Knudsen

Knudsen is a surname of Danish origin, derived from the personal name Knud (Canute) and literally meaning "Knud's son." Notable people with the surname include:

Aase Schibsted Knudsen (born 1954), Norwegian academic and writer
Anthony Carl Knudsen (1874–1931), American businessman and politician
Chilton R. Knudsen (born 1946), American Episcopal bishop
Gitte Moos Knudsen, Danish neurobiologist and neurologist
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
Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player
Karen Knudsen, American oncology researcher
Keith Knudsen (1948–2005), American musician, member of The Doobie Brothers
Knud Knudsen (linguist) (1812–1895), Norwegian linguist
Knut Knudsen, (born 1950), retired Norwegian road and track cyclist.
Konrad Knudsen (1890–1959), Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian
Lars Knudsen (born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography
Lina Almind Knudsen (born 1985), Danish curler
Lisbeth Knudsen (born 1953), Danish newspaper editor and businesswoman
Martin Knudsen (1871–1949), Danish physicist
Matt Knudsen (born 1974), American actor, comedian and writer
Morten Knudsen, (born 1995) Danish footballer
Per Holm Knudsen (contemporary), Danish author
Eugene Peter Knudsen (1915–1981), American farmer and politician
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

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