Rasmussen
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The surname Rasmussen (sometimes Rasmusen) is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning "Rasmus' son". The first name "Rasmus", from which it is derived, is itself a contraction of "Erasmus" the name of a famous 16th Century philosopher and theologian. When found elsewhere, i.e. in North America and Australia, the name "Rasmussen" is a likely indication of Scandinavian family origin, though that might be generations removed.
People with this name include:
- Alis Rasmussen (born 1958), American writer known by the name Kate Elliott
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953), Prime Minister of Denmark
- Blair Rasmussen (born 1962), American former professional basketball player
- Bruce Rasmussen (born 1961), American television producer
- Carmen Rasmussen (born 1985), Canadian-American singer
- Dan Rasmussen, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
- Dennis F. Rasmussen (born 1947), American politician
- Dennis Rasmussen (born 1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Egil Rasmussen (1903-1964), Norwegian author, literature critic and musician
- Eldon Rasmussen (born 1936), driver in the USAC Championship Car series
- Elton Rasmussen, Australian rugby league player
- Erik Rasmussen (born 1977), American professional ice hockey player
- Flemming Rasmussen (born 1958), Danish music producer
- Flint Rasmussen, "Rodeo Barrelman" in the sport of bullriding
- Greg Rasmussen, wildlife conservation biologist
- Halfdan Rasmussen (1915-2002), Danish poet
- Jack Rasmussen, Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
- Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (1585-1652), Bishop of Zealand
- Jonas Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish badminton player
- Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878-1964), Danish engineer and industrialist
- Julie Rasmussen, American contemporary artist
- Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen (born 1944), Danish ceramist and designer
- Karl Johan Rasmussen (born 1973), Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races
- Ken Rasmussen, Canadian professor of public administration
- Kirstina Rasmussen, composer and conductor of choral music
- Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen (1879-1933), Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologist
- Kyle Rasmussen, Olympic Skier
- Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964), Danish politician representing the Liberal Party Venstre
- Marie Rasmussen (born 1972), Danish pole vaulter
- Michael Rasmussen (born 1974), Danish cyclist
- Morten Rasmussen (football defender) (born 1985), Danish professional football player
- Morten Rasmussen (football striker) (born 1985), Danish professional football player
- Pamela C. Rasmussen, American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds
- Peter Rasmussen, Danish badminton player
- Phil Rasmussen, Army Air Corps second lieutenant stationed at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 Japanese attack
- Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Denmark
- Rie Rasmussen, Danish actress, model, director and photographer
- Robert L. Rasmussen, Artist, Sculptor, U.S. Naval Aviator
- Scott Rasmussen, co-founder of the sports television network ESPN and polling company Rasmussen Reports
- Steen Rasmussen, Danish Artificial Life Scientist working in the USA
- Steen Eiler Rasmussen, Danish architect and town-planner
- Steffen Rasmussen, Danish professional football goalkeeper
- Sunleif Rasmussen, foremost Faroese composer of classical music
- Theis F. Rasmussen, Danish football goalkeeper
- Thomas Rasmussen, Danish professional football (soccer) player
- Tine Rasmussen, female badminton player from Denmark
- Timothy Rasmussen a.k.a $hamrock, an American rapper notable for winning ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show
- Tom Rasmussen, member of the Seattle City Council
- Thomas Rasmussen, inventor of the raz theorem
- Troels Rasmussen, Danish former football (soccer) player
- Willy Rasmussen, former Norwegian javelin thrower
- Mr Wilkie Rasmussen Deputy Prime Minister Cook Islands
In addition:
- Rasmussen's aneurysm is a pulmonary artery aneurysm adjacent or within a tuberculous cavity
- Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare, progressive neurological disorder
- Rasmussen Reports is an American public opinion polling company
- the "Rasmussen Report'" is an informal name for the WASH-1400 report about nuclear reactor safety
- Kall-Rasmussen Fragment is a parchment page (ca. 1275) from Saxo Gesta Danorum
