Nielsen
Nielsen is a family name .
Origin and meaning
The name Nielsen is a patronymic educated Danish family name with the "Son of the importance Niels ".
variants
Name bearer
A.
- Agnes Nielsen (1894–1967), German politician (KPD)
- Agnethe Nielsen (1925–2011), Greenlandic politician (Atassut) and women's rights activist
- Alex Nielsen (* 1967), Danish football player
- Allan Nielsen (* 1971), Danish football player and coach
- Amaldus Nielsen (1838–1932), Norwegian painter
- Anders Nielsen (politician) (1862–1914), Danish politician
- Anders Nielsen (badminton) (1967-2010), English badminton player
- Anders Nielsen (soccer player, 1970) (* 1970), Danish soccer player
- Anders Nielsen (soccer player, 1972) (* 1972), Danish soccer player
- Anders Nielsen (soccer player, 1986) (* 1986), Danish soccer player
- Anders Peter Nielsen (1867–1950), Danish marksman
- Anders Dahl-Nielsen (* 1951), Danish handball player, coach and official
- Andreas Nielsen (politician, 1883) (1883–1958), German politician (SPD)
- Andreas Nielsen (officer) (1899–1957), German lieutenant general
- Andreas Nielsen (politician, 1910) (1910–1993), Greenland State Councilor
- Andreas P. Nielsen (1953–2011), Danish composer
- Andrew Nielsen (* 1996), Canadian ice hockey player
- Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (1863–1945), Danish sculptor
- Arne Nielsen (* 1971), Danish writer
- Artur Nielsen (1895–1988), Danish medium and long distance runner
- Arthur C. Nielsen (1897–1980), American marketing researcher
- Asta Nielsen (1881–1972), Danish actress
- Axel Nielsen (1880–1951), Danish economist
- Axel Nielsen (1899–1965), Danish-Norwegian writer, see Aksel Sandemose
- Axel Vilfrid Nielsen (1902–1970), Danish astronomer
B.
- Barbara Nielsen (* 1949), Dutch actress
- Bárður Nielsen (* 1972), Faroese politician of the unionist Sambandsflokkurin
- Bengt Janus Nielsen (1921–1988), Danish writer, see Bengt Janus
- Benny Nielsen (* 1966), Danish swimmer
- Bent Vinn Nielsen (* 1951), Danish writer
- Bernd Nielsen (1943–2003), German handball player
- Bernd Nielsen-Stokkeby (1920–2008), German journalist
- Birthe Nielsen (1926-2010), Danish sprinter
- Bjørn Nielsen (1907–1949), Danish chess player
- Brian Nielsen (boxer) (born 1965), Danish boxer
- Brian Nielsen (soccer player) (* 1987), Danish soccer player
- Brian Steen Nielsen (* 1968), Danish football player
- Brigitte Nielsen (* 1963), Danish actress
- Britta Nielsen (* 1954), Danish civil servant
C.
- Camilla Nielsen (* 1972), Danish painter and postage stamp artist
- Carl Nielsen (1865–1931), Danish composer and conductor
- Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen (* 1951), Danish composer, improvisation musician and music therapist
- Carsten Nielsen (* 1955), Danish soccer player
- Carsten Tank-Nielsen (1877–1957), Norwegian naval officer, most recently rear admiral
- Casper Højer Nielsen (* 1994), Danish football player
- Cesare Nielsen (1898–1984), Italian ornithologist
- Christian Nielsen (sailor) (1873–1952), Danish sailor
- Christiane Nielsen (1936–2007), German actress
- Christina Nielsen , birth name of Christina Dahl (* around 1965), Danish jazz musician
- Christina Nielsen (racing driver) (* 1992), Danish automobile racing driver
- Claudia Nielsen (* 1962), Swiss politician (SP)
- Claus Nielsen (biologist) (* 1938), Danish zoologist and marine biologist
- Claus Nielsen (soccer player) ( Claus Illemann Nielsen ; * 1964), Danish soccer player
- Claus Beck-Nielsen (born 1963; symbolically buried 2001), Danish writer, is now represented as Madame Nielsen on
- Connie Nielsen (* 1965), Danish actress
D.
- Daniel Nielsen (ice hockey player, 1980) ( Daniel Kofoed Nielsen ; * 1980), Danish ice hockey player
- Daniel Nielsen (ice hockey player, 1995) ( Daniel H. Nielsen ; * 1995), Danish ice hockey player
- Daniel Nielsen (ice hockey player, 1998) ( Daniel Bækhøj Nielsen ; * 1998), Danish ice hockey player
- Donald Nielsen Jr. (* 1951), American biathlete
- Donald R. Nielsen (* 1931), American hydrologist
- David Nielsen (* 1976), Danish football player and coach
E.
- Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen (1950–2001), Danish entomologist
- Eigil Nielsen (paleontologist) (1910–1968), Danish paleontologist
- Eigil Nielsen (soccer player) (1948–2019), Danish soccer player
- Eli Nielsen (* 1992), Faroese soccer player
- Elsa Nielsen (* 1974), Icelandic badminton player
- Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen (* 1960), Danish politician
- Erik Nielsen (1924–2008), Canadian politician
F.
- Finn Nielsen (Landshøvding) (1913–1995), Danish Landshøvding from Greenland
- Finn Nielsen (actor) (born 1937), Danish actor
- Finn Nielsen (soccer player) (* 1946), Danish soccer player
- Finn Nielsen (athlete) (* 1966), Danish athlete
- Finn Reske-Nielsen (* 1950), Danish diplomat
- Finn Sivert Nielsen (* 1955), Norwegian anthropologist
- Frans Nielsen (* 1984), Danish ice hockey player
- Frederik Nielsen (politician) , Greenland State Councilor
- Frederik Nielsen (writer) (1905–1991), Greenlandic writer, translator, linguist, teacher, director and state councilor
- Frederik Nielsen (tennis player) (* 1983), Danish tennis player
- Frida Sanggaard Nielsen (* 1998), Danish rower
- Friedrich Carl Ferdinand Nielsen (1760–1812) , Bremen merchant
- Friedrich Carl Ferdinand Nielsen (1803–1882) , Bremen businessman, founder of the Nielsen brothers company
- Frits Nielsen (* 1953), Danish ice hockey player and coach
G
- Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen (* 1968), American tennis player
- Gunnar Nielsen (track and field athlete) (1928–1985), Danish track and field athlete
- Gunnar Nielsen (soccer player) (* 1986), Faroese soccer player
- Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen (* 1983), Argentinian football player
- Gustavo Nielsen (* 1962), Argentine writer
H
- Hans Nielsen (politician) (* 1891), Greenland trade administrator and councilor
- Hans Nielsen (1911-1965), German actor
- Hans Nielsen (composer) (around 1580 – after 1626), Danish composer and lutenist
- Hans Nielsen (track athlete) (* 1959), Danish speedway driver
- Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen (* 1945), Danish journalist, art historian and writer
- Hans Jacob Nielsen (1899–1967), Danish boxer
- Harald Nielsen (1941–2015), Danish football player
- Harald Christian Nielsen (1892–1977), Danish artist
- Harald Herborg Nielsen (1903–1973), American physicist
- Håvard Nielsen (* 1993), Norwegian football player
- Helen Nielsen (1918–2002), American writer
- Helge Nielsen (1918–1991), Danish trade union official and politician
- Helle Nielsen (* 1981), Danish badminton player
- Hendrik Nielsen (* 1942), Greenlandic politician (Siumut)
- Henry Nielsen (1910–1958), Danish middle and long distance runner
- Holger Bech Nielsen (* 1941), Danish physicist
- Holger Louis Nielsen (1866–1955), Danish fencer, marksman and sports official
- Holger K. Nielsen (* 1950), Danish politician
I.
- Ida Nielsen (* 1996), Danish film actress
- Ida Kristine Nielsen (* 1975), Danish bassist, songwriter and singer
- Imre Rietveld Nielsen (* around 1945), Danish badminton player
- Inga Nielsen (1946-2008), Danish singer (soprano)
- Ingar Nielsen (1885–1963), Norwegian sailor
- Inge Nielsen (* 1950), Danish classical archaeologist
- Isabella Nielsen (* 1995), Danish badminton player
- Ivan Nielsen (* 1956), Danish football player
J
- Jack Nielsen (1896–1981), Norwegian tennis player
- Jacob Nielsen (* 1978), Danish racing cyclist
- Jacob Nielsen Kyrning († 1361), Danish clergyman, Archbishop of Lund
- Jaime Nielsen (* 1985), New Zealand cyclist
- Jakob Nielsen (mathematician) (1890–1959), Danish mathematician
- Jakob Nielsen (politician) (1910–1985), Greenland politician, Member of the State
- Jakob Nielsen (writer) (* 1957), Danish writer, speaker and consultant
- Jan Højland Nielsen (* 1952), Danish football player
- Jeff Nielsen (* 1971), American ice hockey player
- Jens Nielsen (politician) , Greenland State Councilor
- Jens Nielsen (motor sportsman) (1918–2018), Danish motor sportsman
- Jens Nielsen (writer) (* 1966), Swiss writer and actor
- Jens Nielsen (ice hockey player) (* 1969), Danish ice hockey player
- Jens Nielsen (rower) ( Jens Noll Nielsen ; * 1990), Danish rower
- Jens Frederik Nielsen (* 1991), Greenlandic badminton player
- Jerri Nielsen (1952–2009), American doctor
- Jesper Nielsen (* 1969), Danish entrepreneur and handball patron
- Jesper Nielsen (handball player) (* 1989), Swedish handball player
- Jimmy Nielsen (* 1977), Danish football player
- Joachim Nielsen (musician) ( Jokke ; 1964–2000), Norwegian rock musician
- Joachim Fischer Nielsen (* 1978), Danish badminton player
- Joakim Våge Nielsen (* 1991), Norwegian football player
- Jóanes Nielsen (* 1953), Faroese writer
- Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen (* 1984), Danish politician
- John Nielsen (* 1956), Danish racing driver
- Johnny Nielsen (* 1941), Danish wrestler
- Jørgen G. Nielsen (* 1932), Danish ichthyologist
- Jørgen-Ole Nyboe Nielsen , Danish politician (Demokraatit), member of the Greenland Parliament
- Jørn Nielsen (* 1960), Danish rocker and writer
- Julius Nielsen (politician) (1848–1920), Danish trader and politician
- Julius Nielsen (chess player) (1901–1981), Danish chess player
- Jürgen Nielsen-Sikora (* 1973), German historian
K
- Kaja Kamp Nielsen (* 1993), Danish handball player
- Kari Nielsen (* 1959), Norwegian soccer player
- Karl Nielsen , birth name of Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968), Danish film director and screenwriter
- Karl Nielsen (author) (1895–1979), Danish pastor, author and director of the Youth Europe House
- Karl Martin Nielsen (1907–?), Danish author
- Karl Nielsen (musician) (1911-1983), Danish pianist and trumpeter
- Karl Vilhelm Nielsen (* 1944), Danish sports official
- Karl Nielsen (psychologist) , psychologist and university professor (UCN)
- Karsten Nielsen (* 1973), Danish rower
- Kasper Nielsen (* 1975), Danish handball player
- Kay Nielsen (illustrator) (1886–1957), Danish illustrator
- Kay Werner Nielsen (1921–2014), Danish cyclist
- Kent Nielsen (* 1961), Danish football coach
- Kim Marius Nielsen (* 1986), Danish track and road cyclist
- Kim Milton Nielsen (* 1960), Danish football referee
- Kirstjen Nielsen (* 1972), American politician
- Knud Nielsen (politician) (1928–2012), Danish politician
- Knud Aage Nielsen (* around 1937), Danish badminton player
- Knud-Erik Nielsen (* 1942), Danish tennis player
- Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (1915–2007), American biologist and physiologist
- Kristian Nielsen (* 1985), Danish badminton player
- Kristoffer Nielsen (* 1985), Danish racing cyclist
- Kurt Nielsen (soccer player) (1924–1986), Danish soccer player and coach
- Kurt Nielsen (tennis player) (1930–2011), Danish tennis player
- Kurt Nielsen (actor) , Danish actor
L.
- Laila Nielsen (* 1980), Swiss film and theater actress
- Lara Nielsen (* 1992), Australian hammer thrower
- Lars Brian Nielsen (* 1970), Danish cyclist and sports official
- Lasse Nielsen (* 1950), Danish director and screenwriter
- Laurids Nielsen , actual name of Laurentius Nicolai Norvegus (around 1540–1622), Norwegian religious
- Laviai Nielsen (* 1996), British sprinter
- Lene Nielsen (* 1986), Danish curler
- Lene x. Nielsen , Danish curler
- Leo Nielsen (1909–1968), Danish racing cyclist
- Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010), Canadian actor
- Lilli Nielsen (1926–2013), Danish psychologist
- Lone Smidt Nielsen (* 1961), Danish soccer player
- Ludolf Nielsen (1876–1939), Danish composer
- Ludvig Nielsen (1906–2001), Norwegian composer and organist
M.
- Madame Nielsen (* 1963), Danish performer, actress, singer and author
- Mads Nielsen (poet) (1879–1958), Danish writer
- Mads Ø. Nielsen (* 1981), Danish handball player
- Magnus Cort Nielsen (* 1993), Danish racing cyclist
- Maiken Nielsen (* 1965), German journalist and author
- Maja Nielsen (* 1964), German actress and author
- Maja Stage Nielsen (* 1988), Danish triathlete
- Marianne Nielsen (* 1961), Norwegian actress
- Marie Nielsen (1875–1951), Danish politician and women's rights activist
- Mark Nielsen (tennis player) (born 1977), New Zealand tennis player
- Mark Nielsen (speed skater) (* 1979), Canadian speed skater
- Marthin Hamlet Nielsen (* 1992), Norwegian wrestler
- Mathias Nielsen (soccer player, 1991) ( Mathias Aaris Kragh Nielsen ; * 1991), Danish soccer player
- Mathias Nielsen (soccer player, 1997) ( Mathias Lautrup Nielsen ; * 1997), Danish soccer player
- Mathias Møller Nielsen (* 1994), Danish racing cyclist
- Matthew Nielsen (* 1978), Australian basketball player
- Matti Lund Nielsen (* 1988), Danish football player
- Max Nielsen (* 1963), Danish major general
- Mette Lange-Nielsen (1929–1981), Norwegian actress
- Mette Nielsen (soccer player) (* 1964), Danish soccer player
- Mette Nielsen (swimmer) ( Mette Nørskov Nielsen ; * 1975), Danish swimmer
- Mette Nielsen (Badminton) (* 1982), Danish badminton player
- Mia Nielsen (* 1987), Danish badminton player
- Michael Nielsen (* 1974), Australian-American mathematician and physicist
- Micki Nielsen (* 1993), Danish boxer
- Mie Nielsen (Badminton) (* 1982), Danish badminton player
- Mie Østergaard Nielsen (* 1996), Danish swimmer
- Mikkel EG Nielsen (* 1973), Danish film editor
- Morten Nielsen (poet) (1922-1944), Danish poet
- Morten Nielsen (soccer player, 1971) , Danish soccer player
- Morten Nielsen (soccer player, 1982) , Danish soccer player
- Morten Nielsen (soccer player, 1990) , Danish soccer player
- Morten Bøhme Nielsen (* 1974), Danish football player
- Morten Kurt Nielsen (* 1981), Danish football player
N
- Nettie Nielsen (* 1964), Danish badminton player
- Nick Nielsen (* 1975), Greenlandic politician and mountaineer
- Nicki Bille Nielsen (* 1988), Danish football player
- Nicolaus Nielsen (1806-1883), German theologian
- Nicole Kiil-Nielsen (* 1949), French politician
- Niels Nielsen (mathematician) (1865–1931), Danish mathematician
- Niels Nielsen (sailor) (1883–1961), Norwegian sailor
- Niels Nielsen (geographer) (1893–1981), Danish geographer
- Nive Nielsen (* 1979), Greenlandic singer-songwriter and actress
O
- Olaf Nielsen (* 1935), Danish actor
- Ole Nielsen (politician) (* 1921), Greenland trade administrator and councilor
- Ole Nielsen (* 1965), Danish archer
- Ole Barndorff-Nielsen (* 1935), Danish mathematician
- Ole Steen Nielsen (1940–1979), Danish film editor
P
- Patrick Nielsen (* 1991), Danish boxer
- Pavia Nielsen (* 1936), Greenlandic politician (Siumut)
- Per Kjærgaard Nielsen (* 1955), Danish sailor
- Peter Nielsen (politician) (1905–1987), Greenland State Councilor
- Peter Nielsen (soccer player) (* 1968), Danish soccer player
- Peter Nielsen (pool player) (* 1973), Danish pool player
- Peter Heine Nielsen (* 1973), Danish chess player
- Philip Nielsen (* 1987), Danish racing cyclist
- Pia Nielsen (* around 1956), Danish badminton player
- Poul Nielsen (1891–1962), Danish football player
- Poul-Erik Nielsen (* around 1932), Danish badminton player
- Poul Vagn Nielsen (1916– ??), Danish badminton player
R.
- Rasmus Nielsen (* 1983), Danish squash player
- Renata Nielsen (* 1966), Polish-Danish athlete
- Richard Møller Nielsen (1937–2014), Danish football player and coach
- Roy Nielsen (1916–1945), Norwegian resistance fighter
S.
- Sanna Nielsen (* 1984), Swedish singer
- Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen (* 1988), Danish soccer player
- Simon Nielsen (* 1986), Danish ice hockey goalkeeper
- Sofie Carsten Nielsen (* 1975), Danish politician
- Sophus Nielsen (1888–1963), Danish football player
- Søren Nielsen (producer) (1853–1922), Danish film producer and director
- Søren Nielsen (badminton) (* 1942), Danish badminton player
- Søren Nielsen (molecular biologist) (* 1962), Danish molecular biologist
- Søren Nielsen (football player, 1968) (* 1968), Danish football player
- Søren Nielsen (ice hockey player, 1977) (* 1977), Danish ice hockey player
- Søren Nielsen (soccer player, 1982) (* 1982), Danish soccer player
- Søren Nielsen (soccer player, 1984) (* 1984), Danish soccer player
- Søren Nielsen (ice hockey player, 1984) (* 1984), Danish ice hockey player
- Søren Nielsen (ice hockey player, 1996) (* 1996), Danish ice hockey player
- Søren B. Nielsen (* 1970), Danish badminton player
- Stig Østergaard Nielsen (* 1954), Danish major general
- Suzanne Nielsen (* 1970), Danish triathlete
- Sverri Nielsen (* 1993), Danish rower
T
- Tage Nielsen (composer) (1929–2003), Danish composer
- Tage Nielsen (badminton) (* around 1940), Danish badminton player
- Tage Nielsen (cyclist) (* around 1950), Danish cyclist
- Tage Nielsen (boxer) (* 1963), Danish boxer
- Tage Marius Nielsen (1916–1945), Danish resistance fighter
- Tage Verner Gyldenløve Nielsen (1909–1983), Danish officer
- Tage Vorsaa Nielsen (1905–1944), Danish resistance fighter
- Theresa Nielsen (* 1986), Danish soccer player
- Torkil Nielsen (* 1964), Faroese soccer and chess player
- Trine Nielsen (* 1980), Danish handball player
- Tryggvi Nielsen (* 1976), Icelandic badminton player
- Trygve Lange-Nielsen († 2014), Norwegian lawyer
V
- Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen (* 1983), Lithuanian chess player
- Volker Nielsen (* 1964), German politician (CDU)
W.
- Waldemar Nielsen (1917–2005), American sociologist
- Wolfgang Nielsen (* 1950), German managing director of an aid organization
- William Jøhnk Juel Nielsen (* 1997), Danish actor
Y
- Yngvar Nielsen (1843–1916), Norwegian historian, geographer and politician