Thorson or Thorsen are Swedish, Norwegian and Danish surnames. Notable people with the surname include:

Thorson

Charles Thorson Charles "Charlie" Gustav Thorson (29 August 1890 – 7 August 1966) was a Canadian political cartoonist, character designer, children's book author and illustrator. Thorson is best known as the man who designed an early version of the then yet ...

(1890–1966), Canadian political cartoonist, character designer * Celeste Thorson, American actress, model writer, and activist. *

Clayton Thorson Clayton James Thorson (born June 15, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He played ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Eric Thorson Eric M. Thorson was the Inspector General for the United States Treasury Department. Career * Thorson is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. * He served in the Department of the Air Force as Acting Assistant Secretary and twice as ...

, American Inspector General for the

United States Treasury Department The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the Treasury, national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an United States federal executive departments, executive department. The departme ...

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Gunnar Thorson Gunnar Axel Wright Thorson (31 December 190625 January 1971) was a Danish marine zoologist and ecologist, who studied at the University of Copenhagen under the professors C.G. Johannes Petersen, August Krogh, Theodor Mortensen, Ragnar Spärck and ...

(1906-1971), Danish marine zoologist and ecologist. *

Herman Thorson Herman Thorson (December 18, 1880 – December 11, 1960) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1941 to 1942. He first won election in 1940, but was defeated in 1942 by Thomas Hal ...

(1880–1960) American politician with the

North Dakota Republican Party The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. Its platform is conservative. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling North Dakota's at-large U.S. House seat, both U.S. S ...

John F. Thorson John F. Thorson (May 10, 1920 – October 28, 1944) was a United States Army infantry soldier who was killed in action on October 28, 1944, in World War II. He was a posthumous recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for va ...

(1920–1944) American soldier in the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

Joseph Thorarinn Thorson Joseph Thorarinn Thorson, (March 15, 1889 – July 6, 1978) was a lawyer and politician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a Rhodes Scholar, and a veteran of World War I. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the ridings of Winn ...

(1889–1978), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Karen L. Thorson Karen L. Thorson is an American television producer. Thorson was married to fellow producer Robert F. Colesberry until his death in 2004. She worked on all five seasons of ''The Wire''. Before joining the crew of ''The Wire'' she worked as an ass ...

, American television producer *

Linda Thorson Linda Thorson (born Linda Robinson; June 18, 1947) is a Canadian actress, known for playing Tara King in '' The Avengers'' (1968–69). Personal life Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she attended Bishop Strachan School, and then moved to the ...

, Canadian actress * Mark Thorson, American football player *

Scott Thorson Scott Thorson (born January 23, 1959) is an American known for his relationship with and lawsuit against the entertainer Liberace. Liberace Relationship A teenaged Thorson met Liberace in 1976 through his romantic friendship with dancer B ...

, American who became famous for his relationship with

Liberace Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor. A child prodigy born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin, he enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordi ...

Tanner Thorson Tanner Delbert Thorson (born May 7, 1996) is an American professional dirt track racing driver. He competes in the United States Auto Club (USAC) and World of Outlaws. Thorson has also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, last drivin ...

, American racing driver * Theodore W. Thorson (1922–2018), American educator and politician * Victoria Thorson (born 1943), American sculptor and art historian * William Thorson, Swedish professional poker player

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Eric Thorsen Eric Thorsen (born October 6, 1967) is an American painter and sculptor known for his wildlife sculpture and fish carvings which have won him multiple awards at major art shows nationwide including "Best In World" at the 1992 World Taxidermy & F ...

, American sculptor *

Finn Thorsen Finn Thorsen (born March 10, 1940) is a retired Norwegian footballer. He was a central defender who played 83 Premier Division games for Skeid between 1963 and 1967, and helped win the cup in 1963 and 1965 and the league championship in 1966. T ...

, Norwegian footballer *

Jan Einar Thorsen Jan Einar Thorsen (born August 31, 1966) is a former Norwegian Alpine skier, active between 1987 and 1994.Jan Einar Thorsen

, Norwegian Olympic alpine skier *
Jens Jørgen Thorsen Jens Jørgen Thorsen (2 February 1932 Holstebro – 15 November 2000) was a Danish artist, director, and jazz musician whose works sometimes created controversy. Thorsen began his artistic career attending periodically the Royal Danish Acade ...
(1932–2002), Danish artist *
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen Kjetil Trædal Thorsen is a Norwegian architect. In 1987, he co-founded the architecture firm Snøhetta. History Kjetil Trædal Thorsen was born 14 June 1958 on the Norwegian coastal island of Karmøy. After several years in Germany and England, ...
, Norwegian professor *
Sven-Ole Thorsen Sven-Ole Thorsen (born 24 September 1944) is a Danish actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. Thorsen won Denmark's Strongest Man in 1983. Using his stature he often plays imposing giants and villains in his films who are ...
, Danish actor, stuntman, and athlete *
Vegard Thorsen Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the gothic metal genre. History Formation (1993) Theatre of Tragedy was founded on 2 October ...
, Norwegian heavy metal guitarist

See also
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Thorsen House The William R. Thorsen House, often referred to as the Thorsen House, is a historic residence in Berkeley, California. Built in 1909 for William and Caroline Thorsen, it is one of the last of four standing ultimate bungalows designed by Henry an ...
(ca. 1909), in Berkeley, California *
Thorson's rule Thorson's rule (named after Gunnar Thorson by S. A. Mileikovsky in 1971) Mileikovsky, S. A. 1971. ''Types of larval development in marine bottom invertebrates, their distribution and ecological significance: a reevaluation.'' Marine Biology 19: 193 ...
, a rule which states that
benthic The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from ancient Greek, βένθος (bénthos), meaning "t ...

marine invertebrates Marine invertebrates are the invertebrates that live in marine habitats. Invertebrate is a blanket term that includes all animals apart from the vertebrate members of the chordate phylum. Invertebrates lack a vertebral column, and some have evo ...
produce large numbers of eggs at low latitudes and produce fewer and larger eggs at high latitudes * Thoresen, a surname {{surname Norwegian-language surnames