Karlsen
Karlsen was originally a patronymic educated Danish family name with the "Son of significance Karl ".
Name bearer
- Elling Karlsen (also: Elling Carlsen) (1819–1900), Norwegian captain and polar explorer
- Finn Karlsen (* 1952), Greenlandic politician
- Hans-Jörg Karlsen (* 1973), German prehistoric
- John Karlsen (born 1919), New Zealand actor
- Kjell Mørk Karlsen (* 1947), Norwegian composer
- Kristoffer Cezinando Karlsen (* 1995), Norwegian rapper and songwriter Cezinando
- Lene Lund Høy Karlsen (* 1979), Danish handball player
- Mimi Karlsen (* 1957), Greenlandic politician (Inuit Ataqatigiit) and teacher
- Morten Karlsen (* 1979), Danish football player
- Nikolaj Karlsen (1920–1994), Greenland State Councilor
- Rolf Karlsen (1911–1982), Norwegian composer, organist and pianist
- Tom Cato Karlsen (* 1974), Norwegian politician
- Truls Ove Karlsen (* 1975), Norwegian ski racer
- Turid Karlsen (* 1961), Norwegian opera singer
Others
- Karlsen Cliffs , rocky cliffs on Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
- Karlsen Rock , cliff rock in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
See also
- Carlsen (family name)
- Egbert Carlssen , pseudonym of August Egbert von Derschau (1845–1883), German lawyer and writer