Nielsen [ˈnelsn] is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos (cf. Nicholas). It is the most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population. It is also used in Norway, although the form Nelsen and Nilsen is more common. In Sweden the parallel form is Nilsson. Nielsen is also in use in the Faroe Islands. The frequent occurrences of Nielsen as a surname outside Denmark is due to emigration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Nielson, Nelsen, Nelson, Neilson, or Neilsen.
Alice Nielsen (1872–1943), American singer
Allan Nielsen (born 1971), Danish football player
Anders Christian Nielsen Also known as A. C. Nielsen (1848–1929) Junction City, Oregon, Danish community founder
Anders Peter Nielsen (1867–1950), Danish shooter
Arthur Nielsen (1897–1980), American market analyst
Asta Nielsen (1881–1972), Danish actress
Benny Nielsen (born 1966), Danish swimmer
Benny Nielsen (born 1951), Danish former footballer
Brigitte Nielsen (born 1963), Danish actress
Carl Nielsen (1865–1931), Danish composer
Christopher Nielsen (born 1963), Norwegian comics artist
Connie Nielsen (born 1965), Danish actress
Dane Nielsen, Australian rugby league footballer
David Nielsen (born c.1977), Danish footballer
Ebbe Nielsen (1950–2001), Danish entomologist
Erik Nielsen (1924–2008), former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, brother of Leslie
Frans Nielsen (born 1984), Danish Ice Hockey player
Frederik Nielsen (born 1983), Danish tennis player
Frida Sanggaard Nielsen (born 1998), Danish rower
Gunnar Nielsen (athlete) (1928–1985), Danish athlete. Former world record holder over 1500 metres.
Gunnar Nielsen (footballer born 1986), Faroese football player
Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen Argentinian football player
Harald Nielsen (born 1941) former Danish footballer
Henry Nielsen (actor) (1890–1967), Danish actor
Henry Nielsen (athlete) (1910–1969), Danish runner
Holger Nielsen (1866–1955), Danish Olympic competitor in various sports
Holger Bech Nielsen (born 1941), Danish theoretical physicist
Inga Nielsen (1946–2008), Danish singer (soprano)
Jakob Nielsen (born 1957), Danish-American usability consultant
Jakob Nielsen (1890–1959), Danish mathematician
Jennifer A. Nielsen, author of the Ascendance Trilogy
Jeppe Nielsen (born 1974), Danish freestyle swimmer
Jerri Nielsen (1952–2009), American physician
Jimmy Nielsen (born 1977), Danish footballer
John Nielsen (disambiguation), multiple people
Jonatan Nielsen (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey
Juanita Nielsen (1937–1975), Australian publisher
Kay Nielsen (1886–1957), Danish "golden age" illustrator
Kai Nielsen (1882–1924), Danish sculptor
Kai Nielsen (disambiguation), multiple people
Kai Peter Anthon Nielsen (1906–1988), better known as Kai Ewans was a Danish jazz musician
Keith Nielsen, American Sculptor
Kurt Nielsen (1930–2011), Danish former tennis player
Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010), Canadian-born American film actor
Ludolf Nielsen (1876–1939), Danish composer, violinist, conductor and pianist
Matthew Nielsen (born 1978), former Australian basketball player
Michael Nielsen (born 1983), American graphic designer
Nielsine Nielsen (1850-1916), the first female academic and physician in Denmark
Olivia Nielsen (1852–1910), Danish trade unionist and politician
Renata Nielsen (born 1966), Danish long jumper
Rick Nielsen, lead guitarist of the American rock band Cheap Trick
Sanna Nielsen (born 1984), Swedish-born singer
Skylar Nielsen (born 1975), American film director
Yngvar Nielsen (1843–1916), Norwegian historian
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