Rasmus is a shortened form of "Erasmus", a name which means "beloved" and was the name of

Erasmus of Formia Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), was a Christianity, Christian saint and Christian martyrs, martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Hel ...

, a well-known saint. It is a common male name in

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...

. People with the given name Rasmus include: *

Rasmus B. Anderson Rasmus Bjørn Anderson (January 12, 1846 – March 2, 1936) was an American author, professor, editor, businessman and diplomat. He brought to popular attention the fact that Viking explorers were the first Europeans to arrive in the New World ...

(1846–1936), American author, professor, and diplomat * Rasmus Andersson, Swedish ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames *

Rasmus Bille Bahncke Rasmus Bille Bahncke is a Danish songwriter, record producer and keyboardist. He is a founding member of production team Supaflyas and part of New York-based studio This Is Care Of. As a songwriter and producer he has worked for Backstreet Boys, ...

, Danish songwriter, record producer and musician *

Rasmus Bartholin Rasmus Bartholin (; Latinized: ''Erasmus Bartholinus''; 13 August 1625 – 4 November 1698) was a Danish physician and grammarian. Biography Bartholin was born in Roskilde. He was the son of Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585–1629) and Anna ...

(1625-1698) (Latinized Erasmus Bartholinus), Danish scientist and physician *

Rasmus Bengtsson Rasmus Mattias Bengtsson (born 26 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Starting off his professional career with Trelleborgs FF in 2006, he went on to represent Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga ...

, Swedish football player * Rasmus Bengtsson (ice hockey), Swedish ice hockey player *

Rasmus Bjerg Rasmus Bjerg (born 28 July 1976) is a Danish actor, comedian and singer. He has enjoyed much success alongside Jonas Schmidt, in series like '' P.I.S. - Politiets Indsats Styrke'', '' Wulffmorgenthaler'', ''Dolph & Wulff'' and '' Jul i Verden ...

, Danish actor * Rasmus Boysen (born 1992), Danish handball player *

Rasmus Christensen Rasmus Christensen (born 12 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Norwegian club Arendal. Life and career Club career Christensen came through the youth system at FC Midtjylland. He made his first team debut n ...

, (born 1991), Danish football player *

Rasmus Christiansen (actor) Rasmus Christiansen (23 May 1885 – 25 September 1964) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1915 and 1955. He was born in Vejlby, Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography *'' Ægteskab og Pigesjov'' ...

, Danish actor *

Rasmus Dahlin Rasmus Dahlin (; born 13 April 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Having been referred to as the most talented player available in the 2018 NH ...

, Swedish ice hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres * Rasmus Daugaard, Danish football player * Rasmus Edstrom, Swedish ice hockey player *

Rasmus Elm Rasmus Christoffer Elm (born 17 March 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Kalmar FF. During his career, he played for Kalmar FF in Sweden, for AZ in the Netherland ...

, Swedish football player *

Rasmus Faber Rasmus may refer to: People * Rasmus (given name) * Rasmus (surname) Arts and entertainment * The Rasmus, a Finnish rock band formerly called Rasmus ** ''The Rasmus'' (album), a self-titled studio album by the Finnish band * the title chara ...

, Swedish music artist *

Rasmus Fleischer Rasmus Fleischer (born 19 April 1978 in Halmstad) is a Swedish historian, essayist and musician. He earned his Ph.D. in history in 2012 with a dissertation that was also published as a book of 640 pages: "The political economy of music: Legislatio ...

, Swedish historian, musician, freelance journalist * Rasmus Hansen (footballer born 1979), Danish football player * Rasmus Hansen (gymnast) (1885–1967), Danish gymnast * Rasmus Hansen (politician) (1797–1860s), Norwegian jurist and politician *

Rasmus Hardiker Rasmus Hardiker (born 31 January 1985) is a British actor, best known for voicing Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series '' Thunderbirds Are Go''. He played Raymond in Steve Coogan's sitcom ''Saxondale'' and Ben in the Ja ...

, English actor *

Rasmus Grønborg Hansen Rasmus Grønborg Hansen (born 9 April 1986) is a retired Danish professional football defensive midfielder. After retiring After retiring at the end of the 2016/17 season, Hansen took an education in sports management and later worked in a com ...

, Danish football player * Rasmus Quist Hansen, Danish rower *

Rasmus Harboe Rasmus Harboe (25 October 1868 in Skælskør - 4 June 1952 in Frederiksberg) was a Danish sculptor. He was a frequent collaborator with several of the leading Danish architects of his time, including Martin Nyrop. Early life and educatiobn Harboe ...

(1868–1952), Danish sculptor *

Rasmus Henning Rasmus Henning (born 13 November 1975, in Copenhagen) is an athlete from Denmark, who competes in triathlon. He competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in which he placed seventh with a total time of 1:52:37.32. He co ...

, Danish triathlon athlete *

Rasmus Falk Rasmus Falk Jensen (born 15 January 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. Club career Falk started his career at Middelfart G&BK and moved to Odense Boldklub (OB) alongside ...

, Danish footballer *

Rasmus Festersen Rasmus Festersen (born 26 August 1986) is leader in tech and a retired Danish footballer who played as an attacking midfielder/striker. Football career Rasmus Festersen signed his first professional contract with Danish club Silkeborg IF who ha ...

, Danish football player *

Rasmus Flo Rasmus Flo (29 September 1851- 30 November 1905) was a Norwegian teacher, philologist, magazine editor, and translator. He was a noted proponent of the use of the Nynorsk language. Biography Rasmus Flo was born in Stryn near the northern border ...

(1851–1905), Norwegian teacher, philologist, magazine editor, translator and proponent for Nynorsk language *

Rasmus Frandsen Rasmus Peter Frandsen (17 April 1886 – 5 December 1974) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V ...

(1886–1974), Danish rower *

Rasmus Green Rasmus Green (9 April 1980 – 12 June 2006) was a Danish professional footballer who played for Brøndby, AB, Ølstykke FC and Næstved BK Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the isla ...

(1980–2006), Danish football player *

Rasmus Hatledal Rasmus Hatledal (1 February 1885 – 14 July 1963) was a Norwegian topographer and military officer. He was born in Stryn. He was appointed colonel and chief of the general staff in 1938. The post-World War II investigation committee, '' Under ...

(1885–1963), Norwegian topographer and military officer. *

Rasmus Jensen (priest) Rasmus Jensen (died 20 February 1620) was a Danish Lutheran priest and the first Lutheran cleric in Canada. Little is known about the life of Jensen, not even the parish where he served as pastor, although his diary during the expedition provides ...

(d. 1620), Danish Lutheran priest and the first Lutheran cleric in Canada *

Rasmus Jensen (speedway rider) Rasmus Jensen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He is currently riding for Holsted Tigers in the Danish Speedway League and Gdańsk in the Polish Ekstraliga. Career Rasmus Jensen's career began in the year 2001. His first season in B ...

(born 1993), Danish motorcycle rider * Rasmus Jönsson, Swedish football player * Rasmus Kaljujärv, Estonian actor * Rasmus Katholm, Danish football player *

Rasmus Kofoed Rasmus Kofoed (born 1974) is a Danish chef and restaurateur who won the gold medal at the 2011 Bocuse d'Or, after previously taking the bronze medal in 2005 and the silver medal in 2007 in the same competition. He is the head chef and co-owner ...

, Danish chef and restaurateur *

Rasmus Kofoed (cricketer) Rasmus Frejlev Kofoed is a former Danish cricketer. Kofoed's batting style is unknown. He was born at Aalborg, Aalborg Municipality. Kofoed made his debut for Denmark in a List A match against the Leicestershire Cricket Board (LCB) in the 1st ...

, Danish cricketer * Rasmus Kupari, Finish hockey player *

Rasmus Olsen Langeland Rasmus Olsen Langeland (8 February 1873 – 1954) was the Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native ...

(1873-1954), Norwegian politician and minister *

Rasmus Lerdorf Rasmus Lerdorf (born 22 November 1968) is a Danish-Canadian programmer. He co-authored and inspired the PHP scripting language, authoring the first two versions of the language and participating in the development of later versions led by a grou ...

, Greenlandic-Danish programmer and creator of the PHP programming language *

Rasmus Lindgren Rasmus Lindgren (born 29 November 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He started off his footballing career at Landskrona BoIS, but spent most of his career in the Netherlands, representin ...

, Swedish football player * Rasmus Løland (1861–1907), Norwegian journalist, novelist and children's writer *

Rasmus Lyberth Rasmus Ole Lyberth (born 21 August 1951) is a Greenlandic musician and actor. Since 1970, he has been one of the most popular artists in the Greenlandic music scene. His music is well known beyond the borders of Greenland. Biography Rasmus Lyber ...

, Greenlandic singer, songwriter and actor *

Rasmus Malling-Hansen Hans Rasmus Johan Malling-Hansen (5 September 1835 – 27 September 1890) was a Danish inventor, minister and principal at the Royal Institute for the Deaf. He is famous for inventing the first commercially produced typewriter. Early car ...

(1835–1890), Danish inventor, minister and principal at the Royal Institute for the Deaf, and one of the true pioneers of the 19th century * Rasmus Marvits, Danish football player * Rasmus Midgett, (1851–1926), US Life-Saving Service surfman in North Carolina who single-handedly rescued ten men from the sinking barkentine ''Priscilla'' *

Rasmus Olai Mortensen Rasmus Olai Mortensen (23 August 1869 – 30 July 1934) was the Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic gr ...

(1869-1934), Norwegian politician and minister * Rasmus Nielsen (disambiguation) *

Rasmus Tønder Nissen Rasmus Tønder Nissen (14 January 1822 – 19 January 1882) was a Norwegian, educator, theologian and politician. Biography Nissen was born at Melhus in Sør-Trøndelag. He attended to Trondheim Cathedral School graduating in 1839. He was Can ...

(1822–1882), Norwegian politician *

Rasmus Nøhr Rasmus Bensby Nøhr (born 7 March 1972 in Copenhagen) is a Danish musician, composer, and guitarist. Nøhr has released six studio albums since his debut in 2004 and is known for having created the ''Danmark Dejligst'' festival. Career Nøhr h ...

, Danish musician and guitarist *

Rasmus Nordbø Rasmus Mathias Nordbø (5 February 1915 23 February 1983) was a Norwegian administrator and government minister. He served as state secretary to the Minister of Agriculture in the second cabinet of Einar Gerhardsen (1948-1951), and later hims ...

(1915 – 1983), Norwegian administrator and minister *

Rasmus Pettersen Rasmus Kristen Pettersen (8 September 1877 – 24 May 1957) was a Norwegian gymnast. He competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated ...

, Norwegian gymnast *

Rasmus Quaade Rasmus Christian Quaade (born 7 January 1990) is a Danish former road and track bicycle racer. He also competed professionally from 2009 to 2021 for the Blue Water Cycling (two spells), , , , , , and squads. Quaade was also the subject for a ...

, Danish road and track bicycle racer *

Rasmus Rändvee Rasmus Simon Rändvee (born 28 November 1995, in Pärnu) is an Estonian singer. He is best known for winning the Eesti otsib superstaari (season 5), fifth season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari''. He attended Pärnu Gymnasium and, in 2015, graduated ...

(born 1995), Estonian singer *

Rasmus Christian Rask Rasmus Kristian Rask (; born Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch; 22 November 1787 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish linguist and philologist. He wrote several grammars and worked on comparative phonology and morphology. Rask traveled extensively to ...

(1787-1832), Danish scholar and philologist * Rasmus Rasmussen (disambiguation), several people *

Rasmus Ristolainen Rasmus Ristolainen (born 27 October 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected eighth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Playing ...

, Finnish ice hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers * Rasmus Sandin, Swedish ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs * Rasmus Lauge Schmidt, Danish handball player * Rasmus Schüller, Finnish football player *

Rasmus Seebach Rasmus Seebach (; born 28 March 1980) is a Danish singer-songwriter and record producer who had his solo-debut with the Danish-language single "Engel" ( en, "Angel") in April 2009. Seebach has written and produced songs for Danish and internat ...

, Danish singer songwriter *

Rasmus Sindre Rasmus Elias Paulson Sindre (23 July 1859 – 3 April 1908) was a Norwegian farmer, newspaper editor and politician. He took over the farm Sindre in Nordfjord when his father died in 1882. He represented the party Venstre (Norway), being mayor of t ...

, (1859-1908), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician * Rasmus Sjöstedt, Swedish football player * Rasmus Skylstad (1893–1972), Norwegian diplomat *

Rasmus Carl Staeger Rasmus may refer to: People * Rasmus (given name) * Rasmus (surname) Arts and entertainment * The Rasmus, a Finnish rock band formerly called Rasmus ** ''The Rasmus'' (album), a self-titled studio album by the Finnish band * the title char ...

(18001875), Danish entomologist *

Rasmus Steinsvik Rasmus Olai Steinsvik (22 September 1863 – 22 June 1913) was a Norwegian writer, magazine editor and newspaper editor. He was born in Volda, and was married to Marta Steinsvik. He edited the magazine ''Fedraheimen'' from 1889 to 1891, and st ...

(1863–1913), Norwegian writer, magazine editor and newspaper editor *

Rasmus Stjerne Rasmus Stjerne Hansen (born 26 May 1988 in Hvidovre) is a retired Danish curler. He is a former world junior champion and current Danish champion. He curls out of the Hvidovre Curling Club. Career Stjerne has participated in five World Junior ...

, Danish curler * Rasmus Thude, Danish singer and songwriter * Rasmus Andreas Torset (1897-1965), Norwegian politician *

Rasmus Videbæk Rasmus Videbæk (born 21 February 1973 in Copenhagen) is a Danish cinematographer. Films The year of release and director of each film are indicated in parenthesis. * '' Murk'' (2005 - Jannik Johansen) * '' Ledsaget udgang'' (2007 - Erik Claus ...

, Danish cinematographer * Rasmus Wengberg, Swedish badminton player * Rasmus Borregaard Winther, Danish

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for War ...

e-sport player * Rasmus Wremer, Swedish handball player *

Rasmus Würtz Rasmus Østergaard Würtz (born 18 September 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won the 2008–09 Danish Superliga with F.C. Copenhagen. He played 12 matches for the Denmark national team from 2005 ...

, Danish football player

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