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