Nielsen

Nielsen [IPA 'nelsn], is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos (cf. Nicholas). It is the second most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population^[1]. It is also used in Norway, although the form Nilsen is more common^[2]. In Sweden the parallel form is Nilsson. Nielsen is also in use in the Faroe Islands. The frequent occurrences of Nielsen as a surname outside Denmark^[3] is due to emigration.

People

• Alice Nielsen (1872-1943), American singer
• Allan Nielsen Danish football player
• Anders Peter Nielsen (1867-1950), Danish shooter
• Arthur Nielsen (1897–1980), American market analyst
• Asta Nielsen (1881-1972), Danish actress
• Benny Nielsen (born 1966), Danish swimmer
• Benny Nielsen (born 1951), Danish former footballer
• Brigitte Nielsen (born 1963), Danish actress
• Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), Danish composer
• Christopher Nielsen (born 1963), Norwegian comics artist
• Connie Nielsen (born 1965), Danish actress
• David Nielsen (born c.1977), Danish footballer
• Erik Nielsen (1924-2008), former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, brother of Leslie
• Frans Nielsen (born 1984), Danish Ice Hockey player
• Gunnar Nielsen Faroese football player
• Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen Argentinian football player
• Holger Nielsen (1866-1955), Danish Olympic competitor in various sports
• Holger Bech Nielsen (born 1941), Danish theoretical physicist
• Inga Nielsen (1946-2008), Danish singer (soprano)
• Jakob Nielsen (born 1957), Danish-American usability consultant
• James "Buddy" Nielsen (born 1984), American singer of the band Senses Fail
• Jakob Nielsen (1890-1959), Danish mathematician
• Jeppe Nielsen (born 1974), Danish freestyle swimmer
• Jerri Nielsen (1952-2009), American physician
• Jimmy Nielsen (born 1977), Danish footballer
• Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), Danish "golden age" illustrator
• Kai Nielsen (born 1926), Canadian professor of philosophy and author
• Kai Peter Anthon Nielsen (1906–1988), better known as Kai Ewans was a Danish jazz musician
• Leslie Nielsen (born 1926), Canadian-born American film actor
• Renata Nielsen (born 1966), Danish long jumper
• Rúni Nielsen, Faroese political activist, active also in the Nordic Youth Council
• Sanna Nielsen (born 1984), Swedish-born singer
• Tore Nielsen (born 1954), Danish-born Canadian dream researcher
• William L. Nielsen (born 1990), American-born Dane
• Yngvar Nielsen (1843-1916), Norwegian historian

Business

• The Nielsen Company (after Arthur Nielsen), a Dutch media conglomerate (formerly VNU); parent company of:
  • ACNielsen, a marketing research firm
  • Nielsen Media Research, the company that creates the Nielsen Ratings
    • Nielsen Ratings, a rating system used to gauge television viewing habits in the United States
  • Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, a service also known as BDS that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs

Other

• Nielsen-Olesen vortex

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