Madsen is a common surname of Danish origin. The meaning of Madsen is Son of Mads. "Mads" is Danish form of Matthew. Madsen is used rarely as a first name.
Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Madsen, Finnish basketball player Angela Madsen, American rower and athlete Arch L. Madsen, American radio and television pioneer Barbara Madsen, American judge Birger Madsen, Norwegian football player Bo Madsen, guitarist of the Danish rock band Mew Charles D. Madsen, American politician Chris Madsen, Danish-American lawman Christi Madsen, American optical engineer Christian Madsen, American actor Claus Madsen, Danish football player Eric Madsen, American college baseball coach Erik Madsen (chess player), Norwegian chess player Gabe Madsen, American basketball player Gerda Madsen, Danish film actress Gitte Madsen, Danish handball player Gordon A. Madsen, American state legislator in Utah Gunnar Madsen, American vocalist Henrik O. Madsen, Danish businessperson and engineer Jakob Broechner Madsen, Danish economist Janne Madsen, Danish football player Jeff Madsen, American poker player
Jessica Madsen, English actress John Madsen (American football), American football player John M. Madsen, American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Katrine Madsen, Danish jazz singer Kenneth C. Madsen, American artist Kim André Madsen, Norwegian football player Kristian Madsen, Danish gymnast Lars Jørgen Madsen, Danish rifle shooter Lars Møller Madsen, Danish team handball player Lynn Madsen, American football player Maddux Madsen (born 2003), American football player Mads Lauritz Madsen, Norwegian politician Mark Madsen (basketball), American basketball player Mathew Madsen, New Zealand weightlifter Mette Madsen (1924–2015), Danish politician and writer Michael Madsen (disambiguation), several people Michael Madsen (1957–2025), American actor Nicolaj Madsen, Danish football player Ole Madsen, Danish football player Ole Christian Madsen, Danish film director and writer Peter Madsen (disambiguation), several people Rasmus Vestergaard Madsen (born 1991), Danish politician Robert Madsen, Danish gymnast Ricardt Madsen, Danish boxer Sigfred Madsen, Danish boxer Spencer Madsen, American poet Sofie Madsen, Danish educator Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, Norwegian art historian Svend Madsen, Danish gymnast Svend Åge Madsen, Danish writer Truman G. Madsen, Latter-Day Saint author Wayne Madsen (journalist), American author Vibeke Hammer Madsen, Norwegian businessperson Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, Danish politician, minister, businessman and inventor Vigo Madsen, Danish gymnast Viggo Madsen, Danish poet and writer Virginia Madsen, American actress
See also
Ada Madssen (1917–2009), Norwegian sculptor Madsen (disambiguation)