Famous People with Name Larsen

Larsen Alan Jensen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Larsen Alan Jensen: is an American swimmer, who graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2007. In the 2003 World Championship, Larsen received a silver medal in the 800 meters freestyle, his first medal at the international level. He won the 500yd and 1650yd freestyle at the 2006 Men's NCAA Championships.

Larsen Touré            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Larsen Touré: is a French-born Guinean footballer who players for the Ligue 1 side Lille OSC.

Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen: is a Danish rock musician. Kim Larsen released a number of solo albums in the eighties, topping in 1983 with the album Midt om natten (In the Middle of the Night), which became the most sold Danish music album in history, with more than 532,000 copies sold. In 1986, he founded the band Kim Larsen & Bellami and released four albums until 1992, when the band broke up. He then released another solo album, Hvem kan sige nej til en engel (Who Can Say No To An Angel). In 1995, Larsen moved to Odense, the main city of the island of Funen, and found new success with his new band, Kim Larsen & Kjukken and the Swedish producer Max Lorentz. Kim Larsen has had a number of successful album releases throughout the 80s, 90s and 00s and is possibly the most successful artist in Danish popular music history. As a solo artist, Larsen has sold approximately 3 million records, a remarkable feat considering Denmark's total population of approximately 5.4 million people (as of 2005). In the 2000s Larsen remains a top concert draw and continues to be very popular in Denmark and elsewhere in Scandinavia.

Lars Oluf Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Lars Oluf Larsen: was a Danish composer.

Jørn Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jørn Larsen: was a Danish painter and sculptor. He was a member of Grønningen from 1970 and received the Eckersberg Medal in 1978 and the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1989. He represented Denmark at the Venice Biennale in 1993. Jørn Larsen's works include a steel sculpture for Odense University (1974–76) and floor decorations for the Royal Danish Theatre (1992). He also designed the water feature at Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads in Copenhagen. Other decorative works are found at Roskilde Hospital (1988), Udlejre Church (1996), Silkeborg Bad (1994) and Jelling Church (1999).

Thomas Bo Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Thomas Bo Larsen: is a Danish film actor, born in Gladsaxe, Denmark. He was nominated for a Bodil Award in 1995 for Best Supporting Actor in "Sidste time", and later won two Robert Awards, the first in 1996 for Best Actor in "De største helte", and a second one in 1998 for Best Supporting Actor due to his role in "Festen" by Thomas Vinterberg.

Niels Bjørn Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Niels Bjørn Larsen: was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer and balletmester. He was admitted to the Royal Danish Ballet school in 1920 and debuted in a production of Gudindernes Strid in 1933. In 1942 was promoted to soloist and remained with the Royal Danish Ballet until 1986. Larsen was balletmaster at the Royal Danish Theatre during two periods, 1951–56 and 1961–65. From 1956–80 he was artistic leader of the Pantomime Theatre at Tivoli. As choreographer he made ballets on the Royal Danish Theatre, the Pantomime Theatre and at other theatres, as well as in film. He documented performances from the Royal Danish Ballet from 1950.