Andersen
Andersen is a family name.
Origin and meaning
Andersen is a patronymic name that is common in Germany ( Schleswig-Holstein ) and Denmark and means "Son of Anders" ( Andreas ).
variants
- Anderssen , Andersson , Anderson , Andresen , Andreessen , Andriessen
Name bearer
A.
- Aage Andersen (1883–1976), Danish football player
- Ådne Andersen (* 1994), Norwegian medium and long distance runner
- Albert Andersen (1891–1977), Danish athlete
- Aleksander Fjeld Andersen (* 1997), Norwegian biathlete
- Alex Høgh Andersen (* 1994), Danish actor
- Alf Andersen (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper
- Alf Andersen (flautist) (1928–1962), Norwegian flautist
- Alf Andersen (singer) (1928-2010), Danish singer (bass-baritone) and actor
- Alf Malcolm Andersen (1891-1928), Norwegian football player
- Alfred Andersen-Wingar (1869–1952), Norwegian composer
- Alsing Andersen (1893–1962), Danish politician
- Anders Andersen (Arbeiderpartiet) , Danish politician and party official
- Anders Andersen (wrestler) (1881–1961), Danish wrestler
- Anders Andersen (politician, 1912) (1912-2006), Danish politician
- Anders Andersen (badminton) , Danish badminton player
- Anders Andersen-Lundby (1841–1923), Danish painter
- Anders Hartington Andersen (1907-1996), Danish marathon runner
- Andreas Andersen (1799–1879), mercantile ship captain and local politician
- Anette Ree Andersen (* 1967), Danish sailor
- Anja Andersen (* 1969), Danish handball player and trainer
- Anker Meyer Andersen (1910– † unknown), Danish track cyclist
- Anna Rosbach Andersen (* 1947), Danish politician, see Anna Rosbach
- Anne Dsane Andersen (* 1992), Danish rower
- Anne Nymark Andersen (* 1972), Norwegian soccer player
- Anton Andersen (1880–1971), Danish marksman
- Anton Jörgen Andersen (1845–1926), Norwegian composer
- Arne Andersen (soccer player) (1900–1986), Norwegian soccer player
- Arne Andersen (handball player) (* 1944), Danish handball player
- Arne Andersen (historian) (* 1951), German historian
- Arild Andersen (* 1945), Norwegian jazz bassist and composer
- Arthur E. Andersen (1885–1947), American entrepreneur
- Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–1985), Norwegian writer
- Axel Andersen (1891-1931), Danish gymnast
B.
- Benny Andersen (1929–2018), Danish pianist, composer and poet
- Benny Andersen (sailor) (* 1963), Danish sailor
- Bent Rold Andersen (1929–2015), Danish political scientist and politician, Minister of Social Affairs 1982
- Berit Reiss-Andersen (* 1954), Norwegian lawyer, politician and author
- Bernhard Andersen (1892–1958), Danish football player
- Bjørn Andersen (* 1931), Danish pole vaulter
- Bo Milton Andersen (* 1974), Danish handball player and coach
- Børge Kaas Andersen (* 1937), Danish rower
- Bridgette Andersen (1975–1997), American film actress and model
- Britta Andersen (* 1979), Danish badminton player
C.
- Camilla Andersen (* 1973), Danish handball player
- Camilla Sand Andersen (* 1986), Danish soccer player
- Carl Andersen (Turner) (1879-1967), Danish gymnast
- Carl Andersen (director) (1958–2012), Austrian director, screenwriter and film critic
- Carl Albert Andersen (1876–1951), Norwegian athlete and gymnast
- Carl-Ebbe Andersen (1929–2009), Danish rower
- Carl R. Andersen (1899–1983), Danish gymnast
- Cato Hamre Andersen (* 1959), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Cato Tom Andersen (* 1967), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Chris Andersen (* 1978), American basketball player
- Christian Andersen (marksman) (1896–1982), Danish marksman
- Christian Andersen (soccer player) (* 1944), Danish soccer player and coach
- Christian Andersen (cyclist) (* 1967), Danish cyclist
- Claus Andersen (* 1951), Danish badminton player
D.
- Dag Terje Andersen (* 1957), Norwegian politician
- David Andersen (basketball player) (born 1980), Australian basketball player
- David Andersen (ski jumper) (* 1983), Norwegian ski jumper
- Dennis Dengsø Andersen (* 1978), Danish sailor
- Dieter Andersen (1916–1994), German Lutheran clergyman, state superintendent and bishop
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901–1963), American pediatrician and pathologist
- Dorthe Andersen (* 1968), Danish singer and TV presenter
E.
- Einar Anton Andersen (1905–1987), Danish geodesist
- Elga Andersen (1935–1994), German actress and singer
- Elisabeth Andersen (1920–2018), Dutch actress
- Elmer L. Andersen (1909–2004), American politician and governor of the state of Minnesota
- Eric Andersen (* 1943), American singer and songwriter
- Erich R. Andersen (* 1937), German writer and radio play author
- Erik Eloe Andersen (1902–1980), Danish racing cyclist
- Erik Andersen (chess player) (1904–1938), Danish chess player
- Erik Andersen (fencer) (1919–1993), Danish fencer
- Erik Bo Andersen (* 1970), Danish football player
- Erik Sparre Andersen (1919–2003), Danish mathematician
- Erling Andersen (soccer player) (1901-1969), Norwegian soccer player
- Erling Andersen (skier) (1905-1993), American skier
- Erling Andersen (athlete) (* 1960), Norwegian athlete
- Espen Andersen (Nordic combined, 1961) (* 1961), Norwegian Nordic combined
- Espen Andersen (Nordic combined, 1993) (* 1993), Norwegian Nordic combined
F.
- Fero Andersen (* 1982), German television presenter
- Finn Andersen (* 1990), Danish e-athlete
- Flemming Andersen (* 1968), Danish comic artist
- Frederik Andersen (* 1989), Danish ice hockey goalkeeper
- Frederik Kobberup Andersen (1920–2003), Danish canoeist
- Friedrich Andersen (1860–1940), German Protestant theologian
- Frithjof Andersen (1893–1975), Norwegian wrestler
- Fritiof Normann Andersen (1898–1954), Danish sprinter
G
- Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (* 1945), Swiss marathon runner
- Geir Andersen (* 1964), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete
- Georg Andersen (* 1963), Norwegian shot putter
- Gil Andersen (1879-1935), Norwegian-American racing driver and automobile manager
- Ginny Andersen , New Zealand politician (Labor Party)
- Gitte Andersen (* 1977), Danish soccer player
- Gjert Andersen (* 1947), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
- Gøsta Esping-Andersen (* 1947), Danish political scientist and sociologist
- Greta Andersen (* 1927), Danish swimmer
- Grete Andersen , maiden name of Grete Waitz (1953–2011), Norwegian athlete
- Gunnar Andersen (athlete, 1890) (1890–1968), Norwegian soccer player and ski jumper
- Gunnar Andersen (athlete, 1909) (1909–1988), Norwegian ski jumper
- Gunnar Andersen (cyclist) (1911–1981), Danish cyclist
H
- Håkon Andersen (* 1978), Norwegian biathlete
- Hans Andersen (architect) (1848–1929), Danish-German architect and construction clerk
- Hans Andersen (soccer player, 1905) (1905–1969), Norwegian soccer player
- Hans Andersen (soccer player, 1925) (1925–1999), Norwegian soccer player
- Hans C. Andersen (* 1940), American chemist
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish writer
- Hans Christian Andersen (rider) (1914–1993), Danish eventing rider
- Hans Henrik Andersen (1937–2012), Danish physicist
- Hans-Jürgen Andersen (* 1949), German painter, copywriter and musician
- Hans Jürgen Andersen , German author
- Hans N. Andersen ( Hans Nørgaard Andersen ; * 1980), Danish speedway driver
- Hedwig Andersen (1866–1957), German speech therapist
- Helle Andersen (* ~ 1968), Danish badminton player
- Henrik Andersen (* 1965), Danish football player
- Henrik Andersen (weightlifter) (* 1967), Danish weightlifter
- Henrik Steen Andersen (* 1977), Danish swimmer
- Henry Brask Andersen (1896–1970), Danish track cyclist
- Herluf Andersen (* 1951), Danish archer
- Herman Andersen (1904–1955), Danish wrestler
- Herman Carl Andersen (1897–1978), American politician
- Hermann Andersen (1901–1989), German state politician (Schleswig-Holstein) (FDP)
- Hildur Andersen (1864–1956), Norwegian pianist
- Hjalmar Andersen (1923-2013), Norwegian speed skater
- Hjalmart Andersen (1889–1974), Danish gymnast
I.
- Ida Andersen (* 1968), Norwegian sailor
- Inge Andersen (* 1944), Danish swimmer
- Inger Andersen (* 1958), Danish economist and ecologist
- Inger Lise Andersen , birth name of Inger Lise Rypdal (* 1949), Norwegian pop, rock and jazz singer and actress
J
- Jacob Andersen (1892–1955), Danish sailor
- Jan Eli Andersen (* 1966), Danish sailor
- Jannik Madum Andersen (* 1940), Danish rower
- Jens Andersen (boxer) (1929-2010), Danish boxer
- Jens Andersen (author) (* 1955), Danish journalist, literary critic and writer
- Jens Andersen (chess player) (* 1960), German chess player
- Jens Andersen (actor) (* 1971), Danish actor
- Jep Nissen Andersen (1896–1974), German writer
- Jeppe Andersen (* 1992), Danish football player
- Jeß Andersen (1924–2009), German lawyer
- Jette Andersen (* 1945), Danish athlete
- Jim Ronny Andersen (* 1975), Norwegian badminton player
- Joachim Andersen (1847–1909), Danish flautist and composer
- Joachim Andersen (soccer player) (* 1996), Danish soccer player
- Johan V. Andersen (1892–1971), Danish painter
- Johannes Andersen (farmer) (1760–1825), Greenlandic farmer
- Johannes Andersen (1888–1967), Norwegian cross-country runner
- Johannes Andersen (astronomer) (* 1943), Danish astronomer
- Johannes Carl Andersen (1873–1962), Danish-New Zealand poet, ethnologist, librarian, editor, historian and botanist
- Johannes Sigfred Andersen (1898–1970), Norwegian criminal and resistance fighter
- John Andersen (* 1961), Danish football player
- Jonas Andersen (* 1981), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Jonny Andersen (1887– ??), German wrestler
- Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast
- Jörgen Andersen (1905-1993), Danish state politician in Schleswig-Holstein (SSW)
- Jørgen Wrønding Andersen (* 1941), Norwegian canoeist
- Jørn Andersen (* 1963), Norwegian football player and coach
- Judith Andersen (* 1951), Danish rower
- Jürgen Andersen (~ 1600 – after 1650), explorer in the Orient
- Just Andersen (1884–1943), Danish sculptor and silversmith
K
- Kaj Andersen (* 1899), Danish badminton player and athlete
- Kaj Andersen (1943–1973), Danish discus thrower
- Karen Margrete Andersen (1917–1971), Danish water diver
- Karin Andersen (actress) (1927-2013), German actress
- Karin Andersen (politician) (* 1952), Norwegian politician (SV)
- Karin Andersen (artist) (* 1966), German artist
- Karl Andersen (cellist) (1903–1970), Norwegian cellist, music teacher and composer
- Karl Joachim Andersen (1847–1909), Danish flautist, conductor and composer, see Joachim Andersen
- Karl Theodor Andersen (1898–1974), German zoologist and university professor
- Kasper Andersen (* 1984), Danish racing driver
- Kasper Irming Andersen (* 1986), Danish handball player
- Keld Andersen (* 1946), Danish handball player
- Kenneth Andersen (* 1967), Danish football trainer
- Kim Andersen (politician) (* 1957), Danish politician
- Kim Andersen (cyclist) (* 1958), Danish cyclist
- Kim Ry Andersen (* 1946), Danish politician and music manager
- Kirsti Andersen (* 1941), Danish mathematician
- Kjerstin Andersen (* 1958), Norwegian handball player
- Klemen Andersen , actual name of skipper Clement (1485–1536), Danish captain and privateer
- Knud Børge Andersen (1914–1984), Danish politician
- Knud Christian Andersen (1867-1918), Danish zoologist
- Knud E. Andersen (1922–1997), Danish racing cyclist
- Knut Andersen (1931–2019), Norwegian film director, screenwriter, actor and film editor
- Kristian Eidnes Andersen (* 1966), Danish film composer and sound engineer
- Kristina Andersen (* 1976), Danish handball player
- Kristoffer Andersen (* 1985), Belgian-Danish soccer player
- Kurt Andersen (1898–2003), German brigadier general
L.
- Lærke Winther Andersen (* 1975), Danish actress
- Lale Andersen (1905–1972), German singer and actress
- Lars Andersen (* 1974), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Leif Andersen (* 1936), Norwegian rower
- Leif Esper Andersen (1940–1979), Danish writer
- Lili Andersen (1914–1988), Danish swimmer
- Linda Andersen (* 1969), Norwegian sailor
- Lotte Søgaard-Andersen (* 1959), Danish molecular geneticist, director at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
- Lotte Andersen (* 1963), Danish actress, singer, documentary filmmaker and author
- Lucas Andersen (* 1994), Danish football player
- Lykke May Andersen (* 1982), Danish model
M.
- Mads Andersen (poker player) (* 1970), Danish backgammon and poker player
- Mads Andersen (chess player) (* 1995), Danish chess player
- Mads Bugge Andersen (* 1971), Danish cyclist
- Mads Kruse Andersen (* 1978), Danish rower
- Magnus Andersen (journalist) (1857–1938), Norwegian journalist, navigator and benefactor
- Magnus Andersen (politician) (1916–1994), Norwegian fisherman and politician
- Magnus Andersen (handball player) (* 1975), Norwegian handball player
- Magnus Andersen (soccer player) (* 1986), Norwegian soccer player
- Magnus Kofod Andersen (* 1999), Danish football player
- Margarethe Andersen , German actress
- Maria Lykke Andersen (* 1991), Danish badminton player
- Marianne Andersen (* 1980), Norwegian orienteer
- Marie Andersen (1881–1969), Norwegian actress, children's book author, see Marie Hamsun
- Marius Andersen (1885–1972), Danish football player
- Martin Andersen Nexø (1869–1954), Danish writer
- Mette Andersen (* 1974), Danish racing cyclist
- Michael Andersen (* 1974), Danish basketball player
- Michael Valgren Andersen (* 1992), Danish road cyclist, see Michael Valgren
- Mikkel Andersen (* 1988), Danish football player
- Morgan Andersen (born 1966), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Morten Andersen (* 1960), Danish football player
N
- Neil L. Andersen (born 1951), Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Nicklas Svale Andersen (* 1991), Danish actor
- Nicolai Andersen (1862-1919), Danish linguist, editor and folk poet
- Niels Andersen (marksman) (1867–1930), Danish marksman
- Niels Andersen (* 1942), Danish actor and theater director
- Niels Alfred Andersen (1843–1900), Danish teacher, businessman, civil servant and inspector of Greenland
- Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen (* 1964), Danish social scientist and university professor
- Niklas Andersen (soccer player) (* 1988), German soccer player
- Niklas Andersen (ice hockey player) (* 1997), Danish ice hockey player
- Nils Andersen (1902–1979), Norwegian obstacle runner
- Nina Nymark Andersen (* 1972), Norwegian soccer player
O
- Ole Krogh Andersen (* 1942), Danish-German solid state physicist
- Ole Andersen (* 1958), Danish handball coach
- Otto Andersen (educator) (1851-1922), Norwegian educator
- Otto Andersen (architect) (1924–1981), German architect and engineer
- Ove Andersen (1899–1967), Finnish obstacle runner
P
- Paul Andersen (1930-1995), Danish football player
- Peder Andersen († 1694), Danish court painter of the Baroque
- Per Andersen (Per Oskar Andersen; 1930–2020), Norwegian neuroscientist at the University of Oslo
- Per Sveaas Andersen († 2014), Norwegian historian
- Per Pinstrup-Andersen (* 1939), Danish agricultural economist
- Peter Andersen , real name of DQ (singer) (* 1973), Danish singer and travesty artist
- Peter Andersen (curler) , Danish curler
- Peter Frank Andersen (* 1970), Danish football player
- Peter Riis Andersen (* 1980), Danish racing cyclist
- Peter Villemoes Andersen (1884–1956), Danish gymnast
- Petter Andersen (* 1974), Norwegian speed skater
- Philip Andersen (* 1980), Danish racing driver
- Poul Andersen (1928-2010), Danish football player
R.
- Ragnhild Bente Andersen (* 1965), Norwegian orienteer
- Rasmus Andersen (* 1983), Danish badminton player
- Reidar Andersen (1911–1991), Norwegian ski jumper
- Remi Andersen (* 1973), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Ricardo Andersen (* 1960), Argentine judoka
- Rikke Andersen (* 1993), Norwegian biathlete
- Robin Christian Andersen (1890–1969), Austrian painter
- Rolf Andersen (* 1945), Danish rower
S.
- Sigríður Á. Andersen (* 1971), Icelandic politician for the Independence Party
- Sigvard Andersen (1893–1975), Norwegian water diver
- Silvia Andersen (1966–2017), German actress and dancer
- Simon Steen-Andersen (* 1976), Danish composer and installation artist
- Søren Andersen (soccer player, 1937) (1937-1960), Danish soccer player
- Søren Andersen (handball player) (* 1948), Danish handball player
- Søren Andersen (soccer player, 1970) (* 1970), Danish soccer player
- Søren Kragh Andersen (* 1994), Danish cyclist
- Stephan Andersen (* 1981), Danish football player
- Stine Andersen (* 1993), Danish handball player
- Susanne Andersen (* 1998), Norwegian racing cyclist
- Susy Andersen (born 1940), Italian actress
- Svend Andersen (* 1942), Danish watchmaker
- Svend Andersen Pri (1945-1983), Danish badminton player, see Svend Pri
- Svend Andersen (theologian) (* 1948), Danish theologian
- Sverre Andersen (1936-2016), Norwegian football player
T
- Terje Andersen (* 1952), Norwegian speed skater
- Theodor Andersen († 1905), Stuttgart photographer
- Thom Andersen (* 1943) American film director and film scholar
- Thomas Andersen (* 1961), Danish sailor
- Thomas G. Andersen (* 1972), Danish tennis player
- Thomas Winther Andersen (* 1969), Norwegian jazz musician
- Tom Andersen (1936-2007), Norwegian psychiatrist and psychotherapist
- Troels Andersen (* 1940), Danish art historian
- Trond Andersen (* 1975), Norwegian football player
- Tryggve Andersen (1866-1920), Norwegian writer
U
- Uwe Andersen (* 1940), German political scientist
V
- Vagn Andersen (* 1937), Danish marksman
- Vigo Andersen (1884-1949), Danish football player
- Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author, literary scholar and university professor
- Villy Bækgaard Andersen (* 1938), Danish boxer
- Vita Andersen (* 1944), Danish author
W.
- Wenche Andersen (* 1954), Norwegian TV chef
- Wilhelm Andersen (1911–1980), German Protestant systematic theologian
- Willie Hoffmann-Andersen , German film producer