Poulsen

Poulsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Poul" (Danish version of Paul). The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.

People with the name include:

Sportspeople

 * Aage Poulsen (1919–1998), Danish long-distance runner
 * Anders Poulsen (ice hockey) (born 1991), Danish hockey player
 * Anders Poulsen (referee) (born 1981), Danish football referee
 * Andreas Poulsen (born 1999), Danish footballer
 * Annette Poulsen (born 1969), Danish swimmer
 * Christian Poulsen (born 1980), Danish professional football player
 * Christian Poulsen (chess player) (1912–1981), Danish chess master
 * Christian Poulsen (cyclist) (born 1979), Danish cyclist
 * Christopher Poulsen (born 1981), Danish footballer
 * Hanne Høegh Poulsen (born 1981), Danish taekwondo practitioner
 * Jakob Poulsen (born 1983), Danish professional football player
 * Jan B. Poulsen (born 1946), Danish football manager
 * Jonas Kældsø Poulsen (born 1985), Danish windsurfer
 * Julie Stokkendal Poulsen (born 2001), Danish professional handballer
 * Kaj Poulsen (born 1942), Danish footballer
 * Kasper Poulsen, Danish wheelchair curler
 * Katja Poulsen (born 1976), Danish archer
 * Ken Poulsen (1947–2017), American baseball player
 * Kim Poulsen (born 1959), Danish football manager
 * Kristian Poulsen (born 1975), Danish racing driver
 * Lív Poulsen (born 1997), Danish footballer
 * Maria Poulsen (born 1984), Danish curler
 * Mette Poulsen (born 1993), Danish badminton player
 * Mikkel Poulsen (born 1984), Danish curler
 * Olaf Klitgaard Poulsen (1914–2007), Danish rower
 * Ole Poulsen (born 1941), Danish sport sailer
 * Poul Byrge Poulsen (1915–1994), Danish rower
 * René Holten Poulsen (born 1988), Danish sprint canoeist
 * Rikke Poulsen (born 1986), Danish handball player
 * Roald Poulsen (born 1950), Danish football manager
 * Rógvi Poulsen (born 1989), Faroese footballer
 * Sandy Poulsen (born 1952), American alpine skier
 * Simon Poulsen (born 1984), Danish professional football player
 * Svenne Poulsen (born 1980), Danish footballer
 * Thomas Poulsen (born 1970), Danish rower
 * Willy Poulsen (born 1946), Danish rower
 * Yussuf Poulsen (born 1994), Danish footballer

Other people

 * Axel Poulsen (1887–1972), Danish sculptor
 * Emil Poulsen (1842–1911), Danish actor and stage director
 * Erik Poulsen (American politician) (born 1964), American politician
 * Erik Poulsen (Danish politician) (born 1967), Danish politician
 * Gudrun Poulsen (1918–1999), Danish painter
 * Hanna Poulsen (born 1984), Finnish model, Miss Finland 2005
 * Hans Poulsen (1945–2023), Australian singer-songwriter
 * Henrik Poulsen (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jógvan Poulsen, Lawman of the Faroe Islands
 * Jógvan Poulsen (1854–1941), Faroese politician
 * Johan Poulsen (1890–1980), Faroese politician
 * Johanne Astrid Poulsen (born 2006), Danish drummer
 * Johannes Poulsen (1881–1938), Danish actor and director
 * Karen Poulsen (1881–1953), Danish stage and film actress
 * Kevin Poulsen (born 1965), American black hat hacker and senior editor at Wired News
 * Michael Poulsen (born 1975), lead singer of the Danish rock band Volbeat
 * Morten Poulsen (born 1988), Danish hockey player
 * Nicolai Poulsen (born 1993), Danish footballer
 * Niels Winther Poulsen (1902–1990), Faroese politician
 * Olaf Poulsen (1849–1923), Danish actor
 * Poul Poulsen Nolsøe (1766–1809), Faroese national hero
 * Roy G. Poulsen (1918–2006), American economist
 * Sally-Ann Poulsen, Australian chemical biologist
 * Sara Poulsen (born 1984), Danish actress
 * Søren Pape Poulsen (1971–2024), Danish politician
 * Svend Poulsen (c. 1610–c. 1680), Danish military commander
 * Tórbjørn Poulsen (1932–2014), Faroese politician
 * Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1976), Danish politician
 * Ulla Poulsen (1905–2001), Danish ballerina and actress
 * Valdemar Poulsen (1869–1942), Danish engineer