Johansen is a

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meaning ''"son of

Johan Johan * Johan (given name) * Johan (film), ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** Johan (album), ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunav ...

"''. It is most common in

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and

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

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variant is

Johansson Johansson is a patronymic family name of Swedish origin meaning ''"son of Johan"'', or ''"Johan's son"''. It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson. (First 18 surnames ends -sson.) The Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch var ...

, while the most common spelling in the US is

Johanson Johanson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Johan". Including its variant spellings, it is a common surname in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. * Al R. Johanson (1899-1964), American lawyer and politician * Anton Johanson (1877� ...

. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. People with the surname Johansen include: *

Allan Johansen Allan Johansen (born 14 July 1971) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer. Career He became professional in 1998 for Team Chicky World, before moving to (later known as Team CSC) in 2000. Johansen continued at Team Fakta from 2001 t ...

(born 1971), Danish professional road bicycle racer * Anders Johansen *

August E. Johansen August Edgar Johansen (July 21, 1905 – April 16, 1995) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet ...

(1905-1995), U.S. Representative from Michigan *

Bård Tufte Johansen Bård Tufte Johansen (born 19 June 1969 in Skien) is a Norwegian comedian. Together with Harald Eia, he has authored and participated in several successful NRK TV series, such as ''U:Natt'' (1994), starring with Monotelevision, ''Lille Lørdag'' ...

(born 1969), Norwegian comedian * William Odd "Red" Johansen (born 1928), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Bjørn Johansen (footballer) Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen (born 7 September 1969) is a former Norwegian footballer, who played as a midfielder for Tromsø IL for most of his career. He is currently manager of Fredrikstad FK. Club career Johansen got his debut in 1987, and play ...

(born 1969), Norwegian footballer *

Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey) Bjørn Johansen (born February 3, 1944) is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Norway and represented the clubs Rosenhoff IL and Hasle/Løren IL. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter ...

(born 1944), Norwegian ice hockey player *

Bjørn Johansen (musician) Bjørn John Johansen (23 May 1940 – 6 May 2002) was a Norwegian jazz musician (baritone, tenor & alto saxophones, clarinet and flute), known from a number of recordings and international cooperation. He has been one of the most influential ...

(1940–2002), Norwegian jazz musician * Christian Johansen *

Dan Anton Johansen Dan Anton Johansen (born August 13, 1979) is a former Danish professional footballer currently playing for Hvidovre IF. Johansen started his career with Danish team Brøndby IF in 1999, with whom he won the 2002 and 2005 Danish Superliga champions ...

(born 1979), Danish professional footballer *

Darryl Johansen Darryl Keith Johansen (born 4 February 1959 in Melbourne) is an Australian chess grandmaster. He has won the Australian Chess Championship a record six times (in 1984, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2002, and 2012), and represented Australia at fourteen Che ...

(born 1959), Australian chess Grandmaster *

David Johansen David Roger Johansen (sometimes spelled ''David Jo Hansen''; born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under ...

(born 1950), American singer, songwriter, and actor *

Egil Johansen (musician) Egil "Bop" Johansen (11 January 1934 – 4 December 1998) was a Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer, teacher, composer, and arranger. Life Johansen was born in Oslo. He was considered already in his teens as one of the best drummers and was a profe ...

(1934–1998), Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer *

Egil Johansen (footballer) Egil Johansen (born 30 April 1962) is a Norwegian football player. He was born in Oslo. He played for the club Vålerengen, and also for the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially ...

(born 1962), Norwegian footballer *

Egil Johansen (orienteer) Egil Johansen (born 18 August 1954) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1976 and 1978 Individual World Orienteering Championships,Egil Borgen Johansen (1934–1993), Norwegian archer * Elisabeth Johansen (1907–1993), Greenlandic midwife and politician *

Even Johansen Magnet is the pseudonym of Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen (born 7 June 1970). To date, he has released five full-length studio albums as well as several singles and EPs. Johansen draws upon many influences, including folk, pop, and el ...

* Eva Margot born Johansen * Franz M. Johansen (1928-2018), American sculptor, emeritus professor at

BYU Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

Gotfred Johansen Gotfred Svend Kristian Johansen (4 May 1895 – 2 February 1978) was a Danish lightweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Egebæksvang, Helsingør Municipality. He was the father of Eigil ...

(1895-1978), Danish lightweight professional boxer * H.W. "Woody" Johansen (1913-1991), American engineer and namesake of the Johansen Expressway *

Hans Johansen Hans Christian Johansen (2 December 1897–18 December 1973) was a Danish-Russian professor of zoology, first at Tomsk State University, later at the University of Copenhagen. Life Hans Johansen was born in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russ ...

(1897-1973), Russian-Danish zoologist *

Henry Johansen Henry "Tippen" Johansen (21 July 1904 – 29 May 1988) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Vålerenga. He later managed the club. Football Playing career Club career At club level, he played for Vålerenga from 1923� ...

(1904-1988), Norwegian international football goalkeeper * Hermann Johansen (1866–1930), Russian zoologist *

Hjalmar Johansen Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (15 May 1867 – 3 January 1913) was a Norwegian polar explorer. He participated on the first and third ''Fram'' expeditions. He shipped out with the Fridtjof Nansen expedition in 1893–1896, and accompanied Nansen to ...

(1867-1913), Norwegian polar explorer *

Holger Hott Johansen Holger Hott, formerly Holger Hott Johansen, (born 8 April 1974) is a Norway, Norwegian orienteering Competition, competitor who has won two individual long-distance bronze medals in the World Championships in 2004 and 2005. He was part of Norway ...

(born 1974), Norwegian orienteering competitor *

Iris Johansen Iris Johansen (born April 7, 1938) is an American author of crime fiction, suspense fiction, and romance novels. Biography Iris Johansen left a job as an airline reservations agent in the early 1980s to begin writing romance novels. She chang ...

(born 1938), American author *

Jacob Lerche Johansen Jacob Lerche Johansen (1818–1900) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician. He was Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs for several periods between 1872 and 1884, as well as member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm sev ...

(1818-1900), Norwegian Minister of the Navy * Jan Johansen (canoeist) (born 1944), Norwegian Olympic canoeist *

Jan Johansen (politician) Jan Johansen (born 12 December 1955 in Svendborg) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election. Political career Johansen ...

(born 1955), Danish politician and MF * Jan Arvid Johansen (1947–2017), Norwegian musician * Jan Johansen (born 1966), Swedish singer *

Johan Strand Johansen Johan Strand Johansen (3 February 1903 in Åfjord - 12 February 1970 in Moscow) was Norwegian Minister of Labour in 1945. From 1945-1949 and later from 1954-1957 he represented the Communist Party of Norway in the Parliament of Norway. His impor ...

(1903-1970), Norwegian Minister of Labour and politician *

John Johansen (athlete) John Johansen (26 February 1883 – 15 October 1947) was a Norwegian sprinter. Participating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, Johansen placed second in his first round 100 metres heat with a time of 11.7 seconds. His loss to Robert Cloughen, w ...

(1883–1947), Norwegian sprinter *

John Christen Johansen John Christen Johansen (November 25, 1876 – May 23, 1964) was a Danish- American portraitist. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. Background Johansen was born in Copenhagen and ...

(1876-1964), Danish-American portraitist *

John M. Johansen John MacLane Johansen (June 29, 1916 – October 26, 2012) was an American architect and a member of the Harvard Five.

(1916–2012), American architect *

Jon Lech Johansen Jon Lech Johansen (born November 18, 1983 in Harstad, Norway), also known as DVD Jon, is a Norwegian programmer who has worked on reverse engineering data formats. He wrote the DeCSS software, which decodes the Content Scramble System used for ...

(born 1983), Norwegian known for reverse engineering data formats *

K. V. Johansen K.V. Johansen (born 1968) is a Canadian fantasy, science fiction, and children's author. Krista Victoria Johansen was born in Kingston, Ontario. She holds Master's degrees in Medieval Studies and English literature. She lives in Sackville, Ne ...

(born 1968), Canadian fantasy and children's author * K. W. Johansen (born ?), Author of the yield theory for connections (1949) * Kevin Johansen (born 1964), Argentine-American rock musician * Kyle Johansen (born 1967), American politician *

Lars Emil Johansen Lars-Emil Johansen (born 24 September 1946) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the second prime minister of Greenland from 1991 to 1997, and Speaker of the Inatsisartut from 2013 to 2018. Johansen was chairman of the political party ''Si ...

(born 1946), second Prime Minister of Greenland *

Magne Johansen Magne Johansen (born 18 January 1965) is a Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1987 to 1993. He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Johansen's best individual finish at the Wint ...

(born 1965), Norwegian ski jumper *

Michael Johansen Michael Bro Johansen (born July 22, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who played as a midfielder in the Danish Superliga for FC Copenhagen and for English club Bolton Wanderers. He played two games for the Danish national te ...

(born 1972), Danish professional football player *

Pete Johansen Per Oscar "Pete" Johansen is a Norwegian violinist born 11 May 1962, recognized for his many recordings in albums by gothic metal bands, in which he is distinguished for his peculiar style. Biography Johansen began playing the violin at the ...

violin player, session member of bands Sirenia, Tristania and others *

Ravi (Ivar Johansen) Ivar Christian Johansen (born 28 April 1976 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian popular artist, musician (vocals, keyboards and trumpet), composer, journalist and program manager (NRK and TV2 Norway), known under the pseudonym Ravi (his first nam ...

(born 1976), Norwegian musician * Roar Johansen (1935–2015), Norwegian footballer *

Ryan Johansen Ryan Johansen (born July 31, 1992) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains, alternate captain for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Growi ...

(born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player *

Sharon Johansen Sharon Johansen (born October 11, 1948) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month for its October 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Alexas Urba. Johansen was born in No ...

(born 1948), Norwegian-American model and actress *

Stig Johansen Stig Johansen (born 13 June 1972 in Kabelvåg, Lofoten) is a former Norwegian football striker. He made his debut for Bodø/Glimt in 1993 and played 70 games before he was signed by English Premiership side Southampton, in 1997. His spell at the ...

(born 1972), Norwegian professional football striker * Terje Riis Johansen (born 1968), Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Centre Party * Trevor Johansen (born 1957), retired professional national hockey league player *

Tor Egil Johansen Tor Egil "Toro" Johansen (born 8 August 1950) is a retired Norwegian footballer. He was born in Oslo. A midfielder with 52 caps and 7 goals for his country, he was even the national team captain in 14 matches during the 1970s. Johansen played 32 ...

(born 1950), Norwegian footballer

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