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Knudsen is a surname of Danish origin, derived from the personal name Knud (Canute) and literally meaning "Knud's son." Notable people with the surname include: *

Aase Schibsted Knudsen Aase Schibsted Knudsen (born 19 November 1954) is a Norwegian writer and academic. Biography Knudsen earned a doctoral degree from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 2004. From 2002 to 2007, she was the head of the Media Technology Labor ...

(born 1954), Norwegian academic and writer * Anthony Carl Knudsen (1874–1931), American businessman and politician * Chilton R. Knudsen (born 1946), American Episcopal bishop * Gitte Moos Knudsen, Danish neurobiologist and neurologist *

Gunnar Knudsen Gunnar Knudsen (19 September 1848 – 1 December 1928), born Aanon Gunerius Knudsen, was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party who served as the prime minister of Norway twice from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920. He also inherited a s ...

(1848–1928), Prime Minister of Norway 1908–1910 and 1913–1920 * Jens Martin Knudsen (1930–2005), Danish astrophysicist * Jens Martin Knudsen (born 1967), Faroese goalkeeper * Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player * Karen Knudsen, American oncology researcher *

Keith Knudsen Keith A. Knudsen ( ; February 18, 1948 – February 8, 2005) was an American rock drummer, vocalist, and songwriter. Knudsen was best known as a drummer and vocalist for The Doobie Brothers. In addition, he founded the band Southern Pacific wit ...

(1948–2005), American musician, member of

The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1970. Known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies, the band has been active for over five decades, with their greate ...

Knud Knudsen (linguist) Knud Knudsen (January 6, 1812 March 30, 1895) was a Norwegian educator, author, linguist and philologist, known as "The Father of Bokmål". He is best known for having assembled from Dano-Norwegian one of the two official written versions of t ...

(1812–1895), Norwegian linguist *

Knut Knudsen Knut Knudsen (born 12 October 1950) is a retired Norway, Norwegian road and track cyclist. As an amateur, he placed fifth in the 4000m individual pursuit at the 1968 Olympics before becoming Olympic champion in the same discipline in 1972. He wo ...

, (born 1950), retired Norwegian road and track cyclist. * Konrad Knudsen (1890–1959), Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian *

Lars Knudsen Lars Ramkilde Knudsen (born 21 February 1962) is a Denmark, Danish researcher in cryptography, particularly interested in the design and cryptanalysis, analysis of block ciphers, cryptographic hash function, hash functions and message authentic ...

(born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography * Lina Almind Knudsen (born 1985), Danish curler *

Lisbeth Knudsen Lisbeth Knudsen (born 1953) is a Danish journalist and newspaper editor. After earning a degree in journalism in 1975, she worked in the editorial office of ''Berlingske Tidende''. By 1986, she had become editor of the paper's Sunday edition. Subs ...

(born 1953), Danish newspaper editor and businesswoman *

Martin Knudsen Martin Hans Christian Knudsen (15 February 1871 in Hasmark on Funen – 27 May 1949 in Copenhagen) was a Danish physicist who taught and conducted research at the Technical University of Denmark. He is primarily known for his study of molecul ...

(1871–1949), Danish physicist *

Matt Knudsen Matt Knudsen (born March 10, 1974) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the villain Sonny Appleday in the Cartoon Network TV film ''Re-Animated'' and its spinoff series ''Out Of Jimmy's Head''. Early life Knuds ...

(born 1974), American actor, comedian and writer * Morten Knudsen, (born 1995) Danish footballer *

Per Holm Knudsen Per Holm Knudsen (born 18 December 1945 in Copenhagen) is a Danish writer, teacher and psychotherapist. He is the author of ''The True Story of How Babies Are Made'', a detailed and colorfully illustrated children's book that chronicles love, mar ...

(contemporary), Danish author *

Eugene Peter Knudsen Eugene Peter Knudsen (March 10, 1915 – September 1, 1981) was an American politician and farmer. Knudsen was born in Badger, Kingsbury County, South Dakota. He grew up in Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota and lived with his wife and fa ...

(1915–1981), American farmer and politician *

Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen Semon Emil "Bunkie" Knudsen (October 2, 1912 – July 6, 1998) was an American automobile executive. Early life Semon Emil Knudsen was born on October 2, 1912, in Buffalo, New York. He was the son of former General Motors President, and Army ...

(1912–1998), American automobile industry executive *

Sidse Babett Knudsen Sidse Babett Knudsen (; born 22 November 1968) is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy '' Let's Get Lost'', for which she received both the Robert and Bodil ...

(born 1968), Danish actress *

Tord Øverland Knudsen The Wombats are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2003, consisting of Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), and Dan Haggis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards) ...

(born 1982), Norwegian musician *

Valdemar Knudsen Valdemar Emil Knudsen (August 5, 1820 – January 5, 1898) was a sugarcane Sugar plantations in Hawaii, plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii. Background Valdemar Emil Knudsen was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder county, Norway. He was coll ...

(1819–1898), Norwegian-American sugar planter on Hawaii, entrepreneur *

Vern Oliver Knudsen Vern Oliver Knudsen (December 27, 1893 – May 13, 1974) was an American acoustical physicist. Biography Knudsen received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) with an A.B. in 1915. Following his graduation from BYU Knudsen ...

, (1893–1974), American acoustical physicist *

William S. Knudsen William Signius Knudsen (born Signius Wilhelm Poul Knudsen; March 25, 1879 – April 27, 1948) was a Danish-born American automotive industry executive and an United States, American general officer, general during World War II. His experience ...

(1879–1948), Danish American automobile industry executive, US Army General

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*Knudsen, a brand of dairy products, currently owned by

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* R.W. Knudsen Family, a brand of natural bottled juices, currently owned by The J.M. Smucker Company *

Knudsen gas A Knudsen gas is a gas in a state of such low density that the average distance travelled by the gas molecules between collisions (mean free path) is greater than the diameter of the receptacle that contains it. If the mean free path is much greater ...

, scientific model for gases *

Knudsen number The Knudsen number (Kn) is a dimensionless number defined as the ratio of the molecular mean free path length to a representative physical length scale. This length scale could be, for example, the radius of a body in a fluid. The number is nam ...

, dimensionless number *

Knudsen layer The Knudsen layer, also known as evaporation layer, is the thin layer of vapor near a liquid or solid. It is named after Danish physicist Martin Knudsen (1871–1949). Definition At the interface of a vapor and a liquid/solid, the gas interacti ...

, layer between liquid and vapour

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