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surname meaning "son of Mikkel/

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and other spellings of this name. People with the name Michelsen include:

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* Albert Michelsen (1893-1964), American marathoner *

Alfonso López Michelsen Alfonso López Michelsen (30 June 1913 – 11 July 2007) was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the 24th President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was nicknamed "El Pollo" (The Chicken), a popular Colombian idiom for people with ...

(1913- 2007), Colombian politician, lawyer and journalist * Anders Michelsen, Norwegian football midfielder *

Andreas Michelsen Andreas Heinrich Michelsen was a German Vizeadmiral and military commander. During World War I, he commanded several torpedo boats and the submarine fleet, participated in the Battle of Jutland, as well as being the leading German commander duri ...

(1869-1932), German admiral *

Anne Dorte Michelsen Anne Dorte Michelsen (born 17 July 1958, Århus) is a Danish singer and composer. In Denmark she first became known as a member of the groups Tøsedrengene and Venter på Far. Outside Denmark her second solo record ("Næste Dans") sold well in ...

, Danish singer and composer *

Charis Michelsen Charis Elisa Michelsen (born December 30, 1974) is an American actress, a former model and a make-up artist. Michelsen worked as a model in New York City in her early adulthood before becoming an actress. She appeared in supporting roles in t ...

, American actress and former model *

Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen (15 March 1857 – 29 June 1925), better known as Christian Michelsen, was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first prime minister of independent Norway and Norway's 9th prime minis ...

(1857–1925), Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman * Christian Michelsen (footballer), Norwegian footballer who currently plays for Kristiansund BK *

Hans Methlie Michelsen Hans Methlie Michelsen (March 29, 1920 – January 31, 2014) was a Norwegian judge. He was born in Bergen. During the German occupation of Norway he partook in the Norwegian resistance. He was arrested in November 1943, sent to Buchenwald in Janu ...

, Norwegian judge * Jacob Andreas Michelsen (1821–1902), Norwegian businessperson and politician * Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen, Norwegian Representative to Parliament, president of Young Liberals of Norway *

Randi Michelsen Randi Michelsen (20 February 1903 – 12 August 1981) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 35 films between 1927 and 1974. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' Københavnere'' (1933) * '' ...

(1903 1981), Danish film actress *

Stacey Michelsen Stacey Michelsen (born 18 February 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the ''Black Sticks Women''), including for the team at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth G ...

(born 1991), New Zealand field hockey player * Thomas Michelsen, Norwegian football midfielder * Thore Michelsen (1888 –1980), Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Chr. Michelsen Institute The Chr. Michelsens Institutt for Videnskap og Åndsfrihet (CMI) was founded in 1930, and is currently the largest centre for development research in Scandinavia. In 1992, the Department for Natural Science and Technology established the ''Ch ...

, Norwegian center for development research *

Michelsen Farmstead The Andreas Michelsen Farmstead was originally built as a two-room house in 1902 by Andreas himself. In 1912 an addition was added to the home, making seven rooms in total, and little has changed since. The homestead consists of a 1 1/2-story Vic ...

, Canadian Provincial Historic Site * Michelsen Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica *

Michelsen's Cabinet The Michelsen's Cabinet was a Norwegian cabinet, formed by a coalition of the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Moderate Liberal Party and the Coalition Party. It governed Norway between 11 March 1905 and 23 October 1907. It entered off ...

, Norwegian coalition cabinet, which governed Norway between 1905 and 1907

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