Tonnesen or Tønnesen is a Norwegian surname that may refer to *

Ambrosia Tønnesen Ambrosia Tønnesen (28 January 1859 – 21 January 1948) was a Norwegian sculptor. She is regarded as the first professional female sculptor in Norway, and is best known for her many portraits, including statues, busts, and reliefs. Personal l ...

(1859-1948), Norwegian sculptor * Beatrice Tonnesen (1871–1958), American artist and photographer *

Carl M. Rynning-Tønnesen Carl Mentz Rynning-Tønnesen (13 September 1924 – 28 April 2013) was a Norwegian police chief. He was born in Jevnaker as a son of Christian Wilhelm Rynning-Tønnesen (1893–1963) and pharmacist Sigrid Jacobsen (1896–1961), and grew up in Kri ...

(1924–2013), Norwegian police chief *

Christian Rynning-Tønnesen Christian Wilhelm Rynning-Tønnesen (born 18 June 1959) is a Norwegian businessperson. He has spent most of his career in Statkraft, first holding various positions from 1992 to 2005, and then as CEO since 2010. He was CEO of Norske Skog from ...

(born 1959), Norwegian businessman *

Grethe Tønnesen Grethe Tønnesen is a Norwegian handball player. She played 60 matches for the Norway women's national handball team between 1968 and 1977. She participated at the 1973 World Women's Handball Championship The 1973 World Women's Handball Champi ...

, Norwegian handball player *

Kent Robin Tønnesen Kent Robin Tønnesen (born 5 June 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Paris Saint-Germain and the Norway men's national handball team, Norwegian national team. Honours *IHF World Men's Handball Championship, Wor ...

(born 1991), Norwegian handball player * Pau Tonnesen (born 1992), Spanish decathlete *

Sverre Rynning-Tønnesen Sverre Rynning-Tønnesen (24 April 1894 – 1970) was a Norwegian electrical engineer and civil servant. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1922, and began working in Kristiania in the same year. From 1945 to 1962 he served ...

(1894–1970), Norwegian electrical engineer and civil servant *

Terje Tønnesen Terje Tønnesen (born 27 February 1955 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian classical violinist. His first marriage, from 1979 to 1986, was to the pianist Reidun Askeland (born 1957). In 1986 he married the actress Hilde Grythe (born 18 July 1955), ...

(born 1955), Norwegian violinist

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