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The surname Rasmussen or Rasmusen ([ˈʁɑsmusn]) 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.

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People with this name include:

Arts and language

  • Alis Rasmussen (born 1958), American writer known by the name Kate Elliott
  • 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
  • Nicolas Rasmussen (born 1962), Professor of history at the University of New South Wales
  • R. Kent Rasmussen, (born 1943) American historian, writer, and authority on Mark Twain
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dennis Rasmussen (born 1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Dorthe Wolfsberg (née Rasmussen; born 1958), Danish sprinter and hurdler
  • 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, 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 player), Danish badminton player
  • Peter Rasmussen (footballer) (born 1967), retired Danish football player
  • 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
  • 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

    Rasmussen Wikipedia
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