# Rasmussen

The surname Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation:) 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 (1954–2025), Danish sports shooter and Olympic champion
* Hans Rasmussen (baseball) (1895–1949), American 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