Johansen is a

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meaning ''"son of Johan"''. It is most common in

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and

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. The Swedish variant is Johansson, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon

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. People with the surname Johansen include: * Allan Johansen (born 1971), Danish professional road bicycle racer * Anders Johansen * August E. Johansen (1905–1995), U.S. Representative from Michigan * Bård Tufte Johansen (born 1969), Norwegian comedian * William Odd "Red" Johansen (1928–2001), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Bjørn Johansen (footballer) (born 1969), Norwegian footballer * Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey) (born 1944), Norwegian ice hockey player * Bjørn Johansen (musician) (1940–2002), Norwegian jazz musician * Christian Johansen * Dan Anton Johansen (born 1979), Danish professional footballer * Darryl Johansen (born 1959), Australian chess Grandmaster *

David Johansen David Roger Johansen (January 9, 1950 – February 28, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as lead singer of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Po ...

(1950–2025), American singer, songwriter, and actor * Egil Johansen (musician) (1934–1998), Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer * Egil Johansen (footballer) (born 1962), Norwegian footballer * Egil Johansen (orienteer) (born 1954), Norwegian orienteer * Egil Borgen Johansen (1934–1993), Norwegian archer * Elisabeth Johansen (1907–1993), Greenlandic midwife and politician * Eva Margot (born Johansen, 1944–2019), Norwegian painter *

Magnet (musician) Even Johansen also known as Magnet (born 7 June 1970) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. To date, he has released five full-length studio albums as well as several singles and EPs. Johansen draws upon many influences, including folk, pop, and el ...

(born Even Johansen in 1970), Norwegian singer-songwrite * Franz M. Johansen (1928–2018), American sculptor, emeritus professor at BYU * Gotfred Johansen (1895–1978), Danish lightweight professional boxer * H.W. "Woody" Johansen (1913–1991), American engineer and namesake of the Johansen Expressway * Hans Johansen (1897–1973), Russian-Danish zoologist * Helga Johansen (1852–1912), Danish novelist *

Henry Johansen Henry "Tippen" Johansen (21 July 1904 – 29 May 1988) was a Norwegian association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Vålerenga IF Fotball, Vålerenga. He later managed the club. Football ...

(1904–1988), Norwegian international football goalkeeper * Hermann Johansen (1866–1930), Russian zoologist * Hjalmar Johansen (1867–1913), Norwegian polar explorer * Holger Hott Johansen (born 1974), Norwegian orienteering competitor * Iris Johansen (born 1938), American author * Jacob Lerche Johansen (1818–1900), Norwegian Minister of the Navy * Jan Johansen (canoeist) (born 1944), Norwegian Olympic canoeist * Jan Johansen (politician) (born 1955), Danish politician and MF * Jan Arvid Johansen (1947–2017), Norwegian musician * Jan Johansen (born 1966), Swedish singer * Johan Strand Johansen (1903–1970), Norwegian Minister of Labour and politician * John Johansen (athlete) (1883–1947), Norwegian sprinter * John Christen Johansen (1876–1964), Danish-American portraitist * John M. Johansen (1916–2012), American architect * Jon Lech Johansen (born 1983), Norwegian known for reverse engineering data formats * K. V. Johansen (born 1968), Canadian fantasy and children's author * K. W. Johansen (born ?), Author of the yield theory for connections (1949) * Kevin Johansen (born 1964), Argentine-American rock musician * Kyle Johansen (born 1967), American politician * Lars Emil Johansen (born 1946), second Prime Minister of Greenland * Lucas Johansen (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player * Magne Johansen (born 1965), Norwegian ski jumper * Mathias Hove Johansen (born 1998), Norwegian sprinter *

Michael Johansen Michael Bro Johansen (born 22 July 1972) is a Denmark, Danish former professional football (soccer), football player who played as a midfielder in the Danish Superliga for FC Copenhagen and for Football in England, English club Bolton Wanderers ...

(born 1972), Danish professional football player * Pete Johansen violin player, session member of bands Sirenia, Tristania and others * Ravi (Ivar Johansen) (born 1976), Norwegian musician * Reidar Johansen (born 1955), Norwegian politician * Roar Johansen (1935–2015), Norwegian footballer * Ryan Johansen (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player * Sharon Johansen (born 1948), Norwegian-American model and actress * Stig Johansen (born 1972), Norwegian professional football striker * Terje Riis Johansen (born 1968), Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Centre Party * Thomas Kjeller Johansen (born 1965), Danish-Norwegian philosopher * Trevor Johansen (born 1957), retired professional national hockey league player * Tor Egil Johansen (born 1950), Norwegian footballer

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