Nielsen
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Nielsen, a surname originally meaning "son of Niels" (cf. Nilsen, Nilsson). It is one of the most common surnames in Denmark and it is also common in Norway. In Sweden the form "Nilsson" is more common.
It can refer to:
- 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
- Connie Nielsen, Danish actress
- Erik Nielsen, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, brother of Leslie
- Holger Nielsen, Danish shooter
- Holger Bech Nielsen, Danish theroretical physicist
- Jakob Nielsen, Danish-American usability consultant
- Jakob Nielsen, Danish mathematician
- Kay Nielsen, Danish "golden age" illustrator
- Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-born American film actor
- Dennis Nilsen, British serial killer who lived in London
- Nielsen Ratings, a rating system used to gauge television viewing habits in the United States
- Nielsen Media Research, the company that creates the Nielsen Ratings
- Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, a service also known as BDS that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs
- Nielsen-Olesen vortex
