Knudsen

Knudsen is a surname of Scandinavian origin, derived from the personal name Knud (Canute) and literally meaning "Knud's son."

Knudsen refers to:

• Persons
  • Bo Knudsen (born 1958), Danish politician
  • Gunnar Knudsen (1848–1928), Prime Minister of Norway 1908–1910 and 1913–1920
  • Jens Martin Knudsen (1930–2005), Danish astrophysicist
  • Jens Martin Knudsen (born 1967), Faroese goalkeeper
  • Jessi Knudsen Castañeda, host of Youtube channel Animal Wonders
  • Keith Knudsen (1948–2005), musician, member of The Doobie Brothers
  • Knud Knudsen (linguist) (1812–1895), Norwegian linguist
  • Konrad Knudsen (1890–1959), Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian
  • Lars Knudsen (born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography
  • Martin Knudsen (1871–1949), Danish physicist
  • Morten Knudsen, (born 1995) Danish footballer
  • Per Holm Knudsen (contemporary), Danish author
  • Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen (1912–1998), American automobile industry executive
  • Sidse Babett Knudsen (born 1968), Danish actress
  • Tord Øverland Knudsen (born 1982), Norwegian musician
  • Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898), Norwegian-American sugar planter on Hawaii, entrepreneur
  • Vern Oliver Knudsen, (1893–1974), American acoustical physicist
  • William S. Knudsen (1879–1948), Danish American automobile industry executive, US Army General

• Other
  • Knudsen, a brand of dairy products, currently owned by Kraft Foods
  • R.W. Knudsen Family, a brand of natural bottled juices, currently owned by The J.M. Smucker Company
  • Knudsen Vineyards, a family owned vineyard in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
  • Knudsen Engineering, an advanced digital electronic systems manufacturer for marine purposes
  • Knudsen Gas, scientific model for gases
  • Knudsen number, dimensionless number
  • Knudsen layer, layer between liquid and vapour

See also

• Knutsen