Mortensen
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:
- Arne Mortensen, Norwegian rower
- Beverly Mortensen, American musician and composer
- Carlos Mortensen, professional poker from Ecuador
- Christian Mortensen, Danish-American supercentenarian
- Chris Mortensen, American journalist
- Clayton Mortensen, American baseball player
- Dale L. Mortensen, American politician
- Dale T. Mortensen, American economist
- Finn Mortensen, Norwegian classical composer
- Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian
- Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen, Danish teacher and ornithologist
- Jess Mortensen, American NCAA champion track athlete and coach
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen,, Danish harpsichordist and conductor
- Malene Mortensen, Danish singer
- Ole Mortensen, Danish cricketer
- Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, Danish professor of zoology
- Stan Mortensen, English professional footballer
- Viggo Mortensen, Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter
- Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson
- Svend Aage Mortensen, Danish cardiologist
