The surname Rasmussen () is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning '' Rasmus' son''. It is the ninth-most-common surname in
Denmark
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People with this name include:
Aaron Frederick Rasmussen Jr.
Aaron Frederick "Fred" Rasmussen Jr. (May 27, 1915, St. Anthony, Idaho – March 17, 1984, Los Angeles) was an American physician, professor of microbiology and immunology, and, later in his career, associate dean of the UCLA School of Medicine. H ...
(1915–1984), American microbiologist and immunologist
* Alis Rasmussen (born 1958), American writer known by the name Kate Elliott
* Anne Rasmussen (educator) (born 1959), American ethnomusicologist
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Bill Rasmussen
William F. Rasmussen (born October 15, 1932) is an American sports director, and one of the founders of ESPN, along with Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. Rasmussen served as the first president and CEO of ESPN. ESPN was founded on July 14, 1978, ...
(born 1932), American media figure, first president and CEO of ESPN
* Bruce Rasmussen (born 1961), American television producer
* Carmen Rasmusen (born 1985), Canadian-American singer
* Christina Rasmussen (born 1972), Greek–American crisis intervention counselor and author
* Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964), Norwegian author, literature critic and musician
* Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1827–1912), Danish landscape artist
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Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen
Ejnar Mindedal, born ''Mindedal Rasmussen'' (19 June 1892 – 23 December 1975) was a Danish Neoclassical architect. He was a traditionalist who adhered to the Danish '' :da:Bedre Byggeskik'' movement which emphasized traditional Danish co ...
(1892–1975), Danish architect
* Eric Rasmussen (academic) (born 1960}. authority on Shakespearean texts
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Flemming Rasmussen
Flemming Rasmussen (born 1 January 1958) is a Danish sound engineer, record producer, and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rasmussen is currently main engineer/producer at Sweet Silence North in Helsingør.
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(born 1958), Danish music producer
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Halfdan Rasmussen
Halfdan Wedel Rasmussen (29 January 1915 in Copenhagen – 2 March 2002) was a Danish poet. He was known for his literary nonsense verse for children and his serious adult writings about social issues and human rights. He was awarded with th ...
(1915–2002), Danish poet
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Jens Elmegård Rasmussen
Jens Elmegård Rasmussen (15 March 1944 – 15 May 2013) was associate professor of Indo-European Studies and head of the Roots of Europe research center at the University of Copenhagen from its initiation in 2008 until his death. He was an expert ...
(1944–2013), Danish associate professor of Indo-European Studies
* Joel Rasmussen (born 1970), American film producer
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Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen
Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen is a Danish ceramist and designer, born 30 June 1944 in Odense, Denmark. Raised in Randers and since the 1960s residing in Bredballe, Vejle on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula. Originally a school teacher, Karen-Lisb ...
(born 1944), Danish ceramist and designer
* Karl Aage Rasmussen (born 1947), Danish composer, writer and organizer
* Mary Helen Rasmussen (1930–2008), American musicologist
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Nicolas Rasmussen
Nicolas "Nic" Rasmussen (born 1962) is a historian of modern life sciences, and a professor in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales.
With major interests in the history of amphetamines, the history of ...
(born 1962), French-born professor of history at the University of New South Wales
* Rie Rasmussen, (born 1978) Danish actress, model, director and photographer
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Scott Rasmussen
Scott William Rasmussen (born March 30, 1956) is an American public opinion pollster and political analyst. He previously produced the ScottRasmussen.com Daily Tracking Poll, a gauge of American voters' political sentiment. He is editor-at-large ...
(born 1956), American media figure with ESPN and polling company
Rasmussen Reports
Rasmussen Reports is an American polling company founded in 2003. The company engages in political commentary and the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. Rasmussen Reports conducts nightly tracking, ...
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Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen
Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen (22 September 1915 – 24 April 1982) was a Danish stage and film actress. She was married to Danish actor and comedian Dirch Passer.
Filmography
* '' Sun Over Denmark'' – 1936
* ' – 1938
* '' I dag begynder live ...
(1915–1982), Danish stage and film actress
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Steen Eiler Rasmussen
Steen Eiler Rasmussen, Hon. FAIA (9 January 1898 – 19 June 1990) was a Danish architect and urban planner who was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and a prolific writer of books and poetry. He was made a Royal Designer ...
(1898–1990), Danish architect and town-planner
* Rasmus Rasmussen (1862–1932), Norwegian actor and theatre director
* Rasmus Rasmussen (1871–1962), Faroese writer
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Sunleif Rasmussen
Sunleif Rasmussen (born March 19, 1961 in Sandur in the Faroe Islands) is the foremost Faroese composer of classical music.
Biography
Rasmussen studied in Norway, then returned to Tórshavn in the Faroes as a music teacher and jazz pianist. Fro ...
(born 1961), Faroese composer of classical music
Military
* Phil Rasmussen (1918–2005), American military pilot stationed at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 Japanese attack
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Robert L. Rasmussen
Robert L. "Bob" Rasmussen (born May 26, 1930 in Rio Vista, California), is a noted military artist; a retired Captain of the United States Navy; a former career naval aviator, primarily in the F-8 Crusader; a former member of the U.S. Navy Fligh ...
(born 1930), American military artist, former naval aviator
* Stefan G. Rasmussen (born 1947), Danish military and civilian pilot, known for SAS flight 751 crash-landing
Anne Rasmussen (politician)
Anne Rasmussen (born 14 April 1971) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She entered parliament on 12 August 2021 as a replacement for Tommy Ahlers after he resigned his seat.
Political car ...
(born 1971) Danish politician
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (; born 26 January 1953) is a Danish politician who was the 24th Prime Minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009 and the 12th Secretary General of NATO from August 2009 to October 2014. He became CEO of politi ...
(born 1953), NATO General Secretary, former Prime Minister of Denmark
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Dan Rasmussen
Daniel J. Rasmussen (born August 12, 1947) is the Iowa State Representative from the 23rd District since 2011. A Republican, he had previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009. He received his BS from Iowa State Un ...
(born 1947), American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
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David Rasmussen Hansen
David Rasmussen Hansen (born March 16, 1938) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern Di ...
(born 1938), United States federal judge
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Dennis F. Rasmussen
Dennis F. Rasmussen (born June 14, 1947) is an American politician from the state of Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as Baltimore County Executive, a Delegate within the Maryland House of Delegates as well as a Senator ...
(born 1947), American politician
* Einar Normann Rasmussen (1907–1975), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
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Hjalte Rasmussen Hjalte Rasmussen (18 December 1940 – 9 August 2012) was Professor of European Union Law at the University of Copenhagen. Previously he was a Professor of law at the Law Department of the Copenhagen Business School and a Visiting Professor at the ...
(1940–2012), Professor of European Union Law at the University of Copenhagen
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Holger Rasmusen
Holger Rasmusen (April 26, 1894 – November 2, 1983) was an American politician and pharmacist.
Born in Superior, Wisconsin, Rasmusen served in the United States Navy during World War I and received his doctorate from Drake University. Rasmus ...
(1894–1983), American politician
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Kapp Rasmussen
Kapp Erasmus Rasmussen (October 17, 1860 – September 22, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician.
Rasmussen was born in Denmark and emigrated to the United States in 1867. He eventually settled in Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Rice Lake is a ...
(1860–1927), American politician
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Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (; born 15 May 1964) is a Danish politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2022. He previously served as the 25th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2019. He was the lead ...
(born 1964), former Prime Minister of Denmark, representing the Liberal Party Venstre
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Olav Rasmussen Langeland
Olav Rasmussen Langeland (14 March 1904 – 18 December 1981) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
He was born in Vikør. His father was Rasmus Olsen Langeland, Member of Parliament and Minister of Labour 1931–1933.
He was el ...
(1904–1981), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
* Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (born 1943), MEP and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), former Prime Minister of Denmark
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Søren Egge Rasmussen
Søren Egge Rasmussen (born 2 July 1961 in Fussingsø) is a Danish politician, serving as a member of the Folketing for the Red–Green Alliance political party. He was elected at the 2015 Danish general election, and again re-elected in the 20 ...
(born 1961), Danish politician for the Red-Green Alliance
* Stu Rasmussen (born 1948), American politician from the state of Oregon
* Tom Rasmussen (contemporary), former member of the Seattle City Council
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Wilkie Rasmussen
Wilkie Olaf Patua Rasmussen (born 21 March 1958) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. From 2013 to 2015 he was leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Early life
Rasmussen was born in Omoka on Penrhyn Island. He a ...
Angela Rasmussen
Angela Lynn Rasmussen is an American virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.
Education and early career
During graduate school, Rasmussen worked in the laboratory of Vincent Ra ...
, American virologist
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David Tab Rasmussen
David Tab Rasmussen (June 17, 1958 – August 7, 2014), also known as D. Tab Rasmussen, was an American biological anthropologist. Specializing in both paleontology and behavioral ecology with interests in Paleogene mammals, early primate evolu ...
(1958–2014), American biological anthropologist
* Erik N. Rasmussen (born 1957), American meteorologist and tornado researcher
* Greg Rasmussen (born 1955), British wildlife conservation biologist
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Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (30 July 1878 – 12 August 1964) was a Danish engineer and industrialist.
Life
The son of a shipmaster who died when Rasmussen was still a young child, he attended middle school in Nakskov and in 1894 began an appr ...
(1878–1964), Danish engineer and industrialist
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Knud Rasmussen
Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen (; 7 June 1879 – 21 December 1933) was a Greenlandic–Danish polar explorer and anthropologist. He has been called the "father of Eskimology" (now often known as Inuit Studies or Greenlandic and Arctic Studie ...
Pamela C. Rasmussen
Pamela Cecile Rasmussen (born October 16, 1959) is an American ornithology, ornithologist and expert on Asian birds. She was formerly a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and is based at the Michigan State Uni ...
(born 1959), American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds
* Steen Rasmussen (physicist) (born 1955), Danish artificial life scientist working in the United States
Sports
* Aage Rasmussen (1889–1983), Danish photographer and track and field athlete
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Alex Rasmussen
Alex Nicki Rasmussen (born 9 June 1984) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the , , , , and teams. Primarily specialising in track cycling, Rasmussen was also proficient in road racin ...
(born 1984), Danish professional racing cyclist
* Allan Stig Rasmussen (born 1983), Danish chess grandmaster
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Anders Rasmussen
Anders Rasmussen (born 1 June 1976) is a Danish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently working as a goalkeeping coach for the youth teams of AGF.
He played 54 games in the Danish Superliga championship from 2003 to 2 ...
(born 1976), Danish professional football player
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Andreas Rasmussen
Andreas Engelbert Rasmussen (15 March 1893 – 23 February 1967) was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van ...
(1893–1967), Danish field hockey player
* Ann-Helen Rasmussen (born 1990) Samoan New Zealand netball player
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Bjørn Rasmussen
Bjørn Vilhelm Ravn Rasmussen (19 May 1885 – 9 August 1962) was a Denmark, Danish amateur football (soccer) player in the Striker (association football), striker position, who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team, Da ...
(1885–1962), Danish football (soccer) player
* Blair Rasmussen (born 1962), American former professional basketball player
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Bruce Rasmussen (basketball)
Bruce Rasmussen (born September 29, 1950) was the director of athletics at Creighton University. He was the head coach of the Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
The Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represents Creighton University in ...
(born 1950), American director of athletics at Creighton University
* Dale Rasmussen (born 1977), Samoan international rugby union player
* David Rasmussen (born 1976), Danish retired football player
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Dawn Rasmussen
Dawn Therese Rasmussen is a retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa. She was also the first physical education teacher in the country.
Rasmussen has represented Samoa in netball, hockey, tennis and athletics, including attending five ...
, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
* Dennis Rasmussen (born 1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Dorthe Rasmussen (born 1960), Danish long-distance runner
* Drew Rasmussen (born 1995), American baseball player
* Einar Rasmussen (born 1956), Norwegian sprint canoeist
* Eldon Rasmussen (born 1936), Canadian driver in the USAC Championship Car series
* Elton Rasmussen (1937–1978), Australian rugby league player
* Eric Rasmussen (born 1952), American retired professional baseball player
* Erik Rasmussen (ice hockey) (born 1977), American professional ice hockey player
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Erik Rasmussen (footballer)
Erik Sandvad Rasmussen (born 24 December 1960), nicknamed "''The Wizard''" and "''TryllErik''", is a former Danish football player and manager. He played two games for the Denmark national football team. In March 2014 it was announced that he wo ...
(born 1960), Danish former football player and manager
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Erik Rasmussen (handballer)
Erik Veje Rasmussen (born April 9, 1959) is a former Denmark, Danish Team handball, handball player and handball coach who competed in the 1982 World Men's Handball Championship and 1984 Summer Olympics. In addition to Handball he is also an autho ...
(born 1959), Danish former handball player
* Flint Rasmussen (born 1968), American rodeo clown in the sport of bull riding
* Flemming Rasmussen (strongman) (born 1968), Danish former strongman
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Grace Rasmussen
Grace Kara (née Rasmussen; born 18 March 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player of Samoan descent. Kara played in the National Bank Cup for the Auckland Diamonds from 2005 to 2007. She continued playing in Auckland ...
(born 1988), New Zealand netball player
* Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (born 1954), Danish sports shooter and Olympic champion
* Hans Rasmussen, (1895–1949), American professional baseball pitcher
* Hedevig Rasmussen (1902–1985), Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
* Jens Rasmussen (speedway rider) (born 1959), former speedway rider who rode in the United Kingdom
* Johanna Rasmussen (born 1983), Danish female football striker
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John Boye Rasmussen
John Boye Rasmussen (born 11 July 1982) is a Danish handball player, currently the goalkeeper of Danish Handball League side AaB Håndbold. He has previously played for Tvis KFUM and SønderjyskE Håndbold
SønderjyskE is a Denmark, Danish ...
(born 1982), Danish handball player
* Jonas Rasmussen (born 1977), Danish badminton player
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Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer, born 1945)
Jørgen Vandborg Rasmussen (born 14 July 1945) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who played 29 games for the Danish national team from 1971 to 1975, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Randers, Rasmussen pla ...
, Danish footballer (defender)
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Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer born 1937) Jørgen Rasmussen may refer to:
* Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer, born 1945), Danish footballer
* Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer, born 1937), Danish footballer
* Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen (born 1955), Danish chief executive of the brewing company Carlsbe ...
, Danish footballer (attacker)
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Juliane Rasmussen
Juliane Elander Rasmussen (born 17 February 1979, in Odder) is a Danish rower. She weighs 61 kilograms, and is therefore in the lightweight class. She lives in Copenhagen.
2008 Summer Olympics
In the first race at the lightweight double scu ...
(born 1979), Danish rower
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Karen Maud Rasmussen
Karen Maud Rasmussen (later ''Pedersen'', 27 June 1906 – 5 September 1994) was a Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. She was born and died in Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the c ...
(1906–1994), Danish freestyle swimmer
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Karl Johan Rasmussen
Karl Johan Rasmussen (born 10 October 1973) is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races. He has represented SK Vidar, Bislett FIK and Haugesund IL.
He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, havin ...
(born 1973), Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races
* Kemp Rasmussen (born 1979), American football defensive lineman in the NFL
* Kristen Rasmussen (born 1978), American former professional basketball player in the WNBA
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Kyle Rasmussen
Kyle A. Rasmussen (born June 20, 1968, in Sonora, California) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Angels Camp, California.
While competing with the U.S. Ski Team, he won two World Cup downhills in 1995 ( Wengen and Kvitfjell), his be ...
(born 1968), American former alpine ski racer
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Lars Rasmussen (handball player)
Lars Rasmussen (born 9 April 1976) is a former Danish team handball player. He was European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team.Mads Rasmussen (born 1981), Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls
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Marie Rasmussen
Marie Bagger Rasmussen (born November 1, 1972) is a retired pole vaulter from Denmark, who after her marriage was named as Marie Bagger Bohn. She represented her native country in the women's pole vault event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The ...
(born 1972), Danish pole vaulter
* Mark Rasmussen (born 1983), English striker
* Michael Rasmussen (born 1974), Danish cyclist
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Michael Rasmussen (ice hockey)
Michael Rasmussen (born April 17, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rasmussen was drafted ninth overall by the Red Wings in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in V ...
Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1952)
Ole Bo Rasmussen (born 19 March 1952) is a Danish former professional Association football, footballer, who most notably played as a left-back professionally for German club Hertha BSC. He played 41 games and scored one goal for the Denmark nat ...
, Danish former football player with German club Hertha BSC
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Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1960)
Ole Rasmussen (born 3 September 1960) is a Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
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Peter Rasmussen (referee)
Peter Rasmussen (born 15 October 1975) is a Danish football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that ...
(born 1975), Danish football referee
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Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen
Peter Rothmann Rasmussen (born March 26, 1993), better known as dupreeh, is a Danish professional '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' player for Team Vitality. He has played for Team Dignitas, Team SoloMid and Astralis. In 2019, he became ...
(born 1993), Danish professional CS:GO player
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Philip Rasmussen
Philip Rasmussen (born 12 January 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career Danish career
Rasmussen played in the Lyngby BK academy system untl 2008 when he signed with Nordsjaelland, appearing in 22 matches ...
(born 1989), Danish professional football midfielder
* Rachel Rasmussen (born 1984), New Zealand netball player
* Randy Rasmussen, American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets
* Rasmus Rasmussen (1899–1974), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
* Steffen Rasmussen (born 1982), Danish professional football goalkeeper
* Theis F. Rasmussen (born 1984), Danish football goalkeeper
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Thomas Rasmussen
Thomas Schultz Rasmussen (born 16 April 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left wingback. He played eight games for the Denmark national team, both as wingback and attacking midfielder.
Career
Born in Frederiksber ...
(born 1977), Danish professional football (soccer) player
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Tine Rasmussen
Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 21 July 1979) is a Danish former badminton player. Most notably, she won the All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title three times in 2008, 2010, and 2013 – the last of these being her final ...
(born 1979), female badminton player from Denmark
* Troels Rasmussen (born 1961), Danish former football (soccer) player
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Viktor Rasmussen
Viktor Kristoffer Rasmussen (10 January 1882 – 1 May 1956) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
At the 1906 Summer Olympics
The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Game ...
(1882–1956), Danish gymnast
* Wayne Rasmussen (born 1942), American football player
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Willy Rasmussen
Willy Lorang Rasmussen (3 December 1937 – 12 August 2018) was a Norway, Norwegian javelin thrower.
He placed twelfth at the 1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw, 1958 European Championships, fifth at the Athletics ...
(1937–2018), Norwegian javelin thrower
Other
* Anna Rasmussen, (1898–1983), Danish spiritualist medium
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Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand
Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (5 August 1585 - 19 April 1652) was a Danish Lutheran clergyman, theologian and professor who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1638 until his death.
Brochmand was a key founder of the dogmatic system th ...
(1585–1652), Danish Lutheran clergyman, Bishop of Zealand
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Jørgen Guldborg-Rasmussen
Jørgen Guldborg-Rasmussen served as the President of the Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere
The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting fede ...
, Danish scouting figure
* Sherri Rasmussen (1957–1986), American nurse killed by a police officer who had once dated her husband
* Terry Peder Rasmussen (1943–2010), American suspected serial killer involved in the Bear Brook murders