Rasmussen
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The surname Rasmussen ˈʁɑsmusn (cognate Rasmusen) is a Danish
and Norwegian
surname, meaning "Rasmus' son" (the first name "Rasmus
" is equivalent of "Erasmus
"). It is the ninth most common surname
in Denmark
, shared by about 1.9% of the population.
When found elsewhere, i.e. in North America
and Australia
, the name "Rasmussen" is a likely indication of Scandinavian
family origin, although then often spelled Rasmusson.
People with this name include:
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
surname, meaning "Rasmus' son" (the first name "Rasmus
Rasmus
Rasmus is a shortened form of "Erasmus", the name of Desiderius Erasmus. As a male first name it is most common in Scandinavia. It may refer to:*Colby Rasmus, an American professional baseball player*Rasmus , Swedish musician...
" is equivalent of "Erasmus
Erasmus (disambiguation)
Erasmus usually refers to Desiderius Erasmus, the humanist scholar, also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam.Erasmus can also refer to:People:* Erasmus of Arcadia, Greek Orthodox bishop* Saint Erasmus of Formiae alias Saint Elmo...
"). It is the ninth most common surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, shared by about 1.9% of the population.
When found elsewhere, i.e. in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the name "Rasmussen" is a likely indication of Scandinavian
Scandinavians
Scandinavians are a group of Germanic peoples, inhabiting Scandinavia and to a lesser extent countries associated with Scandinavia, and speaking Scandinavian languages. The group includes Danes, Norwegians and Swedes, and additionally the descendants of Scandinavian settlers such as the Icelandic...
family origin, although then often spelled Rasmusson.
People with this name include:
Arts and language
- Alis Rasmussen (born 1958), American writer known by the name Kate Elliott
- Bruce RasmussenBruce RasmussenBruce Rasmussen is an American television producer. Born in Connecticut, he was supervising producer with the hit TV series Roseanne in 1992 for which he was awarded the Golden Globe, the Peabody, and the Humanitas Prize and went on to produce The Drew Carey Show in 1995 and more recently...
(born 1961), American television producer - Professor Berlingoff Rasmussen, a fictional character appearing on Star Trek: The Next Generation, portrayed by Matt FrewerMatt FrewerMatthew "Matt" Frewer is a Canadian American stage, TV and film actor. Acting since 1983, he is known for portraying the 1980s icon Max Headroom and the retired villain Moloch in the film adaptation of Watchmen.-Life and career:...
- Carmen RasmusenCarmen RasmusenCarmen Rasmusen is a Canadian-American country music artist who ranked sixth on the second season of American Idol in 2003. Rasmusen also plays piano and guitar.-Early life:...
(born 1985), Canadian-American singer - Egil RasmussenEgil RasmussenEgil Rasmussen was a Norwegian author, literature critic and musician.Born in Bossekop village, Alta municipality, his family moved to Tromsø when Rasmussen was 3 years old, and he grew up there....
(1903–1964), Norwegian author, literature critic and musician - Eiler Rasmussen EilersenEiler Rasmussen EilersenEiler Rasmussen Eilersen was a Danish artist. He was one of the most popular Danish landscape artists of the late 19th century....
(1827–1912), Danish landscape artist - Ejnar Mindedal RasmussenEjnar Mindedal RasmussenEjnar Mindedal Rasmussen was a Danish architect.In 1928 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Swimming pool in Ollerup".-External links:*...
(1892–1975), Danish architect - Flemming RasmussenFlemming RasmussenFlemming Rasmussen is a Danish engineer, producer, mixer and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Biography:...
(born 1958), Danish music producer - Halfdan RasmussenHalfdan RasmussenHalfdan Rasmussen 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.-Career:...
(1915–2002), Danish poet - Jack RasmussenJack RasmussenJack Rasmussen is the Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, DC. A native of Seattle and raised in San Jose, Jack Rasmussen earned his bachelor’s degree in art from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, before launching a long...
, Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center - Jens Elmegård RasmussenJens Elmegård RasmussenJens Elmegård Rasmussen is associate professor of Indo-European Studies and head of the Roots of Europe research center at the University of Copenhagen. He is an expert on Proto-Indo-European and Indo-European languages in general, especially morphophonemics, but he has also published articles on...
(born 1944), associate professor of Indo-European Studies at the University of Copenhagen - Karen-Lisbeth RasmussenKaren-Lisbeth RasmussenKaren-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-Lisbeth Rasmussen quit teaching when she was accepted at...
(born 1944), Danish ceramist and designer - Karl Aage RasmussenKarl Aage RasmussenKarl Aage Rasmussen is a Danish composer and writer.Quotation and particularly collage played an important role in his music from the early 70s, but increasingly he used pre-existing musical material in new connections and for new purposes, most often in a densely woven montage of small idioms...
(born 1947), Danish composer, writer and organizer - Kirstina Rasmussen, composer and conductor of choral music
- Rie RasmussenRie RasmussenRie Rasmussen is a Danish actress, film director, writer, and photographer.She was discovered at the age of fifteen while on holiday in New York.-Film:...
, Danish actress, model, director and photographer - Sigrid Horne-RasmussenSigrid Horne-RasmussenSigrid Horne-Rasmussen was a Danish stage and film actress. She was married to Danish actor and comedian Dirch Passer.- Filmography :*Sol over Danmark - 1936*Bolettes brudefærd - 1938...
(1915–1982), Danish stage and film actress - Steen Eiler RasmussenSteen Eiler RasmussenSteen Eiler Rasmussen 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...
, Danish architect and town-planner - Timothy Rasmussen a.k.a $hamrock, an American rapper notable for winning ego trip's The (White) Rapper ShowEgo trip's The (White) Rapper Showego trip's The Rapper Show was an American reality television series created by ego trip magazine that first aired on VH1. In the show, ten white rappers compete with each other for the chance at a $100,000 grand prize. The show is based in the South Bronx, with MC Serch serving as the host...
- Sunleif RasmussenSunleif RasmussenSunleif Rasmussen is the foremost Faroese composer of classical music.Rasmussen studied in Norway, then returned to Tórshavn in the Faroes as music teacher and jazz pianist. From 1990 to 1995 he studied musical composition at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen under Ib Nørholm and...
, foremost Faroese composer of classical music
Politics and administration
- Amund Rasmussen SkarholtAmund Rasmussen SkarholtAmund Rasmussen Skarholt was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Orkdal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1934, and was re-elected on four occasions...
(1892–1956), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party - Anders Fogh RasmussenAnders Fogh RasmussenAnders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....
(born 1953), NATO General Secretary, former Prime Minister of Denmark - Dan RasmussenDan RasmussenDaniel J. "Dan" Rasmussen 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 University...
, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives - David Rasmussen HansenDavid Rasmussen HansenDavid Rasmussen Hansen is an American jurist, currently serving as a United States federal judge.Born in Exira, Iowa, Hansen received a B.A. from Northwest Missouri State University in 1960 and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1963. He was in private practice in Atlantic,...
(born 1938), United States federal judge - Dennis F. RasmussenDennis F. RasmussenDennis F. Rasmussen is a Maryland politician, who ran as a Democrat in the 2006 Maryland U.S. Senate election. He lost the nomination to Ben Cardin, after receiving 2% of the votes...
(born 1947), American politician - Derek RasmussenDerek RasmussenDerek Rasmussen is the former policy advisor for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, the elected body representing the Inuit of the independent Territory of Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic....
, former policy advisor for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated in Canada - Einar Normann RasmussenEinar Normann RasmussenEinar Normann Rasmussen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961.-References:...
(1907–1975), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party - Hjalte RasmussenHjalte RasmussenHjalte Rasmussen is 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 College of Europe, at Bruges....
, Professor of European Union Law at the University of Copenhagen - Ken RasmussenKen RasmussenKen Rasmussen is a professor of public administration at the University of Regina Graduate School of Public Policy and he considers himself an expert on Saskatchewan politics, public policy and public administration.Rasmussen received his doctorate in Political Science from the University of...
, Canadian professor of public administration - Lars Løkke RasmussenLars Løkke RasmussenLars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from April 2009 to October 2011. He is the leader of the centre-right liberal party, Venstre....
(born 1964), Prime Minister of Denmark, representing the Liberal Party Venstre - Olav Rasmussen LangelandOlav Rasmussen LangelandOlav Rasmussen Langeland 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....
(1904–1981), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party - Poul Nyrup RasmussenPoul Nyrup RasmussenPoul Nyrup Rasmussen , informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943), was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and is currently President of the Party of European Socialists . He was the leader of the governing Social Democrats from 1992 to 2002...
(born 1943), MEP and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), former Prime Minister of Denmark - Scott RasmussenScott RasmussenScott W. Rasmussen is the founder and president of Rasmussen Reports. He is an American political analyst, author, speaker, and public opinion pollster...
, co-founder of the sports television network ESPN and polling company Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports is an American media company that publishes and distributes information based on public opinion polling. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen in 2003, the company updates daily indexes including the President's job approval rating, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and... - Stu RasmussenStu RasmussenStu Rasmussen is an American politician. He was reported to be the nation's first openly transgender mayor when he was elected as the mayor of Silverton, Oregon in November 2008. He had previously been elected twice in the 1990s as mayor of this Willamette Valley community, before coming out as...
, American politician from the state of Oregon - Tom RasmussenTom RasmussenTom Rasmussen is a member of the Seattle City Council, first elected in 2003. Between September 2004 and December 2007 he was chair of the Housing, Human Services & Health Committee, vice chair of the Urban Development & Planning Committee, and a member of the Transportation Committee. On January...
, member of the Seattle City Council - Wilkie RasmussenWilkie RasmussenWilkie Olaf Patua Rasmussen is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is deputy leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party, and represents the constituency of Penrhyn....
, Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook IslandsCook IslandsThe Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand... - Walter Rasmussen, Founded Rasmussen College in 1900
Sports
- Aage RasmussenAage RasmussenAage Rasmussen was a Danish photographer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Frederiksberg and died in Havdrup, Solrød municipality....
(1889–1983), a Danish photographer and track and field athlete - Alex RasmussenAlex RasmussenAlex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race...
(born 1984), Danish professional racing cyclist - Anders RasmussenAnders RasmussenAnders Rasmussen is a Danish footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for AGF of the Danish Superliga. He has good reaction skills, but is insecure in the air....
, Danish professional football player - Andreas RasmussenAndreas RasmussenAndreas Engelbert Rasmussen was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Danish field hockey team, which won the silver medal.-External links:*...
(1893–1967), a Danish field hockey player - Bill RasmussenBill RasmussenBill Rasmussen is the co-founder and first president and CEO of ESPN.-Early career:After success in the advertising business, Rasmussen’s career in the media began at WTTT radio in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1962. In 1965, he moved to WWLP-TV, Springfield, where he spent eight years as Sports...
and his team launched College Fanz Sports Network - Bjørn RasmussenBjørn RasmussenBjørn Vilhelm Ravn Rasmussen was a Danish amateur football player in the striker position, who won a silver medal with the Danish national team in the 1908 Summer Olympics football tournament. Rasmussen played two games for the Danish national team. He played his club football with Kjøbenhavns...
(1885–1962), a Danish football (soccer) player - Blair RasmussenBlair RasmussenBlair Allen Rasmussen is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 1985 NBA Draft. A 7'0" center from the University of Oregon, Rasmussen played in eight seasons in the NBA from 1985 to 1993...
(born 1962), former American professional basketball player - Dale RasmussenDale RasmussenDale Rasmussen is a Samoan international rugby union player. He currently plays for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership...
(born 1977), Samoan international rugby union player - David RasmussenDavid RasmussenDavid Rasmussen is a Danish football player, who is currently playing for Elite 3000 Helsingør.He spent one season in the Bundesliga with F.C. Hansa Rostock.-External links:...
(born 1976), retired Danish football player - Dennis RasmussenDennis RasmussenDennis Lee Rasmussen is a former starting pitcher for Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres , New York Yankees , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals...
(born 1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher - Dorthe RasmussenDorthe RasmussenDorthe Skovshoved Rasmussen is a retired female long-distance runner from Denmark. She competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1992. Her best result was finishing in 13th place in the women's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
(born 1960), Danish long-distance runner - Einar RasmussenEinar RasmussenEinar Rasmussen is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the late 1980s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds , three silvers , and three bronzes Einar Rasmussen (born 16 July 1956) is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the...
(born 1956), Norwegian sprint canoer - Eldon RasmussenEldon RasmussenEldon Rasmussen , is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1971 and 1973-1979 seasons, with 23 career starts, including the 1975, 1977, and 1979 Indianapolis 500...
(born 1936), driver in the USAC Championship Car series - Elton RasmussenElton RasmussenElton Rasmussen was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 60s. He was a second-row forward with the St. George Dragons during the second-half of their 11 year consecutive premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966...
, Australian rugby league player - Eric RasmussenEric RasmussenEric Ralph Rasmussen is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors, between and...
, retired professional baseball player from Racine, Wisconsin, USA - Erik Rasmussen (ice hockey) (born 1977), American professional ice hockey player
- Erik Rasmussen (footballer)Erik Rasmussen (footballer)Erik Sandvad Rasmussen , nicknamed "The Wizard" and "TryllErik", is a former Danish football player and manager. He played two games for the Denmark national football team.-Player:...
(born 1960), former Danish football player and manager - Erik Rasmussen (handballer)Erik Rasmussen (handballer)Erik Veje Rasmussen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He played club handball with Helsingør IF, and was the top goalscorer of the 1983 Danish Handball League season. In 1984 he finished fourth with the Denmark national handball team in the Olympic...
(born 1959), former Danish handball player - Flint RasmussenFlint RasmussenFlint Rasmussen is perhaps the most famous "rodeo clown" or "rodeo barrelman" in the sport of bull riding. Rasmussen and his wife, Katie, have two daughters, Shelby and Paige...
, "Rodeo Barrelman" in the sport of bullriding - Flemming Rasmussen (strongman)Flemming Rasmussen (strongman)Flemming Rasmussen is a former strongman competitor and powerlifter from Denmark. He competed in the World's Strongest Man contest several times, finishing in 5th place in 1995, 4th in 1996, and 2nd in 1997...
, a former strongman from Denmark - Grace RasmussenGrace RasmussenGrace Rasmussen is a New Zealand netball player. Rasmussen played in the National Bank Cup for the Auckland Diamonds from 2005–07...
(born 1988), New Zealand netball player - Hans Kjeld RasmussenHans Kjeld RasmussenHans Kjeld Rasmussen is a Danish sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:*...
(born 1954), Danish sports shooter and Olympic champion - Hans RasmussenHans RasmussenHenry Florian Rasmussen was a pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1915.-External links:...
, (1895–1949), pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1915 - Hedevig RasmussenHedevig RasmussenHedevig Rasmussen was a Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.She was born in Copenhagen and died in Lundtofte, Hovedstaden....
(1902–1985), Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics - Jens RasmussenJens RasmussenJens Rasmussen is a former speedway rider who rode in the United Kingdom,who made history when he signed for the Rye House Rockets in the National League...
, former speedway rider who rode in the United Kingdom - Johanna RasmussenJohanna RasmussenJohanna Maria Baltensberger Rasmussen is a Danish football striker. She currently plays for Kristianstads DFF and the Denmark women's national football team.-References:*...
(born 1983), Danish female football striker - John Boye RasmussenJohn Boye RasmussenJohn Boye Rasmussen is a Danish handball player, currently the goalkeeper of Danish Handball League side AaB Håndbold. He has previously played for Tvis KFUM-External links:*...
(born 1982), Danish handball player - Jonas RasmussenJonas RasmussenJonas Rasmussen is a male badminton player from Denmark.With his men's double partner Lars Paaske he won the 2003 IBF World Championships defeating Indonesian couple Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto in the gold medal match and the All England Super Series 2010 defeating compatriots Mathias Boe and...
(born 1977), Danish badminton player - Jørgen RasmussenJørgen RasmussenJørgen Vandborg Rasmussen is a Danish former football 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 played as a defender for Randers Freja.-External links:**...
, Danish footballer - Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer born 1937)Jørgen Rasmussen (footballer born 1937)Jørgen Rasmussen was a Danish footballer.During his club career he played for Boldklubben 1913. He earned 1 cap for the Denmark national football team, and was in the finals squad for the 1964 European Nations' Cup.-External links:*...
, Danish footballer - Juliane RasmussenJuliane RasmussenJuliane Elander Rasmussen is a Danish rower. She weights 61 kilos, and is therefore in the lightweight class. She lives in Copenhagen.- 2008 Summer Olympics :...
(born 1979), Danish rower - Karen Maud RasmussenKaren Maud RasmussenKaren Maud Rasmussen was a Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.She was born and died in Copenhagen....
(1906–1994), Danish freestyle swimmer - Karl Johan RasmussenKarl Johan RasmussenKarl Johan Rasmussen is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races. He has represented SK Vidar, Bislett FIK and Haugesund IL....
(born 1973), Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races - Kemp RasmussenKemp RasmussenKemp Alan Rasmussen is an American football defensive lineman in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks. He previously played for the Carolina Panthers. Rasmussen played college football at Indiana University....
(born 1979), American football defensive lineman in the NFL - Kristen RasmussenKristen RasmussenKristen Rasmussen is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for CSS LMK BC Sepsi of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania....
, a professional basketball player in the WNBA - Kyle RasmussenKyle RasmussenKyle Rasmussen is a former alpine ski racer from Angels Camp, California.While competing with the U.S...
(born 1968), an American former alpine ski racer - Lars Rasmussen (handball player) (born 1976), Danish team handball player
- Mads RasmussenMads RasmussenMads Reinholdt Rasmussen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Rasmus Quist. Rasmussen and Quist placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:*...
, Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls - Marie RasmussenMarie RasmussenMarie Bagger Rasmussen 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 in Sydney, Australia, finishing in eighth place. There she set her personal best on...
(born 1972), Danish pole vaulter - Mark RasmussenMark RasmussenMark Rasmussen, born October 28, 1983 in Newcastle, England is a striker currently playing for Northern League Division One side Newcastle Benfield....
(born 1983), English striker - Michael RasmussenMichael RasmussenMichael Rasmussen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for the Danish team Christina Watches-Onfone. In the 2007 Tour de France, Rasmussen, while in the yellow jersey, had his contract terminated by his team and was removed from the Tour...
(born 1974), Danish cyclist - Morten Rasmussen (football defender)Morten Rasmussen (football defender)Morten "Molle" Rasmussen is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Danish Superliga club AC Horsens.Morten Rasmussen debuted for Brøndby's first team 2 October 2005 against AC Horsens...
(born 1985), Danish professional football player - Morten Rasmussen (football striker) (born 1985), Danish professional football player
- Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1952)Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1952)Ole Bo Rasmussen is a Danish former football player, who played professionally for German club Hertha BSC. He played 41 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team, and represented his country at the 1984 European Championship.- Biography :Born in Næstved, Rasmussen began his...
, Danish former football player - Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1960)Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1960)Ole Rasmussen is a Danish football manager and former player, currently managing the Boldklubben Frem reserves.Rasmussen won national fame when he scored a spectacular own goal in the 1981 Danish Cup final.-External links:*...
, Danish football manager and former player - Peter Rasmussen, Danish badminton player
- Peter Rasmussen (footballer)Peter Rasmussen (footballer)Peter Rasmussen is a Danish former association football player. He won the 1995 Danish Superliga with AaB and played 254 games and scored 68 goals in two stints with the club, abrupted by two seasons with VfB Stuttgart in the German Bundesliga. He ended his career with Viborg FF in 1998...
(born 1967), retired Danish football player - Philip RasmussenPhilip RasmussenPhilip Rasmussen is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division club FC Vestsjælland.-External links:***...
(born 1989), Danish professional football midfielder - Rachel RasmussenRachel RasmussenRachel Rasmussen is a New Zealand netball player. Rasmussen was signed with the Auckland Diamonds in the Coca-Cola Cup in 2000, continuing with the side until the competition's end in 2007...
(born 1984), New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship - Randy RasmussenRandy RasmussenRandall Lee Rasmussen was an American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets, beginning with the 1967 American Football League season...
, American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets - Rasmus RasmussenRasmus RasmussenRasmus Rasmussen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920....
(1899–1974), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics - Steffen RasmussenSteffen RasmussenSteffen Bjørnebo Rasmussen , known as Steffen Rasmussen, is a Danish professional football player in the goalkeeper position, who currently plays for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus...
, Danish professional football goalkeeper - Theis F. RasmussenTheis F. RasmussenTheis Frydenlund Rasmussen , known as Theis F. Rasmussen, is a Danish football goalkeeper currently unattached. He has played six games for the Danish U-21 national team, and helped the team qualify for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006....
, Danish football goalkeeper - Thomas RasmussenThomas RasmussenThomas Schultz Rasmussen is a Danish footballer who plays as a left wingback for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played eight games as for the Denmark national football team, both as wingback and attacking midfielder.-Career:Born at Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, Rasmussen started his...
(born 1977), Danish professional football (soccer) player - Tine RasmussenTine RasmussenTine Baun is a female badminton player from Denmark.Most notably, she has won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title twice in 2008 and 2010....
, female badminton player from Denmark - Troels RasmussenTroels RasmussenTroels Rasmussen is a Danish former football player, who played as a goalkeeper for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub and AGF. He played 391 games for AGF, and scored 5 goals on penalty kicks...
, Danish former football (soccer) player - Viktor RasmussenViktor RasmussenViktor Kristoffer Rasmussen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics....
(1882–1956), Danish gymnast - Wayne RasmussenWayne RasmussenWayne Rasmussen was an American football player who played defensive back for the Detroit Lions. After his football career, he spent many years as an executive for Citibank at their Sioux Falls, South Dakota location, and is now retired in the Sioux Falls area.Rasmussen played football, basketball...
, American football player - Willy RasmussenWilly RasmussenWilly Lorang Rasmussen is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented Bergkam and IK Tjalve....
, former Norwegian javelin thrower
Science, engineering and technology
- Geir RasmussenGeir RasmussenGeir Rasmussen is one of the founders of the .name top-level domain and was the CEO of The Global Name Registry until the company was acquired by VeriSign on October 1, 2008. Previously Mr Rasmussen was a founder of the personal email provider Nameplanet.com acquired by Netidentity.com in 2002...
, CEO of The Global Name Registry - Gideon Rasmussen, Information Security and Operational Risk professional
- Greg RasmussenGreg RasmussenGreg Rasmussen is a British Wildlife conservation biologist who has studied the African Wild Dog for over twenty years, working in the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe...
, wildlife conservation biologist - Jørgen Skafte RasmussenJørgen Skafte RasmussenJørgen Skafte Rasmussen was an engineer and industrialist of Danish origin. He moved to Germany and established several automobile and motorcycle manufacturing companies, including DKW and Framo. Rasmussen acquired a majority interest in Audi in 1928, which four years later became Auto Union...
(1878–1964), Danish engineer and industrialist - Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933), Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologist
- Lars Rasmussen (software developer)Lars Rasmussen (Software Developer)Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen is a Danish-born computer scientist, software developer, and co-founder of Google Maps.-Qualifications:In 1990, Rasmussen graduated from the University of Aarhus with a major in Mathematics...
, creator of Google Maps and Google Wave - Norman RasmussenNorman RasmussenNorman C. Rasmussen was an American physicist.Rasmussen was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He grew up on a dairy farm as the fifth of six brothers. He attended public school in Hershey, Pennsylvania. His father died when he was in eighth grade, and his family moved to Gettysburg, where his...
(1927–2003), American physicist - Pamela C. RasmussenPamela C. RasmussenProfessor Pamela Cecile Rasmussen is a prominent American 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 University...
, American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds - Steen RasmussenSteen RasmussenSteen Rasmussen was born in Elsinore, Denmark, in 1955. He is an Artificial Life scientist who has published numerous reviews and reports in the Journal, Artificial Life. He coined the term, complex systems dogma, which alludes to the presupposition that simple lower-level elements can give rise to...
, Danish Artificial Life Scientist working in the USA
Military
- Phil RasmussenPhil RasmussenPhilip M. Rasmussen was an Army Air Corps second lieutenant assigned to the 46th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field on the island of Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. He was one of the few American pilots to get into the air that day.Rasmussen was awarded a Silver Star for his...
, Army Air Corps second lieutenant stationed at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 Japanese attack - Robert L. RasmussenRobert L. Rasmussen-External links:* http://www.rlrasmussen.com...
, Artist, Sculptor, U.S. Naval Aviator - Stefan G. RasmussenStefan G. RasmussenStefan G. Rasmussen is a Danish former pilot who captained the crash-landing SAS flight 751 on December 27, 1991. There were no fatalities in the crash, and Rasmussen received much recognition for his handling of the incident...
(born 1947), pilot in the Danish Air Force