'''Mortensen''' or '''Mortenson''' (in US) 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.<ref>[http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/Navne/pop/2004.aspx DST.dk]</ref>
It may refer to the following people:
*Alex Mortensen (born 1985), American football coach *Arne Mortensen (1900–1942), Norwegian rower *Beverly Mortensen (born 1939), American musician and composer *Carlos Mortensen (born 1972), Ecuadorian professional poker player *Chris Mortensen (1951–2024), American journalist, father of Alex Mortensen *Christian Mortensen (1882–1998), Danish-American supercentenarian *Clayton Mortensen (born 1985), American baseball player *Dale L. Mortensen (1966–2020), American politician *Dale T. Mortensen (1939–2014), American economist *Dan Mortensen (born 1968), American rodeo rider *Daniel Mortensen (born 1994), Danish basketballer *Erling Mortensen (born 1955), Danish chess master *Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian classical composer *Flemming Møller Mortensen (born 1963), Danish politician *Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian *Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen (1856–1921), Danish teacher and ornithologist *Jess Mortensen (1907–1962), American NCAA champion track athlete and coach *Lars Ulrik Mortensen (born 1955), Danish harpsichordist and conductor *Malene Mortensen (born 1982), Danish singer *Norma Jean Mortenson, birth name of Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), American actress *Ole Mortensen (born 1958), Danish cricketer *Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen (1868–1952), Danish professor of zoology *Stan Mortensen (1921–1991), English professional footballer *Sara Mortensen (born 1979), French actress *Sarah Mortensen (born 1997), Danish basketballer, sister of Daniel Mortensen *Svend Aage Mortensen (1942–2015), Danish cardiologist *Viggo Mortensen (born 1958), Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter *William Mortensen (1897–1965), American photographer, known for 1920s–1940s Hollywood portraits in the Pictorialist style *Zachary Mortensen (born 1972), American film producer and writer
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Category:Danish-language surnames Category:Norwegian-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames