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People

Knudsen is a surname of Danish origin, derived from the personal name

Knud Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used whi ...

(Canute) and literally meaning "Knud's son." Notable people with the surname include: *

Anthony Carl Knudsen Anthony Carl Knudsen (December 13, 1874 – May 20, 1931) was an American businessman and politician. Knudsen was born in Denmark and emigrated to the United States settling in Storsen, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. He worked for the Westbrook ...

(1874–1931), American businessman and politician *

Chilton R. Knudsen Chilton Abbie Richardson Knudsen (born September 29, 1946) is a bishop of the Episcopal Church. Knudsen served as the diocesan bishop of Maine for a decade (1997-2008). Upon retiring from that position, she then served as interim bishop in the ...

(born 1946), American Episcopal bishop *

Gitte Moos Knudsen Gitte Moos Knudsen (legal name Karen Birgitte Moos Knudsen) is a Danish translational neurobiologist and clinical neurologist, and Clinical Professor and Chief Physician at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry and Sensory S ...

, Danish neurobiologist and neurologist *

Gunnar Knudsen Gunnar Knudsen (19 September 1848 – 1 December 1928), born Aanon Gunerius Knudsen, was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Norway twice from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920. He also inherited ...

(1848–1928), Prime Minister of Norway 1908–1910 and 1913–1920 * Jens Martin Knudsen (1930–2005), Danish astrophysicist * Jens Martin Knudsen (born 1967), Faroese goalkeeper * Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player * Karen Knudsen, American oncology researcher * Keith Knudsen (1948–2005), American musician, member of The Doobie Brothers *

Knud Knudsen (linguist) Knud Knudsen (January 6, 1812 March 30, 1895) was a Norwegian educator, author, linguist and philologist, known as "The Father of Bokmål". He is best known for having assembled from Dano-Norwegian one of the two official written versions of the ...

(1812–1895), Norwegian linguist * Knut Knudsen, (born 1950), retired Norwegian road and track cyclist. *

Konrad Knudsen Konrad Gustav Knudsen (19 August 1890 - 16 June 1959) was a Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian. Knudsen is perhaps best known for inviting Leon Trotsky to live at his house when the Norwegian government granted Trotsky political as ...

(1890–1959), Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian * Lars Knudsen (born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography * Lisbeth Knudsen (born 1953), Danish newspaper editor and businesswoman * Martin Knudsen (1871–1949), Danish physicist * Matt Knudsen (born 1974), American actor, comedian and writer *

Morten Knudsen Morten Brander Knudsen (born 28 April 1995) is a Danish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for German club Phönix Lübeck. Career Knudsen was signed by Italian club Inter Milan in January 2013, from Danish club Midtjylland, as a youth ...

, (born 1995) Danish footballer * Per Holm Knudsen (contemporary), Danish author * Eugene Peter Knudsen (1915–1981), American farmer and politician *

Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen Semon Emil "Bunkie" Knudsen (October 2, 1912 – July 6, 1998) was an American automobile executive. Early life Semon Emil Knudsen was born on October 2, 1912 in Buffalo, New York. He was the son of former General Motors President, and Army thr ...

(1912–1998), American automobile industry executive *

Sidse Babett Knudsen Sidse Babett Knudsen (; born 22 November 1968) is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy ''Let's Get Lost (1997 film), Let's Get Lost'', for which she receive ...

(born 1968), Danish actress * Tord Øverland Knudsen (born 1982), Norwegian musician *

Valdemar Knudsen Valdemar Emil Knudsen (August 5, 1819 – January 5, 1898) was a sugarcane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii. Background Valdemar Emil Knudsen was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder county, Norway. He was college-trained in botany and sci ...

(1819–1898), Norwegian-American sugar planter on Hawaii, entrepreneur * Vern Oliver Knudsen, (1893–1974), American acoustical physicist *

William S. Knudsen William Signius Knudsen (March 25, 1879 – April 27, 1948) was a leading Danish-American automotive industry executive and an American general during World War II. His experience and success as a key senior manager in the operations sides of F ...

(1879–1948), Danish American automobile industry executive, US Army General

Other uses

*Knudsen, a brand of dairy products, currently owned by Kraft Foods *

R.W. Knudsen Family R.W. Knudsen Family is an American brand of bottled natural juices that was created by Russell W. Knudsen in 1961. On January 31, 2022, Smucker's sold the brand to Nexus Capital Management LP. See also * List of food companies This is a lis ...

, a brand of natural bottled juices, currently owned by The J.M. Smucker Company * Knudsen gas, scientific model for gases * Knudsen number, dimensionless number * Knudsen layer, layer between liquid and vapour