Larsen (surname)

Larsen, is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Lars" (equivalent of Laurentius). It is the seventh most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2.4% of the population.

Larsen may refer to the following notable people:

In engineering

 * Gunnar Larsen (politician) (1902–1973), Danish chemical engineer, businessman and politician
 * Henning Holck-Larsen (1907–2003), Danish co-founder of the Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro

In exploration

 * Carl Anton Larsen (1860–1924), Norwegian Antarctic explorer
 * Henry Larsen (1899–1964), Canadian Arctic explorer
 * Torry Larsen (born 1971), Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer

In music

 * Blaine Larsen (born 1986), American country music artist
 * Brian Larsen (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and producer
 * Jon Larsen born 1959, Norwegian gypsy jazz guitarist, record producer, painter, and amateur scientific researcher
 * Jon Larsen (Danish musician) born 1970, Danish musician, best known as the drummer for Volbeat
 * Kim Larsen (1945–2018), Danish rock musician
 * Libby Larsen (born 1950), American composer
 * Magnus Larsen, bass guitar player for Norwegian pop/rock band Di Derre
 * Marit Larsen (born 1983), Norwegian singer and songwriter
 * Micheal Larsen (1981–2010), known as Eyedea, American musician, rapper and poet
 * Neil Larsen born 1948, American jazz keyboardist, musical arranger and composer
 * Tutta Larsen (born 1974), Russian singer
 * William Wiik Larsen born 1986, Norwegian Grammy-nominated record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

In politics

 * Aksel Larsen (1897–1972), Danish politician
 * Christina Höj Larsen (born 1971), Swedish politician
 * Doug Larsen (c. 1976–2023), American politician and businessman
 * Ernest A. Larsen (born 1932), American politician and educator
 * Ester Larsen (born 1936), Danish politician and schoolteacher
 * Gry Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian politician
 * Helge Larsen (1915–2000), Danish politician
 * Reidar T. Larsen (1923–2012), Norwegian politician
 * Rick Larsen (born 1965), member of the US House of Representatives
 * Steffen Larsen (born 1983), Danish politician
 * Terje Rød-Larsen (born 1947), Norwegian diplomat and politician
 * Tove Lindbo Larsen (1928 –2018), Danish politician

In sports and games

 * Art Larsen (1925–2012), American tennis player
 * Bent Larsen (1935–2010), Danish chess player
 * Blair Larsen (born 1969), New Zealand rugby player
 * Brad Larsen (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Don Larsen (1929–2020), American baseball player
 * Edvard Larsen (1881–1914), Norwegian triple jumper
 * Ernst Larsen (1926–2015), Norwegian athlete
 * Gary Larsen (born 1942), American football player
 * Gavin Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand cricketer
 * Gert Larsen (born 1960), Danish curler and coach
 * Ingrid Larsen (1912–1997), Danish diver
 * Ingrid Larsen (chess player) (1909–1990), Danish chess player
 * Jack Larsen (born 1995), American baseball player
 * Jacob Larsen (basketball) (born 1997), Danish former player
 * Jens Larsen (born 1969), Danish volleyball player and coach
 * Jeremy Larsen (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
 * Josh Larsen (born 1994), Canadian rugby player
 * Kyle Larsen (1950–2012), American bridge player
 * Lyn Larsen (born 1963), Australian cricketer
 * Øjvind Larsen (1882–1960), Danish chess player
 * Petter Larsen (born 1986), Finnish rugby Player
 * Philip Larsen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey player
 * Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 1957), Danish footballer
 * Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian speed skater
 * Søren Larsen (born 1981), Danish footballer
 * Tonje Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian handball player
 * Tore Helge Larsen (1945–2015), Norwegian harness racer
 * Uffe Schultz Larsen (1921–2005), Danish sport shooter

In other fields

 * Alf Larsen (1885–1967), Norwegian poet, essayist and magazine editor
 * Anders Larsen (1870–1949), Sami teacher, journalist and writer
 * Bryan Larsen (born 1975), American painter
 * David Larsen (born 1980), American stage actor
 * Emanuel Larsen (1823–1859), Danish painter
 * Esper Signius Larsen, Jr. (1879–1961), American petrologist
 * Frederick Niels Larsen (1932–2019), American leader of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
 * Hanna Astrup Larsen (1873–1945), American writer, editor and translator
 * Henrik Sass Larsen (born 1966), Danish politician
 * Henry Louis Larsen (1890–1962), American Marine Corps General; Governor of American Samoa and Guam
 * Jakob Larsen (1888–1974), an American classical scholar
 * Jonathan Z. Larsen (born 1940), American journalist
 * Megan Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand-born Australian-based organic skincare entrepreneur
 * Mernet Larsen (born 1940), American artist
 * Mickey Borgfjord Larsen (1971–2003), Danish organized crime figure
 * Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American novelist
 * Øivind Larsen (born 1938), Norwegian physician
 * Roy E. Larsen (1899–1979), American publishing executive, president of Time magazine
 * Sally Larsen (born 1954), American photographer
 * Søren Absalon Larsen (1871–1957), Danish physicist, discoverer of the Larsen acoustic feedback effect
 * Terje Larsen (1958–2018), Norwegian convicted serial burglar
 * Torben Bjørn Larsen (1944–2015), Danish lepidopterist
 * Tryggve Larssen (1887–1967), Norwegian actor