Madsen (surname)

Madsen is a common surname of Danish origin. The meaning of Madsen is Son of Mads. "Mads" is Danish form of Matthew. 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
• 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 world wide for memorizing the countries of the world at the age of 2
• Henrik O. Madsen, Danish businessperson and engineer
• Jakob Broechner Madsen, Danish economist
• 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
• Nicolaj Madsen, Danish professional association football player
• Ole Madsen, Danish footballer
• Ole Christian Madsen, Danish film director and writer
• Peter Madsen, Danish footballer
• Peter Madsen (cartoonist), Danish cartoonist
• 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
• Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, Norwegian art historian
• Svend Madsen, Danish gymnast
• Tue Madsen, Danish music producer and sound engineer
• Wayne Madsen, American author and journalist
• Vibeke Hammer Madsen, Norwegian businessperson
• Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, Danish politician, minister, businessman and inventor
• Vigo Madsen, Danish gymnast
• Virginia Madsen, American actress