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Rasmussen

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The surname Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁɑsmusn̩]) is a Danish surname, meaning Rasmus' son. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.

People with this name include:

01Arts and language

Rasmussen (born 1985), Danish singer
Aaron Frederick Rasmussen Jr. (1915-1984), American microbiologist and immunologist
Alis Rasmussen (born 1958), American writer known by the name Kate Elliott
Anne Rasmussen (educator) (born 1959), American ethnomusicologist
Bill Rasmussen (1932-2026), American media figure, first president and CEO of ESPN
Bruce Rasmussen (born 1961), American television producer
Carmen Rasmusen (born 1985), Canadian-American singer
Christina Rasmussen (born 1972), Greek-American crisis intervention counselor and author
Egil Rasmussen (1903-1964), Norwegian author, literature critic and musician
Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1827-1912), Danish landscape artist
Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen (1892-1975), Danish architect
Eric Rasmussen (academic) (born 1960), American authority on Shakespearean texts
Flemming Rasmussen (born 1958), Danish music producer
Halfdan Rasmussen (1915-2002), Danish poet
Jens Elmegård Rasmussen (1944-2013), Danish associate professor of Indo-European Studies
Joel Rasmussen (born 1970), American film producer
Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen (born 1944), Danish ceramist and designer
Karl Aage Rasmussen (born 1947), Danish composer, writer and organizer
Mary Helen Rasmussen (1930-2008), American musicologist
Nicolas Rasmussen (born 1962), French-born professor of history at the University of New South Wales
Rie Rasmussen, (born 1978) Danish actress, model, director and photographer
Scott Rasmussen (born 1956), American media figure with ESPN and polling company Rasmussen Reports
Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen (1915-1982), Danish stage and film actress
Steen Eiler Rasmussen (1898-1990), Danish architect and town-planner
Rasmus Rasmussen (1862-1932), Norwegian actor and theatre director
Rasmus Rasmussen (1871-1962), Faroese writer
Sunleif Rasmussen (born 1961), Faroese composer of classical music

02Military

Phil Rasmussen (1918-2005), American military pilot stationed at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 Japanese attack
Robert L. Rasmussen (born 1930), American military artist, former naval aviator
Stefan G. Rasmussen (born 1947), Danish military and civilian pilot, known for SAS flight 751 crash-landing

03Politics and administration

Amund Rasmussen Skarholt (1892-1956), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
Anne Rasmussen (politician) (born 1971) Danish politician
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953), NATO General Secretary, former Prime Minister of Denmark
Bergur Løkke Rasmussen (born 1990), Danish politician
Dan Rasmussen (born 1947), American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
David Rasmussen Hansen (born 1938), United States federal judge
Dennis F. Rasmussen (born 1947), American politician
Einar Normann Rasmussen (1907-1975), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
Hjalte Rasmussen (1940-2012), Professor of European Union Law at the University of Copenhagen
Holger Rasmusen (1894-1983), American politician
Kapp Rasmussen (1860-1927), American politician
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964), former Prime Minister of Denmark, representing the Liberal Party Venstre
Olav Rasmussen Langeland (1904-1981), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (born 1943), MEP and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), former Prime Minister of Denmark
Søren Egge Rasmussen (born 1961), Danish politician for the Red-Green Alliance
Stu Rasmussen (1948-2021), American politician from the state of Oregon
Tom Rasmussen (contemporary), former member of the Seattle City Council
Vicky Holst Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish politician
Wilkie Rasmussen (born 1958), Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

04Science, engineering, and technology

Angela Rasmussen, American virologist
David Tab Rasmussen (1958-2014), American biological anthropologist
Erik N. Rasmussen (born 1957), American meteorologist and tornado researcher
Greg Rasmussen (born 1955), British wildlife conservation biologist
Hanne N. Rasmussen (born 1950), Danish orchid-fungal symbioses scientist
Jens B. Rasmussen (1947-2005), Danish herpetologist
Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen (born 1966), Danish software engineer
Jens Rasmussen (human factors expert) (1926-2018), Danish system safety and human factors professor
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878-1964), Danish engineer and industrialist
Kathleen Rasmussen, American nutritionist
Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933), Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologist
Lars Rasmussen (software developer), creator of Google Maps and Google Wave
Norman Rasmussen (1927-2003), American physicist
Pamela C. Rasmussen (born 1959), American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds
Steen Rasmussen (physicist) (born 1955), Danish artificial life scientist working in the United States
Steven Rasmussen, American psychiatrist

05Sports

Aage Rasmussen (1889-1983), Danish photographer and track and field athlete
Alex Rasmussen (born 1984), Danish professional racing cyclist
Allan Stig Rasmussen (born 1983), Danish chess grandmaster
Anders Rasmussen (born 1976), Danish professional football player
Andreas Rasmussen (1893-1967), Danish field hockey player
Ann-Helen Rasmussen (born 1990) Samoan New Zealand netball player
Bjørn Rasmussen (1885-1962), Danish football (soccer) player
Blair Rasmussen (born 1962), American former professional basketball player
Bruce Rasmussen (basketball) (born 1950), American director of athletics at Creighton University
Camille Rasmussen (born 2004), Danish gymnast
Dale Rasmussen (born 1977), Samoan international rugby union player
David Rasmussen (born 1976), Danish retired football player
Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
Dennis Rasmussen (born 1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Dorthe Rasmussen (born 1960), Danish long-distance runner
Drew Rasmussen (born 1995), American baseball player
Einar Rasmussen (born 1956), Norwegian sprint canoeist
Eldon Rasmussen (1936-2022), Canadian driver in the USAC Championship Car series
Elton Rasmussen (1937-1978), Australian rugby league player
Eric Rasmussen (baseball) (born 1952), American retired professional baseball player
Erik Rasmussen (ice hockey) (born 1977), American professional ice hockey player
Erik Rasmussen (footballer) (born 1960), Danish former football player and manager
Erik Rasmussen (handballer) (born 1959), Danish former handball player
Federico Rasmussen (born 1992), Argentine footballer
Flint Rasmussen (born 1968), American rodeo clown in the sport of bull riding
Flemming Rasmussen (strongman) (born 1968), Danish former strongman
Grace Rasmussen (born 1988), New Zealand netball player
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (1954-2025), Danish sports shooter and Olympic champion
Hans Rasmussen (baseball) (1895-1949), American baseball pitcher
Hedevig Rasmussen (1902-1985), Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
Jacob Rasmussen (born 1997), Danish footballer
Jens Rasmussen (speedway rider) (born 1959), former speedway rider who rode in the United Kingdom
Johanna Rasmussen (born 1983), Danish female football striker
John Boye Rasmussen (born 1982), Danish handball player
Jonas Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish badminton player
Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer, born 1945), Danish footballer (defender)
Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer born 1937), Danish footballer (attacker)
Juliane Rasmussen (born 1979), Danish rower
Jørgen Frank Rasmussen (1930-2009), Danish cyclist
Karen Maud Rasmussen (1906-1994), Danish freestyle swimmer
Karl Johan Rasmussen (born 1973), Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races
Kemp Rasmussen (born 1979), American football defensive lineman in the NFL
Kristen Rasmussen (born 1978), American former professional basketball player in the WNBA
Kyle Rasmussen (born 1968), American former alpine ski racer
Lars Rasmussen (handball player) (born 1976), Danish team handball player
Mads Rasmussen (born 1981), Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls
Marie Rasmussen (born 1972), Danish pole vaulter
Mark Rasmussen (born 1983), English striker
Michael Rasmussen (born 1974), Danish cyclist
Michael Rasmussen (ice hockey) (born 1999), Canadian professional hockey player
Morten Rasmussen (football defender) (born 1985), Danish professional football player
Morten Rasmussen (football striker) (born 1985), Danish professional football player
Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1952), Danish former football player with German club Hertha BSC
Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1960), Danish football manager and former player
Peter Rasmussen (badminton) (born 1974), Danish badminton player
Peter Rasmussen (footballer, born 1967), Danish international football (soccer) player
Peter Rasmussen (footballer, born 1969), Danish football player for AB
Peter Rasmussen (referee) (born 1975), Danish football referee
Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen (born 1993), Danish professional CS:GO player
Philip Rasmussen (born 1989), Danish professional football midfielder
Rachel Rasmussen (born 1984), New Zealand netball player
Randy Rasmussen, American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets
Rasmus Rasmussen (1899-1974), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Steffen Rasmussen (born 1982), Danish professional football goalkeeper
Theis F. Rasmussen (born 1984), Danish football goalkeeper
Thomas Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish professional football (soccer) player
Tine Rasmussen (born 1979), female badminton player from Denmark
Troels Rasmussen (born 1961), Danish former football (soccer) player
Viktor Rasmussen (1882-1956), Danish gymnast
Wayne Rasmussen (born 1942), American football player
Willy Rasmussen (1937-2018), Norwegian javelin thrower

06Other

Anna Rasmussen, (1898-1983), Danish spiritualist medium
Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (1585-1652), Danish Lutheran clergyman, Bishop of Zealand
Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen (born 1955), Danish businessman
Jørgen Guldborg-Rasmussen, Danish scouting figure
Sherri Rasmussen (1957-1986), American nurse killed by a police officer who had once dated her husband
Terry Peder Rasmussen (1943-2010), American suspected serial killer involved in the Bear Brook murders
Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen (born 1972), Danish Lutheran bishop

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