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:
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
- ↑ Statistics Denmark
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