Hansen (surname)
Surname list
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Hansen or Hanssen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhænsn̩]) is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Hans". As of 2008, it is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by 4.3% of the population.[1] As of 2016, Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway,[2] not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common.[3] In the Faroe Islands, Hansen is the second most common surname, while in the North German federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, it is the third and fifth most common surname, respectively.[4] In Sweden the parallel form is Hansson. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a surname outside Denmark,[5] Norway and Schleswig-Holstein is due to Danish immigration, though Nordic immigrants to English-speaking countries often anglicised their names to Hanson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
- Aime Hansen (born 1962), Estonian poet, writer, and artist
- Al Hansen (1927–1995), American artist
- Andrew Hansen (born 1974), Australian comedian
- Anna Hansen, Canadian chef
- Asta Hansen (1914–1962), Danish stage and film actress
- Beck Hansen, (born 1970), American alternative musician known as Beck
- Betsy Hansen (dates unknown), woman who charged actor Errol Flynn with statutory rape in 1942
- Carl G. O. Hansen (1871–1960), Norwegian-American journalist, musician and author
- Carl William Hansen (1872–1936), Danish author
- Chai Hansen (born Surachai Romruen, 1989), Thai-Australian actor
- Chris Hansen (born 1959), American journalist
- Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), Danish architect
- Constantin Hansen (1804–1880), Danish artist
- Courtney Hansen (born 1974), American model and television personality
- C. & V. Hansen (1906–2001 & 1900–1992), Danish comics authors
- Craig J. Hansen (born 1954), American writer and musician
- Dinah-Jane Hansen (born 1997), Singer of Female American group Fifth Harmony
- David Hansen (born 1968), actor, director, and playwright
- Derek Hansen (born 1944), Australian writer
- Erhardine Adolphine Hansen (1815–1893), Danish actress
- Erik Hansen (1927–2016), Danish architect
- Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 1965), Norwegian author
- Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015), Icelandic-American actor
- Ib Hansen, pseudonym of Austrian poet H. C. Artmann (1921–2000)
- Jane Hansen (businesswoman), Australian businesswoman and arts philanthropist
- Jens Marni Hansen (born 1974), Faroese musician
- Jerry Hansen (1927–2012), Ghanaian highlife musician
- Joachim Hansen (1930–2007), German actor
- Johannes Hansen (1903–1995), Danish sculptor
- Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), author
- Joseph Hansen (1842–1907), Belgian dancer
- Julia Kathrine Hansen (born 2003), Danish singer
- Kai Hansen (born 1963), German power metal musician
- Karl Gustav Hansen (1914–2002), Danish silversmith, designer
- Leopold Hansen (1879–1964), Estonian actor and theater director
- Liane Hansen (born 1951), American radio journalist and radio show host
- Lisa M. Hansen, American producer, actress, assistant director, and writer
- Lys Hansen (born 1936), Scottish artist
- Margaret Severin-Hansen, American ballerina
- Marie Bach Hansen (born 1985), Danish actress
- Mary Hansen (1966–2002), Australian guitarist and singer
- Max Hansen (1897–1961), Danish singer
- Peter Hansen (1921–2017), American actor
- Ron Hansen (born 1947), American novelist, essayist, and professor
- Nolan Hansen (born 1998), American YouTuber
Politics
- Ann Hansen (born 1953), Canadian anarchist and bomber
- Bernie Hansen (1944–2021), American politician in Chicago politics
- Bertha Lee Hansen (1882–1966), American politician from Minnesota
- Cecilie Liv Hansen (born 2001), Danish politician
- Charles Robert Hansen (1909–2000), American businessman and politician from Minnesota
- Charlotte Bagge Hansen (born 1969), Danish politician
- Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician from Wyoming
- Colin Hansen (born 1952), Canadian politician from British Columbia
- Connor Hansen (1913–1987), American jurist from Wisconsin
- Dave Hansen (born 1947), American politician from Wisconsin
- Eva Kjer Hansen (born 1964), Danish politician
- Even Hansen (1790–1840), Norwegian civil servant and politician
- Flemming Hansen (1939–2021), Danish politician
- George V. Hansen (1930–2014), American politician from Idaho
- Glenna Hansen (born 1956), Canadian Inuvialuit politician
- Goeff Hansen (born 1959), American politician from Michigan
- H. C. Hansen (1906–1960), Danish Prime Minister (1955–1960)
- Hans Peter Hansen (politician) (1872–1953), Danish journalist and politician
- Hans Rasmus Hansen (1896–1971), Danish politician
- Holger Hansen (1929–2015), Danish politician and academic
- Ian Hansen (1958–2025), Falkland Islands politician
- James V. Hansen (1932–2018), American politician from Utah
- Jørgen Peder Hansen (1923–1994), Danish politician
- Joseph Hansen (1910–1979), American Trotskyist and leader of the American Socialist Workers Party
- Karstein Hansen (born 1932), Norwegian politician
- Laurits Hansen (1894–1965), Danish trade unionist and politician
- Lawrence N. Hansen (1940–2010), American lawyer and political activist
- Litten Hansen (born 1944), Danish former actress, activist and politician
- Mathias Willassen Hanssen (born 1997), Norwegian politician
- Merle Hansen (1919–2009), American farmer, Founder of the North American Farm Alliance
- Nils Hansen (born 1988), German politician
- Peter Hansen (UN) (born 1941), Danish UN official
- Robert W. Hansen (1911–1977), American jurist from Wisconsin
- Ron Hansen (1943–2022), Canadian politician from Ontario
- Stephanie Hansen (born 1961), American politician from Delaware
- Urban Hansen (1908–1986), Danish politician
- Victor Davis Hanson (born 1953), American political commentator
- Vootele Hansen (1962–2026), Estonian politician
- Werner Hansen (1905–19971), German politician
Science
- Alvin Harvey Hansen (1887–1975) American economist
- 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 (born 1941), American climatologist
- Jens Christian Hansen (1932–2014), Norwegian geographer
- Jeremy Hansen (born 1976), Canadian astronaut
- Julie Vinter Hansen (1890–1960), Danish astronomer
- Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish computer scientist
- Peter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874), Danish astronomer
- Samantha Hansen, American seismologist
- Siegfried Hansen (1912–2002), Danish engineer
- Thomas Blom Hansen (born 1958), Danish anthropologist
- W. W. Hansen (1909–1949), American physicist
Sport
- Abraham Løkin Hansen (born 1959), Faroese footballer (né Hansen)
- Adam Hansen (born 1981), Australian road cyclist
- Adrian Hansen (born 1971), South African squash player
- Alan Hansen (born 1955), Scottish footballer
- Ashia Hansen (born 1971), British athlete, Olympic contestant
- Bob Hansen (born 1961), American basketballer
- Brendan Hansen (born 1981), American swimmer
- Chad Hansen (born 1995), American football player
- Chase Hansen (born 1993), American football player
- Craig Hansen (born 1983), American professional baseball player
- Curt Hansen (born 1964), Danish chess grand master
- Dale Hansen (born 1948), American sportscaster
- Dave Hansen (born 1968), American baseball player
- Einar Hansen (born 1988), Faroese soccer player
- Eric Hansen (born 1992), Canadian chess player
- Erika Hansen (born 1970), American swimmer\
- Fred Hansen (born 1940), 1964 Olympic Gold medalist and world record pole vaulter
- Fred Hansen (footballer) (1903–1993), Australian rules footballer
- Harrison Hansen (born 1985), British based New Zealand rugby league player
- Hayden Hansen (born 2003), American football player
- Jan Knobelauch Hansen (born 1971), Danish Olympic triathlete
- Janken Wiel-Hansen (1868–1938) Norwegian-Swedish athlete, feminist, pioneer in fencing and swordsmanship
- Jannik Hansen (born 1986), Danish ice hockey player
- Jens Smedegaard Hansen (born 1957), Danish sprinter
- Jerry Hansen (racing driver) (born 1936), former racing driver
- Joachim Hansen (born 1979), Norwegian mixed martial artist
- Joan Hansen (born 1958), American long-distance runner
- John Hansen (1924–1990), Danish footballer
- John Hansen (born 1950), Scottish footballer
- Johnny Hansen (born 1943), Danish footballer
- Kenneth Hansen (born 1960), Swedish rallycross driver
- Kevin Hansen (born 1982), American indoor volleyball player
- Kim-Rune Hansen (born 1988), Norwegian snowboarder
- Kinzie Hansen (born 2001), American softball player
- Lars Hanssen (1903–1940), Norwegian chess player
- Mack Hansen (born 1998), Australian born Irish rugby player
- Martin Lundgaard Hansen (born 1972), Danish badminton player, Olympic contestant
- Mattes Hansen (born 2004), German footballer
- Mikkel Hansen (born 1987), Danish handballer
- Nancy Hansen (born 1968), Canadian sport climber and mountaineer
- Niels Jørgen Hansen, Danish darts player
- Niko Hansen (born 1994), Danish footballer
- Nikolaj Hansen (born 1987), Danish footballer
- Nikolaj Hansen (born 1993), Danish footballer
- Paul Snow-Hansen (born 1990), New Zealand sailor
- Per Joar Hansen (born 1965), Norwegian football coach
- Phil Hansen (born 1968), American former gridiron football player
- Rasmus Grønborg Hansen (born 1986), Danish football (soccer) player
- Rick Hansen (born 1957), Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian
- Ron Hansen (born 1938), American professional baseball player
- Søren Hansen (born 1974), Danish professional golfer
- Stan Hansen (born 1949), American professional wrestler
- Steen Hansen Danish curler
- Steve Hansen (born 1959), New Zealand rugby union football player and coach
- Sune Berg Hansen (born 1971), Danish chess player
- Tori Hansen (born 2001), American professional footballer
- Travis Hansen (born 1978), American basketball player
- Trine Hansen (born 1973), Danish rower
Other people
- Danielle Tumminio Hansen (born 1981), American Episcopal priest and academic
- Dörte Hansen (born 1964), German journalist
- Elaine Tuttle Hansen, president of Bates College
- Evan Hansen, the titular fictional character of the musical Dear Evan Hansen
- Georg Emil Hansen (1833–1891), Danish photographer
- Georg Hansen (1904–1944), German army officer
- Gesa Hansen (born 1981), German-Danish designer
- Gus Hansen (born 1974), Danish professional poker player
- Helmer Hanssen (1870–1956), Norwegian polar explorer
- Henriette Hansen (disambiguation)
- Jake Hansen (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jane Hansen (businesswoman), Australian businesswoman and arts philanthropist
- Jane Hansen (model), New Zealand model, winner of Miss International 1971
- John Hansen (born 1945), retired New Zealand judge
- Jörmundur Ingi Hansen (born 1940), Icelandic neopagan leader and clothing retailer
- Lars Peter Hansen (born 1952), American economist and econometrician
- Matthew Hansen, Canadian screenwriter, author and editor
- Max Hansen (1908–1990), SS officer
- Mogens Herman Hansen (1940–2024), Danish classical philologist
- Monica Hansen, Norwegian model
- Percy Hansen (1890–1951), Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Robert Hanssen (1944–2023), American FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia
- Sig Hansen (born 1966), American fishing boat captain, 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
See also
- Hansen (disambiguation)
- Henson (name), given name and surname
