# 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 (fl. 1654–1677), 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