Jenson is an

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meaning ''"son of Jen"'', with Jen being a short form of Old French Jehan i.e. John. It may also be an Americanized form of the surnames Jensen or Jenssen.https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=jenson Jenson is also used as a

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. There are alternate spellings, including the German/Danish variant, Jensen. Notable people with the name Jenson include:

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Jenson Brooksby Jenson Tyler "J. T." Brooksby (born October 26, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33, achieved on 13 June 2022. Brooksby has won one ATP Tour singles title at the 2025 U.S. M ...

(born 2000), American tennis player *

Jenson Button Jenson Alexander Lyons Button (born 19 January 1980) is a British racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Jota. Button competed in Formula One from to , and won the World Drivers' Championship in with Brawn; ...

(born 1980), British racing driver * Jenson Joseph (born 1966), Antiguan cricketer * Jenson Seelt (born 2003), Dutch footballer

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* (née Elizabeth Marie Spraggins; born 1977), Italian-born American pornographic actress *

Andrew Jenson Andrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, (December 11, 1850 – November 18, 1941) was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the ...

(1850–1941), church historian for the Latter Day Saints * Bob Jenson (1931–2018), American politician and educator * Dan Jenson (born 1975), Australian squash player *

Mary Goodrich Jenson Mary Goodrich Jenson (November 6, 1907 – January 4, 2004) was an early woman aviator and journalist who became the first woman in Connecticut to earn a pilot's license and the first woman to fly solo to Cuba. She was inducted into the Conne ...

(1907–2004), American aviator and journalist *

Nicolas Jenson Nicholas (or Nicolas) Jenson (c. 1420–1480) was a French engraver, pioneer, printer and type designer who carried out most of his work in Venice, Italy. Jenson acted as Master of the French Royal Mint at Tours and is credited with being the cr ...

(1420–1480), French engraver, pioneer printer and typographer *

Robert Jenson Robert William Jenson (August 2, 1930 – September 5, 2017) was a leading American Lutheran and ecumenical theologian. Prior to his retirement in 2007, he spent seven years as the director of the Center for Theological Inquiry in Princeton, NJ. H ...

(1930–2017), American Lutheran and ecumenical theologian *

Roy Jenson Roy Cameron Jenson, also known and credited as Roy Jensen (February 9, 1927 – April 24, 2007), was a Canadian American football player, stuntman, and actor. Early years Jenson was born in Calgary, Alberta, and moved to Los Angeles with his ...

(1927–2007), Canadian actor and footballer; father of Sasha *

Sasha Jenson Alexander "Sasha" Jenson is an American film and television actor known for his role in the 1993 hit film ''Dazed and Confused (film), Dazed and Confused''. Career Jenson is also known for his roles in ''Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Mye ...

(born 1964), American actor; son of Roy *

Vicky Jenson Victoria Jenson (born March 4, 1960) is an American film director of both live action and animated films. Retrieved April 9, 2014. She has directed projects for DreamWorks Animation, including ''Shrek'', the first film to win an Academy Award ...

(born c. 1957), American animator

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