Amundsen is a
Norwegian surname. Amundsen literally means ''son of Amund''. Notable people with this surname include the following:
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Arthur Amundsen (1886–1936), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics
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Asle Amundsen (born 1952), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
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Carl Morten Amundsen
Carl Morten Amundsen (born 11 January 1961 in Bergen) is a Norwegian dramaturg and theatre director.
He was dramaturg for Nationaltheatret from 1993 to 2000, and was theatre director at Teatret Vårt in Molde from 2000 to 2011. He has been mana ...
(born 1961), Norwegian dramaturge and theatre director
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Harald Amundsen
Harald Amundsen (born 30 November 1962) is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1987 and a silver in 1983.
Amundsen also ...
(born 1962), Norwegian sprint canoer
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Jan Tore Amundsen (born 1983), Norwegian football midfielder
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Marius Amundsen
Marius Amundsen (born 22 September 1992 in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Skjetten.
Career
Amundsen started his career with Lillestrøm before joining Strømmen IF in 2012.
In July 2014 he left Strømmen and returned ...
(born 1992), Norwegian footballer
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Mauritz Amundsen
Mauritz Amundsen (4 June 1904 – 8 March 1982) was a Norwegian Olympic sport shooter, and World Champion from 1931.
He became World Champion in 1931, and team champion in 1947. He competed at three Olympics, in 1936, 1948 and 1952
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(1904–1982), Norwegian Olympic sport shooter
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Monte Amundsen
Monte Amundsen (January 15, 1930 – December 24, 2011) was an American opera and musical singer who appeared on Broadway in Marc Blitzstein's musical ''Juno'' in 1959, which starred Shirley Booth.
Biography
Composer Marc Blitzstein was repor ...
(1930-2011), American opera and musical singer
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Olaf Amundsen
Olaf Amundsen (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a Norway, Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Venstre (Norway), Liberal Party.
Amundsen was elected to the Parliament of Norway for the parliamentary terms 1910-1912 and 1913–1918. F ...
(1876–1939), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
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Per-Willy Amundsen
Per-Willy Trudvang Amundsen (born 21 January 1971) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from December 2016 to January 2018. He previously served as state secretary in the Ministry of Local Government ...
(born 1971), Norwegian politician and MP for the Progress Party
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Roald Amundsen
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen bega ...
(1872–1928), Norwegian explorer of the polar region
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Steinar Amundsen (1945–2022), Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Norwegian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names