Mortensen
Encyclopedia
Mortensen or Mortenson 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
.
It may refer to the following people:
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
and Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
origin, meaning son of Morten. The Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
variant is Mårtensson. Mortensen is currently the 20th most common surname 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...
.
It may refer to the following people:
- Arne MortensenArne MortensenArne Mortensen was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the eights competition.-External links:*...
(1900–1942), Norwegian rower - Beverly MortensenBeverly MortensenBeverly P. Mortensen is a musician, composer, and scholar of ancient Jewish religion at Northwestern University. In 2006, she published the book The Priesthood in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan: Renewing the Profession , in which she argues strongly her thesis that Targum Pseudo-Jonathan is a late...
, American musician and composer - Carlos MortensenCarlos MortensenJuan Carlos Mortensen is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the only Hispanic Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Mortensen is known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style.Mortensen moved from Spain to the United States in...
(born 1972), professional poker from Ecuador - Christian MortensenChristian MortensenThomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen , known as an adult as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish supercentenarian. At the time of his death he was 115 years and 252 days old—the longest fully authenticated lifespan of any male in history...
(1882–1998), Danish-American supercentenarian - Chris MortensenChris MortensenChris "Mort" Mortensen , an award-winning journalist, provides reports for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio and ESPN.com...
(born 1951), American journalist - Dale T. MortensenDale T. MortensenDale Thomas Mortensen is an American economist. He received his B.A. in economics from Willamette University and his Ph.D. in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity...
(born 1939), American economist - Erik Mortensen, Norwegian bass player
- Greg MortensonGreg MortensonGreg Mortenson, SPk is an American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer. He is the co-founder and executive director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute as well as the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace...
(born 1957), American humanitarian - Hans Christian Cornelius MortensenHans Christian Cornelius MortensenHans Christian Cornelius Mortensen was a Danish teacher and ornithologist. He was the first to employ bird ringing for scientific purposes.Mortensen was born in Jonstrup on the island of Zealand, Denmark...
(1856–1921), Danish teacher and ornithologist - Jess MortensenJess MortensenJesse "Jess" Philo Mortensen was a NCAA champion track athlete and coach. Mortensen is one of only three men to win Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship team titles as both an athlete and coach.Mortensen was captain of the 1930 NCAA championship track team at the University of...
(1907–1962), American NCAA champion track athlete and coach - Malene MortensenMalene MortensenMalene Winter Mortensen is a Danish singer. She made her entrance into the Danish music scene in 2001, during the first season of "Stjerne for en aften", the Danish edition of Star for a Night. She made it to the finals, with her rendition of Moloko's "Sing it back"...
(born 1982), Danish singer - Ole MortensenOle MortensenOle Henrik Mortensen is a former Danish cricketer, probably the best his country has produced. A fast-medium right-arm bowler, in a first-class career with Derbyshire that ran from 1983 to 1994 he took 434 wickets at a good average of 23.88.For Denmark, Mortensen appeared in four ICC Trophy...
(born 1958), Danish cricketer - Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen (1868–1952), Danish zoologist
- Scott MortensenScott MortensenScott Mortensen was one of three DFL candidates for the Minnesota Sixth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2006 election. He dropped out of the primary race by March 2006....
, American politician - Stan MortensenStan MortensenStanley Harding "Stan" Mortensen was an English professional footballer, most famous for his part in the 1953 FA Cup Final , in which he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a Wembley FA Cup Final...
(1921–1991), English professional footballer - Viggo MortensenViggo MortensenViggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. is a Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness, and subsequently appeared in many notable films of the 1990s, including The Indian Runner , Carlito's Way , Crimson Tide , Daylight , The...
(born 1958), Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter - Marilyn MonroeMarilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
(1926–1962), born Norma Jeane Mortenson