Rasmussen

The surname Rasmussen is a Danish and Norwegian 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:

Arts 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 (born 1932), 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). 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

Military

 * 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

Politics 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
 * Wilkie Rasmussen (born 1958), Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

Science, 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
 * 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

Sports

 * 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 (born 1954), Danish sports shooter and Olympic champion
 * Hans Rasmussen, (1895–1949), American professional 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
 * 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

Other

 * Anna Rasmussen, (1898–1983), Danish spiritualist medium
 * Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (1585–1652), Danish Lutheran clergyman, Bishop of Zealand
 * 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