Knudsen
Knudsen is a surname of Scandinavian origin, derived from the personal name Knud (Canute) and literally meaning "Knud's son."
Knudsen refers to:
- Persons
- Bo Knudsen (born 1958), Danish politician
- Gunnar Knudsen (1848–1928), Prime Minister of Norway 1908–1910 and 1913–1920
- Jens Martin Knudsen (1930–2005), Danish astrophysicist
- Jens Martin Knudsen (1967–), Faroese goalkeeper
- Keith Knudsen (1948–2005), musician, member of The Doobie Brothers
- Knud Knudsen (linguist) (1812–1895), Norwegian linguist
- Konrad Knudsen (1890–1959), Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian
- Lars John Knudsen (1932- 2004), Australian abstract painter
- Lars Knudsen (1962–), Danish researcher in cryptography
- Martin Knudsen (1871–1949), Danish physicist, after whom is named:
- Knudsen Gas, scientific model for gases
- Knudsen number, dimensionless number
- Knudsen layer, layer between liquid and vapour
- Morten Knudsen, (born 1995) Danish footballer
- Per Holm Knudsen (contemporary), Danish author
- Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen (1912–1998), American automobile industry executive
- Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898), Norwegian-American sugar planter on Hawaii, entrepreneur
- William S. Knudsen (1879–1948), Danish American automobile industry executive, US Army General
- Vern Oliver Knudsen, (1893–1974), American acoustical physicist
- Other
- Knudsen, a brand of dairy products, currently owned by Kraft Foods
See also
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