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* [[Ronald Jensen]] (born 1936) |
* [[Ronald Jensen|Ronald Björn Jensen]] (born 1936), american mathematician |
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* [[Robert Jensen]] (born 1958) |
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Revision as of 22:33, 14 June 2011
Jensen Danish pronunciation: [ˈjɛnsn̩] is a Danish and Norwegian originally patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Jens. Today however it is used as a generic surname for both men and women. The prefix Jens- is the most common Danish version of the biblical Ioanne (English: John). Jensen is the most common surname in Denmark where it is shared by about 5% (288,050 people as of 1 January 2007) of the population. Since 1 January 2001 the number of people in Denmark with the surname Jensen has been reduced from 312,396 as people have changed to more unique surnames. It should be mentioned, that people called for example Uffe Ellemann-Jensen or Jens Martin Jensen Vestergaard are not counted as people having the surname Jensen by Statistics Denmark.[1]
Jensen is also very common in Norway, where it is the ninth most common surname, but nevertheless shared by about 0.5% of the population (plus 0.1% spelled Jenssen).[2] The name is also in use in the Faroe Islands and in Schleswig-Holstein.[3] The frequent occurrences of Jensen as a given name outside Scandinavia, mainly Great Britain, Canada, the U.S.A. and southeast Asia,[4] is due to immigration from the Nordic countries. Immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jenson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
List of persons with the surname
A
- Adolf Jensen (1837–1879)
- Al Jensen (born 1958)
- Anders Thomas Jensen (born 1972)
- Anne Elisabet Jensen (born 1951)
- Arthur Jensen (actor) (1897–1981)
- Arthur Jensen (psychologist) (born 1923)
- Ashley Jensen (born 1969), British actress
- Axel Jensen (1932–2003)
B
- Bernard Jensen (1908–2001)
- Betty Lou Jensen
- Bhumi Jensen (1983–2004)
- Bjørg Eva Jensen (born 1960)
- Brian Jensen (footballer born 1968), Danish football defender, played six games for the Danish national team
- Brian Jensen (footballer born 1975), Danish football goalkeeper, played more than 200 games for English club Burnley
- Benjamin Jensen (born 1975)
C
- Captain C. W. Jensen, American policeman in Oregon
- Carsten Jensen (born 1952)
- Christian Jensen (1823–1884), Norwegian politician
- Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792–1870), Danish painter
- Christoffer Jensen
- Claus Jensen (born 1977)
D
- Daniel Jensen (born 1979)
- Darren Jensen (born 1960)
- David Jensen (born 1950)
- David A. Jensen
- Debra Jensen (born 1958)
- Dennis Jensen (born 1962)
- Derrick Jensen (born 1960)
- Ditte Jensen (born 1980)
- Dorte Juul Jensen
- Dwight Jensen
- Dani Jensen
E
- Elaine Jensen (born 1955)
- Eric Jensen (born 1970)
- Erik Flensted-Jensen (1908–1993)
- Eulalie Jensen (1884–1952)
F
- Frank Jensen (born 1961)
G
- *Geir Jenssen
- Georg Jensen (1866–1935)
H
- J. Hans D. Jensen (1907–1973)
- Hayley Jensen (born 1983)
- Henning Munk Jensen (born 1947)
- Henrik Wann Jensen (born 1970)
I
- Ingrid Jensen (born 1966)
J
- Jackie Jensen (1927–1982)
- Jacob Jensen
- James A. Jensen (1918–1998)
- Jane Jensen (born 1963)
- Jane Jensen (musician) (born 1968)
- Jelena Jensen (born 1981)
- Jens Jensen (1865–1936)
- Jens Jensen (landscape architect) (1860–1951)
- Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956)
- Jesper B. Jensen (born 1977), speedway rider
- Jim Jensen (1926–1999)
- Jim Jensen (Nebraska) (born 1934)
- Johan Jensen (1898–1983), Danish boxer
- Johan Jensen (1859–1925), Danish mathematician
- Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950)
- John Jensen (born 1965)
- Jørgen Jensen (1944–2009)
- Jørgen Christian Jensen
- Judy Jensen (born 1953)
- Jensen Ackles (born 1978)
K
- Kris Jensen (football player, born 1942)
L
- Larsen Jensen (born 1985)
- Leland Jensen (1914–1996)
- Leslie Jensen (1892–1964)
- Luke Jensen (born 1966)
M
- Marcus Jensen (born 1972)
- Maren Jensen (born 1956)
- Marie-Louise Jensen (born 1964), author
- Mark Jensen (born 1976), football player
- Marlin K. Jensen (born 1942), LDS Church Historian
- Martin Jensen (disambiguation)
- Michael Jensen (born 1939), economist
- Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 1992), speedway rider
- Mikkel Jensen (footballer born 1977)
- Murphy Jensen (born 1968)
N
- Nick Jensen
- Niclas Jensen (born 1974)
- Niels Peter Jensen (1802–1846), Danish composer and musician
- Nils Riddervold Jensen (1863–1935)
O
- Otto Jensen (1856–1918)
P
- Patrik Jensen
- Paul Hilmar Jenson (1930–2004), Norwegian philatelist
- Peter Jensen (bishop) (born 1943)
- Peter Jensen (psychologist) (born 1946)
- Peter Ladd Jensen (born 1951)
- Peter Skov-Jensen (born 1971)
- Phillip Jensen
- Ploypailin Mahidol Jensen
- Poul Jensen (footballer born 1899) (1899–1991), Danish footballer
- Poul Jensen (footballer born 1934) (1934–2000), Danish footballer
R
- Rasmus Jensen (died 1620)
- Roald Jensen (1943–1987), Norwegian footballer
- Rod Jensen (born 1979)
- Ronald Björn Jensen (born 1936), american mathematician
- Robert Jensen (born 1958)
S
- Scott Jensen (born 1960), American politician
- Sirikitiya Jensen (born 1985)
- Shelley Jensen, American television director and producer
- Siv Jensen (born 1969)
- Søren Gade Jensen (born 1963), Danish politician and Defence Minister
- Sririta Jensen (born 1981)
- Steve Jensen (born 1955), ice hockey player
T
- Thit Jensen (1876–1957)
- Thomas Jensen (1898–1963)
- Tim Jensen
- Todd Jensen
- brian Jensen
U
- Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (born 1941)
V
- Viggo Jensen (1874–1930)
- Viktor Jensen (born 1987)
W
- Walter Jensen, American Army general
- Wilhelm Jensen (1837–1911), German writer and poet