Mortensen
Mortensen or Mortenson (in US) is a surname of Danish and Norwegian origin, meaning son of Morten. The Swedish variant is Mårtensson. Mortensen is currently the 20th most common surname in Denmark.[1]
It may refer to the following people:
- Arne Mortensen (1900–1942), Norwegian rower
- Beverly Mortensen, American musician and composer
- Carlos Mortensen (born 1972), professional poker from Ecuador
- Christian Mortensen (1882–1998), Danish-American supercentenarian
- Chris Mortensen (born 1951), American journalist
- Dale T. Mortensen (1939–2014), American economist
- Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian classical composer
- Greg Mortenson (born 1957), American humanitarian
- Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen (1856–1921), Danish teacher and ornithologist
- Jess Mortensen (1907–1962), American NCAA champion track athlete and coach
- Malene Mortensen (born 1982), Danish singer
- Ole Mortensen (born 1958), Danish cricketer
- Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen (1868–1952), Danish professor of zoology
- Scott Mortensen, American politician
- Stan Mortensen (1921–1991), English professional footballer
- Viggo Mortensen (born 1958), Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter
- Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), born Norma Jeane Mortenson
References
This page lists people with the surname Mortensen.
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