Larsen (surname)

Larsen Danish pronunciation: [ˈlɑːsn̩], is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Lars" (equivalent of Laurentius). It is the seventh most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2.4% of the population.^[1]

Larsen may refer to the following notable people:

In engineering

• Gunnar Larsen (politician) (1902–1973), Danish chemical engineer, businessman and politician
• Henning Holck-Larsen (1907–2003), Danish co-founder of Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro

In exploration

• Carl Anton Larsen (1860–1924), Norwegian Antarctic explorer
• Henry Larsen (1899–1964), Canadian Arctic explorer
• Petter Larsen (1890–1946), Norwegian sailor
• Torry Larsen (born 1971), Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer

In music

• Blaine Larsen (born 1986), American country music artist
• Brian Larsen (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and producer
• Jon Larsen (Norwegian musician) (born 1959), Norwegian gypsy jazz guitarist, record producer, painter, and amateur scientific researcher
• Jon Larsen (Danish musician) (born 1970), Danish musician, drummer for Volbeat
• Kim Larsen (1945–2018), Danish rock musician
• Libby Larsen (born 1950), American composer
• Magnus Larsen, Norwegian bass guitar player, Di Derre
• Marit Larsen (born 1983), Norwegian singer and songwriter
• Micheal Larsen (1981–2010), known as Eyedea, American musician, rapper and poet
• Neil Larsen (born 1948), American jazz keyboardist, musical arranger and composer
• Tutta Larsen (born 1974), Russian singer
• William Wiik Larsen (born 1986), Norwegian record producer, songwriter and musician

In politics

• Aksel Larsen (1897–1972), Danish politician
• Christina Höj Larsen (born 1971), Swedish politician
• Doug Larsen (c. 1976–2023), American politician and businessman
• Ernest A. Larsen (born 1932), American politician and educator
• Ester Larsen (1936–2025), Danish politician and schoolteacher
• Gry Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian politician
• Helge Larsen (1915–2000), Danish politician
• Reidar T. Larsen (1923–2012), Norwegian politician
• Rick Larsen (born 1965), American politician
• Steffen Larsen (born 1983), Danish politician
• Terje Rød-Larsen (born 1947), Norwegian diplomat and politician
• Tove Lindbo Larsen (1928–2018), Danish politician

In sports and games

• Art Larsen (1925–2012), American tennis player
• Alba Hurup Larsen (born 2008), Danish racing driver
• Bent Larsen (1935–2010), Danish chess player
• Blair Larsen (born 1969), New Zealand rugby player
• Brad Larsen (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
• Don Larsen (1929–2020), American baseball player
• Edvard Larsen (1881–1914), Norwegian triple jumper
• Ernst Larsen (1926–2015), Norwegian athlete
• Gary Larsen (born 1942), American football player
• Gavin Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand cricketer
• Gert Larsen (born 1960), Danish curler and coach
• Ike Larsen (born 2003), American football player
• Ingrid Larsen (1912–1997), Danish diver
• Ingrid Larsen (chess player) (1909–1990), Danish chess player
• Jack Larsen (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball player
• Jacob Larsen (basketball) (born 1997), Danish player
• Jens Larsen (born 1969), Danish volleyball player and coach
• Jeremy Larsen (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
• Josh Larsen (born 1994), Canadian rugby player
• Kyle Larsen (1950–2012), American bridge player
• Lyn Larsen (born 1963), Australian cricketer
• Øjvind Larsen (1882–1960), Danish chess player
• Petter Larsen (born 1986), Finnish rugby player
• Philip Larsen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey player
• Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 1957), Danish footballer
• Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian speed skater
• Søren Larsen (born 1981), Danish footballer
• Tonje Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian handball player
• Tore Helge Larsen (1945–2015), Norwegian harness racer
• Uffe Schultz Larsen (1921–2005), Danish sport shooter

In other fields

• Alf Larsen (1885–1967), Norwegian poet, essayist and magazine editor
• Anders Larsen (1870–1949), Sami teacher, journalist and writer
• Bryan Larsen (born 1975), American painter
• David Larsen (born 1980), American stage actor
• Emanuel Larsen (1823–1859), Danish painter
• Erik Otto Larsen (1931–2008), Danish novelist
• Esper Signius Larsen, Jr. (1879–1961), American petrologist
• Frederick Niels Larsen (1932–2019), American leader of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• Hanna Astrup Larsen (1873–1945), American writer, editor and translator
• Henrik Sass Larsen (born 1966), Danish politician
• Henry Louis Larsen (1890–1962), American Marine Corps General; Governor of American Samoa and Guam
• Ilselil Larsen (1934–2025), Danish actress
• Jakob Larsen (1888–1974), an American classical scholar
• Jonathan Z. Larsen (born 1940), American journalist
• Megan Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand-born Australian-based organic skincare entrepreneur
• Mernet Larsen (born 1940), American artist
• Michael J. Larsen, American mathematician
• Mickey Borgfjord Larsen (1971–2003), Danish organized crime figure
• Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American novelist
• Øivind Larsen (born 1938), Norwegian physician
• Roy E. Larsen (1899–1979), American publishing executive, president of Time magazine
• Sally Larsen (born 1954), American photographer
• Søren Absalon Larsen (1871–1957), Danish physicist, discoverer of the Larsen acoustic feedback effect
• Terje Larsen (1958–2018), Norwegian serial burglar
• Torben Bjørn Larsen (1944–2015), Danish lepidopterist
• Tryggve Larssen (1887–1967), Norwegian actor

See also

• Larssen
• Larson (surname)
• Larsson
• Lassen (disambiguation)