Jessen (surname)
Jessen is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Jes, which is a short form of Jens from Schleswig.
Persons called Jessen:
- Børge Jessen, Danish mathematician
- Carl Wilhelm Jessen, Danish Naval Officer
- Christian Jessen, British television presenter
- Gene Nora Jessen, American aviator and part of Mercury 13
- Gianna Jessen, American recording artist and pro-life activist
- Ida Jessen, Danish author
- Karl Jessen, Russian admiral during the Russo-Japanese War
- Knud Jessen, Danish botanist and geologist
- His son, also Peter Willers Jessen, Danish psychiatrist
- Poul S. Jessen, Danish-American optical physicist
- Poul Jessen, Danish gymnast
- Ulla Jessen, Danish actress
