Mortensen

Mortensen or Mortenson (in US) is a surname of Danish and Norwegian origin, meaning son of Morten. The Swedish variant is Mårtensson. Mortensen is currently the 20th most common surname in Denmark.[1]

It may refer to the following people:

  • Alex Mortensen (born 1985), American football coach
  • Arne Mortensen (1900–1942), Norwegian rower
  • Beverly Mortensen (born 1939), American musician and composer
  • Carlos Mortensen (born 1972), Ecuadorian professional poker player
  • Chris Mortensen (1951–2024), American journalist, father of Alex Mortensen
  • Christian Mortensen (1882–1998), Danish-American supercentenarian
  • Clayton Mortensen (born 1985), American baseball player
  • Dale L. Mortensen (1966–2020), American politician
  • Dale T. Mortensen (1939–2014), American economist
  • Dan Mortensen (born 1968), American rodeo rider
  • Daniel Mortensen (born 1994), Danish basketballer
  • Erling Mortensen (born 1955), Danish chess master
  • Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian classical composer
  • Flemming Møller Mortensen (born 1963), Danish politician
  • Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian
  • Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen (1856–1921), Danish teacher and ornithologist
  • Jess Mortensen (1907–1962), American NCAA champion track athlete and coach
  • Lars Ulrik Mortensen (born 1955), Danish harpsichordist and conductor
  • Malene Mortensen (born 1982), Danish singer
  • Norma Jean Mortenson, birth name of Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), American actress
  • Ole Mortensen (born 1958), Danish cricketer
  • Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen (1868–1952), Danish professor of zoology
  • Stan Mortensen (1921–1991), English professional footballer
  • Sarah Mortensen (born 1997), Danish basketballer, sister of Daniel Mortensen
  • Svend Aage Mortensen (1942–2015), Danish cardiologist
  • Viggo Mortensen (born 1958), Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter
  • William Mortensen (1897–1965), American photographer, known for 1920s–1940s Hollywood portraits in the Pictorialist style
  • Zachary Mortensen (born 1972), American film producer and writer

References

  1. ^ DST.dk
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Mortensen.
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