Hansen (surname)

Hansen Danish pronunciation: [ˈhænsn̩] is a Danish-Norwegian-Faroese patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Hans. It is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 4.3% of the population. Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common. In the Faroe Islands Hansen is the second most common surname, while in the North German federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg Hansen is the third and fifth most common surname, respectively. In Sweden the parallel form is Hansson. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a surname outside Denmark, Norway and Schleswig-Holstein is due to immigration, though immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to match the English lastname: Hanson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.

Hansen or Hanssen may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Al Hansen (1927–1995), American artist
• Andrew Hansen (1974–), Australian comedian
• Asta Hansen (1914–1962), Danish stage and film actress.
• Beck Hansen, also known as Beck (1970–), American musician, songwriter
• Betsy Hansen (dates unknown), woman who charged actor Errol Flynn with statutory rape in 1942
• B. Andreas Bull-Hansen (1972–), Norwegian fantasy writer and former championship weightlifter
• Carl G. O. Hansen (1871–1960), Norwegian-American journalist, musician and author
• Carl William Hansen (1872–1936), Danish author
• Chris Hansen, American journalist
• Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), Danish architect
• Constantin Hansen (1804–1880), Danish artist
• Courtney Hansen (contemporary), American model and television personality
• C. & V. Hansen (1906–2001 & 1900–1992), Danish comics authors
• Dinah-Jane Hansen (born 1996),Singer of Female American group Fifth Harmony
• David Hansen (actor) (contemporary), actor, director, and playwright
• Derek Hansen (contemporary), Australian writer
• Erik Hansen (born 1927), Danish architect
• Erik Fosnes Hansen (1965–), Norwegian author
• Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015), Icelandic-American actor
• Ib Hansen, pseudonym of Austrian poet H. C. Artmann (1921–2000)
• Henriette Hansen, Norwegian ballerina, singer and actor
• Joachim Hansen (actor) (1930–), German actor
• Johannes Hansen (sculptor) (1903–1995), Danish sculptor
• Joseph Hansen (writer) (1923–2004), author
• Joseph Hansen (dancer) (1842–1907), Belgian dancer
• Kai Hansen (1963–), German power metal musician
• Liane Hansen (contemporary), American radio journalist and radio show host
• Lisa M. Hansen an American producer, actress, assistant director, and writer
• Mary Hansen (1966–2002), Australian guitarist and singer
• Max Hansen (tenor) (1897–1961), Danish singer
• Peter Hansen (actor) (1921–2017), American actor
• Ron Hansen (novelist) (1947–), American novelist, essayist, and professor

Politics

• Ann Hansen (contemporary), Canadian anarchist and bomber
• Bernie Hansen (contemporary), American politician in Chicago politics
• Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician from Wyoming
• Colin Hansen (contemporary), Canadian politician from British Columbia
• Connor Hansen, American jurist from Wisconsin
• Dave Hansen (1947–), American politician from Wisconsin
• Eva Kjer Hansen (1964–), Danish politician
• Flemming Hansen (politician) (1939–), Danish politician
• George V. Hansen (1930–), American politician from Idaho
• Glenna Hansen (1956–), Canadian Inuvialuit politician
• H. C. Hansen (1906–1960), Danish Prime Minister (1955–1960)
• James V. Hansen (1932–), American politician from Utah
• Joseph Hansen (socialist) (1910–1979), American Trotskyist and leader of the American Socialist Workers Party
• Merle Hansen (1919–), American farmer, Founder of the North American Farm Alliance
• Peter Hansen (UN) (1941–), Danish UN official
• Robert W. Hansen, American jurist from Wisconsin
• Ron Hansen (politician) (1943–), Canadian politician from Ontario
• Stephanie Hansen (1961–), American politician from Delaware
• Urban Hansen (1908–1986), Danish 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 (1941–), American climatologist
• Julie Vinter Hansen (1890–1960), Danish astronomer
• Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish computer scientist
• Peter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874), Danish astronomer
• Thomas Blom Hansen (born 22 January 1958), Danish anthropologist
• W.W. Hansen (1909–1949), American physicist

Sport

• Abraham Løkin Hansen (1959–), Faroese footballer (né Hansen)
• Adam Hansen (1981–), Australian road cyclist
• Alan Hansen (1955–), Scottish footballer
• Ashia Hansen (1971–), British athlete, Olympic contestant
• Bob Hansen (1961–), American basketballer
• Brendan Hansen (1981–), American swimmer
• Craig Hansen (1983–), American professional baseball player
• Curt Hansen (chess player) (1964–), Danish chess grand master
• Dale Hansen (1948–), American sportscaster
• Dave Hansen (baseball player), American baseball player
• Einar Hansen, Faroese soccer player
• Erika Hansen (1970–), American swimmer
• Fred Hansen (1940–), 1964 Olympic Gold medalist and world record pole vaulter
• Jan Knobelauch Hansen (1971–), Danish athlete, Olympic contestant
• Jannik Hansen (born 1986), Danish Ice Hockey Player
• Joachim Hansen (MMA) (1979–), Norwegian Mixed martial artist
• Joan Hansen (1958–), American long-distance runner
• John Hansen (footballer born 1924), Danish footballer
• John Hansen (footballer born 1950), Scottish footballer
• Johnny Hansen (footballer born 1943), Danish footballer
• Kevin Hansen (volleyball) (1982–), American indoor volleyball player
• Martin Lundgaard Hansen (1972–), Danish badminton player, Olympic contestant
• Niels Jørgen Hansen, Danish darts player
• Nikolaj Hansen (1987–), Danish footballer
• Paul Snow-Hansen, New Zealand sailor
• Per Joar Hansen (1965–), Norwegian football coach
• Phil Hansen (American football) (born 1968), American former football player
• Rasmus Grønborg Hansen, Danish football (soccer) player
• Rick Hansen (1957–), Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian
• Ron Hansen (baseball) (1938–), American professional baseball player
• Søren Hansen (1974–), Danish professional golfer
• Stan Hansen (1949–), American professional wrestler
• Travis Hansen, American Basketball Player
• Trine Hansen (1973–), Danish rower

Other

• Annika Hansen a fictional character from Star Trek: Voyager better known as Seven of Nine
• Elaine Tuttle Hansen (contemporary), president of Bates College
• Georg Emil Hansen (1833–1891), Danish photographer
• Georg Hansen (1904–1944), German army officer
• Gesa Hansen (born 1981), German-Danish designer
• Gus Hansen (1974–), Danish professional poker player
• Helmer Hanssen (1870–1956), Norwegian polar explorer
• John Hansen (judge) (1945–), retired New Zealand judge
• Lars Peter Hansen (1952–), American economist and econometrician
• Matthew Hansen, Canadian screenwriter, author and editor
• Max Hansen (SS officer) (1908–1990)
• Monica Hansen, Norwegian model
• Percy Howard Hansen (1890–1951), Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Robert Hanssen (1944–), American FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia
• Sig Hansen (1966–), American Captain of the Seattle-based crab fishing boat Northwestern, 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)
• Hanson
• Henson