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Larsen [ˈlɑːsn̩], is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Lars" (equivalent of Laurentius). It is the seventh most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2.4% of the population.

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Larsen may refer to:

In engineering

  • Henning Holck-Larsen (1907–2003), Danish co-founder of the Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro

    • In exploration

  • Carl Anton Larsen (1860–1924), Norwegian Antarctic explorer
  • Henry Larsen (1899–1964), Canadian Arctic explorer
  • Torry Larsen (born 1971), Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer

    • In music

  • Brian Larsen (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and producer
  • Kim Larsen (born 1945), Danish rock musician
  • Libby Larsen (born 1950), American composer
  • Magnus Larsen, bass guitar player for Norwegian pop/rock band Di Derre
  • Marit Larsen (born 1983), Norwegian singer and songwriter
  • Micheal Larsen (1981–2010), known as Eyedea, American musician, rapper and poet

    • In sports and games

  • Art Larsen (1925–2012), American tennis player
  • Bent Larsen (1935-2010), Danish chess player
  • Don Larsen (born 1929), American baseball player
  • Edvard Larsen (1881–1914), Norwegian triple jumper
  • Ernst Larsen (1926–2015), Norwegian athlete
  • Gary Larsen (born 1942), American football player
  • Gavin Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand cricketer
  • Jens Larsen (born 1969), Danish volleyball player and coach
  • Jeremy Larsen (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
  • Kyle Larsen (1950–2012), American bridge player
  • Lyn Larsen (born 1963), Australian cricketer
  • Philip Larsen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey player
  • Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 1957), Danish footballer
  • Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian speed skater
  • Søren Larsen (born 1981), Danish footballer
  • Tore Helge Larsen (1945–2015), Norwegian harness racer

    • In other fields

  • Alf Larsen (1885–1967), Norwegian poet, essayist and magazine editor
  • Anders Larsen (1870–1949), Sami teacher, journalist and writer
  • Bryan Larsen (born 1975), American painter
  • David Larsen (born 1980), American stage actor
  • Emanuel Larsen (1823–1859), Danish painter
  • Gry Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian politician
  • Frederick Niels Larsen (born 1932), American leader of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
  • Henrik Sass Larsen (born 1966), Danish politician
  • Henry Louis Larsen (1890–1962), American Marine Corps General; Governor of American Samoa and Guam
  • Jakob Larsen (1888–1974), an American classical scholar
  • Leif Andreas Larsen ("Shetland Larsen", 1906–1990), Norwegian naval officer in World War II
  • Matt Larsen, American combatives instructor
  • Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American novelist
  • Øivind Larsen (born 1938), Norwegian physician
  • Reidar T. Larsen (1923–2012), Norwegian politician
  • Sally Larsen (born 1954), American photographer
  • Søren Absalon Larsen (1871–1957), Danish physicist, discoverer of the Larsen acoustic feedback effect

    • References

    Larsen (surname) Wikipedia
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