Larsen (surname)
Larsen Danish pronunciation: [ˈlɑːsn̩], is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Lars" (equivalent of Laurentius). It is the seventh most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2.4% of the population.[1]
Larsen may refer to:
In engineering
- Henning Holck-Larsen (1907–2003), Danish co-founder of the Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro
In exploration
- Carl Anton Larsen (1860–1924), Norwegian Antarctic explorer
- Henry Larsen (1899–1964), Canadian Arctic explorer
- Torry Larsen (born 1971), Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer
In music
- Brian Larsen (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and producer
- Kim Larsen (born 1945), Danish rock musician
- Libby Larsen (born 1950), American composer
- Magnus Larsen, bass guitar player for Norwegian pop/rock band Di Derre
- Marit Larsen (born 1983), Norwegian singer and songwriter
- Micheal Larsen (1981–2010), known as Eyedea, American musician, rapper and poet
In sports and games
- Art Larsen (1925–2012), American tennis player
- Bent Larsen (1935-2010), Danish chess player
- Don Larsen (born 1929), American baseball player
- Edvard Larsen (1881–1914), Norwegian triple jumper
- Gary Larsen (born 1942), American football player
- Gavin Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand cricketer
- Jens Larsen (born 1969), Danish volleyball player and coach
- Jeremy Larsen (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
- Kyle Larsen (1950–2012), American bridge player
- Lyn Larsen (born 1963), Australian cricketer
- Philip Larsen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey player
- Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 1957), Danish footballer
- Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian speed skater
- Søren Larsen (born 1981), Danish footballer
In other fields
- Bryan Larsen (born 1975), American painter
- David Larsen (born 1980), American stage actor
- Emanuel Larsen (1823–1859), Danish painter
- Gry Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian politician
- Frederick Niels Larsen (born 1932), American leader of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Henrik Sass Larsen (born 1966), Danish politician
- Henry Louis Larsen (1890–1962), American Marine Corps General; Governor of American Samoa and Guam
- Jakob Larsen (1888–1974), an American classical scholar
- Leif Andreas Larsen ("Shetland Larsen", 1906–1990), Norwegian naval officer in World War II
- Matt Larsen, American combatives instructor
- Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American novelist
- Reidar T. Larsen (1923–2012), Norwegian politician
- Sally Larsen (born 1954), American photographer
- Søren Absalon Larsen (1871–1957), Danish physicist, discoverer of the Larsen acoustic feedback effect
See also
References
- ↑ Statistics Denmark
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