# Larsen (surname)

Larsen Danish pronunciation:, is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Lars" (equivalent of Laurentius). It is the seventh most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2.4% of the population.
Larsen may refer to the following notable people:

## In engineering

* Gunnar Larsen (politician) (1902–1973), Danish chemical engineer, businessman and politician
* Henning Holck-Larsen (1907–2003), Danish co-founder of Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro

## In exploration

* Carl Anton Larsen (1860–1924), Norwegian Antarctic explorer
* Henry Larsen (1899–1964), Canadian Arctic explorer
* Torry Larsen (born 1971), Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer

## In music

* Blaine Larsen (born 1986), American country music artist
* Brian Larsen (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and producer
* Jon Larsen (born 1959), Norwegian gypsy jazz guitarist, record producer, painter, and amateur scientific researcher
* Jon Larsen (Danish musician) (born 1970), Danish musician, drummer for Volbeat
* Kim Larsen (1945–2018), Danish rock musician
* Libby Larsen (born 1950), American composer
* Magnus Larsen, Norwegian bass guitar player, Di Derre
* Marit Larsen (born 1983), Norwegian singer and songwriter
* Micheal Larsen (1981–2010), known as Eyedea, American musician, rapper and poet
* Neil Larsen (born 1948), American jazz keyboardist, musical arranger and composer
* Tutta Larsen (born 1974), Russian singer
* William Wiik Larsen (born 1986), Norwegian record producer, songwriter and musician

## In politics

* Aksel Larsen (1897–1972), Danish politician
* Christina Höj Larsen (born 1971), Swedish politician
* Doug Larsen (c. 1976–2023), American politician and businessman
* Ernest A. Larsen (born 1932), American politician and educator
* Ester Larsen (1936–2025), Danish politician and schoolteacher
* Gry Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian politician
* Helge Larsen (1915–2000), Danish politician
* Reidar T. Larsen (1923–2012), Norwegian politician
* Rick Larsen (born 1965), American politician
* Steffen Larsen (born 1983), Danish politician
* Terje Rød-Larsen (born 1947), Norwegian diplomat and politician
* Tove Lindbo Larsen (1928–2018), Danish politician

## In sports and games

* Art Larsen (1925–2012), American tennis player
* Bent Larsen (1935–2010), Danish chess player
* Blair Larsen (born 1969), New Zealand rugby player
* Brad Larsen (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
* Don Larsen (1929–2020), American baseball player
* Edvard Larsen (1881–1914), Norwegian triple jumper
* Ernst Larsen (1926–2015), Norwegian athlete
* Gary Larsen (born 1942), American football player
* Gavin Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand cricketer
* Gert Larsen (born 1960), Danish curler and coach
* Ingrid Larsen (1912–1997), Danish diver
* Ingrid Larsen (chess player) (1909–1990), Danish chess player
* Jack Larsen (born 1995), American baseball player
* Jacob Larsen (basketball) (born 1997), Danish player
* Jens Larsen (born 1969), Danish volleyball player and coach
* Jeremy Larsen (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
* Josh Larsen (born 1994), Canadian rugby player
* Kyle Larsen (1950–2012), American bridge player
* Lyn Larsen (born 1963), Australian cricketer
* Øjvind Larsen (1882–1960), Danish chess player
* Petter Larsen (born 1986), Finnish rugby Player
* Philip Larsen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey player
* Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 1957), Danish footballer
* Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian speed skater
* Søren Larsen (born 1981), Danish footballer
* Tonje Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian handball player
* Tore Helge Larsen (1945–2015), Norwegian harness racer
* Uffe Schultz Larsen (1921–2005), Danish sport shooter

## In other fields

* Alf Larsen (1885–1967), Norwegian poet, essayist and magazine editor
* Anders Larsen (1870–1949), Sami teacher, journalist and writer
* Bryan Larsen (born 1975), American painter
* David Larsen (born 1980), American stage actor
* Emanuel Larsen (1823–1859), Danish painter
* Esper Signius Larsen, Jr. (1879–1961), American petrologist
* Frederick Niels Larsen (1932–2019), American leader of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
* Hanna Astrup Larsen (1873–1945), American writer, editor and translator
* Henrik Sass Larsen (born 1966), Danish politician
* Henry Louis Larsen (1890–1962), American Marine Corps General; Governor of American Samoa and Guam
* Jakob Larsen (1888–1974), an American classical scholar
* Jonathan Z. Larsen (born 1940), American journalist
* Megan Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand-born Australian-based organic skincare entrepreneur
* Mernet Larsen (born 1940), American artist
* Michael J. Larsen, American mathematician
* Mickey Borgfjord Larsen (1971–2003), Danish organized crime figure
* Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American novelist
* Øivind Larsen (born 1938), Norwegian physician
* Roy E. Larsen (1899–1979), American publishing executive, president of Time magazine
* Sally Larsen (born 1954), American photographer
* Søren Absalon Larsen (1871–1957), Danish physicist, discoverer of the Larsen acoustic feedback effect
* Terje Larsen (1958–2018), Norwegian serial burglar
* Torben Bjørn Larsen (1944–2015), Danish lepidopterist
* Tryggve Larssen (1887–1967), Norwegian actor