Knudsen

Knudsen may refer to:

People

Knudsen is a surname of Danish origin, derived from the personal name Knud (Canute) and literally meaning "Knud's son." Notable people with the surname include:

• Aase Schibsted Knudsen (born 1954), Norwegian academic and writer
• Anthony Carl Knudsen (1874–1931), American businessman and politician
• Chilton R. Knudsen (born 1946), American Episcopal bishop
• Gitte Moos Knudsen, Danish neurobiologist and neurologist
• Gunnar Knudsen (1848–1928), Prime Minister of Norway 1908–1910 and 1913–1920
• Jens Martin Knudsen, multiple people

• Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player
• Karen Knudsen, American oncology researcher
• Keith Knudsen (1948–2005), American musician, member of The Doobie Brothers
• Kerry Knudsen (born 1950), American lichenologist
• Knud Knudsen (linguist) (1812–1895), Norwegian linguist
• Knut Knudsen, (born 1950), retired Norwegian road and track cyclist.
• Konrad Knudsen (1890–1959), Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian
• Lars Knudsen (born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography
• Lina Almind Knudsen (born 1985), Danish curler
• Lisbeth Knudsen (born 1953), Danish newspaper editor and businesswoman
• Martin Knudsen (1871–1949), Danish physicist
• Matt Knudsen (born 1974), American actor, comedian and writer
• Morten Knudsen, (born 1995) Danish footballer
• Per Holm Knudsen (contemporary), Danish author
• Eugene Peter Knudsen (1915–1981), American farmer and politician
• Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen (1912–1998), American automobile industry executive
• Sidse Babett Knudsen (born 1968), Danish actress
• Tord Øverland Knudsen (born 1982), Norwegian musician
• Ulrik Knudsen (born 1978), Danish politician
• Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898), Norwegian-American sugar planter on Hawaii, entrepreneur
• Vern Oliver Knudsen, (1893–1974), American acoustical physicist
• William S. Knudsen (1879–1948), Danish American automobile industry executive, US Army General

Other uses

• Knudsen, a brand of dairy products, currently owned by Lactalis
• R.W. Knudsen Family, a brand of natural bottled juices
• Knudsen gas, scientific model for gases
• Knudsen number, dimensionless number
• Knudsen layer, layer between liquid and vapour
• Morrison–Knudsen, was an American civil engineering and construction company active in the 20th century.

See also

• Knutsen