Famous People with Name Larsen

Larsen Alan Jensen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Larsen Alan Jensen: is an American swimmer, who graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2007. In the 2003 World Championship, Larsen received a silver medal in the 800 meters freestyle, his first medal at the international level. He won the 500yd and 1650yd freestyle at the 2006 Men's NCAA Championships.

Larsen Touré            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Larsen Touré: is a French-born Guinean footballer who players for the Ligue 1 side Lille OSC.

Jan-Erik Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Jan-Erik Larsen: is a Norwegian editor and politician for the Labour Party, and currently State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. He started his political career as chairman of the Møre og Romsdal county chapter of the Workers' Youth League in the early 1980s, and later served in the Møre og Romsdal county council from 1983 to 1987. During the first cabinet Stoltenberg 2000-2001 he was appointed State Secretary and responsible officer for press relations in the Office of the Prime Minister. When the government resigned after the election in 2001, Larsen was appointed special advisor to the Labour party group in the Norwegian Parliament, a position he left in 2003.

Helge Solum Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Helge Solum Larsen: is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. From 1994 to 1997 he was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1997–2001 and 2005–2009. On the local level he has served several terms in Stavanger city council. He also chairs the countywide party chapter. In 2008 he became a member of the national party board. He was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party at the 2010 Annual Meeting.

Dana Albert Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dana Albert Larsen: is a Canadian author, politician and cannabis legalization activist. Larsen was a founding member of both the Marijuana Party of Canada and the BC Marijuana Party.[2] In the 2000 Canadian federal election, Larsen ran as the Marijuana Party candidate for the riding of West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast, receiving 3% of the vote. In the 2001 British Columbia provincial election, Larsen ran as a BC Marijuana Party candidate in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding, receiving 3.5% of the vote.

Svend Unmack Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Svend Unmack Larsen: was a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party who served as Denmark's Minister of Justice (1939-1940) and was the mayor of Aarhus, Denmark for 13 years (1945 to 1958). Larsen was elected to the city council and served from 1 April 1933 until March 1937 when he chose not to run again. In September 1939, Larsen accepted a position as the Justice Minister of Denmark for Prime Minister of Denmark Thorvald Stauning. Following the Nazi occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, the Germans took issue with Larsen's hard stance against Danish Nazis. They removed Larsen from office on 8 July 1940. He was again elected to the Aarhus city council in 1943. Following the sudden death of Aarhus mayor, Stecher Christensen, Larsen was chosen as his successor beginning 21 June 1945. He served until 1 October 1958.

Henning Larsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Henning Larsen: is a Danish architect. He is internationally known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Riyadh and the Copenhagen Opera House. He is the founder of the company that bears his name, Henning Larsen Architects (Formerly Henning Larsens Tegnestue A/S).