Hansen (surname)
Hansen Danish pronunciation: [ˈhænsn̩] is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Hans. It is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 4.3% of the population.[1] Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common.[2] In the Faroe Islands Hansen is the second most common surname, while in the North German federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg Hansen is the third and fifth most common surname, respectively.[3] In Sweden the parallel form is Hansson. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a surname outside Denmark,[4] Norway and Schleswig-Holstein is due to immigration, though immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Hanson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Hansen or Hanssen may refer to:
- Arts and entertainment
- Al Hansen (1927–1995), American artist
- Andrew Hansen (1974–), Australian comedian
- Asta Hansen (1914–1962), Danish stage and film actress.
- Beck Hansen, also known as Beck (1970–), American musician, songwriter
- Betsy Hansen (dates unknown), woman who charged actor Errol Flynn with statutory rape in 1942
- Bjørn Bull-Hansen (1972–), Norwegian fantasy writer and former championship weightlifter
- Carl Hansen (1872–1936), Danish author
- Chris Hansen, American journalist
- Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), Danish architect
- Constantin Hansen (1804–1880), Danish artist
- Courtney Hansen (contemporary), American model and television personality
- C. & V. Hansen (1906–2001 & 1900–1992), Danish comics authors
- David Hansen (contemporary), actor, director, and playwright
- Derek Hansen (contemporary), Australian writer
- Erik Hansen (1965–), Norwegian author
- Gunnar Hansen (1947–), Icelandic-American actor
- Ib Hansen, pseudonym of Austrian poet H. C. Artmann (1921–2000)
- Joachim Hansen (1930–), German actor
- Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), author
- Joseph Hansen (1842–1907), Belgian dancer
- Kai Hansen (1963–), German power metal musician
- Kevin Hansen (1960–), American Filmmaker and environmentalist
- Liane Hansen (contemporary), American radio journalist and radio show host
- Lisa M. Hansen an American producer, actress, assistant director, and writer
- Mary Hansen (1966–2002), Australian guitarist and singer
- Max Hansen (tenor) (1897–1961), Danish singer
- Peter Hansen (actor) (1921–), American actor
- Ron Hansen (1947–), American novelist, essayist, and professor
- Politics
- Ann Hansen (contemporary), Canadian anarchist and bomber
- Bernie Hansen (contemporary), American politician in Chicago politics
- Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician from Wyoming
- Colin Hansen (contemporary), Canadian politician from British Columbia
- Connor Hansen, American jurist from Wisconsin
- Dave Hansen (1947–), American politician from Wisconsin
- Eva Hansen (1964–), Danish politician
- Flemming Hansen (1939–), Danish politician
- George V. Hansen (1930–), American politician from Idaho
- Glenna Hansen (1956–), Canadian Inuvialuit politician
- Hans Hansen (1906–1960), Danish Prime Minister (1955–1960)
- James V. Hansen (1932–), American politician from Utah
- Joseph Hansen (1910–1979), American Trotskyist and leader of the American Socialist Workers Party
- Merle Hansen (1919–), American farmer, Founder of the North American Farm Alliance
- Peter Hansen (1941–), Danish UN official
- Robert W. Hansen, American jurist from Wisconsin
- Ron Hansen (1943–), Canadian politician from Ontario
- Urban Hansen (1908–1986) was a Danish politician
- ?. Hansen, German acting Governor of German Cameroon (Cameroon), intermittently from 1909 to 1912
- Science
- Emil Christian Hansen (1842–1910), Danish fermentation physiologist
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician, discover of the cause of leprosy
- Hans Jacob Hansen (1855–1936), Danish zoologist
- James E. Hansen (1941–), American climatologist
- Julie Vinter Hansen (1890–1960), Danish astronomer
- Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish computer scientist
- Peter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874), Danish astronomer
- Thomas Blom Hansen (born 22 January 1958), Danish anthropologist
- W.W. Hansen (1909–1949), American physicist
- Sport
- Abraham Løkin (1959–), Faroese footballer (né Hansen)
- Adam Hansen (1981–), Australian road cyclist
- Alan Hansen (1955–), Scottish footballer
- Ashia Hansen (1971–), British athlete, Olympic contestant
- Bob Hansen (1961–), American basketballer
- Brendan Hansen (1981–), American swimmer
- Craig Hansen (1983–), American professional baseball player
- Curt Hansen (1964–), Danish chess grand master
- Dale Hansen (?–), American sportscaster
- Dave Hansen (baseball player), American baseball player
- Einar Hansen, Faroese soccer player
- Erika Hansen (1970–), American swimmer
- Jan Hansen (1971–), Danish athlete, Olympic contestant
- Jannik Hansen (born 1986), Danish Ice Hockey Player
- Joachim Hansen (1979–), Norwegian Mixed martial artist
- Joan Hansen (1958–), American long-distance runner
- John Hansen (contemporary), (born 1950) Scottish footballer
- Johnny Hansen (1943–), Danish footballer
- John Hansen, (1924–1990), Danish footballer
- Kevin Hansen (1982–), American indoor volleyball player
- Martin Hansen (1972–), Danish badminton player, Olympic contestant
- Nikolaj Hansen (1987–), Danish footballer
- Per Hansen (1965–), Norwegian football coach
- Phil Hansen (born 1968), American former football player
- Rasmus Grønborg Hansen, Danish football (soccer) player
- Rick Hansen (1957–), Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian
- Ron Hansen (1938–), American professional baseball player
- Søren Hansen (1974–), Danish professional golfer
- Stan Hansen (1949–), American professional wrestler
- Trine Hansen (1973–), Danish rower
- Other
- Elaine Hansen (contemporary), president of Bates College
- Georg Emil Hansen (1833–1891), Danish photographer
- Georg Hansen (1904–1944), German army officer
- Gus Hansen (1974–), Danish professional poker player
- Helmer Hanssen (1870–1956), Norwegian polar explorer
- Lars Peter Hansen (1952–), American economist and econometrician
- Matthew Hansen (1976–), Blogger, Writer
- Max Hansen (1908–1990), SS officer
- Monica Hansen, Norwegian model
- Percy Hansen (1890–1951), Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Robert Hanssen (1944–), American FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia
- Sig Hansen (1966–), American Captain of the Seattle-based crab fishing boat Northwestern, featured in the documentary Deadliest Catch
- Theodore Marcus Hansen (1886–1973), Danish-American pastor, theologian, and churchman
- Baron Theophil von Hansen (1813–1891), Danish-Austrian architect
References
- ^ [1] Statistics Denmark
- ^ [2] Statistics Norway
- ^ Map of German telephone directory entries
- ^ University of Copenhagen - Name Research Section
See also