Madsen (surname)
Appearance
Madsen is a common surname of Danish origin. The meaning of Madsen is Son of Mads. "Mads" is Danish form of Matthew. Madsen is used rarely as a first name.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Angela Madsen, American rower and athlete
- Arch L. Madsen, American Radio and Television pioneer
- Barbara Madsen, American Judge, Washington Supreme Court Justice
- Birger Madsen, Norwegian professional football defender
- Bo Madsen, guitarist of the Danish rock band Mew
- Charles D. Madsen, American politician
- Chris Madsen, Danish-American lawman of the Old West
- Christian Madsen, American actor
- Claus Madsen, Danish professional football midfielder
- Eric Madsen, American college baseball coach
- Erik Madsen (chess player), Norwegian chess player
- Gerda Madsen, Danish film actress
- Gitte Madsen, Danish team handball player and Olympic champion
- Gordon A. Madsen, American state legislator and assistant attorney general in Utah
- Gunnar Madsen, American vocalist
- Heather Madsen, known worldwide for memorizing the countries of the world at the age of 2
- Henrik O. Madsen, Danish businessperson and engineer
- Henry Madsen, Notable scientist and philanthropist
- Jakob Broechner Madsen, Danish economist
- James Henry Madsen Jr., American paleontologist
- Janne Madsen, Danish football midfielder
- Jeff Madsen, American poker player, winner of a World Series of Poker event
- John Madsen (American football), American football player
- John M. Madsen, American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Katrine Madsen, Danish jazz singer
- Kenneth C. Madsen, American artist born in Salt Lake City
- Kim André Madsen, Norwegian footballer
- Kristian Madsen, Danish gymnast
- Lars Jørgen Madsen, Danish rifle shooter
- Lars Møller Madsen, Danish team handball player
- Madsen Vale, Brazilian designer
- Mads Lauritz Madsen, Norwegian politician
- Mark Madsen, American professional basketball player
- Mathew Madsen, New Zealand weightlifter
- Michael Madsen (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Madsen (footballer), Danish football player
- Nathan Madsen, American composer and sound designer
- Nicolaj Madsen, Danish professional association football player
- Ole Madsen, Danish footballer
- Ole Christian Madsen, Danish film director and writer
- Peter Madsen (disambiguation), several people
- Philip Madsen, English Accountant, Retired
- Phil Madsen, New Zealand singer/songwriter based in Auckland
- Pontus Madsen, Swedish webcomic writer/artist (Little Gamers)
- Robert Madsen, Danish gymnast
- Ricardt Madsen, Danish boxer
- Sigfred Madsen, Danish boxer
- Spencer Madsen, American poet
- Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, Norwegian art historian
- Susanne Madsen, Danish handball player
- Svend Madsen, Danish gymnast
- Truman G. Madsen, Latter-Day Saint author and director of BYU Jerusalem Center
- Tue Madsen, Danish music producer and sound engineer
- Wayne Madsen, American author
- Vibeke Hammer Madsen, Norwegian businessperson
- Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, Danish politician, minister, businessman and inventor
- Vigo Madsen, Danish gymnast
- Virginia Madsen, American actress
People with the first name Madsen include: