Rasmussen

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Rasmussen (disambiguation).

The surname Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁɑsmusn̩]) is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning Rasmus' son. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.

People with this name include:

Arts and language

• Rasmussen (born 1985), Danish singer
• Alis Rasmussen (born 1958), American writer known by the name Kate Elliott
• Anne Rasmussen (born 1959), American ethnomusicologist
• Bill Rasmussen (born 1932), American media figure, first president and CEO of ESPN
• Bruce Rasmussen (born 1961), American television producer
• Carmen Rasmusen (born 1985), Canadian-American singer
• Christina Rasmussen (born 1972), Greek–American crisis intervention counselor and author
• Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964), Norwegian author, literature critic and musician
• Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1827–1912), Danish landscape artist
• Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen (1892–1975), Danish architect
• Flemming Rasmussen (born 1958), Danish music producer
• Halfdan Rasmussen (1915–2002), Danish poet
• Jens Elmegård Rasmussen (born 1944), associate professor of Indo-European Studies at the University of Copenhagen
• Joel Rasmussen (born 1970), American film producer
• Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen (born 1944), Danish ceramist and designer
• Karl Aage Rasmussen (born 1947), Danish composer, writer and organizer
• Mary Helen Rasmussen (1930–2008), American musicologist
• Nicolas Rasmussen (born 1962), French-born professor of history at the University of New South Wales
• Rie Rasmussen, (born 1978) Danish actress, model, director and photographer
• Scott Rasmussen (born 1956), American media figure with ESPN and polling company Rasmussen Reports
• Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen (1915–1982), Danish stage and film actress
• Steen Eiler Rasmussen (1898–1990), Danish architect and town-planner
• Rasmus Rasmussen (1862–1932), Norwegian actor and theatre director
• Rasmus Rasmussen (1871–1962), Faroese writer
• Sunleif Rasmussen (born 1961), Faroese composer of classical music

Military

• Phil Rasmussen (1918–2005), American military pilot stationed at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 Japanese attack
• Robert L. Rasmussen (born 1930), American military artist, former naval aviator
• Stefan G. Rasmussen (born 1947), Danish military and civilian pilot, known for SAS flight 751 crash-landing

Politics and administration

• Amund Rasmussen Skarholt (1892–1956), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
• Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953), NATO General Secretary, former Prime Minister of Denmark
• Dan Rasmussen (born 1947), American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
• David Rasmussen Hansen (born 1938), United States federal judge
• Dennis F. Rasmussen (born 1947), American politician
• Einar Normann Rasmussen (1907–1975), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
• Hjalte Rasmussen (1940–2012), Professor of European Union Law at the University of Copenhagen
• Holger Rasmusen (1894–1983), American politician
• Kapp Rasmussen (1860–1927), American politician
• Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964), Prime Minister of Denmark, representing the Liberal Party Venstre
• Olav Rasmussen Langeland (1904–1981), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
• Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (born 1943), MEP and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), former Prime Minister of Denmark
• Stu Rasmussen (born 1948), American politician from the state of Oregon
• Tom Rasmussen (contemporary), former member of the Seattle City Council
• Wilkie Rasmussen (born 1958), Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

Science, engineering, and technology

• David Tab Rasmussen (1958–2014), American biological anthropologist
• Erik N. Rasmussen (born 1957), American meteorologist and tornado researcher
• Greg Rasmussen (born 1955), British wildlife conservation biologist
• Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878–1964), Danish engineer and industrialist
• Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933), Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologist
• Lars Rasmussen (software developer), creator of Google Maps and Google Wave
• Norman Rasmussen (1927–2003), American physicist
• Pamela C. Rasmussen (born 1959), American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds
• Steen Rasmussen (physicist) (born 1955), Danish artificial life scientist working in the United States

Sports

• Aage Rasmussen (1889–1983), Danish photographer and track and field athlete
• Alex Rasmussen (born 1984), Danish professional racing cyclist
• Allan Stig Rasmussen (born 1983), Danish chess grandmaster
• Anders Rasmussen (born 1976), Danish professional football player
• Andreas Rasmussen (1893–1967), Danish field hockey player
• Bjørn Rasmussen (1885–1962), Danish football (soccer) player
• Blair Rasmussen (born 1962), American former professional basketball player
• Bruce Rasmussen (basketball) (born 1950), American director of athletics at Creighton University
• Dale Rasmussen (born 1977), Samoan international rugby union player
• David Rasmussen (born 1976), Danish retired football player
• Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
• Dennis Rasmussen (born 1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Dorthe Rasmussen (born 1960), Danish long-distance runner
• Einar Rasmussen (born 1956), Norwegian sprint canoeist
• Eldon Rasmussen (born 1936), Canadian driver in the USAC Championship Car series
• Elton Rasmussen (1937–1978), Australian rugby league player
• Eric Rasmussen (born 1952), American retired professional baseball player
• Erik Rasmussen (ice hockey) (born 1977), American professional ice hockey player
• Erik Rasmussen (footballer) (born 1960), Danish former football player and manager
• Erik Rasmussen (handballer) (born 1959), Danish former handball player
• Flint Rasmussen (born 1968), American rodeo clown in the sport of bull riding
• Flemming Rasmussen (strongman) (born 1968), Danish former strongman
• Grace Rasmussen (born 1988), New Zealand netball player
• Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (born 1954), Danish sports shooter and Olympic champion
• Hans Rasmussen, (1895–1949), American professional baseball pitcher
• Hedevig Rasmussen (1902–1985), Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
• Jens Rasmussen (speedway rider) (born 1959), former speedway rider who rode in the United Kingdom
• Johanna Rasmussen (born 1983), Danish female football striker
• John Boye Rasmussen (born 1982), Danish handball player
• Jonas Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish badminton player
• Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer, born 1945), Danish footballer (defender)
• Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer born 1937), Danish footballer (attacker)
• Juliane Rasmussen (born 1979), Danish rower
• Karen Maud Rasmussen (1906–1994), Danish freestyle swimmer
• Karl Johan Rasmussen (born 1973), Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races
• Kemp Rasmussen (born 1979), American football defensive lineman in the NFL
• Kristen Rasmussen (born 1978), American former professional basketball player in the WNBA
• Kyle Rasmussen (born 1968), American former alpine ski racer
• Lars Rasmussen (handball player) (born 1976), Danish team handball player
• Mads Rasmussen (born 1981), Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls
• Marie Rasmussen (born 1972), Danish pole vaulter
• Mark Rasmussen (born 1983), English striker
• Michael Rasmussen (born 1974), Danish cyclist
• Michael Rasmussen (ice hockey) (born 1999), Canadian professional hockey player
• Morten Rasmussen (football defender) (born 1985), Danish professional football player
• Morten Rasmussen (football striker) (born 1985), Danish professional football player
• Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1952), Danish former football player with German club Hertha BSC
• Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1960), Danish football manager and former player
• Peter Rasmussen (badminton) (born 1974), Danish badminton player
• Peter Rasmussen (footballer, born 1967), Danish international football (soccer) player
• Peter Rasmussen (footballer, born 1969), Danish football player for AB
• Peter Rasmussen (referee) (born 1975), Danish football referee
• Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen (born 1993), Danish professional CS:GO player
• Philip Rasmussen (born 1989), Danish professional football midfielder
• Rachel Rasmussen (born 1984), New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship
• Randy Rasmussen, American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets
• Rasmus Rasmussen (1899–1974), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
• Steffen Rasmussen (born 1982), Danish professional football goalkeeper
• Theis F. Rasmussen (born 1984), Danish football goalkeeper
• Thomas Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish professional football (soccer) player
• Tine Rasmussen (born 1979), female badminton player from Denmark
• Troels Rasmussen (born 1961), Danish former football (soccer) player
• Viktor Rasmussen (1882–1956), Danish gymnast
• Wayne Rasmussen (born 1942), American football player
• Willy Rasmussen (1937–2018), Norwegian javelin thrower

Other

• Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (1585–1652), Danish Lutheran clergyman, Bishop of Zealand
• Jørgen Guldborg-Rasmussen, Danish scouting figure
• Sherri Rasmussen (1957–1986), American nurse killed by a police officer who had once dated her husband
• Terry Peder Rasmussen (1943–2010), American suspected serial killer involved in the Bear Brook murders