Knutsen is a Norwegian surname. Its origin was as a patronymic name (-sen/-søn/-son/-zen) derived from the first name

Knut Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used whi ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Arvid Knutsen Arvid Knutsen (3 March 1944 – 4 January 2009) was a Norwegian footballer and later coach. He joined Viking FK from Stavanger IF in 1961, and made his senior team debut in 1963. With Viking he won the Norwegian First Division in 1972, 1973, 1 ...

(1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and later coach *

Espen Knutsen Espen Knutsen (born January 12, 1972) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey player and currently the general manager of Vålerenga in the Norwegian GET-ligaen. He played five seasons in the North American-based National Hockey League (NH ...

(born 1972), Norwegian ice hockey player * Finn Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian politician * Geir Knutsen (born 1959), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Guro Knutsen (born 1985), Norwegian football player *

Konrad B. Knutsen Konrad Birger Knutsen (21 September 1925 – 2 October 2012) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Voss, and grew up in Bergen and Trondheim. He took the cand.jur. degree and worked at the Norwegian School of Economics and the Minis ...

(1925–2012), Norwegian civil servant *

Lars Knutsen Lars Egbert Knutsen (1884–1963) was a shipowner and founder of Lars Knutsen and Sons Limited, a ship chandler business located in The Strand, Swansea, South Wales. The company did exist under new management as Lars Knutsen and Clode, but in 2011 ...

(1884–1963), Norwegian shipowner, founder of Lars Knutsen and Sons Ltd, a ship chandler business in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

* Marie Knutsen (born 1982), Norwegian football midfielder *

Morten Knutsen Morten Knutsen (born 27 November 1977) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. Career Knutsen started his career in the Arendal-based club IK Grane, and went on to the largest club in the region, IK Start. He made his debut in Tippel ...

(born 1977), Norwegian football coach and former player * Nelly Bell Knutsen (1905–1991), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party * Olav Martinus Knutsen Steinnes (1886–1961), Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1928 * Paul Knutsen Barstad Sandvik (1847–1936), Norwegian educator * Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen, Norwegian explorers who went with

Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegians, Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amu ...

on his 1918 Arctic expedition *

Tormod Knutsen Tormod Kåre Knutsen (7 January 1932 – 23 February 2021) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier, who won the Nordic combined event at the 1964 Winter Olympics, and came second at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He won four national championships, an ...

(1932–2021), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete *

Tove Karoline Knutsen Tove Karoline Knutsen (born 14 January 1951 in Torsken) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 2005. She graduated as cand.philol. in 1982, and spent large parts of her care ...

(born 1951), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *

Venke Knutson Venke Knutson (born 20 October 1978) is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway. Life and career Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she go ...

(born 1978), Norwegian pop artist

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