Hansen
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People with the surname Hansen:
- Hansen (surname)Hansen (surname)Hansen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Hans. It is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 4.3% of the population. Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common...
In places:
- Hansen, IdahoHansen, IdahoHansen is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 970 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Hansen is located at ....
, town in the United States - Hansen, WisconsinHansen, WisconsinHansen is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 707 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, town in the United States - Hansen Township, Ontario, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
In music:
- Beck Hansen, american alternative musician
Other:
- Hansen Natural, maker of Hansen's sodas and other drinks
- Hansen (crater)Hansen (crater)Hansen is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. At this location the crater appears oval due to foreshortening, but the crater is actually nearly circular. It lies to the northeast of the larger crater Condorcet, and to the south of the smaller Alhazen.The outer...
, a lunar crater - Hansen Writing BallHansen Writing BallThe Hansen Writing Ball was invented in 1865 by the reverend and principal of the Royal Institute for the deaf-mutes in Copenhagen, Rasmus Malling-Hansen, 1835-1890. The writing ball was first patented and entered production in 1870, and was the first commercially produced typewriter. In Danish it...
, an early kind of typewriter from Denmark - Hansen's disease, another name for leprosy
- Helly-Hansen, Norwegian manufacturer of sports, work, and outdoor gear
- Hansen (car), Dutch car
- Robert HanssenRobert HanssenRobert Philip Hanssen is a former American FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States for 22 years from 1979 to 2001...
, common mis-spelling, FBI analyst/spy