Knutsen

Knutsen is a Norwegian surname. Its origin was as a patronymic name (-sen/-søn/-son/-zen) derived from the first name Knut. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Arvid Knutsen (1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and later coach
  • Espen Knutsen (born 1972), Norwegian ice hockey player
  • Finn Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian politician
  • Geir Knutsen (born 1959), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Guro Knutsen (born 1985), Norwegian football player
  • Konrad B. Knutsen (1925–2012), Norwegian civil servant
  • Lars Knutsen (1884–1963), Norwegian shipowner, founder of Lars Knutsen and Sons Ltd, a ship chandler business in Wales
  • Marie Knutsen (born 1982), Norwegian football midfielder
  • Morten Knutsen (born 1977), Norwegian football coach and former player
  • Nelly Bell Knutsen (1905–1991), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
  • Olav Martinus Knutsen Steinnes (1886–1961), Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1928
  • Paul Knutsen Barstad Sandvik (1847–1936), Norwegian educator
  • Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen, Norwegian explorers who went with Roald Amundsen on his 1918 Arctic expedition
  • Tormod Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete
  • Tove Karoline Knutsen (born 1951), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Venke Knutson (born 1978), Norwegian pop artist

See also

Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Knutsen.
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