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Knudsen is a surname of Scandinavian 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 (1874–1931), American businessman and politician * Gitte Moos Knudsen, 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 Jens Martin Knudsen (12 October 1930 – 17 February 2005) was a Danish astrophysicist. During his scientific career Knudsen authored or co-authored more than 100 scientific articles, and was a longtime advisor to NASA. Early years Knudsen wa ...

(1930–2005), Danish astrophysicist *

(born 1967), Faroese goalkeeper *

Jesper Knudsen (badminton) Jesper Knudsen (born 22 November 1960) is a former Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game ar ...

(born 1960), Danish player * Karen Knudsen, American oncology researcher *

Keith Knudsen Keith A. Knudsen ( ; February 18, 1948 – February 8, 2005) was an American rock drummer, vocalist, and songwriter. Knudsen was best known as a drummer and vocalist for The Doobie Brothers. In addition, he founded the band Southern Pacific with ...

(1948–2005), American musician, member of

The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in 1970 in San Jose, California, known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies. Active for five decades, with their greatest success in the 1970s, ...

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 * Konrad Knudsen (1890–1959), Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian *

Lars Knudsen Lars Ramkilde Knudsen (born 21 February 1962) is a Danish researcher in cryptography, particularly interested in the design and analysis of block ciphers, hash functions and message authentication codes (MACs). Academic After some early work in ...

(born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography *

Martin Knudsen Martin Hans Christian Knudsen (February 15, 1871 in Hasmark on Funen – May 27, 1949 in Copenhagen) was a Danish physicist who taught and conducted research at the Technical University of Denmark. He is primarily known for his study of molecu ...

(1871–1949), Danish physicist * Morten Knudsen, (born 1995) Danish footballer *

Per Holm Knudsen Per Holm Knudsen (born 18 December 1945 in Copenhagen) is a Danish writer, teacher and psychotherapist. He is the author of ''The True Story of How Babies Are Made'', a detailed and colorfully illustrated children's book that chronicles love, marr ...

(contemporary), Danish author *

Eugene Peter Knudsen Eugene Peter Knudsen (March 10, 1915 – September 1, 1981) was an American politician and farmer. Knudsen was born in Badger, Kingsbury County, South Dakota. He grew up in Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota and lived with his wife and fam ...

(1915-1981), American farmer and politician * Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen (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 The Wombats are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2003, consisting of Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), and Dan Haggis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards). ...

(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 Vern Oliver Knudsen (December 27, 1893 – May 13, 1974) was an American acoustical physicist. Biography Knudsen received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) with an A.B. in 1915. Following his graduation from BYU 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

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

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* R.W. Knudsen Family, a brand of natural bottled juices, currently owned by The J.M. Smucker Company *

Knudsen gas A Knudsen gas is a gas in a state of such low density that the average distance travelled by the gas molecules between collisions (mean free path) is greater than the diameter of the receptacle that contains it. If the mean free path is much greater ...

, scientific model for gases *

Knudsen number The Knudsen number (Kn) is a dimensionless number defined as the ratio of the molecular mean free path length to a representative physical length scale. This length scale could be, for example, the radius of a body in a fluid. The number is named ...

, dimensionless number *

Knudsen layer The Knudsen layer, also known as evaporation layer, is the thin layer of vapor near a liquid or solid. It is named after Danish physicist Martin Knudsen (1871–1949). Definition At the interface of a vapor and a liquid/solid, the gas interaction w ...

, layer between liquid and vapour

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