Hansen (surname)

Hansen Danish pronunciation: [ˈhænsn̩] is a Danish-Norwegian-Faroese 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 match the English lastname: 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
• B. Andreas Bull-Hansen (1972–), Norwegian fantasy writer and former championship weightlifter
• Carl William 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 (actor) (contemporary), actor, director, and playwright
• Derek Hansen (contemporary), Australian writer
• Erik Hansen (born 1927), Danish architect
• Erik Fosnes Hansen (1965–), Norwegian author
• Gunnar Hansen (1947–), Icelandic-American actor
• Ib Hansen, pseudonym of Austrian poet H. C. Artmann (1921–2000)
• Joachim Hansen (actor) (1930–), German actor
• Johannes Hansen (sculptor) (1903–1995), Danish sculptor
• Joseph Hansen (writer) (1923–2004), author
• Joseph Hansen (dancer) (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 (novelist) (1947–), American novelist, essayist, and professor
• Hanson (band)(1992–present;), American Pop Rock Band

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 Kjer Hansen (1964–), Danish politician
• Flemming Hansen (politician) (1939–), Danish politician
• George V. Hansen (1930–), American politician from Idaho
• Glenna Hansen (1956–), Canadian Inuvialuit politician
• H. C. Hansen (1906–1960), Danish Prime Minister (1955–1960)
• James V. Hansen (1932–), American politician from Utah
• Joseph Hansen (socialist) (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 (UN) (1941–), Danish UN official
• Robert W. Hansen, American jurist from Wisconsin
• Ron Hansen (politician) (1943–), Canadian politician from Ontario
• Urban Hansen (1908–1986), Danish politician

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 Hansen (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 (chess player) (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
• Fred Hansen (1940–), 1964 Olympic Gold medalist and world record pole vaulter
• Jan Knobelauch Hansen (1971–), Danish athlete, Olympic contestant
• Jannik Hansen (born 1986), Danish Ice Hockey Player
• Joachim Hansen (MMA) (1979–), Norwegian Mixed martial artist
• Joan Hansen (1958–), American long-distance runner
• John Hansen (footballer born 1924), Danish footballer
• John Hansen (footballer born 1950), Scottish footballer
• Johnny Hansen (footballer born 1943), Danish footballer
• Kevin Hansen (1982–), American indoor volleyball player
• Martin Lundgaard Hansen (1972–), Danish badminton player, Olympic contestant
• Nikolaj Hansen (1987–), Danish footballer
• Paul Snow-Hansen, New Zealand sailor
• Per Joar Hansen (1965–), Norwegian football coach
• Phil Hansen (American football) (born 1968), American former football player
• Rasmus Grønborg Hansen, Danish football (soccer) player
• Rick Hansen (1957–), Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian
• Ron Hansen (baseball) (1938–), American professional baseball player
• Søren Hansen (1974–), Danish professional golfer
• Stan Hansen (1949–), American professional wrestler
• Trine Hansen (1973–), Danish rower

Other

• Alvin Harvey Hansen (1887–1975) American economist
• Annika Hansen a fictional character from Star Trek: Voyager better known as Seven of Nine
• Elaine Tuttle 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 (SS officer) (1908–1990)
• Monica Hansen, Norwegian model
• Percy Howard 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
• Theophil Freiherr von Hansen (1813–1891), Danish-Austrian architect

References

1. ↑ Statistics Denmark
2. ↑ Statistics Norway
3. ↑ Map of German telephone directory entries
4. ↑ University of Copenhagen - Name Research Section

See also

• Hansen (disambiguation)
• Henson