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 athleteArch L. Madsen, American Radio and Television pioneerBarbara Madsen, American Judge, Washington Supreme Court JusticeBirger Madsen, Norwegian professional football defenderBo Madsen, guitarist of the Danish rock band MewCharles D. Madsen, American politicianChris Madsen, Danish-American lawman of the Old WestChristian Madsen, American actorClaus Madsen, Danish professional football midfielderEric Madsen, American college baseball coachGerda Madsen, Danish film actressGitte Madsen, Danish team handball player and Olympic championGordon A. Madsen, American state legislator and assistant attorney general in UtahGunnar Madsen, American vocalistHeather Madsen, known world wide for memorizing the countries of the world at the age of 2Henrik O. Madsen, Danish businessperson and engineerJakob Broechner Madsen, Danish economistJanne Madsen, Danish football midfielderJeff Madsen, American poker player, winner of a World Series of Poker eventJohn Madsen (American football), American football playerJohn M. Madsen, American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsKatrine Madsen, Danish jazz singerKenneth C. Madsen, American artist born in Salt Lake CityKim André Madsen, Norwegian footballerKristian Madsen, Danish gymnastLars Jørgen Madsen, Danish rifle shooterLars Møller Madsen, Danish team handball playerMadsen Vale, Brazilian designerMads Lauritz Madsen, Norwegian politicianMark Madsen, American professional basketball playerMathew Madsen, New Zealand weightlifterMichael Madsen (disambiguation), several peopleMichael Madsen (footballer), Danish football playerNicolaj Madsen, Danish professional association football playerOle Madsen, Danish footballerOle Christian Madsen, Danish film director and writerPeter Madsen, Danish footballerPeter Madsen (cartoonist), Danish cartoonistPhil Madsen, New Zealand singer/songwriter based in AucklandPontus Madsen, Swedish webcomic writer/artist (Little Gamers)Robert Madsen, Danish gymnastRicardt Madsen, Danish boxerSigfred Madsen, Danish boxerStephan Tschudi-Madsen, Norwegian art historianSvend Madsen, Danish gymnastTue Madsen, Danish music producer and sound engineerWayne Madsen, American author and journalistVibeke Hammer Madsen, Norwegian businesspersonVilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, Danish politician, minister, businessman and inventorVigo Madsen, Danish gymnastVirginia Madsen, American actress