Larsen (surname)

Larsen (surname)

Larsen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Lars". There are various spellings. Larsen may refer to:

In engineering:
* Henning Holck-Larsen, a Dane who was co-founder of the Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro

In exploration:
* Carl Anton Larsen, Norwegian Antarctic explorer
* Henry Larsen, Canadian Arctic explorer
* Torry Larsen, Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer

In music:
* Brian Larsen, American singer-songwriter and producer
* Flemming Larsen, the drum technician for Lars Ulrich
* Magnus Larsen, the bass guitar player for the Norwegian pop/rock band Di Derre
* Marit Larsen, a Norwegian singer and songwriter.

In sports:
* Art Larsen, American tennis player
* Don Larsen, American baseball player
* Gary Larsen, American football player
* Jens Larsen (born 1969), Danish volleyball player and coach
* Lyn Larsen, Australian cricketer
* Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 1957), Danish footballer
* Søren Larsen, Danish footballer

In other fields:
* Bent Larsen (born 1935), Danish chess player
* Bryan Larsen, American artist
* David Larsen, American stage actor from Portland, Oregon
* Gry Larsen, Norwegian politician
* Frederick Niels Larsen, Leader of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
* Jakob Larsen (1888–1974), an American classical scholar
* Jeffrey A. Larsen, American astronomer
* Ken Larsen, the Personal Choice Party candidate for governor of Utah in 2004
* Leif Andreas Larsen "Shetland Larsen" (1906–1990), Naval Officer
* Nella Larsen (1891–1964), novelist
* Sally Larsen, American photographer
* Søren Larsen (Physicist), Physicist and discoverer of the Larsen effect

ee also

* Larson
* Larsson


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