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 John Knudsen (1932–2004), Australian abstract painter
- Lars Knudsen (born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography
- Martin Knudsen (1871–1949), Danish physicist, after whom is named:
  - Knudsen Gas, scientific model for gases
  - Knudsen number, dimensionless number
  - Knudsen layer, layer between liquid and vapour
- 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

See also