Knutsen is a Norwegian surname. Its origin was as a patronymic name (-sen/-søn/-son/-zen) derived from the first name Knut. Notable people with the surname include:

• Arvid Knutsen (1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and later coach
• Espen Knutsen (born 1972), Norwegian ice hockey player
• Finn Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian politician
• Geir Knutsen (born 1959), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
• Guro Knutsen (born 1985), Norwegian football player
• Konrad B. Knutsen (1925–2012), Norwegian civil servant
• Lars Knutsen (1884–1963), Norwegian shipowner, founder of Lars Knutsen and Sons Ltd, a ship chandler business in Wales
• Marie Knutsen (born 1982), Norwegian football midfielder
• Morten Knutsen (born 1977), Norwegian football coach and former player
• Nelly Bell Knutsen (1905–1991), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
• Olav Martinus Knutsen Steinnes (1886–1961), Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1928
• Paul Knutsen Barstad Sandvik (1847–1936), Norwegian educator
• Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen, Norwegian explorers who went with Roald Amundsen on his 1918 Arctic expedition
• Tormod Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete
• Tove Karoline Knutsen (born 1951), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
• Venke Knutson (born 1978), Norwegian pop artist

• Knutsen & Ludvigsen, Norwegian singing duo having written and performed various songs for children
• Knutsen & Ludvigsens Beste, greatest hits album by Knutsen & Ludvigsen, covering 22 songs from 1970 to 1988
• Knutsen & Ludvigsens Ver'ste', compilation album by Knutsen & Ludvigsen, covering 20 songs from 1970 to 1997
• MT Sidsel Knutsen, Norwegian oil tanker built in 1993
• Knudsen (disambiguation)
• Knutsen Lake, a lake in Minnesota

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Knutsen.
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