Poulsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Poul " (Danish version of Paul ). The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.
People with the name include:
Sportspeople
Aage Poulsen (1919–1998), Danish long-distance runnerAnders Poulsen (ice hockey) (born 1991), Danish hockey playerAnders Poulsen (referee) (born 1981), Danish football refereeAndreas Poulsen (born 1999), Danish footballerAnnette Poulsen (born 1969), Danish swimmerChristian Poulsen (born 1980), Danish professional football playerChristian Poulsen (chess player) (1912–1981), Danish chess masterChristian Poulsen (cyclist) (born 1979), Danish cyclistChristopher Poulsen (born 1981), Danish footballerHanne Høegh Poulsen (born 1981), Danish taekwondo practitionerJakob Poulsen (born 1983), Danish professional football playerJan B. Poulsen (born 1946), Danish football managerJonas Kældsø Poulsen (born 1985), Danish windsurferJulie Stokkendal Poulsen (born 2001), Danish professional handballerKaj Poulsen (born 1942), Danish footballerKasper Poulsen , Danish wheelchair curlerKatja Poulsen (born 1976), Danish archerKen Poulsen (1947–2017), American baseball playerKim Poulsen (born 1959), Danish football managerKristian Poulsen (born 1975), Danish racing driverLív Poulsen (born 1997), Danish footballerMaria Poulsen (born 1984), Danish curlerMette Poulsen (born 1993), Danish badminton playerMikkel Poulsen (born 1984), Danish curlerOlaf Klitgaard Poulsen (1914–2007), Danish rowerOle Poulsen (born 1941), Danish sport sailerPoul Byrge Poulsen (1915–1994), Danish rowerRené Holten Poulsen (born 1988), Danish sprint canoeistRikke Poulsen (born 1986), Danish handball playerRoald Poulsen (born 1950), Danish football managerRógvi Poulsen (born 1989), Faroese footballerSandy Poulsen (born 1952), American alpine skierSimon Poulsen (born 1984), Danish professional football playerSvenne Poulsen (born 1980), Danish footballerThomas Poulsen (born 1970), Danish rowerWilly Poulsen (born 1946), Danish rowerYussuf Poulsen (born 1994), Danish footballer
Other people
Axel Poulsen (1887–1972), Danish sculptorEmil Poulsen (1842–1911), Danish actor and stage directorErik Poulsen (American politician) (born 1964), American politicianErik Poulsen (Danish politician) (born 1967), Danish politicianGudrun Poulsen (1918–1999), Danish painterHanna Poulsen (born 1984), Finnish model, Miss Finland 2005Hans Poulsen (1945–2023), Australian singer-songwriterHenrik Poulsen (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJógvan Poulsen (fl. 1654–1677 ), Lawman of the Faroe IslandsJógvan Poulsen (1854–1941) , Faroese politicianJohan Poulsen (1890–1980), Faroese politicianJohanne Astrid Poulsen (born 2006), Danish drummerJohannes Poulsen (1881–1938), Danish actor and directorKaren Poulsen (1881–1953), Danish stage and film actressKevin Poulsen (born 1965), American black hat hacker and senior editor at Wired News Michael Poulsen (born 1975), lead singer of the Danish rock band VolbeatMorten Poulsen (born 1988), Danish hockey playerNicolai Poulsen (born 1993), Danish footballerNiels Winther Poulsen (1902–1990), Faroese politicianOlaf Poulsen (1849–1923), Danish actorPoul Poulsen Nolsøe (1766–1809), Faroese national heroRoy G. Poulsen (1918–2006), American economistSally-Ann Poulsen , Australian chemical biologistSara Poulsen (born 1984), Danish actressSøren Pape Poulsen (1971–2024), Danish politicianSvend Poulsen (c. 1610 –c. 1680 ), Danish military commanderTórbjørn Poulsen (1932–2014), Faroese politicianTroels Lund Poulsen (born 1976), Danish politicianUlla Poulsen (1905–2001), Danish ballerina and actressValdemar Poulsen (1869–1942), Danish engineer
See also
Surnames associated with the given name
Paul Baltic Germanic Scottish Gaelic Hellenic Romance Slavic Other
