Andersen () is a Danish- Norwegian

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surname meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name " Ανδρέας/Andreas", cf. English

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). It is the fifth most common surname in

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, shared by about 3.2% of the population.How many have the name – Statistics Denmark
From the same root – the given name ''Andreas'' – derives the surname Andreasen (cognate Andreassen) and Andresen . The numbers of bearers of the surnames Andersen, Andreasen, Andreassen and Andresen in

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Persons with the name Andersen

* Adda Husted Andersen (1898–1990), Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator * Aksel Andersen (1912–1977), American-Danish organist and composer *

Aksel Frederik Andersen Aksel Frederik Andersen (10 February 1891 Fodby, Denmark – 1972 Gentofte, Denmark) was a Danish mathematician who worked on infinite series and in particular on Cesàro summation. References

* Danish mathematicians 1891 births 1972 dea ...

(1891–1972), Danish mathematician * Alex Høgh Andersen (born 1994), Danish actor * Alf Andersen (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper *

Alf Andersen (musician) Alf Andersen (25 November 1928 - 24 June 1962) was a Norwegian flautist from Notodden, acknowledged as the leading Norwegian flautist in his time and well known through broadcasting NRK and for his leading role in Norwegian Radio Orchestra where ...

, Norwegian flautist * Alsing Emanuel Andersen (1893–1962), Danish politician * Anders Ejnar Andersen (1912–2006), Danish politician * André Andersen (born 1961), Russian-Danish multi-instrumentalist and composer * Anja Andersen (born 1969), Danish handball coach and former handball player. *

Arthur E. Andersen Arthur Edward Andersen (May 30, 1885 – January 10, 1947) was a Scandinavian-American accountant who was the founder of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP (now Accenture). Biography Arthur Edward Andersen was born in Plano, Illinois, to p ...

(1885–1947), founder of the eponymous former auditing, tax and consulting firm *

Arvid Andersen Arvid Andersen (1909 – 31 October 1970) was a Danish violinist, conductor, and composer. He was the son of the writer Olaf Andersen, and composed, among other things, a concerto for his own instrument and a ''Capriccio'' for piano The ...

(1909–1970), Danish composer * Benny Andersen (1929–2018), Danish composer * Bridgette Andersen (1975–1997), American child actress * Børge Andersen (1934–1993), Danish chess player * Carl Albert Andersen (1876-1951), Norwegian pole vaulter * Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player * Daniel Andersen (1885–1959), Danish composer * David Andersen (born 1980), Australian basketball player * Derek Andersen, American DJ * Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901–1963) American physician, pediatrician, pathologist, identifier of

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* Elisabeth Andersen (1920–2018), stage name for the Dutch actress Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn *

Ellen Andersen Ellen Dorothea Johanna Andersen (1898–1989) was a Danish museum curator who specialized in folk costumes and the history of textiles. In 1929, she joined the Danish Folk Museum where she was the curator from 1936 to 1966. She is remembered for h ...

(1898–1989), Danish museum curator *

Else Winther Andersen Else Winther Andersen (born 5 April 1941) is a Danish Venstre politician, teacher and social worker who served as the Minister for Social Affairs under Prime Minister Poul Schlüter from 18 December 1990 until her resignation on 25 January 1993. ...

(born 1941), Danish politician * Eric Andersen (born 1943), American singer-songwriter * Eric Andersen (artist) (born 1940), Danish artist *

Erik Andersen (disambiguation) Erik Andersen may refer to: * Erik Andersen (chess player) (1904–1938), Danish chess player * Erik Andersen (cyclist) (1902–1980), Danish Olympic cyclist * Erik Andersen (fencer) (1919–1993), Danish Olympic fencer * Erik Andersen (politici ...

, several people * Erika Andersen, American author * Eyvin Andersen (1914–1968), Danish composer * Francis Andersen (born 1925), Australian scholar of Biblical Hebrew * Frederik Andersen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey goaltender * Fritz Andersen (1829–1910), Danish composer * Hakon Andersen (1875–1959), Danish composer *

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consist ...

(1805–1875), Danish playwright and author * Hans Niels Andersen (1852–1937), Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the East Asiatic Company * Hjalmar Andersen (1923–2013), Norwegian speed skater * James Roy Andersen (1904-1945), A

United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

General * Joachim Andersen (composer) (1847–1909), Danish flutist, conductor and composer * Joachim Andersen (footballer) (born 1996) Danish footballer *

Johanne Andersen (women's rights activist) Johanne Kirstine Andersen née Christiansen (1862–1925) was a Danish women's rights activist. In 1908, she co-founded and subsequently headed the Balslev-Ejby branch of the Danish Women's Society in the north-west of the island of Funen. Two ye ...

(1862–1925), Danish women's rights activists *

Johannes Andersen (musician) Johannes Andersen (1890–1980) was a Danish hornist and composer. He wrote a number of pieces for orchestra, as well as a handful of chamber works Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments� ...

(1890–1980), Danish composer * Kai Normann Andersen (1900–1967), Danish composer * Kenneth Andersen, Norwegian player of American football and a member of the Eidsvoll 1814s *

Kim Andersen (cyclist) Kim Andersen (born 10 February 1958 in Malling, Denmark) is a former professional Danish road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif. From 2004 to 2010, he was a directeur sportif for Danish ProTour Team Saxo Bank. From 2011, ...

(born 1958), Danish former professional road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif * Kirsti Andersen (born 1941), historian *

Knud Andersen (disambiguation) Knud Andersen may refer to: * Knud Andersen (cyclist) (1922–1997), Danish cyclist * Knud Andersen (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1967), Danish footballer * Knud Andersen (footballer, born 1917) * Knud Andersen (mammalogist) (1867–1918), Da ...

, several people *

LaDell Andersen LaDell Andersen (October 25, 1929 – December 29, 2019) was an American college and professional basketball coach. Career Born in Malad City, Idaho, Andersen attended Utah State University, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. ...

(1929–2019), American basketball coach * Mads Andersen (born 1995), Danish chess grandmaster * Matt Andersen, Canadian musician * May Andersen (born 1982), Danish model * Mikkel Andersen (disambiguation) * Morten Andersen (born 1960), Danish American football player (field goal kicker and extra points) *

Neil L. Andersen Neil Linden Andersen (born August 9, 1951) is an American religious leader and former business executive who serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was sustaine ...

(born 1951), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church * Ron Andersen (1941–1997), American bridge player *

Roy Andersen Roy Andersen (born 2 April 1955) is a former Norwegian long-distance runner. Internationally he finished tenth at the 1982 European Championships and 38th at the 1986 World Cross Country Championships. He also competed at the 1983 World Champi ...

(born 1955), Norwegian long-distance runner *

Roy Andersen (South Africa) Major General Roy Cecil Andersen (born 12 May 1948 in Johannesburg) is a South African businessman and a retired Reserve general officer in the South African Army from the artillery. He matriculated from Northview High School and graduated fr ...

(born 1948), South African businessman and military officer * Sarah Andersen, American cartoonist (''Sarah's Scribbles'') *

Sophus Andersen Sophus Andersen (8 December 1859 – 19 September 1923) was a Danish composer and music critic. Biography Sophus Emil Andersen was born in Copenhagen. He was the son of composer Fritz Andersen (1829–1910). He studied both piano and vio ...

(1859–1923), Danish composer * Stell Andersen, (1897–1989), American pianist *

Stephan Andersen Stephan Maigaard Andersen (born 26 November 1981) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for VB 1968. He was a full international for the Denmark national team and was chosen to represent his country at UEFA Euro 2 ...

(born 1981), Danish football goalkeeper *

Stephen O. Andersen Stephen Oliver Andersen (born 17 January 1948) is the Director of Research at the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) and former co-chair (1989–2012) of the Montreal Protocol Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) ...

(born 1948), scientist * Torben Andersen, American economist *

Troy Andersen Troy Andersen (born April 23, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Montana State where previously played quarterback, running back and fullback ...

(born 1999), American football player * Uell Stanley Andersen (1917–1986), American writer *

Vilhelm Andersen Vilhelm Rasmus Andreas Andersen (16 October 1864 – 3 April 1953) was a Danish author, literary historian and intellectual, who primarily focused on the study of Danish literature. He was one of the first to use the term " Golden Age of Culture" ...

(1864–1953), Danish author * Virginia Andersen, New Zealand politician

Places

United States Air Force Base

Andersen Air Force Base Andersen Air Force Base (Andersen AFB, AAFB) is a United States Air Force base located primarily within the village of Yigo in the United States territory of Guam. The host unit at Andersen AFB is the 36th Wing (36 WG), assigned to the Pa ...

, Guam

Companies

Andersen Corporation Andersen Corporation is an international window and door manufacturing enterprise employing 12,000 people at more than thirty manufacturing facilities, logistics centers, and company owned retail locations. Andersen is a private company headqua ...

, a manufacturer of windows and other building supplies *

Arthur Andersen Arthur Andersen was an American accounting firm based in Chicago that provided auditing, tax advising, consulting and other professional services to large corporations. By 2001, it had become one of the world's largest multinational corporat ...

, a former tax and consulting firm *

Andersen Consulting Accenture plc is an Irish-American professional services company based in Dublin, specializing in information technology (IT) services and consulting. A ''Fortune'' Global 500 company, it reported revenues of $61.6 billion in 2022. Accen ...

, former name of Accenture, Plc * Andersen Press, publisher *

Pea Soup Andersen's Pea Soup Andersen's is a restaurant chain in Central California that primarily serves travelers. The chain consists of two locations along the state's two major north–south highways: U.S. Route 101 in Buellton and Interstate 5 in Santa Nella ...

, a restaurant chain in California * Andersen Wrecking, a Metal Recycler in Nebraska

Medicine

* Andersen's disease - named for Dorothy Hansine Andersen

Fiction

* Jesse Andersen, character from the anime ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' * Riley Andersen, character from Disney Pixar's ''

Inside Out Inside Out may refer to: *Backwards (disambiguation) or inverse Books * '' Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'', by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason * ''Inside Out'', Christian book by Larry Crabb * ''Inside Out'', novel by Barry Eisler ...