Lassen 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 ...

and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of

Lars Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...

" (equivalent of

Laurentius Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "''From Laurentum''" (a city near Rome). It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' ("laurel"). People with the name include: In Early Christianit ...

), and thus a parallel form of the more common surname Larsen. Notable people with the surname include: *

Anders Lassen Anders Frederik Emil Victor Schau Lassen, VC, MC & Two Bars (22 September 1920 – 9 April 1945) was a highly decorated Danish soldier, who was the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the British Victoria Cross in the Second World War. He was p ...

(1920–1945), a Danish recipient of the British Victoria Cross *

Christian Lassen Christian Lassen (22 October 1800 – 8 May 1876) was a Norwegian-born, German orientalist and Indologist. He was a professor of Old Indian language and literature at the University of Bonn. Biography He was born at Bergen, Norway where he att ...

, a Norwegian-German orientalist *

Clyde Everett Lassen Clyde Everett Lassen (March 14, 1942 – April 1, 1994), a native of Fort Myers, Florida, was a Commander in the United States Navy and a Naval Aviator. He initially served over four years as an enlisted sailor, enlisting in September 1961 a ...

, a United States Navy aviator and Medal of Honor recipient * Eduard Lassen, a Belgian composer * Erik Sætter-Lassen (1892–1966), a Danish sport shooter * Frederik Lassen, a Danish football player *

Georg Lassen __NOTOC__ Georg Lassen (12 May 1915 – 18 January 2012) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was a Watch Officer on at the outbreak of the war and later the skipper of the and recipient of the Knight’s Cross. Whist aboard ...

, a German former U-boat captain *

Hans Christian Lassen Hans Christian Lassen (born July 24, 1955 in Borlänge, Sweden) is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a= ...

, a Danish sprint canoer *

Hartvig Lassen Hartvig Marcus Lassen (9 August 1824 – 9 August 1897) was a Norwegian editor, educator and literary historian. Personal life He was born in Bergen, Norway as a son of police chief and burgomaster Albert Lassen (1783–1860) and his wife Abigael ...

(1824–1897), a Norwegian editor and literary historian *

Henrik Andreas Zetlitz Lassen Henrik Andreas Zetlitz Lassen (4 March 1818 - 6 January 1890) was a Norwegian politician. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862 and 1865, representing the constituency of Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) ...

, a Norwegian politician * Inger Lassen (1911–1957), a Danish film actress *

Jean Elisabeth Lassen Jeane Elizabeth Lassen (born 26 September 1980) is a Canadian weightlifter. Lassen is from Whitehorse, Yukon and is one of few Yukon athletes to break into the world scene and is Yukon's first Summer Olympian. Weightlifting official Moira Lassen ...

, a Canadian weightlifter *

Justin Lassen Justin Lassen (born August 27, 1981 in Denver, Colorado) was a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and remixer who has worked in the film, sound design, and video game industries. He died on February 22, 2021 of apparent natural causes. Ear ...

, an American composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and remixer * Leigh Lassen, an American actress *

Leo Lassen Leo Lassen (July 5, 1899 – December 5, 1975) was an American baseball announcer in Seattle, Washington. Early life Leo H. Lassen was born in Marathon County, Wisconsin, in 1899. Leo Lassen moved to Seattle with his German immigrant parents and ...

(1899–1975),an American baseball announcer *

Niels A. Lassen Niels Alexander Lassen (December 7, 1926 – April 30, 1997) was a Danish nuclear medicine physician, neurologist and pioneer in the fields of neuroimaging, neuropsychiatry and nuclear medicine. He was born and died in Copenhagen. Lassen has been c ...

(1926–1997), a Danish medical researcher * Peter Lassen, a Danish-American rancher, prospector and explorer *

Peter Lassen (footballer) Peter Lassen (born 4 October 1966) is a Danish former football striker, who was the top goalscorer of the 1999–2000 Danish Superliga. He most notably played for Danish clubs Hvidovre IF, BK Frem, Akademisk Boldklub and Silkeborg IF, as well as ...

, a Danish former football striker *

Werner Lassen Werner Lassen (born 1974) is a Namibian amateur golfer. By profession a photocopy machine sales manager, he has appeared in numerous amateur tournaments both within his country and outside of it. Bank Windhoek Namibian Open Golf Tournament In May ...

, a Namibian amateur golfer Lassen may also refer to Lassen Peak, located in Lassen Volcanic National Park, a national park in the United States.

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