# Nilsen

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For places named Nilsen, see [Nilsen (disambiguation)](/source/Nilsen_(disambiguation)).

Not to be confused with [Nilssen](/source/Nilssen) or [Nielsen (surname)](/source/Nielsen_(surname)).

**Nilsen** is a surname of Norwegian origin, meaning "son of [Nils](/source/Nils)".[1] Notable people with this name include:

- [Adolf Nilsen](/source/Adolf_Nilsen) (1895–1927), Norwegian Olympic rower
- [Alfred Nilsen](/source/Alfred_Nilsen) (1892–1977), Norwegian politician; served one term in the Storting 1950–54
- [Alfred Sigurd Nilsen](/source/Alfred_Sigurd_Nilsen) (1891–1977), Norwegian politician; served three terms in the Storting
- [Anders Nilsen (disambiguation)](/source/Anders_Nilsen_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Arne Nilsen](/source/Arne_Nilsen) (1924–2020), Norwegian government minister
- [Achintya Holte Nilsen](/source/Achintya_Holte_Nilsen) (born 1999) Indonesian-Norwegian model and activist
- [B. J. Nilsen](/source/B._J._Nilsen) (born 1975), Swedish sound artist
- [Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen](/source/Betty_Ann_Bjerkreim_Nilsen) (born 1986), Norwegian orienteering competitor and cross-country skier
- [Dennis Nilsen](/source/Dennis_Nilsen) (1945–2018), British serial killer
- [Einar Nilsen](/source/Einar_Nilsen) (1901–1980), Norwegian Olympic boxer
- [Elin Nilsen](/source/Elin_Nilsen) (born 1968), Norwegian Olympic skier
- [Erling Nilsen](/source/Erling_Nilsen) (1910–1984), Norwegian Olympic boxer
- [Harald Christian Strand Nilsen](/source/Harald_Christian_Strand_Nilsen) (born 1971), Norwegian Olympic skier
- [Ida Nilsen](/source/Ida_Nilsen) (contemporary), Canadian singer and songwriter
- [Jeanette Nilsen](/source/Jeanette_Nilsen) (born 1972), Norwegian Olympic handball player
- [Jimmy Nilsen](/source/Jimmy_Nilsen) (born 1966), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
- [Kristoffer Nilsen](/source/Kristoffer_Nilsen) (1901–1975), Norwegian Olympic boxer
- [Kurt Nilsen](/source/Kurt_Nilsen) (born 1978), Norwegian pop/country singer
- [Laila Schou Nilsen](/source/Laila_Schou_Nilsen) (1919–1998), Norwegian Olympic skater and skier
- [Lars Arvid Nilsen](/source/Lars_Arvid_Nilsen) (born 1965), Norwegian shot putter
- [Lillebjørn Nilsen](/source/Lillebj%C3%B8rn_Nilsen) (born 1950), Norwegian singer, songwriter, and folk musician
- [Nils Emaus Nilsen](/source/Nils_Emaus_Nilsen) (1886–1976), Norwegian politician; Served one term in the Storting 1950–54
- [Oddvard Nilsen](/source/Oddvard_Nilsen) (born 1940), Norwegian politician, served three terms in the Storting
- [Olav Nilsen](/source/Olav_Nilsen) (1942–2021), Norwegian professional football player
- [Ole-Jørgen Nilsen](/source/Ole-J%C3%B8rgen_Nilsen) (1936–2008), Norwegian actor
- [Oliver John Nilsen](/source/Oliver_John_Nilsen) (1884–1977), Australian businessman and Lord Mayor of Melbourne
- [Peder Nilsen](/source/Peder_Nilsen) (1846–1921), Norwegian government minister
- [Phil Nilsen](/source/Phil_Nilsen) (born 1985), English rugby union football player
- [Roger Nilsen](/source/Roger_Nilsen) (born 1969), Norwegian professional football player
- [Rudolf Nilsen](/source/Rudolf_Nilsen) (1901–1929), Norwegian poet and journalist
- [Rune Nilsen](/source/Rune_Nilsen) (1923–1998), Norwegian Olympic triple jumper
- [Selmer Nilsen](/source/Selmer_Nilsen) (1931–1991), Norwegian fisherman who spied for KGB during the Cold War
- [Spencer Nilsen](/source/Spencer_Nilsen) (born 1961), American video game music composer
- [Steinar Nilsen](/source/Steinar_Nilsen) (born 1972), Norwegian professional football player and manager
- [Tom-Christer Nilsen](/source/Tom-Christer_Nilsen) (born 1969), Norwegian politician from Hordaland
- [Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen](/source/Torstein_Aagaard-Nilsen) (born 1964), Norwegian music composer
- [Werner Nilsen](/source/Werner_Nilsen) (1904–1992), Norwegian-American soccer player

## See also

- [Nilsson](/source/Nilsson)
- [Nelson](/source/Nelson_(disambiguation))

## References

1. Coleman, N.L. & Veka, O. (2010). [*A Handbook of Scandinavian Names*](https://books.google.com/books?id=QPOL0yv3f_8C&pg=PA39). UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-0-299-24833-8. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

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