Clausen is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

patronymic surname, literally meaning ''child of Claus'', Claus being a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

form of the Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos, (cf.

Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...

), used in Denmark at least since the 16th century. The spelling variant Klausen has identical pronunciation (as does the often interchangeable Claussen). The two variants are number 34 and 85 on the top100 of surnames in Denmark. Occurrences of Clausen/Klausen as a surname outside Denmark 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 ...

are 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 ...

. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Clauson.

People

Alden W. Clausen Alden Winship "Tom" Clausen
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, (1923–2013), American businessman and former President of the World Bank *

Alf Clausen Alf Heiberg Clausen (born March 28, 1941) is an American film and television composer. He is best known for his work scoring many episodes of ''The Simpsons'', for which he was the sole composer between 1990 and 2017. Clausen has scored or orc ...

(born 1941), American film and television musical composer *

Andrea Clausen Andrea Clausen (born 17 January 1959) is a German stage actress and a member of the Burgtheater ensemble. Life and theatre career Born in Oldenburg, Clausen first studied at the acting school of Étienne Decroux in Paris and then at the F ...

(born 1959), German stage actress (Burgtheater, Vienna) *

Arne Clausen Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessaly), ...

(born 1932), Argentine Methodist Pastor * Casey Clausen (born 1981), American football player * Christopher John Clausen (born 1942), American writer * Claus Clausen (1899-1989), German film actor * Claus Kristian Randolph Clausen (1869–1958), US Navy officer in Spanish–American War. *

Claus Lauritz Clausen Claus Lauritz Clausen (November 3, 1820 – February 20, 1892) was an American pioneer Lutheran minister, church leader, military chaplain and politician. Biography Claus Clausen was born at Borgnæs in Tranderup Parish, on the island of � ...

(1820–1892), pioneer Lutheran minister, military chaplain and politician. *

Connie Clausen Connie Clausen (born Constance Clausen on June 11, 1923, in Menasha, Wisconsin, and died September 7, 1997, in New York City) was an American actress, author, and literary agent. Career Connie Clausen's career began in 1942 at the age of 1 ...

(1923–1997), US actress, author * Curtis Paul Clausen (1893–1976), American entomologist *

Donald Holst Clausen Donald Holst "Don" Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983. Biography Born in Ferndale, Calif ...

(1923–2015), US politician *

Frits Clausen Frits Clausen (12 November 1893 – 5 December 1947) was leader of the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (DNSAP) prior to and during World War II. Life Born in Aabenraa, since 1864 a part of Prussia, Clausen served in the German Army ...

(1893–1947), the leader of the Danish Nazi Party before the Second World War *

George Clausen Sir George Clausen (18 April 1852 – 22 November 1944) was a British artist working in oil and watercolour, etching, mezzotint, dry point and occasionally lithographs. He was knighted in 1927. Biography George Clausen was born at 8 William S ...

(1852–1944), British painter *

Henrik Nicolai Clausen Henrik Nicolai Clausen (22 April 1793 – 28 March 1877) was a Denmark, Danish theology, theologian and National Liberal Party (Denmark), national liberal politician. Earky life and education Henrik Nicolai Clausen was born on the island of ...

(1793–1877), Danish theologian and statesman *

Henry Christian Clausen Henry Christian Clausen (30 June 1905 – 4 December 1992) was an American lawyer, and investigator. He authored the ''Clausen Report'', an 800-page report on the Army Board's Pearl Harbor Investigation. He traveled over 55,000 miles over seven ...

(1905–1993), American lawyer *

Herluf Stenholt Clausen Claus Herluf Stenholt Clausen (October 21, 1921, Los Angeles – 2002) was a Danish ichthyologist, known for his work on the river fish of West Africa. Although often cited as H. S. Clausen, he published as H. Stenholt Clausen, with the compound ...

(1921-2002), Danish ichthyologist *

Hugh Clausen Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

OBE (1888–1972), British naval armaments engineer * Major General Hugh J. Clausen (1926–2009),

Deputy Judge Advocate General of the United States Army The Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Army (DJAG)
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Jens Clausen Jens Christen (Christian) Clausen (March 11, 1891 – November 22, 1969) was a Danish-American botanist, geneticist, and ecologist. He is considered a pioneer in the field of ecological and evolutionary genetics of plants. Biography Clausen wa ...

(1891–1969), a Danish-American botanist and geneticist * Jimmy Clausen (born 1987), US football player *

John Adam Clausen John Adam Clausen (December 20, 1914 – February 15, 1996) was an American sociologist and academic. After holding various positions during the 1940s, Clausen joined the National Institute of Mental Health in 1948 as a research consultant. With th ...

(1914–1996), American sociologist * John Henry Clausen (1852–1930), farmerJohn Henry Clausen
/ref> * Jørgen Mads Clausen (born 1948), Danish industry magnate * Kasper Klausen (born 1982), Danish footballer * Kristoffer Clausen, Norwegian media personality *

Lars Clausen Lars Michael Clausen (8 April 1935, Berlin – 20 May 2010, Hamburg) was a German sociologist and professor at the University of Kiel. Life and work During World War II, the family lived on the Darß (in Pomerania). 1944 his father Jürgen Cla ...

(1935–2010), German sociologist *

Mads Clausen Mads Clausen (21 October 1905 – 27 August 1966) born in Elsmark, parish of Havnbjerg, municipality of Nordborg in Denmark, was a Danish industrialist and founder of Danfoss in 1933. He died in transit from Elsmark to Sønderborg. He married ...

(1905–1966), Danish industrialist and father of Jørgen Mads Clausen *

Mads Clausen (footballer) Mads Clausen (born 10 February 1984) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that cas ...

(born 1984), Norwegian footballer *

Meredith Clausen Meredith L. Clausen (born 1942) is an American architectural historian, and professor in the School of Art and the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA.Néstor Clausen Néstor Rolando Clausen (born 29 September 1962) is an Argentine association football, football manager and former player who played as a Defender (association football), defender. A native of Arrufó, Santa Fe Province, his ancestors were orig ...

(born 1962), Argentine footballer *

Nicolai Clausen The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarde ...

(1911–1943), German U-boat commander * Peter Clausen (nineteenth century, dates unclear), also known as Pedro Cláudio Dinamarquez Clausen and as Peter Claussen, Danish natural history collector *

Pit Clausen Pit or PIT may refer to: Structure * Ball pit, a recreation structure * Casino pit, the part of a casino which holds gaming tables * Trapping pit, pits used for hunting * Pit (motor racing), an area of a racetrack where pit stops are conducted ...

(born 1962), German politician, mayor of city Bielefeld * Raymond M. Clausen Jr. (1947–2004), United States Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam War 31 Jan 1970. *

René Clausen René Clausen (born 1953) is an American composer, conductor emeritus of The Concordia Choir, and professor of music at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. His works are widely performed by high school and church choirs while his more tec ...

(born 1953), American composer *

Rick Clausen Richard James Clausen (born June 29, 1982) is the current offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Bishop Alemany High School. He is also a former American football player who played college football for Louisiana State University and Universi ...

(born 1982), American football player *

Roy Elwood Clausen Roy Elwood Clausen (August 21, 1891, Randall, Iowa – August 21, 1956, Berkeley, California) was a biochemist, botanist, plant geneticist, and drosophilist. Biography Clausen was the eldest of six siblings. As a boy with his family, he moved fro ...

(1891–1956), American botanist and geneticist *

Sally Clausen Sally Clausen (born July 4, 1945) is executive director of the Ingram Center for Public Trusteeship and Governance, an affiliate of the American Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. She earlier, in 2010, retired as Louisi ...

(born 1945), American educational administrator * Thomas Clausen (mathematician) (1801–1885), Danish mathematician and astronomer *

Thomas Clausen (musician) Thomas Clausen (born 5 October 1949) is a Danish jazz pianist and composer. Early life Clausen was born on 5 October 1949 in Copenhagen. His brother was Bent Clausen. Thomas studied piano and composition. Later life and career Clausen was part o ...

(born 1949), Danish jazz pianist *

Thomas Clausen (Louisiana) Thomas Greenwood Clausen (December 22, 1939 – February 20, 2002) was an educator from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was the last elected state superintendent of education, a position which he filled as a Democrat from 1984 to 1988 during the ...

(1939–2002), American education superintendent, brother of Sally Clausen * Sven Clausen (Danish author, playwright, doctor of law) (1893-1961)

Places

Clausen, Luxembourg Clausen () is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Clausen is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Luxembourg with its earlier history tying back to that of the breweries in the area during the 12th century. I ...

, a quarter in Luxembourg City *

Clausen, Germany Clausen is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Clausen belongs to the local association community of Rodalben. The US Army's 330th Ordnance Company maintained the then classified stocks of GB an ...

, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate and site of a former US Army chemical weapons facility

Other

* Clausen function, a mathematical function

References

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