# Jensen (surname)

Jensen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname derived from the given name Jens (given name)
There was no "Jensen family", merely a system of patronymics that was finally fixed in the 19th century at an arbitrary time, when the state bureaucracy required family names; before that people took their name from their father's first name.

## List of persons with the surname

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* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
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* Y
* Z

### A

* Adolf Jensen (1837–1879), composer
* Al Jensen (born 1958)
* Anabel Jensen, American educator and author
* Anders Thomas Jensen (born 1972)
* Anne Elisabet Jensen (born 1951)
* Arnold Jensen, American politician
* Arthur Jensen (actor) (1897–1981)
* Arthur Jensen (1923–2012)
* Ashley Jensen (born 1969), British actress
* Axel Jensen (1932–2003)

### B

* Barry Jensen (born 1954), rugby league footballer
* Benjamin Jensen (born 1975)
* Betty Lou Jensen
* Bhumi Jensen (1983–2004)
* Bjarne Jensen (umpire) (born 1958), Danish cricket umpire
* Bjørg Eva Jensen (born 1960)
* Brian Jensen (footballer born 1968), Danish football defender
* Brian Jensen (footballer born 1975), Danish football goalkeeper

### C

* Captain C. W. Jensen, American policeman
* Carsten Jensen (born 1952)
* Christian Jensen (disambiguation)
* Christoffer Jensen
* Claus Jensen (born 1977)
* Cole Jensen (born 2001)
* Cornelius Jensen (1814–1886), sea captain and politician
* Curtis Jensen (born 1990), American shot put thrower

### D

* Daniel Jensen (born 1979), Danish footballer
* David Jensen (born 1982), American investment advisor
* Darren Jensen (born 1960)
* David Jensen (born 1950)
* David A. Jensen (born 1965)
* Debra Jensen (born 1958)
* Dennis Jensen (born 1962)
* Derrick Jensen (born 1960)
* Dick Jensen (1942–2006) Hawaiian entertainer
* Ditte Jensen (born 1980)
* Doron Jensen (born 1958), American restaurateur
* Dorte Juul Jensen
* Dwight Jensen

### E

* Egon Jensen (politician) (1928–1985), Danish politician.
* Eirik Jensen (born 1957), Norwegian drug trafficker and former policeman
* Elaine Jensen (born 1955)
* Elín Metta Jensen (born 1995) Icelandic footballer
* Elwood V. Jensen (1920–2012), American biologist
* Eric Jensen (disambiguation), several people
* Erik Jensen (disambiguation), several people
* Erik Flensted-Jensen (1908–1993)
* Eugen Jensen (1871–1957)
* Eulalie Jensen (1884–1952)
* Eva Skafte Jensen (born 1966), Danish linguist

### F

* Frank Jensen (born 1961)

### G

* Georg Jensen (1866–1935), Danish silversmith
* Gurli Vibe Jensen (1924–2016), Danish missionary, priest and writer
* Gyde Jensen (born 1989), German politician

### H

* J. Hans D. Jensen (1907–1973)
* Hayley Jensen (born 1983)
* Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen, known as Elvira Madigan
* Heidi Jensen (born 1966), Danish retired middle-distance runner
* Heike Jensen (born 1965), German volleyball player
* Helene Jensen, Danish curler
* Henning Munk Jensen (born 1947)
* Henrik Wann Jensen (born 1970)

### I

* Ingrid Jensen (born 1966)

### J

* Jackie Jensen (1927–1982)
* Jacob Jensen
* James A. Jensen (1918–1998)
* Jan Krogh Jensen (1958–1996), Danish gangster
* Jane Jensen (born 1963)
* Jane Jensen (cricketer)
* Jane Jensen (musician) (born 1968)
* Jay E. Jensen (born 1942)
* Jeffrey Jensen (born 1965/1966)
* Jens Jensen (politician) (1865–1936)
* Jens Jensen (landscape architect) (1860–1951)
* Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956)
* Jesper B. Jensen (born 1977), speedway rider
* Jim Jensen (disambiguation), several people
* Joakim Jensen, Norwegian ice hockey player
* Joanna Jensen (born 1970), British businesswoman
* Johan Jensen (1898–1983), Danish boxer
* Johan Jensen (1859–1925), Danish mathematician
* Johannes Jensen (aviator) (1898–1978), flying ace
* Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950)
* John Jensen (disambiguation), several people, also Jon Jensen, Jonathan Jensen and Johnny Jensen
* Jorgen Arendt Jensen, Danish engineer
* Jørgen Jensen (1944–2009)
* Jørgen Christian Jensen
* Judy Jensen (born 1953)

### K

* Karen Jensen (born 1944), American actress
* Karolina Jensen (born 2003), Danish curler
* Kirsa Jensen, New Zealand girl who disappeared in 1983
* Kirsten Jensen (curler) (born 1952), Danish curler and coach
* Klavs F. Jensen (born 1952), chemical engineer
* Kris Jensen (born 1942), musician

### L

* Larsen Jensen (born 1985)
* Lasse Jensen, professor of chemistry
* Leland Jensen (1914–1996)
* Leslie Jensen (1892–1964)
* Louise Jensen (1971–1994), Danish murder victim
* Luke Jensen (born 1966), American tennis player

### M

* Marcus Jensen (born 1972), American baseball player and coach
* Maren Jensen (born 1956), American model and actress
* Marie-Louise Jensen (born 1964), English author
* Mark Jensen (born 1976), American football player
* Marlin K. Jensen (born 1942), LDS church historian
* Martin Jensen (disambiguation), several people
* Merrill Jensen (1905–1980), American historian
* Michael C. Jensen (born 1939), economist
* Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 1992), speedway rider
* Mikkel Jensen (footballer born 1977)
* Morten Jensen (disambiguation)
* Murphy Jensen (born 1968)

### N

* Nash Jensen (born 1999), American football player
* Nicklas Jensen (born 1993), Danish ice hockey player
* Niclas Jensen (born 1974), Danish footballer and football agent
* Nicolaj Jensen (born 1994), gamer
* Niels Peter Jensen (1802–1846), Danish composer and musician
* Nils Riddervold Jensen (1863–1938), Norwegian politician

### O

* Olivia Lubis Jensen (born 1993), Indonesian actress and model
* Otto Jensen (bishop) (1856–1918), Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician

### P

* Patrik Jensen (born 1969), Swedish guitarist
* Paul Hilmar Jenson (1930–2004), Norwegian philatelist
* Peter Jensen (bishop) (born 1943), Australian Anglican theologian and academic
* Peter Skov-Jensen (born 1971), Danish footballer and goalkeeper
* Phillip Jensen, Australian Anglican cleric
* Ploypailin Mahidol Jensen (born 1981), American pianist
* Poul Jensen (footballer born 1899) (1899–1991), Danish footballer
* Poul Jensen (footballer born 1934) (1934–2000), Danish footballer

### R

* Rasmus Jensen (priest) (died 1620), Danish Lutheran priest
* Rasmus Jensen (speedway rider) (born 1993), Danish motorcycle rider
* Richard A. Jensen (1934–2014), American theologian
* Richard J. Jensen (born 1941), American historian
* Roald Jensen (1943–1987), Norwegian footballer
* Robert C. Jensen (1928–2011), American farmer and politician
* Robert W. Jensen (born 1958), American professor of journalism and activist
* Robert Jensen (television personality), Dutch DJ
* Rod Jensen (born 1979), Australian rugby league footballer
* Roger Jensen (1933–2001), American photographer
* Ronald Björn Jensen (born 1936), American mathematician
* Roy C. Jensen (1909–2011), American farmer and politician
* Ryan Jensen (born 1991), NFL player

### S

* Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician) (born 1954), American politician
* Scott Jensen (Wisconsin politician) (born 1960), American politician
* Shelley Jensen, American television director and producer
* Sirikitiya Jensen (born 1985), Thai royal
* Siv Jensen (born 1969), leader of the Norwegian Progress Party
* Søren Gade Jensen (born 1963), Danish politician and Defence Minister
* Sririta Jensen (born 1981), Thai model and actress
* Steve Jensen (1955–2022), ice hockey player

### T

* Thit Jensen (1876–1957), Danish writer
* Thomas Jensen (1898–1963), Danish orchestra conductor
* Tine Jensen (born 1957), Norwegian psychologist
* Todd Jensen, American bass guitarist
* Tomas Villum Jensen (born 1971), Danish actor and film director

### U

* Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941–2022), Danish minister of foreign affairs

### V

* Vernon K. Jensen (1912–1982), American veterinarian and politician
* Viggo Jensen (disambiguation), several people
* Viktor Jensen (born 1987), Icelandic/British race car driver

### W

* Whitney Jensen (born 1992), American ballet dancer
* Wilhelm Jensen (1837–1911), German writer and poet
* William B. Jensen (1948–2024), American chemist and chemical historian
* William Christian Jensen (November 17, 1889 – March 27, 1917) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1912 for the Detroit Tigers and 1914 for the Philadelphia Athletics.
* Woody Jensen (1907–2001), American college baseball coach

## Fictional characters

* Clay Jensen, a character in the novel and series 13 Reasons Why
* Adam Jensen, a character in the video game series Deus Ex
* Molly Jensen, lead female character played by Demi Moore in the 1990 film Ghost