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Nielsen
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- See also the Neilson disambiguation page.
Nielsen [IPA 'nelsn], is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos (cf. Nicholas). It is the second commonest surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population[1]. It is also used in Norway, although the form Nilsen is more common[2]. In Sweden the parallel form is Nilsson. Nielsen is also in use in the Faroe Islands. The freqent occcurrences of Nielsen as a surname outside Denmark[3] is due to immigration.
- Alice Nielsen, American singer
- Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish shooter
- Asta Nielsen, Danish actress
- Benny Nielsen, Danish swimmer
- Brigitte Nielsen, Danish actress
- Carl Nielsen, Danish composer
- Christopher Nielsen, Norwegian comics artist
- Connie Nielsen, Danish actress
- Erik Nielsen, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, brother of Leslie
- Holger Nielsen, Danish shooter
- Holger Bech Nielsen, Danish theoretical physicist
- Jakob Nielsen, Danish-American usability consultant
- Jakob Nielsen, Danish mathematician
- Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer
- Kay Nielsen, Danish "golden age" illustrator
- Kurt Nilsen, World Idol winner, Norwegian singer
- Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-born American film actor
- Renata Nielsen, Danish long jumper
- Rúni Nielsen, Faroese political activist, active also in the Nordic Youth Council
- Dennis Nilsen, British serial killer who lived in London
- Yngvar Nielsen, Norwegian historian
- The Nielsen Company, a Dutch media conglomerate (formerly VNU); parent company of:
- ACNielsen, a marketing research firm
- Nielsen Media Research, the company that creates the Nielsen Ratings
- Nielsen Ratings, a rating system used to gauge television viewing habits in the United States
- Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, a service also known as BDS that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs
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