Madsen (surname)

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
• Phil Madsen, New Zealand singer/songwriter
• 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