Svendsen is a Danish and Norwegian surname. It was originally a patronymic which means "son of Svend".

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anna Svendsen (born 1990), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Arne Svendsen (1884–1958), Norwegian songwriter, actor and revue writer
• Arne Svendsen (footballer) (1909–1983), Norwegian footballer
• Arnljot Ole Strømme Svendsen (1921–2022), Norwegian economist
• Asger Svendsen (contemporary), Danish musician and music professor
• Axel Svendsen (1912–1995), Danish canoeist
• Berit Svendsen (born 1963), Norwegian engineer and business executive
• Birgit Aagard-Svendsen (born 1956), Danish business executive
• Birgitte Victoria Svendsen (born 1957), Norwegian actress
• Bjørn Svendsen (c. 1062–1100), illegitimate son of King Sweyn II of Denmark
• Brandon Svendsen (born 1985), American professional ice hockey player
• Bud Svendsen (1915–1996), American professional football player
• Christian Meaas Svendsen (born 1988), Norwegian jazz bassist
• Christian Valdemar Svendsen (1890–1959), Danish Olympic gymnast
• Conrad Bonnevie-Svendsen (1898–1983), Norwegian government minister and priest
• Conrad Svendsen (1862–1943), Norwegian priest and teacher for the deaf
• Conrad Vogt-Svendsen (1914–1973), Norwegian priest
• Elga Olga Svendsen (1906–1992), Danish film actress
• Elisabeth Svendsen (1930–2011), British animal welfare advocate and hotelier
• Elvi Svendsen (1920–2013), Danish swimmer
• Emil Hegle Svendsen (born 1985), Norwegian biathlete
• Eyvind Johan-Svendsen (1896–1946), Danish stage and film actor
• Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (born 1944), Danish minister in the Lutheran Church of Denmark
• Georg Svendsen (1894–1966), Norwegian journalist and crime novelist
• George Svendsen (1913–1995), American professional football and basketball player
• Gunnar Svendsen (1915–1984), Norwegian sport shooter
• Hanne Marie Svendsen (born 1933), Danish writer and broadcasting executive
• Harry Svendsen (1895–1960), Norwegian swimmer
• Hartvig Svendsen (1902–1971), Norwegian politician
• Ivar Svendsen (1929–2015), Norwegian actor
• Jan Svendsen (born 1948), American shot putter
• Joachim Svendsen (born 1994), Norwegian ice hockey goaltender
• Johan Svendsen (1840–1911), Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist
• Johanne Svendsen (born 2004), Danish tennis player
• Jon Svendsen (1953–2024), American water polo player and swimmer
• Julius Svendsen (1919–1971), Norwegian-born American animator and comic book illustrator
• Kari Svendsen (born 1950), Norwegian singer, banjo player and revue artist
• Kenneth Svendsen (born 1954), Norwegian politician
• Kester Svendsen (1912–1968), American educator, author, chess administrator
• Kim Svendsen (born 1955), Danish cyclist
• Kjell Arild Svendsen (born 1953), Norwegian politician
• Lars Svendsen (born 1970), Norwegian philosopher
• LeRoy W. Svendsen Jr. (1928–2022), major general in the United States Air Force
• Linda Svendsen (born 1954), Canadian screenwriter and author of Norwegian heritage
• Louise Averill Svendsen (1915–1994), American art historian
• Markus Svendsen (born 1941), Norwegian skier
• Nicklas Svendsen (born 1986), Danish football player
• Olav Svendsen (1899–1984), Norwegian lawyer and judge
• Ole Svendsen (born 1952), Danish boxer
• Olga Svendsen (1883–1942), Danish stage and film actress
• Oskar Svendsen (born 1994), Norwegian cyclist
• Paulus Svendsen (1904–1989), Norwegian literary historian
• Per Johan Svendsen (born 1953), Danish painter
• Poul Svendsen (1927–2024), Danish rower
• Rolf Aagaard-Svendsen (born 1948), Danish politician
• Ruth Svendsen (1915–1998), Norwegian trade unionist and politician
• Sander Svendsen (born 1997), Norwegian footballer
• Sara Svendsen (born 1980), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Signe Svendsen (born 1974), Danish singer
• Sigvald Svendsen (1895–1956), Norwegian politician
• Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864–1945), Norwegian American impressionist artist
• Therese Svendsen (born 1989), Swedish swimmer
• Thorleif Svendsen (1910–1975), Norwegian footballer
• Torbjørn Svendsen (born 1954), Norwegian footballer
• Torgeir Svendsen (1910–1981), Norwegian politician
• Truls Svendsen (born 1972), Norwegian television presenter and comedian
• Victor Svendsen (born 1995), Danish badminton player
• Zoë Svendsen, British academic and director

See also

• Svendsen Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada

Surname list

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