Rasmussen





The surname Rasmussen or Rasmusen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁɑsmusn̩]) is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning Rasmus' son. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.[1]


People with this name include:





Contents






  • 1 Arts and language


  • 2 Politics and administration


  • 3 Sports


  • 4 Science, engineering, and technology


  • 5 Religion


  • 6 Military


  • 7 References





Arts and language




  • Rasmussen (born 1985), Danish singer


  • Alis Rasmussen (born 1958), American writer known by the name Kate Elliott


  • Anne Rasmussen (born 1959), American ethnomusicologist


  • Bruce Rasmussen (born 1961), American television producer


  • Carmen Rasmusen (born 1985), Canadian-American singer


  • Christina Rasmussen (born 1972), Greek–American crisis intervention counselor and author


  • Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964), Norwegian author, literature critic and musician


  • Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1827–1912), Danish landscape artist


  • Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen (1892–1975), Danish architect


  • Flemming Rasmussen (born 1958), Danish music producer


  • Halfdan Rasmussen (1915–2002), Danish poet


  • Jens Elmegård Rasmussen (born 1944), associate professor of Indo-European Studies at the University of Copenhagen


  • Joel Rasmussen (born 1970), American film producer

  • Jørgen Guldborg-Rasmussen


  • Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen (born 1944), Danish ceramist and designer


  • Karl Aage Rasmussen (born 1947), Danish composer, writer and organizer


  • Mary Helen Rasmussen (1930–2008), American musicologist


  • Nicolas Rasmussen (born 1962), Professor of history at the University of New South Wales


  • Rie Rasmussen, (born 1978) Danish actress, model, director and photographer


  • Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen (1915–1982), Danish stage and film actress


  • Steen Eiler Rasmussen, Danish architect and town-planner


  • Rasmus Rasmussen (1862–1932), Norwegian actor and theatre director


  • Rasmus Rasmussen (1871–1962), Faroese writer


  • Sunleif Rasmussen (born 1961), Faroese composer of classical music



Politics and administration




  • Amund Rasmussen Skarholt (1892–1956), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party


  • Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953), NATO General Secretary, former Prime Minister of Denmark


  • Dan Rasmussen, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives


  • David Rasmussen Hansen (born 1938), United States federal judge


  • Dennis F. Rasmussen (born 1947), American politician


  • Derek Rasmussen, former policy advisor for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated in Canada


  • Einar Normann Rasmussen (1907–1975), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party


  • Hjalte Rasmussen, Professor of European Union Law at the University of Copenhagen


  • Holger Rasmusen, American politician


  • Kapp Rasmussen, American politician


  • Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964), Prime Minister of Denmark, representing the Liberal Party Venstre


  • Olav Rasmussen Langeland (1904–1981), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party


  • Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (born 1943), MEP and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), former Prime Minister of Denmark


  • Scott Rasmussen, co-founder of the sports television network ESPN and polling company Rasmussen Reports


  • Stu Rasmussen, American politician from the state of Oregon


  • Tom Rasmussen, member of the Seattle City Council


  • Wilkie Rasmussen, Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands



Sports




  • Aage Rasmussen (1889–1983), Danish photographer and track and field athlete


  • Alex Rasmussen (born 1984), Danish professional racing cyclist


  • Allan Stig Rasmussen (born 1983), Danish chess grandmaster


  • Anders Rasmussen, Danish professional football player


  • Andreas Rasmussen (1893–1967), Danish field hockey player


  • Bill Rasmussen and his team launched College Fanz Sports Network


  • Bjørn Rasmussen (1885–1962), Danish football (soccer) player


  • Blair Rasmussen (born 1962), former American professional basketball player


  • Bruce Rasmussen (basketball) (born 1950), Creighton University director of athletics


  • Dale Rasmussen (born 1977), Samoan international rugby union player


  • David Rasmussen (born 1976), retired Danish football player


  • Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa


  • Dennis Rasmussen (born 1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher


  • Dorthe Rasmussen (born 1960), Danish long-distance runner


  • Einar Rasmussen (born 1956), Norwegian sprint canoeist


  • Eldon Rasmussen (born 1936), driver in the USAC Championship Car series


  • Elton Rasmussen, Australian rugby league player


  • Eric Rasmussen, retired professional baseball player from Racine, Wisconsin, USA


  • Erik Rasmussen (ice hockey) (born 1977), American professional ice hockey player


  • Erik Rasmussen (footballer) (born 1960), former Danish football player and manager


  • Erik Rasmussen (handballer) (born 1959), former Danish handball player


  • Flint Rasmussen, "Rodeo Barrelman" in the sport of bullriding


  • Flemming Rasmussen (strongman), former strongman from Denmark


  • Grace Rasmussen (born 1988), New Zealand netball player


  • Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (born 1954), Danish sports shooter and Olympic champion


  • Hans Rasmussen, (1895–1949), pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1915


  • Hedevig Rasmussen (1902–1985), Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics


  • Jens Rasmussen (speedway rider), former speedway rider who rode in the United Kingdom


  • Johanna Rasmussen (born 1983), Danish female football striker


  • John Boye Rasmussen (born 1982), Danish handball player


  • Jonas Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish badminton player


  • Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer, born 1945), Danish footballer


  • Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer born 1937), Danish footballer


  • Juliane Rasmussen (born 1979), Danish rower


  • Karen Maud Rasmussen (1906–1994), Danish freestyle swimmer


  • Karl Johan Rasmussen (born 1973), Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races


  • Kemp Rasmussen (born 1979), American football defensive lineman in the NFL


  • Kristen Rasmussen, professional basketball player in the WNBA


  • Kyle Rasmussen (born 1968), American former alpine ski racer


  • Lars Rasmussen (handball player) (born 1976), Danish team handball player


  • Mads Rasmussen, Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls


  • Marie Rasmussen (born 1972), Danish pole vaulter


  • Mark Rasmussen (born 1983), English striker


  • Michael Rasmussen (born 1974), Danish cyclist


  • Morten Rasmussen (football defender) (born 1985), Danish professional football player


  • Morten Rasmussen (football striker) (born 1985), Danish professional football player


  • Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1952), Danish former football player


  • Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1960), Danish football manager and former player


  • Peter Rasmussen (badminton) (born 1974), Danish badminton player


  • Peter Rasmussen (footballer, born 1967), Danish international football (soccer) player


  • Peter Rasmussen (footballer, born 1969), Danish football player for AB


  • Peter Rasmussen (referee) (born 1975), Danish football referee


  • Philip Rasmussen (born 1989), Danish professional football midfielder


  • Rachel Rasmussen (born 1984), New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship


  • Randy Rasmussen, American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets


  • Rasmus Rasmussen (1899–1974), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics


  • Steffen Rasmussen, Danish professional football goalkeeper


  • Theis F. Rasmussen, Danish football goalkeeper


  • Thomas Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish professional football (soccer) player


  • Tine Rasmussen, female badminton player from Denmark


  • Troels Rasmussen, Danish former football (soccer) player


  • Viktor Rasmussen (1882–1956), Danish gymnast


  • Wayne Rasmussen, American football player


  • Willy Rasmussen, former Norwegian javelin thrower



Science, engineering, and technology




  • David Tab Rasmussen (1958–2014), American biological anthropologist


  • Erik N. Rasmussen (born 1957), American meteorologist and tornado researcher


  • Greg Rasmussen (born 1955), British wildlife conservation biologist


  • Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878–1964), Danish engineer and industrialist


  • Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933), Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologist


  • Lars Rasmussen (software developer), creator of Google Maps and Google Wave


  • Norman Rasmussen (1927–2003), American physicist


  • Pamela C. Rasmussen (born 1959), American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds


  • Richard Rasmussen (Born 1970), Brazillian biologist, economist and TV host.


  • Sherri Rasmussen (1957–1986), American nurse killed by a police officer who had once dated her husband


  • Steen Rasmussen (born 1955), Danish artificial life scientist working in the United States



Religion



  • Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (1585–1652), Bishop of Zealand


Military




  • Phil Rasmussen, Army Air Corps second lieutenant stationed at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 Japanese attack


  • Robert L. Rasmussen, Artist, Sculptor, U.S. Naval Aviator


  • Stefan G. Rasmussen (born 1947), pilot in the Danish Air Force


  • Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessel, a class of offshore patrol vessel operating in the Royal Danish Navy from 2008.



References





  1. ^ [1] Statistics Denmark









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