Michaelsen is a Danish

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surname meaning "son of Michael". There are related

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n spellings of this name. People with the name Michaelsen include:

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* Gottfried Michaelsen, aka Gödeke Michels (d. 1402), German pirate * Helena Iren Michaelsen, Norwegian singer *

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(b. 1968), Danish model, actress * Jacob Michaelsen, Denmark, Olympic bronze heavyweight * Jan Michaelsen (b. 1970), Danish football player * Kari Michaelsen (b. 1961, née Kari Markusen), American actress * Kirsten Michaelsen (b. 1943), Danish swimmer * Lars Michaelsen (b. 1969), former Danish road bicycle racer * Melissa Michaelsen (b. 1968), American actress * Michael Michaelsen (1899–1970), Danish Olympics boxer * Peter Michaelsen, inventor of

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* Peter Michaelsen (b. 1971), American actor, director, and producer also known as Peter Billingsley *

Wilhelm Michaelsen Johann Wilhelm Michaelsen (9 October 1860, Hamburg - 18 February 1937) was a German zoologist who was a world authority on the Oligochaeta which includes the earthworms. He named and described more than a thousand new species. Michaelsen was ...

(1860–1937), German zoologist

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