Hansen or Hanssen () is a
Scandinavia
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n
patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.
For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
, meaning ''son of
Hans''. As of 2008, it is the third most common
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
in
Denmark
)
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, shared by 4.3% of the population.
As of 2000, ''Hansen'' is the single most common
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
, not counting spelling variations such as ''Hanssen'', which are also quite common.
In the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
''Hansen'' is the second most common
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, while in the
North German
Northern Germany (german: link=no, Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony an ...
federal states
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of
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...
and
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
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, postal ...
''Hansen'' is the third and fifth most common
surname
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Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, respectively.
In Sweden the parallel form is ''
Hansson''. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
outside
Denmark
)
, song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
, song_type = National and royal anthem
, image_map = EU-Denmark.svg
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark
...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
and
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...
is due to
immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
, though Nordic immigrants to
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
-speaking countries often
anglicised their names to
Hanson
Hanson or Hansson may refer to:
People
* Hanson (surname)
* Hansson (surname)
* Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler
Musical groups
* Hanson (band), an American pop rock band
* Hanson (UK band), an English rock ba ...
in order to accommodate
English orthographic rules.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 33.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Hansen'' were residents of
Denmark
)
, song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
, song_type = National and royal anthem
, image_map = EU-Denmark.svg
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark
...
(frequency 1:28), 31.6% of the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
(1:1,933), 10.5% of
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
(1:83), 10.2% of
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
(1:1,330), 2.3% of
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(1:2,658), 2.3% of
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
(1:1,773), 1.3% of
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
(1:1,325) and 1.2% of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
(1:7,460).
In
Denmark
)
, song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
, song_type = National and royal anthem
, image_map = EU-Denmark.svg
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark
...
, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:28) in the following regions:
* 1.
Region Zealand
Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regi ...
(1:19)
* 2.
Region of Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Munici ...
(1:22)
In
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:83) in the following regions:
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* 1. Northern Norway
Northern Norway ( nb, Nord-Norge, , nn, Nord-Noreg; se, Davvi-Norga) is a geographical Regions of Norway, region of Norway, consisting of the two northernmost counties Nordland and Troms og Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainlan ...
(1:35)
* 2. Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen ( no, Svalbard og Jan Mayen, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SJ, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SJM, ISO 3166-1 numeric: 744) is a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1 for a collective grouping of two remote jurisdictions of Norway: ...
(1:42)
* 3. Eastern Norway
Eastern Norway ( nb, Østlandet, nn, Austlandet) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Vestfold og Telemark, Viken, Oslo and Innlandet.
Eastern Norway is by far the most populous region o ...
(1:79)
* 4. Southern Norway
Southern Norway ( no, Sørlandet; lit. "The Southland") is the geographical region (''landsdel'') along the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. The region is an informal description since it does not have any governmental function. It roughl ...
(1:82)
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
*Aime Hansen
Aime Hansen is an Estonian poet, writer, and artist. She is noted for her works with religious themes and her exploration of the mysticism of life and psychology. In 2009 she authored ''Jaipur-Delhi-Himaalaja: reisikohvrist leitud lood'', a sho ...
(born 1962), Estonian poet, writer, and artist
*Al Hansen
Alfred Earl "Al" Hansen (5 October 1927 – 20 June 1995) was an American artist. He was a member of Fluxus, a movement that originated on an artists' collective around George Maciunas.
He was the father of Andy Warhol protégé Bibbe Hanse ...
(1927–1995), American artist
*Andrew Hansen
Andrew John Hansen (born 18 September 1974) is an Australian comedian, musician and author, best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser. As a member of The Chaser, Hansen's television work includes co-writing and starring in ABC ...
(born 1974), Australian comedian
*Anna Hansen
Anna Lise Hansen MBE is a Canadian-born chef, who was raised in New Zealand and now runs The Modern Pantry in London, United Kingdom.
Culinary career
Anna Hansen was born in Canada to parents who were originally from New Zealand but with Europ ...
, Canadian chef
*Asta Hansen
Asta Hansen (20 December 1914 – 21 October 1962) was a Danish stage and film actress.
Asta Betty Hansen was born in Store Magleby to Grete Sofie (née Lundqvist) and Arthur Jørgen Hansen. She first acted in pantomimes and then in 1934 ...
(1914–1962), Danish stage and film actress
*Beck Hansen
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collag ...
, (born 1970), American alternative musician known as Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...
* Betsy Hansen (dates unknown), woman who charged actor Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...
with statutory rape in 1942
* B. Andreas Bull-Hansen (born 1972), Norwegian fantasy writer and former championship weightlifter
* Carl G. O. Hansen (1871–1960), Norwegian-American journalist, musician and author
* Carl William Hansen (1872–1936), Danish author
*Chris Hansen
Christopher Edward Hansen (born September 13, 1959) is an American television journalist and YouTube personality. He is known for his work on ''Dateline NBC'', in particular the former segment ''To Catch a Predator'', which revolved around catc ...
(born 1959), American journalist
*Christian Frederik Hansen
Christian Frederik Hansen (29 February 1756 – 10 July 1845), known as C. F. Hansen, was the leading Danish architect between the late 18th century and the mid 19th century, and on account of his position at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (''De ...
(1756–1845), Danish architect
*Constantin Hansen
Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (Constantin Hansen) (3 November 1804 – 29 March 1880) was one of the painters associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He was deeply interested in literature and mythology, and inspired by art hist ...
(1804–1880), Danish artist
*Courtney Hansen
Courtney Hansen is an American television host/personality, syndicated columnist, published author, and former fashion model.
Biography
Courtney Hansen was born on October 2, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gerald John "Jerry" and Constanc ...
(born 1974), American model and television personality
* C. & V. Hansen (1906–2001 & 1900–1992), Danish comics authors
* Dinah-Jane Hansen (born 1997), Singer of Female American group Fifth Harmony
* David Hansen (born 1968), actor, director, and playwright
*Derek Hansen
Derek Hansen (London, 1944) is a novelist and short story writer. He is the author of the 1993 book ''Lunch With The Generals''. Hansen is known for his four book Lunch with... Series.
He was born in England, raised in New Zealand. He now lives i ...
(born 1944), Australian writer
*Erhardine Adolphine Hansen
Erhardine Adolphine "Ravnsberg" Hansen née Rantzau (23 September 1815 – 10 June 1893) was a Danish actress who was active at the Royal Danish Theatre in the period 1833-1861. She was married to royal chamber singer Jørgen Christian Hanse ...
(1815–1893), Danish actress
* Erik Hansen (1927–2016), Danish architect
*Erik Fosnes Hansen
Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 6 June 1965) is a Norwegian writer.
Hansen was born in New York and made his debut at age twenty with the novel ''Falketårnet''. His best-known work is his second novel, ''Psalm at Journey's End'', which in separate bu ...
(born 1965), Norwegian author
*Gunnar Hansen
Gunnar Milton Hansen (March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2015) was an Icelandic-born American actor and author best known for playing the mentally impaired cannibal Leatherface in ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' (1974).
Early life
Hansen was born ...
(1947–2015), Icelandic-American actor
* Ib Hansen, pseudonym of Austrian poet H. C. Artmann
Hans Carl Artmann (12 June 1921 – 4 December 2000), also known as Ib Hansen, was an Austrian poet and writer, most popular for his early poems written in Viennese language, Viennese (''med ana schwoazzn dintn'', 1958), which however, ne ...
(1921–2000)
* Hans Matthison-Hansen, Danish organist and composer (1807-1890)
* Johan Matthison-Hansen, (aka Gottfred) Danish organist and composer (1832-1909)
*Henriette Hansen Henriette Hansen may refer to:
* Henriette Hansen (actress) (1814–1892), Norwegian stage actress, opera singer and ballet dancer
* Henriette Hansen (cricketer), Danish cricketer
* Henriette Hansen (handballer) (born 1998), Danish handball player
* ...
(1814–1892), Norwegian ballerina, singer and actor
*Jerry Hansen
Gerald Jon 'Jerry' Hansen (Born October 23, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former racing driver. Hansen has won a record of 27 SCCA National Championships. Hansen has also competed in Can-Am, the Atlantic Championship, USAC ChampCar amo ...
(1927–2012), Ghanaian highlife musician
* Joachim Hansen (1930–2007), German actor
* Johannes Hansen (1903–1995), Danish sculptor
* Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), author
* Joseph Hansen (1842–1907), Belgian dancer
*Kai Hansen
Kai Michael Hansen (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray. He is also one of the co-founders of metal band Helloween, which he rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent ...
(born 1963), German power metal musician
* Karl Gustav Hansen (1914–2002), Danish silversmith, designer
*Liane Hansen
Liane Hansen (; born September 29, 1951,) is an American journalist and radio personality. She was the host of the National Public Radio (NPR) newsmagazine ''Weekend Edition Sunday'' from 1989 until her retirement in May 2011. Her experience in ...
(1951-, American radio journalist and radio show host
*Lisa M. Hansen
Lisa M. Hansen is an American film producer, production manager, former actress, writer, and craft service person. She has worked in various genres, including Thriller (genre), thriller, Action film, action, Drama film, drama, and science ficti ...
, American producer, actress, assistant director, and writer
* Lys Hansen (born 1936), Scottish artist
*Mary Hansen
Mary Therese Hansen (1 November 1966 9 December 2002) was an Australian-born guitarist and singer. She joined the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab in 1992. As a member, Hansen recorded six studio albums from '' Transient Random-Noise Burst ...
(1966–2002), Australian guitarist and singer
* Max Hansen (1897–1961), Danish singer
* Peter Hansen (1921–2017), American actor
* Ron Hansen (born 1947), American novelist, essayist, and professor
Politics
*Ann Hansen
Ann Hansen is a Canadian anarchist and former member of Squamish Five, Direct Action, a guerrilla warfare, guerrilla organization known for the Litton Industries bombing, 1982 bombing of a Litton Industries plant, which made components for Ameri ...
(born 1953), Canadian anarchist and bomber
* Bernie Hansen (1944–2021), American politician in Chicago politics
* Bertha Lee Hansen (1882-1966), American politician from Minnesota
* Charles Robert Hansen (1909-2000), American businessman and politician from Minnesota
*Clifford Hansen
Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States sen ...
(1912–2009), American politician from Wyoming
*Colin Hansen
Colin Hansen (born 1952) is a former provincial politician for the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1996 to 2013. Hansen's most recent cabinet position was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier from June 10, 2009 to March 13, 2011. He h ...
(born 1952), Canadian politician from British Columbia
*Connor Hansen
Connor Theodore Hansen (November 1, 1913August 21, 1987) was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for 13 years, from 1967 until 1980. An American attorney and Republican politician, he previously served as County Judge and District Attorney ...
(1913–1987), American jurist from Wisconsin
* Dave Hansen (born 1947), American politician from Wisconsin
*Eva Kjer Hansen
Eva Kjer Hansen (born 26 August 1964 in Aabenraa) is a former Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She held many ministerial positions, the last being as minister of Fisheries, Gender Equality and ...
(born 1964), Danish politician
* Flemming Hansen (1939–2021), Danish politician
*George V. Hansen
George Vernon Hansen (September 14, 1930 – August 14, 2014) was a United States Republican Party, Republican politics, politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representative ...
(1930–2014), American politician from Idaho
*Glenna Hansen
Glenna F. Hansen (born August 10, 1956) is an Inuvialuit Canadian politician. She served as the commissioner of the Northwest Territories from March 31, 2000, to April 29, 2005.
Early life
Born in Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Hansen jo ...
(born 1956), Canadian Inuvialuit politician
*Goeff Hansen
Goeffrey M. Hansen (born September 26, 1959) is an American Republican politician from Michigan who previously served in the Michigan Senate, having served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Prior to his election to the legi ...
(born 1959), American politician from Michigan
*H. C. Hansen
Hans Christian Svane Hansen (8 November 1906 – 19 February 1960), often known as H. C. Hansen or simply H. C., was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1955 until his death in 1960.
A Social Democrat, Hansen served ...
(1906–1960), Danish Prime Minister (1955–1960)
*Hans Peter Hansen (politician)
Hans Peter Hansen (1872–1953) was a Danish journalist and politician. He held various posts, including minister of defense and minister of finance. He was a member of the Social Democrats which he represented at the Parliament between 1913 and ...
(1872–1953), Danish journalist and politician
*Holger Hansen
Holger Hansen (1929–2015) was a Danish politician, academic and jurist from Venstre who served as the minister of environment and minister of Greenland in the cabinet of Poul Hartling from 1973 to 1975. Trained as an agronomist, he received ...
(1929–2015), Danish politician and academic
*James V. Hansen
James Vear Hansen (August 14, 1932 – November 14, 2018) was an American Republican politician from Utah, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2003.
Early life and education
Hansen was born in Salt Lake C ...
(1932–2018), American politician from Utah
* Jørgen Peder Hansen (1923–1994), Danish politician
* Joseph Hansen (1910–1979), American Trotskyist
Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Ukrainian-Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and some other members of the Left Opposition and Fourth International. Trotsky self-identified as an orthodox Marxist, a rev ...
and leader of the American Socialist Workers Party
* Merle Hansen (1919–2009), American farmer, Founder of the North American Farm Alliance
*Peter Hansen (UN)
Peter Hansen (born 2 June 1941 in Aalborg), a Danish national, was commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from 1996 to 2005.
Academic career
After completing graduate and ...
(born 1941), Danish UN official
* Robert W. Hansen (1911–1977), American jurist from Wisconsin
* Ron Hansen (born 1943), Canadian politician from Ontario
*Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Leigh Hansen (born July 24, 1961) is an American politician. She is a Democrat member of the Delaware Senate, representing District 10. She was elected in 2017 after winning a special election to fill the seat of Bethany Hall-Long, who ...
(born 1961), American politician from Delaware
*Urban Hansen
Urban Hansen (October 23, 1908 – July 24, 1986) was a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party. From 1962 to 1976 he was the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. He is the inspiration to the housing project ''Urbanplanen'' on Amager near Copenha ...
(1908–1986), Danish politician
*Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is an American commentator, classicist, and military historian. He has been a commentator on modern and ancient warfare and contemporary politics for ''The New York Times'', ''Wall Street Journal'', ...
(born 1953), American political commentator
Science
*Alvin Harvey Hansen
Alvin Harvey Hansen (August 23, 1887 – June 6, 1975) was an American economist who taught at the University of Minnesota and was later a chair professor of economics at Harvard University. Often referred to as "the American John Maynard Keynes ...
(1887–1975) American economist
*Emil Christian Hansen
Emil Christian Hansen (8 May 1842 – 27 August 1909) was a Danish mycologist and fermentation physiologist.
Born in Ribe, he financed his education by writing novels. He was awarded a gold medal in 1876 for an essay on fungi, titled ''De dans ...
(1842–1910), Danish fermentation physiologist
*Gerhard Armauer Hansen
Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen () (29 July 1841 – 12 February 1912) was a Norwegian physician, remembered for his identification of the bacterium ''Mycobacterium leprae'' in 1873 as the causative agent of leprosy. His distinguished work was ...
(1841–1912), Norwegian physician, discover of the cause of leprosy
*Hans Jacob Hansen
Hans Jacob Hansen (10 August 1855 – 26 June 1936) was a Danish zoologist, known for his contributions to carcinology (the study of crustacea). He was born in Bellinge and died in Gentofte.
He participated on the first year of the Ingolf expedit ...
(1855–1936), Danish zoologist
*James E. Hansen
James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1942) is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the The Earth Institute, Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best known for his research ...
(born 1941), American climatologist
Climatology (from Greek , ''klima'', "place, zone"; and , ''-logia'') or climate science is the scientific study of Earth's climate, typically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of at least 30 years. This modern field of study ...
* Julie Vinter Hansen (1890–1960), Danish astronomer
*Per Brinch Hansen
Per Brinch Hansen (13 November 1938 – 31 July 2007) was a Danish-American computer scientist known for his work in operating systems, concurrent programming and parallel and distributed computing.
Biography
Early life and education
Per Br ...
(1938–2007), Danish computer scientist
*Peter Andreas Hansen
Peter Andreas Hansen (born 8 December 1795, Tønder, Schleswig, Denmark; died 28 March 1874, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany) was a Danish-born German astronomer.
Biography
The son of a goldsmith, Hansen learned the trade of a watchmaker at Flensburg, ...
(1795–1874), Danish astronomer
* Siegfried Hansen (1912–2002), Danish engineer
*Thomas Blom Hansen
Thomas Blom Hansen (born 22 January 1958 in Frederiksvaerk) is a Danish anthropologist and leading contemporary commentator on religious and political violence in India.
Background
Hansen has a BA in Sociology and an MA in political theory from ...
(born 1958), Danish anthropologist
* W.W. Hansen (1909–1949), American physicist
Sport
* Abraham Løkin Hansen (born 1959), Faroese footballer (né Hansen)
*Adam Hansen
Adam Hansen (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian Ironman triathlete and former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the and teams.
Career
Hansen was born in Southport, Queensland, and turned pr ...
(born 1981), Australian road cyclist
*Adrian Hansen
Adrian Hansen (born 21 November 1971) is a South African former professional squash player. He reached a career high of 63 squash rankings, in the world in April 1998. He represented his country in the Squash at the Commonwealth Games, Commonwea ...
(born 1971), South African squash player
*Alan Hansen
Alan David Hansen (born 13 June 1955) is a Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, for the successful Liverpool team of the late 1970s and 1980s, and for the Scotland ...
(born 1955), Scottish footballer
* Ashia Hansen (born 1971), British athlete, Olympic contestant
*Bob Hansen
Robert Louis Hansen II (born January 18, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. A guard, he played nine seasons (1983–1992) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hansen is currently a commentator for Iowa Hawkeyes ...
(born 1961), American basketballer
*Brendan Hansen
Brendan Joseph Hansen (born August 15, 1981) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. Hansen is a six-time Olympic medalist, and is also a former world record-holder in both the 100-meter and 200-meter ...
(born 1981), American swimmer
*Chad Hansen
Timothy Chad Hansen (born January 18, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
E ...
(born 1995), American football player
*Chase Hansen
Chase Hansen (born May 20, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Utah.
Collegiate career
Hansen redshirted his true freshman season. He left the team after his freshman year to go on a LDS Mi ...
(born 1993), American football player
*Craig Hansen
Craig Robert Hansen (born November 15, 1983) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates between 2005 and 2009.
College career
Hansen's collegiate career began at St. John's ...
(born 1983), American professional baseball player
* Curt Hansen (born 1964), Danish chess grand master
*Dale Hansen
Dale Eugene Hansen (born August 2, 1948) is an American sportscaster, who formerly worked as the weeknight sports anchor during the 10 pm newscasts on ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA, who left the station on September 2, 2021. He formerly als ...
(born 1948), American sportscaster
* Dave Hansen (born 1968), American baseball player
* Einar Hansen (born 1988), Faroese soccer player
* Eric Hansen (born 1992), Canadian chess player
*Erika Hansen
Erika Marie Hansen (born March 9, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer and Pan Pacific Championships champion who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.
Pan Pacifics
Hansen won a gold me ...
(born 1970), American swimmer
*Fred Hansen
Frederick Morgan "Fred" Hansen (born December 29, 1940) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.
A 1963 graduate of Rice University, he competed for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Jap ...
(born 1940), 1964 Olympic Gold medalist and world record pole vaulter
*Harrison Hansen
Harrison Luther Mata'afa Hansen (born 26 October 1985) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship. He has played for Samoa and New Zealand at international level.
He has al ...
(born 1985), British based New Zealand rugby league player
* Jan Knobelauch Hansen (born 1971), Danish athlete, Olympic contestant
*Jannik Hansen
Jannik Hansen (born 15 March 1986) is a Danish former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger. Hansen began playing professionally at the age of 16 with both the Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the AL-Bank Ligaen, Danish league and t ...
(born 1986), Danish Ice Hockey Player
*Jerry Hansen
Gerald Jon 'Jerry' Hansen (Born October 23, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former racing driver. Hansen has won a record of 27 SCCA National Championships. Hansen has also competed in Can-Am, the Atlantic Championship, USAC ChampCar amo ...
(born 1936), a former racing driver
* Joachim Hansen (born 1979), Norwegian Mixed martial artist
*Joan Hansen
Joan Elizabeth Hansen (born July 18, 1958) is a retired long-distance runner from the United States, who represented her native country in the women's 3,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in eighth place. H ...
(born 1958), American long-distance runner
* John Hansen (1924–1990), Danish footballer
* John Hansen (born 1950), Scottish footballer
* Johnny Hansen (born 1943), Danish footballer
* Kevin Hansen (born 1982), American indoor volleyball player
* Lars Hanssen (chess player) (1903–1940), Norwegian chess player
*Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen (born 11 October 1972) is a badminton player from Denmark. He started his career in badminton as a singles player, and competed in the 1993 IBF World Championships. But as the years went by, he made a choice to play doubl ...
(born 1972), Danish badminton player, Olympic contestant
* Niels Jørgen Hansen, Danish darts player
* Niko Hansen (born 1994), Danish footballer
* Nikolaj Hansen (born 1987), Danish footballer
* Nikolaj Hansen (born 1993), Danish footballer
* Paul Snow-Hansen (born 1990), New Zealand sailor
*Per Joar Hansen
Per Joar Hansen (born 17 August 1965) is a Norwegian football coach. He grew up in the small community of Trofors in Nordland. He played for and managed Rosenborg BK, and he has managed GIF Sundsvall, Aalesunds FK, Ranheim and the Norwegian unde ...
(born 1965), Norwegian football coach
* Phil Hansen (born 1968), American former football player
*Rasmus Grønborg Hansen
Rasmus Grønborg Hansen (born 9 April 1986) is a retired Danish professional football defensive midfielder.
After retiring
After retiring at the end of the 2016/17 season, Hansen took an education in sports management and later worked in a com ...
(born 1986), Danish football (soccer) player
*Rick Hansen
Richard Marvin Hansen (born August 26, 1957) is a Canadian track and field athlete (Paralympic Games), activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. Following a pickup truck crash at the age of 15, Hansen sustained a spinal cord ...
(born 1957), Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian
* Ron Hansen (born 1938), American professional baseball player
*Søren Hansen
Søren Hansen (born 21 March 1974) is a Danish professional golfer.
Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He won the 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and turned professional later that year.
Hansen collected his first profession ...
(born 1974), Danish professional golfer
*Stan Hansen
John Stanley Hansen II (born August 29, 1949) is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler.
Hansen is known for his Glossary of professional wrestling terms#S, stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to his poor eyesigh ...
(born 1949), American professional wrestler
* Steen Hansen Danish curler
*Steve Hansen
Sir Stephen William Hansen and High Chief Of Vaiala, (born 7 May 1959) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is also the father of Black Ferns assistant coach, Whitney Hansen.
He was the head coach of the New Zealand nati ...
(born 1959), New Zealand rugby union football player and coach
*Sune Berg Hansen
Sune Berg Hansen (born 21 April 1971) is a Danish chess grandmaster (chess), grandmaster. He is a seven-time Danish Chess Champion.
Chess career
Hansen earned his international master title in 1993 and his grandmaster (chess), grandmaster title ...
(born 1971), Danish chess player
*Travis Hansen
Travis Mitchell Hansen (born April 15, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Both his junior high school, Orem Junior High, and his high school, ...
(born 1978), American Basketball Player
* Trine Hansen (born 1973), Danish rower
Other
*Elaine Tuttle Hansen
Elaine Tuttle Hansen is an American academic administrator, scholar and university professor who served as the executive director of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University from 2011 to 2018 and the 8th President of Bates Colle ...
, president of Bates College
Bates College () is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories. It maintains of nature p ...
*Georg Emil Hansen
Georg Emil Hansen (12 May 1833, Naestved – 21 December 1891, Frederiksberg) was one of Denmark's pioneering photographers in the second half of the 19th century. He had his own studio in Copenhagen and later became a successful court photographe ...
(1833–1891), Danish photographer
*Georg Hansen
Colonel Georg Alexander Hansen (5 July 1904, Sonnefeld, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – 8 September 1944, Plötzensee, Germany) was an ''Oberst'' (Colonel) in the '' Generalstab'' (General Staff of the German Army) and one of the participants in the G ...
(1904–1944), German army officer
*Gesa Hansen
Gesa Hansen (born 1981 in Arnsberg) is a German-Danish designer.
Education
Hansen graduated from the Bauhaus University (Germany) and from NZU, NZU, Nagoya University of Arts, (Japan).
Career
Hansen enhanced her training in Paris working for ...
(born 1981), German-Danish designer
*Gus Hansen
Gustav Hansen (born 13 February 1974) is a Danish professional poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has lived in Monaco since 2003. In his poker career, Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles, one WSOP bracelet and the 2007 Auss ...
(born 1974), Danish professional poker player
*Helmer Hanssen
Helmer Julius Hanssen (24 September 1870 – 2 August 1956) was a Norwegian sailor, pilot and polar explorer. He participated in three of the polar expeditions led by Roald Amundsen and was one of the first five explorers to reach the South Pole ...
(1870–1956), Norwegian polar explorer
* Jake Hansen (disambiguation), multiple people
* John Hansen (born 1945), retired New Zealand judge
*Jörmundur Ingi Hansen
Jörmundur Ingi Hansen (born 14 August 1940) is an Icelandic-Danish Modern Paganism, neopagan leader, designer, businessman and clothing retailer. Trained as a sculptor and known as a prominent member of Reykjavík, Reykjavík's hippie scene, ...
(born 1940), Icelandic neopagan leader and clothing retailer
*Lars Peter Hansen
Lars Peter Hansen (born 26 October 1952 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American economist. He is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics, and the Booth School of Business, at the University of Chicago and a ...
(born 1952), American economist and econometrician
*Matthew Hansen
Matthew Hansen is a Canadian screenwriter, author and editor. A former competitive cyclist, Hansen lives in Toronto, Ontario. He began his publishing career as a cycling journalist. Following that, Hansen worked as an editor for Dreamwave Producti ...
, Canadian screenwriter, author and editor
* Max Hansen (1908–1990), SS officer
*Monica Hansen
Monica Hansen is a Norwegian model and the 1997 Miss Norway.
Early life
Hansen was raised in the town of Tønsberg, Norway.
Modeling career
Hansen began her modeling career with the Elite modeling agency. She was entered into the 1997 Miss Uni ...
, Norwegian model
*Percy Hansen
Brigadier Percy Howard Hansen, (26 October 1890 – 12 February 1951) was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to personnel of the British ...
(1890–1951), Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross
*Robert Hanssen
Robert Philip Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) is an American former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) double agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was described ...
(born 1944), American FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia
*Sig Hansen
Sigurd Jonny Hansen (born April 28, 1966) is an American captain of the fishing vessel '' F/V Northwestern'', and'' M/S Stålbas''. Since 2005, Hansen has been featured in each season of the documentary television series '' Deadliest Catch'', se ...
(born 1966), American Captain of the Seattle-based crab fishing boat Northwestern, featured in the documentary ''Deadliest Catch
''Deadliest Catch'' is a reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. The ...
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* Theodore Marcus Hansen (1886–1973), Danish-American pastor, theologian, and churchman
*Theophil Freiherr von Hansen
Baron Theophil Edvard von Hansen (; original Danish name: Theophilus Hansen ; 13 July 1813 – 17 February 1891) was a Danish architect who later became an Austrian citizen. He became particularly well known for his buildings and structures in A ...
(1813–1891), Danish-Austrian architect
References
See also
* Hansen (disambiguation) Hansen may refer to:
Places
* Cape Hansen, Antarctica
* Hansen, Idaho, town in the United States
* Hansen, Nebraska, United States
* Hansen, Wisconsin, town in the United States
* Hansen Township, Ontario, Canada
*Hansen, Germany, a small parish in ...
* Hanson (surname)
Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian And German origin, created from the two words Hans and son (son of Hans). Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding ...
* Henson (name) Henson is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Adam Henson (born 1966), British television presenter
* Ant Henson (born 1989), British singer-songwriter
* Basil Henson (1918–1990), British actor
* Bill Hen ...
, given name and surname
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