Knutsen is a Norwegian surname. Its origin was as a

patronymic name A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, ...

(-sen/-søn/-son/-zen) derived from the first name

Knut Knut ( Norwegian and Swedish), Knud ( Danish), or Knútur ( Icelandic) is a Scandinavian and German first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used which ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Arvid Knutsen (1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and later coach *

Espen Knutsen Espen Knutsen (born January 12, 1972) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey player and currently the general manager of Vålerenga in the Norwegian GET-ligaen. He played five seasons in the North American-based National Hockey League (NH ...

(born 1972), Norwegian ice hockey player * Finn Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian politician * Geir Knutsen (born 1959), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Guro Knutsen (born 1985), Norwegian football player * Konrad B. Knutsen (1925–2012), Norwegian civil servant * Lars Knutsen (1884–1963), Norwegian shipowner, founder of Lars Knutsen and Sons Ltd, a ship chandler business in

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

* Marie Knutsen (born 1982), Norwegian football midfielder * Morten Knutsen (born 1977), Norwegian football coach and former player * Nelly Bell Knutsen (1905–1991), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party * Olav Martinus Knutsen Steinnes (1886–1961), Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1928 *

Paul Knutsen Barstad Sandvik Paul Knutsen Barstad Sandvik (9 April 1847 – 24 December 1936) was a Norwegian educator and musician. Biography He was born at Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Romsdalen county, Norway. He was a son of Knut Barstad and his wife Ragnhild, ...

(1847–1936), Norwegian educator *

Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen were two young men from Norway who went with fellow Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen on his 1918 Arctic expedition aboard ship '' Maud''. Peter Tessem was a carpenter and Paul Knutsen was an able-bodied seaman. One y ...

, Norwegian explorers who went with

Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegians, Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Am ...

on his 1918 Arctic expedition *

Tormod Knutsen Tormod Kåre Knutsen (7 January 1932 – 23 February 2021) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier, who won the Nordic combined event at the 1964 Winter Olympics, and came second at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He won four national championships, an ...

(1932–2021), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete *

Tove Karoline Knutsen Tove Karoline Knutsen (born 14 January 1951 in Torsken) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 2005. She graduated as cand.philol. in 1982, and spent large parts of her caree ...

(born 1951), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *

Venke Knutson Venke Knutson (born 20 October 1978) is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway. Life and career Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she go ...

(born 1978), Norwegian pop artist

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