 and a career-high doubles rankin

Tore Anton Holm            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Tore Anton Holm: was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936 and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Tore Berger            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Tore Berger: is a Norwegian sprint canoer. He won gold medal on K4 1000 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City (with Steinar Amundsen, Egil Søby and Jan Johansen), and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.

Tore Viken Holvik            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Tore Viken Holvik: is a Norwegian snowboarder from Geilo. His greatest achievement is a third place in a February 2008 halfpipe event during the 2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup circuit. He has placed seven times among the top ten so far, in halfpipe and big air.

Otto Martin Torell            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Otto Martin Torell: was a Swedish geologist. He was born in Varberg, Sweden on the June 5, 1828. He was educated at Lund University for the medical profession, but became interested in zoological and geological studies, and being of independent means he devoted himself to science.He gave his attention first especially to the invertebrate fauna and the physical changes of pleistocene and recent times. He studied the glacial phenomena of Switzerland, Spitsbergen and Greenland, making two Arctic expeditions in company with Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. In 1866, he became professor of zoology and geology in the University of Lund, and in 1871 he was appointed chief of the Geological Survey of Sweden. In the latter capacity he labored until 1897. His published contributions, though of much interest and importance, were not large, but his influence in promoting a knowledge of geology in Sweden was of great service. His Arctic experiences enabled him to interpret the method of origin of the drift deposits in northern Europe, and to show that they were largely of glacial or fluvio-glacial origin

Carl-Axel Oscar Torén            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Carl-Axel Oscar Torén: was a Swedish colonel and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He competed in the individual jumping event with his horse Falken, they finished 13th.

Juan Torena            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Juan Torena: He was a descendant of Don Angel Garchitorena, uncle of Don Andres Garchitorena, member of Aguinaldo's Hong Kong Junta. He was a famous Filipino actor of the 20th century. He married Elsa Oria, also a Filipina actress and singer.

Ottar Egil Toreng            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Ottar Egil Toreng: is a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician. From 1961 to 1962 he worked with information in the Norwegian Labour Party. He was a member of Kongsvinger municipal council from 1952 to 1963. He became news editor in Glåmdalen in 1962, and was their editor-in-chief from 1968 to 1986. Toreng was a national board member of the Labour Party from 1973 to 1981, headed Arbeiderpressens Samvirke from 1975 to 1979 and the Association of Norwegian Editors from 1978 to 1982, and chaired the Norwegian News Agency's board of directors from 1980 to 1987. He was succeeded in the latter position by Svein Døvle Larssen. He has also written books, among others on Kongsvinger IL's history.

Julio César Toresani            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Julio César Toresani: a former Argentine football midfielder. Toresani is currently the manager for Bolivian first division club The Strongest.Known as El Huevo ("The Egg") because of his egged shaped head, he played as a right midfielder and was known for his rough playing style. Many fans consider Toresani to be a traitor in football terms, since he played for both Boca Juniors and River Plate, which are rival teams, as well as for Colón de Santa Fe and Unión de Santa Fe, also rivals. Toresani is one of very few players to have played for all three of the biggest teams in Argentina; he has appeared for River Plate, Boca Juniors and Independiente.