Rasmus is a shortened form of "Erasmus", a name which means "beloved" and was the name of

Erasmus of Formia Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), was a Christian saint and martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saintly figures of Christia ...

, a well-known saint. It is a common male name in

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

. People with the given name Rasmus include: * Rasmus B. Anderson (1846–1936), American author, professor, and diplomat *

Rasmus Andersson Rasmus Andersson (born 27 October 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Calgary Flames organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames, 53r ...

, Swedish ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames * Rasmus Bille Bahncke, Danish songwriter, record producer and musician *

Rasmus Bartholin Rasmus Bartholin (; Latinized: ''Erasmus Bartholinus''; 13 August 1625 – 4 November 1698) was a Danish physician and grammarian. Biography Bartholin was born in Roskilde. He was the son of Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585–1629) and Anna ...

(1625-1698) (Latinized Erasmus Bartholinus), Danish scientist and physician * Rasmus Bengtsson, Swedish football player *

Rasmus Bengtsson (ice hockey) Rasmus Bengtsson (born May 14, 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted in the second round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers with t ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Rasmus Bjerg Rasmus Bjerg (born 28 July 1976) is a Danish actor, comedian and singer. He has enjoyed much success alongside Jonas Schmidt, in series like '' P.I.S. - Politiets Indsats Styrke'', '' Wulffmorgenthaler'', '' Dolph & Wulff'' and ''Jul i Verdens ...

, Danish actor *

Rasmus Boysen Rasmus Boysen (born 14 October 1992) is a Danish retired handball player. Boysen has appeared for the Danish youth national team, with whom he participated in the U21 World Championship in Bosnia in 2013. He has played 15 youth national matches f ...

(born 1992), Danish handball player * Rasmus Christensen, (born 1991), Danish football player *

Rasmus Christiansen (actor) Rasmus Christiansen (23 May 1885 – 25 September 1964) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1915 and 1955. He was born in Vejlby, Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography *'' Ægteskab og Pigesjov'' ...

, Danish actor * Rasmus Dahlin, Swedish ice hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres *

Rasmus Daugaard Rasmus Daugaard (born September 15, 1976) is a retired Danish professional footballer. He played 210 games in the Danish Superliga with Akademisk Boldklub, FC Midtjylland, and Lyngby BK Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football c ...

, Danish football player * Rasmus Edstrom, Swedish ice hockey player *

Rasmus Elm Rasmus Christoffer Elm (born 17 March 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Kalmar FF. During his career, he played for Kalmar FF in Sweden, for AZ in the Netherland ...

, Swedish football player *

Rasmus Faber Rasmus may refer to: People * Rasmus (given name) * Rasmus (surname) Arts and entertainment * The Rasmus, a Finnish rock band formerly called Rasmus ** ''The Rasmus'' (album), a self-titled studio album by the Finnish band * the title cha ...

, Swedish music artist *

Rasmus Fleischer Rasmus Fleischer (born 19 April 1978 in Halmstad) is a Swedish historian, essayist and musician. He earned his Ph.D. in history in 2012 with a dissertation that was also published as a book of 640 pages: "The political economy of music: Legislatio ...

, Swedish historian, musician, freelance journalist *

Rasmus Hansen (footballer born 1979) Rasmus Hansen (born 15 February 1979) is a retired Danish professional football midfielder, who last played for FC Skanderborg. As of August 2011, he has started at Law School in Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 ...

, Danish football player *

Rasmus Hansen (gymnast) Rasmus Hansen (13 January 1885 – 3 July 1967) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiade ...

(1885–1967), Danish gymnast *

Rasmus Hansen (politician) Rasmus Hansen (1797–1860s) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He was born in Opdal. His parents were peasants, but Rasmus Hansen studied law in Denmark. He settled in Skogn and worked as an attorney.Rasmus Hardiker Rasmus Hardiker (born 31 January 1985) is a British actor, best known for voicing Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series '' Thunderbirds Are Go''. He played Raymond in Steve Coogan's sitcom '' Saxondale'' and Ben in the J ...

, English actor *

Rasmus Grønborg Hansen Rasmus Grønborg Hansen (born 9 April 1986) is a retired Danish professional football defensive midfielder. After retiring After retiring at the end of the 2016/17 season, Hansen took an education in sports management and later worked in a co ...

, Danish football player *

Rasmus Quist Hansen Rasmus Quist Hansen (born 5 April 1980 in Middelfart), also known as Rasmus Quist, is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the lightweight double sculls, with his partner Mads Rasmussen. Quist and Rasmussen placed first in ...

, Danish rower *

Rasmus Harboe Rasmus Harboe (25 October 1868 in Skælskør - 4 June 1952 in Frederiksberg) was a Danish sculptor. He was a frequent collaborator with several of the leading Danish architects of his time, including Martin Nyrop. Early life and educatiobn Harboe ...

(1868–1952), Danish sculptor *

Rasmus Henning Rasmus Henning (born 13 November 1975, in Copenhagen) is an athlete from Denmark, who competes in triathlon. He competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in which he placed seventh with a total time of 1:52:37.32. He c ...

, Danish triathlon athlete * Rasmus Falk, Danish footballer * Rasmus Festersen, Danish football player * Rasmus Flo (1851–1905), Norwegian teacher, philologist, magazine editor, translator and proponent for Nynorsk language *

Rasmus Frandsen Rasmus Peter Frandsen (17 April 1886 – 5 December 1974) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V ...

(1886–1974), Danish rower * Rasmus Green (1980–2006), Danish football player *

Rasmus Hatledal Rasmus Hatledal (1 February 1885 – 14 July 1963) was a Norwegian topographer and military officer. He was born in Stryn. He was appointed colonel and chief of the general staff in 1938. The post-World War II investigation committee, '' Under ...

(1885–1963), Norwegian topographer and military officer. * Rasmus Jensen (priest) (d. 1620), Danish Lutheran priest and the first Lutheran cleric in Canada *

Rasmus Jensen (speedway rider) Rasmus Jensen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He is currently riding for Holsted Tigers in the Danish Speedway League and Gdańsk in the Polish Ekstraliga. Career Rasmus Jensen's career began in the year 2001. His first season in Br ...

(born 1993), Danish motorcycle rider *

Rasmus Jönsson Rasmus Jönsson (; born 27 January 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Helsingborgs IF. He is normally deployed as a second striker. Career Helsingborgs IF He plays as a striker and got his breakthrough in 2008, scorin ...

, Swedish football player *

Rasmus Kaljujärv Rasmus Kaljujärv (born 28 March 1981) is an Estonian actor. Kaljujärv started his movie career in 2003 and has played in 10 films and television series. His father Hannes Kaljujärv Hannes Kaljujärv (born on 4 January 1957 in Tartu) is an Est ...

, Estonian actor * Rasmus Katholm, Danish football player *

Rasmus Kofoed Rasmus Kofoed (born 1974) is a Danish chef and restaurateur who won the gold medal at the 2011 Bocuse d'Or, after previously taking the bronze medal in 2005 and the silver medal in 2007 in the same competition. He is the head chef and co-owner o ...

, Danish chef and restaurateur * Rasmus Kofoed (cricketer), Danish cricketer * Rasmus Kupari, Finish hockey player * Rasmus Olsen Langeland (1873-1954), Norwegian politician and minister *

Rasmus Lerdorf Rasmus Lerdorf (born 22 November 1968) is a Danish-Canadian programmer. He co-authored and inspired the PHP scripting language, authoring the first two versions of the language and participating in the development of later versions led by a grou ...

, Greenlandic-Danish programmer and creator of the PHP programming language *

Rasmus Lindgren Rasmus Lindgren (born 29 November 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He started off his footballing career at Landskrona BoIS, but spent most of his career in the Netherlands, represen ...

, Swedish football player *

Rasmus Løland Rasmus Løland (24 May 1861 – 12 October 1907) was a Norwegian journalist, novelist and children's writer. Biography Rasmus Løland was born on a farm at Ryfylke in Rogaland county, Norway. In the late 1890s, he had travel grants to Germany ...

(1861–1907), Norwegian journalist, novelist and children's writer *

Rasmus Lyberth Rasmus Ole Lyberth (born 21 August 1951) is a Greenlandic musician and actor. Since 1970, he has been one of the most popular artists in the Greenlandic music scene. His music is well known beyond the borders of Greenland. Biography Rasmus Lyber ...

, Greenlandic singer, songwriter and actor * Rasmus Malling-Hansen (1835–1890), Danish inventor, minister and principal at the Royal Institute for the Deaf, and one of the true pioneers of the 19th century * Rasmus Marvits, Danish football player * Rasmus Midgett, (1851–1926), US Life-Saving Service surfman in North Carolina who single-handedly rescued ten men from the sinking barkentine ''Priscilla'' * Rasmus Olai Mortensen (1869-1934), Norwegian politician and minister *

Rasmus Nielsen (disambiguation) Rasmus Nielsen may refer to: * Rasmus Nielsen (footballer) (born 1987), Danish footballer * Rasmus Nielsen (volleyballer) (born 1994), Danish volleyballer * Rasmus Nielsen (ice hockey) (born 1990), Danish ice hockey player * Rasmus Nielsen (squash ...

Rasmus Tønder Nissen Rasmus Tønder Nissen (14 January 1822 – 19 January 1882) was a Norwegian, educator, theologian and politician. Biography Nissen was born at Melhus in Sør-Trøndelag. He attended to Trondheim Cathedral School graduating in 1839. He was Cand ...

(1822–1882), Norwegian politician *

Rasmus Nøhr Rasmus Bensby Nøhr (born 7 March 1972 in Copenhagen) is a Danish musician, composer, and guitarist. Nøhr has released six studio albums since his debut in 2004 and is known for having created the ''Danmark Dejligst'' festival. Career Nøhr h ...

, Danish musician and guitarist * Rasmus Nordbø (1915 – 1983), Norwegian administrator and minister * Rasmus Pettersen, Norwegian gymnast *

Rasmus Quaade Rasmus Christian Quaade (born 7 January 1990) is a Danish former road and track bicycle racer. He also competed professionally from 2009 to 2021 for the Blue Water Cycling (two spells), , , , , , and squads. Quaade was also the subject for a ...

, Danish road and track bicycle racer * Rasmus Rändvee (born 1995), Estonian singer *

Rasmus Christian Rask Rasmus Kristian Rask (; born Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch; 22 November 1787 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish linguist and philologist. He wrote several grammars and worked on comparative phonology and morphology. Rask traveled extensively to ...

(1787-1832), Danish scholar and philologist * Rasmus Rasmussen (disambiguation), several people *

Rasmus Ristolainen Rasmus Ristolainen (born 27 October 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected eighth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Pl ...

, Finnish ice hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers *

Rasmus Sandin Carl Erik Rasmus Sandin (born 7 March 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 29th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2018 NHL Entr ...

, Swedish ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs * Rasmus Lauge Schmidt, Danish handball player *

Rasmus Schüller Rasmus Schüller (born 18 June 1991) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Djurgårdens IF and the Finland national team. Club career Early career Schüller began his career at FC Kasiysi, a club based in his hometown E ...

, Finnish football player *

Rasmus Seebach Rasmus Seebach (; born 28 March 1980) is a Danish singer-songwriter and record producer who had his solo-debut with the Danish-language single "Engel" ( en, "Angel") in April 2009. Seebach has written and produced songs for Danish and internat ...

, Danish singer songwriter * Rasmus Sindre, (1859-1908), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician *

Rasmus Sjöstedt Rasmus Sjöstedt (born 28 February 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kalmar. Honours Hapoel Haifa *Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cu ...

, Swedish football player * Rasmus Skylstad (1893–1972), Norwegian diplomat * Rasmus Carl Staeger (18001875), Danish entomologist * Rasmus Steinsvik (1863–1913), Norwegian writer, magazine editor and newspaper editor *

Rasmus Stjerne Rasmus Stjerne Hansen (born 26 May 1988 in Hvidovre) is a retired Danish curler. He is a former world junior champion and current Danish champion. He curls out of the Hvidovre Curling Club. Career Stjerne has participated in five World Junio ...

, Danish curler * Rasmus Thude, Danish singer and songwriter *

Rasmus Andreas Torset Rasmus Andreas Torset (25 May 1897 - 9 December 1965) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a co ...

(1897-1965), Norwegian politician * Rasmus Videbæk, Danish cinematographer * Rasmus Wengberg, Swedish badminton player * Rasmus Borregaard Winther, Danish

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e-sport player *

Rasmus Wremer Rasmus may refer to: People * Rasmus (given name) * Rasmus (surname) Arts and entertainment * The Rasmus, a Finnish rock band formerly called Rasmus ** ''The Rasmus'' (album), a self-titled studio album by the Finnish band * the title cha ...

, Swedish handball player * Rasmus Würtz, Danish football player

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