Madsen is a common surname of Danish origin. The meaning of Madsen is ''Son of Mads''. "
Mads" is Danish form of
Matthew. Madsen is used rarely as a first name.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Alexander Madsen
Alexander Madsen (born January 26, 1995) is a Finnish professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.
Club career
In Finland, Alexander Madsen played for Kouvot from 2012–2016. , Finnish basketball player
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Angela Madsen, American rower and athlete
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Arch L. Madsen, American radio and television pioneer
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Barbara Madsen
Barbara Madsen (born 1952) is an American jurist and a current Associate justice, Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court. She joined the court in 1993 as the first woman to be popularly elected to the Court in Washington (U.S. state), ...
, American judge
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Birger Madsen, Norwegian football player
*Bo Madsen, guitarist of the Danish rock band
Mew
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Charles D. Madsen, American politician
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Chris Madsen, Danish-American lawman
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Christian Madsen
Christian Lucas Madsen is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Divergent (film), Divergent'' (2014) and ''Palo Alto (2013 film), Palo Alto'' (2013).
Life and career
Christian Madsen was born in Los Angeles to actors Mi ...
, American actor
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Claus Madsen, Danish football player
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Eric Madsen, American college baseball coach
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Erik Madsen (chess player)
Erik Magnus Madsen (21 January 1903 – 24 March 1968) was a Norwegian chess player.
Biography
From the late 1940s to the begin 1950s, Erik Madsen was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. In 1948, he played in Nordic Chess Championship. ...
, Norwegian chess player
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Gerda Madsen
Gerda Madsen (4 January 1902 – 26 July 1986) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 26 films between 1921 and 1982. She was born and died in Denmark.
Selected filmography
* ''Häxan'' (1922)
* ''Kispus'' (1956)
* '' Be Dear to Me'' ( ...
, Danish film actress
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Gitte Madsen
Gitte Madsen (born 24 March 1969 in Herning, Midtjylland) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the ...
, Danish handball player
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Gordon A. Madsen, American state legislator in Utah
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Gunnar Madsen, American vocalist
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Henrik O. Madsen, Danish businessperson and engineer
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Jakob Broechner Madsen, Danish economist
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Janne Madsen, Danish football player
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Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen (born June 7, 1985, in Santa Monica, California) is a four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and the 2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year.
Early life and education
Madsen was raised in Pacific Palisades, Los Angel ...
, American poker player
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John Madsen (American football), American football player
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John M. Madsen, American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Katrine Madsen
Katrine Madsen (born 7 March 1972 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish jazz singer.
Biography
Madsen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has worked in Copenhagen on albums with transplanted American jazz artists Ed Thigpen and Richard ...
, Danish jazz singer
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Kenneth C. Madsen, American artist
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Kim André Madsen, Norwegian football player
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Kristian Madsen, Danish gymnast
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Lars Jørgen Madsen
Lars Jørgen Madsen (19 July 1871 – 1 April 1925) was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in the Military R ...
, Danish rifle shooter
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Lars Møller Madsen, Danish team handball player
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Mads Lauritz Madsen
Mads Lauritz Madsen (1782–1840) was a Norwegian politician.
He was elected to the first session of the Norwegian Parliament in 1827, representing the constituency of Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The port ...
, Norwegian politician
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Mark Madsen (basketball)
Mark Ellsworth Madsen (born January 28, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former NBA player who is the head coach of Utah Valley University of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Due to his hustle and physical style of play, he recei ...
, American basketball player
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Mathew Madsen, New Zealand weightlifter
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Mette Madsen (1924–2015), Danish politician and writer
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Michael Madsen (disambiguation), several people
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Michael Madsen (footballer), Danish football player
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Nicolaj Madsen, Danish football player
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Ole Madsen
Ole Eduard Fischer Madsen (21 December 1934 – 26 March 2006 Camilla Dam ''Danmarks Radio'', 26 March 2006) was a Danish international footballer, who scored 42 goals in 50 matches for the Denmark national team and competed at the 1964 Europe ...
, Danish football player
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Ole Christian Madsen
Ole Christian Madsen (born 18 June 1966) is a Danish film director and script writer. Among his most successful projects are the movies ''Flame & Citron'', '' Prag'', '' Angels in Fast Motion'' ( da. ''Nordkraft'') and the TV series '' Rejseholde ...
, Danish film director and writer
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Peter Madsen (disambiguation), several people
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Phil Madsen, New Zealand singer/songwriter
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Robert Madsen, Danish gymnast
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Ricardt Madsen, Danish boxer
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Sigfred Madsen, Danish boxer
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Spencer Madsen, American poet
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Stephan Tschudi-Madsen
Stephan Tschudi-Madsen (25 August 1923 - 11 October 2007) was a Norwegian art historian. Tschudi-Madsen was the first antiquarian at the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage from 1959 until 1978 and was Director-general between 1978–199 ...
, Norwegian art historian
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Susanne Madsen, Danish handball player
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Svend Madsen, Danish gymnast
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Truman G. Madsen, Latter-Day Saint author
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Wayne Madsen (journalist)
Wayne Madsen (born April 28, 1954) is an American journalist and conspiracy theorist who writes the blog ''Wayne Madsen Report''.
Background and early life
Madsen was born on April 28, 1954, in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, to an American mother and ...
, American author
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Vibeke Hammer Madsen, Norwegian businessperson
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Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen
Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen (11 April 1844 – 14 June 1917) was a Danish politician, minister, army officer, businessman and inventor. He was War Minister in the Deuntzer Cabinet 1901–1905.
Career
He began his military career in 1859 and serv ...
, Danish politician, minister, businessman and inventor
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Vigo Madsen, Danish gymnast
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Virginia Madsen
Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in ''Class'' (1983), which was filmed in her native Chicago. After she moved to Los Angeles, director David Lynch cast her as Pr ...
, American actress
People with the first name Madsen include:
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Madsen Mompremier
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Madsen Pirie
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Danish-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names