Hansen or Hanssen () is a
Scandinavian
patronymic surname, meaning ''son of
Hans
Hans may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People
* Hans (name), a masculine given name
* Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician
** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans
** Yuvraj Hans, Punjab ...
''. As of 2008, it is the third most common
surname in
Denmark, shared by 4.3% of the population.
As of 2000, ''Hansen'' is the single most common
surname in
Norway, not counting spelling variations such as ''Hanssen'', which are also quite common.
In the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic archipelago, island group and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotlan ...
''Hansen'' is the second most common
surname, while in the
North German
Northern Germany (german: link=no, Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony an ...
federal states
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governi ...
of
Schleswig-Holstein and
Hamburg ''Hansen'' is the third and fifth most common
surname, respectively.
In Sweden the parallel form is ''
Hansson''. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a
surname outside
Denmark,
Norway and
Schleswig-Holstein is due to
immigration, though Nordic immigrants to
English-speaking countries often
anglicised their names to
Hanson
Hanson or Hansson may refer to:
People
* Hanson (surname)
* Hansson (surname)
* Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler
Musical groups
* Hanson (band), an American pop rock band
* Hanson (UK band), an English rock ...
in order to accommodate
English orthographic rules.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 33.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Hansen'' were residents of
Denmark (frequency 1:28), 31.6% of the
United States (1:1,933), 10.5% of
Norway (1:83), 10.2% of
Germany (1:1,330), 2.3% of
Canada (1:2,658), 2.3% of
Australia (1:1,773), 1.3% of
Sweden (1:1,325) and 1.2% of
South Africa (1:7,460).
In
Denmark, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:28) in the following regions:
* 1.
Region Zealand
Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regi ...
(1:19)
* 2.
Region of Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which ab ...
(1:22)
In
Norway, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:83) in the following regions:
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* 1. Northern Norway (1:35)
* 2. Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen ( no, Svalbard og Jan Mayen, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SJ, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SJM, ISO 3166-1 numeric: 744) is a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1 for a collective grouping of two remote jurisdictions of Norwa ...
(1:42)
* 3. Eastern Norway
Eastern Norway ( nb, Østlandet, nn, Austlandet) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Vestfold og Telemark, Viken, Oslo and Innlandet.
Eastern Norway is by far the most populous region ...
(1:79)
* 4. Southern Norway
Southern Norway ( no, Sørlandet; lit. "The Southland") is the geographical region (''landsdel'') along the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. The region is an informal description since it does not have any governmental function. It roughl ...
(1:82)
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
* Aime Hansen (born 1962), Estonian poet, writer, and artist
*Al Hansen
Alfred Earl "Al" Hansen (5 October 1927 – 20 June 1995) was an American artist. He was a member of Fluxus, a movement that originated on an artists' collective around George Maciunas.
He was the father of Andy Warhol protégé Bibbe Hanse ...
(1927–1995), American artist
* Andrew Hansen (born 1974), Australian comedian
* Anna Hansen, Canadian chef
* Asta Hansen (1914–1962), Danish stage and film actress
* Beck Hansen, (born 1970), American alternative musician known as Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collag ...
* Betsy Hansen (dates unknown), woman who charged actor Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...
with statutory rape in 1942
* B. Andreas Bull-Hansen (born 1972), Norwegian fantasy writer and former championship weightlifter
* Carl G. O. Hansen (1871–1960), Norwegian-American journalist, musician and author
*Carl William Hansen
Carl William Hansen (11 October 1872 – 3 August 1936) was a Danish dairy farmer, Luciferian, wandering bishop, and occultist. Born in Copenhagen and first initiated into Martinism in 1898 by Alphonse Wallen, Hansen used the pseudonym Ben Kad ...
(1872–1936), Danish author
*Chris Hansen
Christopher Edward Hansen (born September 13, 1959) is an American television journalist and YouTube personality. He is known for his work on ''Dateline NBC'', in particular the former segment ''To Catch a Predator'', which revolved around catc ...
(born 1959), American journalist
*Christian Frederik Hansen
Christian Frederik Hansen (29 February 1756 – 10 July 1845), known as C. F. Hansen, was the leading Danish architect between the late 18th century and the mid 19th century, and on account of his position at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (''D ...
(1756–1845), Danish architect
*Constantin Hansen
Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (Constantin Hansen) (3 November 1804 – 29 March 1880) was one of the painters associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He was deeply interested in literature and mythology, and inspired by art hist ...
(1804–1880), Danish artist
*Courtney Hansen
Courtney Hansen is an American television host/personality, syndicated columnist, published author, and former fashion model.
Biography
Courtney Hansen was born on October 2, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gerald John "Jerry" and Constanc ...
(born 1974), American model and television personality
* C. & V. Hansen (1906–2001 & 1900–1992), Danish comics authors
* Dinah-Jane Hansen (born 1997), Singer of Female American group Fifth Harmony
* David Hansen (born 1968), actor, director, and playwright
*Derek Hansen
Derek Hansen (London, 1944) is a novelist and short story writer. He is the author of the 1993 book ''Lunch With The Generals''. Hansen is known for his four book Lunch with... Series.
He was born in England, raised in New Zealand. He now lives i ...
(born 1944), Australian writer
* Erhardine Adolphine Hansen (1815–1893), Danish actress
* Erik Hansen (1927–2016), Danish architect
* Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 1965), Norwegian author
* Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015), Icelandic-American actor
* Ib Hansen, pseudonym of Austrian poet H. C. Artmann (1921–2000)
* Hans Matthison-Hansen, Danish organist and composer (1807-1890)
* Johan Matthison-Hansen, (aka Gottfred) Danish organist and composer (1832-1909)
*Henriette Hansen Henriette Hansen may refer to:
* Henriette Hansen (actress) (1814–1892), Norwegian stage actress, opera singer and ballet dancer
* Henriette Hansen (cricketer), Danish cricketer
* Henriette Hansen (handballer) (born 1998), Danish handball playe ...
(1814–1892), Norwegian ballerina, singer and actor
*Jerry Hansen
Gerald Jon 'Jerry' Hansen (Born October 23, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former racing driver. Hansen has won a record of 27 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, SCCA National Championships. Hansen has also competed in Can-Am, the Atlantic ...
(1927–2012), Ghanaian highlife musician
* Joachim Hansen (1930–2007), German actor
* Johannes Hansen (1903–1995), Danish sculptor
* Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), author
* Joseph Hansen (1842–1907), Belgian dancer
* Kai Hansen (born 1963), German power metal musician
* Karl Gustav Hansen (1914–2002), Danish silversmith, designer
* Liane Hansen (1951-, American radio journalist and radio show host
* Lisa M. Hansen, American producer, actress, assistant director, and writer
* Lys Hansen (born 1936), Scottish artist
*Mary Hansen
Mary Therese Hansen (1 November 1966 9 December 2002) was an Australian-born guitarist and singer. She joined the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab in 1992. As a member, Hansen recorded six studio albums from '' Transient Random-Noise Bur ...
(1966–2002), Australian guitarist and singer
* Max Hansen (1897–1961), Danish singer
* Peter Hansen (1921–2017), American actor
* Ron Hansen (born 1947), American novelist, essayist, and professor
Politics
*Ann Hansen
Ann Hansen is a Canadian anarchist and former member of Direct Action, a guerrilla organization known for the 1982 bombing of a Litton Industries plant, which made components for American cruise missiles. After her arrest she was sentenced to ...
(born 1953), Canadian anarchist and bomber
* Bernie Hansen (1944–2021), American politician in Chicago politics
* Bertha Lee Hansen (1882-1966), American politician from Minnesota
* Charles Robert Hansen (1909-2000), American businessman and politician from Minnesota
* Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician from Wyoming
*Colin Hansen
Colin Hansen (born 1952) is a former provincial politician for the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1996 to 2013. Hansen's most recent cabinet position was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier from June 10, 2009 to March 13, 2011. He ...
(born 1952), Canadian politician from British Columbia
* Connor Hansen (1913–1987), American jurist from Wisconsin
* Dave Hansen (born 1947), American politician from Wisconsin
*Eva Kjer Hansen
Eva Kjer Hansen (born 26 August 1964 in Aabenraa) is a former Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She held many ministerial positions, the last being as minister of Fisheries, Gender Equality and ...
(born 1964), Danish politician
* Flemming Hansen (1939–2021), Danish politician
*George V. Hansen
George Vernon Hansen (September 14, 1930 – August 14, 2014) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, representing Idaho's 2nd district from 1965 to 1969 and again fr ...
(1930–2014), American politician from Idaho
*Glenna Hansen
Glenna F. Hansen (born August 10, 1956) is an Inuvialuit Canadian politician. She served as the commissioner of the Northwest Territories from March 31, 2000, to April 29, 2005.
Early life
Born in Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Hansen jo ...
(born 1956), Canadian Inuvialuit politician
* Goeff Hansen (born 1959), American politician from Michigan
*H. C. Hansen
Hans Christian Svane Hansen (8 November 1906 – 19 February 1960), often known as H. C. Hansen or simply H. C., was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1955 until his death in 1960.
A Social Democrat, Hansen served ...
(1906–1960), Danish Prime Minister (1955–1960)
*Hans Peter Hansen (politician)
Hans Peter Hansen (1872–1953) was a Danish journalist and politician. He held various posts, including minister of defense and minister of finance. He was a member of the Social Democrats which he represented at the Parliament between 1913 and ...
(1872–1953), Danish journalist and politician
* Holger Hansen (1929–2015), Danish politician and academic
* James V. Hansen (1932–2018), American politician from Utah
* Jørgen Peder Hansen (1923–1994), Danish politician
* Joseph Hansen (1910–1979), American Trotskyist
Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Ukrainian-Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and some other members of the Left Opposition and Fourth International. Trotsky self-identified as an orthodox Marxist, a r ...
and leader of the American Socialist Workers Party
*Merle Hansen
Merle Hansen (November 11, 1919 – March 27, 2009) was the founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers.
Background
Merle Elwin Hansen was born on his family's farmstead north of ...
(1919–2009), American farmer, Founder of the North American Farm Alliance
*Peter Hansen (UN)
Peter Hansen (born 2 June 1941 in Aalborg), a Danish national, was commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from 1996 to 2005.
Academic career
After completing graduate and ...
(born 1941), Danish UN official
* Robert W. Hansen (1911–1977), American jurist from Wisconsin
* Ron Hansen (born 1943), Canadian politician from Ontario
*Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Leigh Hansen (born July 24, 1961) is an American politician. She is a Democrat member of the Delaware Senate, representing District 10. She was elected in 2017 after winning a special election to fill the seat of Bethany Hall-Long, wh ...
(born 1961), American politician from Delaware
*Urban Hansen
Urban Hansen (October 23, 1908 – July 24, 1986) was a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party. From 1962 to 1976 he was the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. He is the inspiration to the housing project ''Urbanplanen'' on Amager
Amager ( o ...
(1908–1986), Danish politician
*Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is an American commentator, classicist, and military historian. He has been a commentator on modern and ancient warfare and contemporary politics for ''The New York Times'', '' Wall Street Journal'' ...
(born 1953), American political commentator
Science
* Alvin Harvey Hansen (1887–1975) American economist
*Emil Christian Hansen
Emil Christian Hansen (8 May 1842 – 27 August 1909) was a Danish mycologist and fermentation physiologist.
Born in Ribe, he financed his education by writing novels. He was awarded a gold medal in 1876 for an essay on fungi, titled ''De dan ...
(1842–1910), Danish fermentation physiologist
*Gerhard Armauer Hansen
Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen () (29 July 1841 – 12 February 1912) was a Norwegian physician, remembered for his identification of the bacterium '' Mycobacterium leprae'' in 1873 as the causative agent of leprosy. His distinguished work wa ...
(1841–1912), Norwegian physician, discover of the cause of leprosy
* Hans Jacob Hansen (1855–1936), Danish zoologist
* James E. Hansen (born 1941), American climatologist
Climatology (from Greek , ''klima'', "place, zone"; and , '' -logia'') or climate science is the scientific study of Earth's climate, typically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of at least 30 years. This modern field of stud ...
*Julie Vinter Hansen
Julie Marie Vinter Hansen (20 July 1890 – 27 July 1960) was a Danish astronomer.
Life
Early life
Vinter Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Education
While studying at the University of Copenhagen, she was appointed a computer at the U ...
(1890–1960), Danish astronomer
* Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish computer scientist
*Peter Andreas Hansen
Peter Andreas Hansen (born 8 December 1795, Tønder, Schleswig, Denmark; died 28 March 1874, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany) was a Danish-born German astronomer.
Biography
The son of a goldsmith, Hansen learned the trade of a watchmaker at Flensburg, ...
(1795–1874), Danish astronomer
* Siegfried Hansen (1912–2002), Danish engineer
* Thomas Blom Hansen (born 1958), Danish anthropologist
*W.W. Hansen
William Webster Hansen (May 27, 1909 – May 23, 1949) was an American physicist and professor. He was one of the founders of the technology of microwave electronics.
Biography
Hansen's father William G Hansen, who was a son of immigrants from Den ...
(1909–1949), American physicist
Sport
* Abraham Løkin Hansen (born 1959), Faroese footballer (né Hansen)
*Adam Hansen
Adam Hansen (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian Ironman triathlete and former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the and teams.
Career
Hansen was born in Southport, Queensland, and turned prof ...
(born 1981), Australian road cyclist
*Adrian Hansen
Adrian Hansen (born 21 November 1971) is a South African former professional squash player. He reached a career high of 63 in the world in April 1998. He represented his country in the Commonwealth Games in 2006
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(born 1971), South African squash player
* Alan Hansen (born 1955), Scottish footballer
*Ashia Hansen
Ashia Hansen, (born 5 December 1971) is a retired British triple jumper. Fourth in the 1996 Olympic final, she broke the world indoor record when winning the 1998 European Indoor title, and went on to win gold medals at the World Indoor Cha ...
(born 1971), British athlete, Olympic contestant
* Bob Hansen (born 1961), American basketballer
*Brendan Hansen
Brendan Joseph Hansen (born August 15, 1981) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. Hansen is a six-time Olympic medalist, and is also a former world record-holder in both the 100-meter and 200-meter ...
(born 1981), American swimmer
* Chad Hansen (born 1995), American football player
* Chase Hansen (born 1993), American football player
* Craig Hansen (born 1983), American professional baseball player
* Curt Hansen (born 1964), Danish chess grand master
*Dale Hansen
Dale Eugene Hansen (born August 2, 1948) is an American sportscaster, who formerly worked as the weeknight sports anchor during the 10 pm newscasts on ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA, who left the station on September 2, 2021. He formerly al ...
(born 1948), American sportscaster
* Dave Hansen (born 1968), American baseball player
* Einar Hansen (born 1988), Faroese soccer player
* Eric Hansen (born 1992), Canadian chess player
* Erika Hansen (born 1970), American swimmer
*Fred Hansen
Frederick Morgan "Fred" Hansen (born December 29, 1940) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.
A 1963 graduate of Rice University, he competed for the United States in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 19 ...
(born 1940), 1964 Olympic Gold medalist and world record pole vaulter
*Harrison Hansen
Harrison Luther Mata'afa Hansen (born 26 October 1985) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship. He has played for Samoa and New Zealand at international level.
He has al ...
(born 1985), British based New Zealand rugby league player
* Jan Knobelauch Hansen (born 1971), Danish athlete, Olympic contestant
* Jannik Hansen (born 1986), Danish Ice Hockey Player
*Jerry Hansen
Gerald Jon 'Jerry' Hansen (Born October 23, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former racing driver. Hansen has won a record of 27 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, SCCA National Championships. Hansen has also competed in Can-Am, the Atlantic ...
(born 1936), a former racing driver
* Joachim Hansen (born 1979), Norwegian Mixed martial artist
* Joan Hansen (born 1958), American long-distance runner
* John Hansen (1924–1990), Danish footballer
* John Hansen (born 1950), Scottish footballer
* Johnny Hansen (born 1943), Danish footballer
* Kevin Hansen (born 1982), American indoor volleyball player
* Lars Hanssen (chess player) (1903–1940), Norwegian chess player
* Martin Lundgaard Hansen (born 1972), Danish badminton player, Olympic contestant
* Niels Jørgen Hansen, Danish darts player
* Niko Hansen (born 1994), Danish footballer
* Nikolaj Hansen (born 1987), Danish footballer
* Nikolaj Hansen (born 1993), Danish footballer
*Paul Snow-Hansen
Paul Snow-Hansen (born 3 September 1990, in Takapuna) is a New Zealand sailor. In 2016, he sailed in the 470 World Championships in San Isidro, Buenos Aires where he won a silver medal with Daniel Willcox.
He was a competitor in the 470 class ...
(born 1990), New Zealand sailor
* Per Joar Hansen (born 1965), Norwegian football coach
* Phil Hansen (born 1968), American former football player
* Rasmus Grønborg Hansen (born 1986), Danish football (soccer) player
* Rick Hansen (born 1957), Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian
* Ron Hansen (born 1938), American professional baseball player
*Søren Hansen
Søren Hansen (born 21 March 1974) is a Danish professional golfer.
Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He won the 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and turned professional later that year.
Hansen collected his first professio ...
(born 1974), Danish professional golfer
* Stan Hansen (born 1949), American professional wrestler
* Steen Hansen Danish curler
* Steve Hansen (born 1959), New Zealand rugby union football player and coach
* Sune Berg Hansen (born 1971), Danish chess player
* Travis Hansen (born 1978), American Basketball Player
* Trine Hansen (born 1973), Danish rower
Other
* Elaine Tuttle Hansen, president of Bates College
Bates College () is a Private college, private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the Campus of Bates College, campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of th ...
*Georg Emil Hansen
Georg Emil Hansen (12 May 1833, Naestved – 21 December 1891, Frederiksberg) was one of Denmark's pioneering photographers in the second half of the 19th century. He had his own studio in Copenhagen and later became a successful court photographe ...
(1833–1891), Danish photographer
*Georg Hansen
Colonel Georg Alexander Hansen (5 July 1904, Sonnefeld, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – 8 September 1944, Plötzensee, Germany) was an ''Oberst'' (Colonel) in the '' Generalstab'' (General Staff of the German Army) and one of the participants in the ...
(1904–1944), German army officer
*Gesa Hansen
Gesa Hansen (born 1981 in Arnsberg) is a German-Danish designer.
Education
Hansen graduated from the Bauhaus University (Germany) and from NZU, Nagoya University of Arts, (Japan).
Career
Hansen enhanced her training in Paris working for Jea ...
(born 1981), German-Danish designer
*Gus Hansen
Gustav Hansen (born 13 February 1974) is a Danish professional poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has lived in Monaco since 2003. In his poker career, Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles, one WSOP bracelet and the 2007 A ...
(born 1974), Danish professional poker player
*Helmer Hanssen
Helmer Julius Hanssen (24 September 1870 – 2 August 1956) was a Norwegian sailor, pilot and polar explorer. He participated in three of the polar expeditions led by Roald Amundsen and was one of the first five explorers to reach the South Pol ...
(1870–1956), Norwegian polar explorer
* Jake Hansen (disambiguation), multiple people
* John Hansen (born 1945), retired New Zealand judge
*Jörmundur Ingi Hansen
Jörmundur Ingi Hansen (born 14 August 1940) is an Icelandic-Danish neopagan leader, designer, businessman and clothing retailer. Trained as a sculptor and known as a prominent member of Reykjavík's hippie scene, he co-founded the Icelandic ...
(born 1940), Icelandic neopagan leader and clothing retailer
*Lars Peter Hansen
Lars Peter Hansen (born 26 October 1952 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American economist. He is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics, and the Booth School of Business, at the University of Chicago and ...
(born 1952), American economist and econometrician
*Matthew Hansen
Matthew Hansen is a Canadian screenwriter, author and editor. A former competitive cyclist, Hansen lives in Toronto, Ontario. He began his publishing career as a cycling journalist. Following that, Hansen worked as an editor for Dreamwave Product ...
, Canadian screenwriter, author and editor
* Max Hansen (1908–1990), SS officer
*Monica Hansen
Monica Hansen is a Norwegian model and the 1997 Miss Norway.
Early life
Hansen was raised in the town of Tønsberg, Norway.
Modeling career
Hansen began her modeling career with the Elite modeling agency. She was entered into the 1997 Miss Uni ...
, Norwegian model
* Percy Hansen (1890–1951), Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Robert Hanssen (born 1944), American FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia
*Sig Hansen
Sigurd Jonny Hansen (born April 28, 1966) is an American captain of the fishing vessel '' F/V Northwestern'', and'' M/S Stålbas''. Since 2005, Hansen has been featured in each season of the documentary television series '' Deadliest Catch'', se ...
(born 1966), American Captain of the Seattle-based crab fishing boat Northwestern, featured in the documentary ''Deadliest Catch
''Deadliest Catch'' is a reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. Th ...
''
* Theodore Marcus Hansen (1886–1973), Danish-American pastor, theologian, and churchman
* Theophil Freiherr von Hansen (1813–1891), Danish-Austrian architect
References
See also
* Hansen (disambiguation)
* Hanson (surname)
Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian And German origin, created from the two words Hans and son (son of Hans). Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding ...
* Henson (name) Henson is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Adam Henson (born 1966), British television presenter
* Ant Henson (born 1989), British singer-songwriter
* Basil Henson (1918–1990), British actor
* Bill Hens ...
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