Bergen

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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.

Among the notable people sharing this surname are:

• members of the American entertainment family consisting of Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), wife Frances Bergen née Westerman (1922–2006) and daughter Candice Bergen (b. 1946)
• American journalist Peter Bergen (b. 1962)
• American entertainers Polly Bergen (b. 1930) and Bob Bergen (b. 1964)
• American bridge-player and author Marty Bergen (b. 1948)
• American politicians Teunis G. Bergen (1806–1881) and John Teunis Bergen (1786–1855), who are second cousins
• American sportsmen W. R. Bergen (living), Marty Bergen (baseball) (1871–1900) and Marty Bergen (coach) (living)

van/von Bergen

The preposition "of" or "from" is a common part of names in Dutch (Van (Dutch)), German (Von) and related languages. There are several notable people whose surnames contain this particle in conjunction with "Bergen":

• American architect John S. Van Bergen (1885–1969)
• Swiss athletes Nora von Bergen (b. 1990) and Steve von Bergen (b. 1983)

See also

• Martin Bergen (disambiguation)

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