Madsen is a common surname of Danish origin. The meaning of Madsen is Son of Mads. "Mads" is Danish form of Matthew. Notable people with the surname include:
Angela Madsen, American rower and athlete
Arch L. Madsen, American Radio and Television pioneer
Barbara Madsen, American Judge, Washington Supreme Court Justice
Birger Madsen, Norwegian professional football defender
Bo Madsen, guitarist of the Danish rock band Mew
Charles D. Madsen, American politician
Chris Madsen, Danish-American lawman of the Old West
Christian Madsen, American actor
Claus Madsen, Danish professional football midfielder
Eric Madsen, American college baseball coach
Gerda Madsen, Danish film actress
Gitte Madsen, Danish team handball player and Olympic champion
Gordon A. Madsen, American state legislator and assistant attorney general in Utah
Gunnar Madsen, American vocalist
Heather Madsen, known world wide for memorizing the countries of the world at the age of 2
Henrik O. Madsen, Danish businessperson and engineer
Jakob Broechner Madsen, Danish economist
Janne Madsen, Danish football midfielder
Jeff Madsen, American poker player, winner of a World Series of Poker event
John Madsen (American football), American football player
John M. Madsen, American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Katrine Madsen, Danish jazz singer
Kenneth C. Madsen, American artist born in Salt Lake City
Kim André Madsen, Norwegian footballer
Kristian Madsen, Danish gymnast
Lars Jørgen Madsen, Danish rifle shooter
Lars Møller Madsen, Danish team handball player
Madsen Vale, Brazilian designer
Mads Lauritz Madsen, Norwegian politician
Mark Madsen, American professional basketball player
Mathew Madsen, New Zealand weightlifter
Michael Madsen (disambiguation), several people
Michael Madsen (footballer), Danish football player
Nicolaj Madsen, Danish professional association football player
Ole Madsen, Danish footballer
Ole Christian Madsen, Danish film director and writer
Peter Madsen, Danish footballer
Peter Madsen (cartoonist), Danish cartoonist
Phil Madsen, New Zealand singer/songwriter based in Auckland
Pontus Madsen, Swedish webcomic writer/artist (Little Gamers)
Robert Madsen, Danish gymnast
Ricardt Madsen, Danish boxer
Sigfred Madsen, Danish boxer
Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, Norwegian art historian
Svend Madsen, Danish gymnast
Tue Madsen, Danish music producer and sound engineer
Wayne Madsen, American author and journalist
Vibeke Hammer Madsen, Norwegian businessperson
Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, Danish politician, minister, businessman and inventor
Vigo Madsen, Danish gymnast
Virginia Madsen, American actress
