Jørgen von Ansbach (c. 1510 – c. 1590) was a German-Norwegian timber merchant and mayor of Skien (southern part of Norway).
He established sawmills and the timber trade rose sharply in Skien.
[1][2] His considerable fortune was largely derived from the number of properties he owned in the city and district.
These properties were divided between his five daughters whose descendants dominated the commercial life in Skien into the 17th century as timber merchants and estate owners.
Among his descendants were Anne Clausdatter (1659–1713) who owned Borgestad Manor and Christian Cornelius Paus (1800–1879) who was Governor of Bratsberg.