List of Famous people with last name Hansen

René Toft Hansen is a Danish professional handballer for Benfica and the Denmark national team. His brother Henrik also plays handball for Denmark national team.

Ulrika Maria Toft Hansen, born Ågren, is a Swedish handball player for Paris 92 and previously the Swedish national team.

Lasse Norman Hansen is a Danish professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka Assos. He turned professional in 2014.

Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen was a Norwegian physician, remembered for his identification of the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae in 1873 as the causative agent of leprosy. His distinguished work was recognized at the International Leprosy Congress held at Bergen in 1909.

Thorkild Hansen was a Danish novelist most noted for his historical fiction. He is commonly associated with his trilogy about the Danish slave trade including Slavernes øer (1970) for which he received the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1971.

Sverre Hansen was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut at Studioteatret in 1945, and was later assigned at Det Nye Teater, Folketeatret, Nationaltheatret and Fjernsynsteatret. Among his films are minor roles in Ni liv from 1957 and Ugler i mosen from 1959, and his leading role in the film Eggs from 1995 earned him the Amanda Award.

Karsten Hansen is a Faroese politician who has served in various ministerial positions.

Christian Frederik Hansen, known as C. F. Hansen, was the leading Danish architect between the late 18th century and the mid 19th century, and on account of his position at the Royal Danish Academy of Art the most powerful person in artistic circles for many years. He was known as "Denmark’s Palladio" on account of the architectural style he promoted. His buildings are known for their simplicity, strength and scale.