Poulsen
Poulsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Poul". The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.
It may refer to:
;People
- Christian Poulsen, Danish professional football player
- Erik Poulsen, American politician
- Hans Poulsen, Australian singer-songwriter
- Henrik Poulsen, multiple people
- Jakob Poulsen, Danish professional football player
- Karen Poulsen, Danish stage and film actress
- Kevin Poulsen, American black hat hacker and senior editor at Wired News
- Michael Poulsen, lead singer of the Danish rock band Volbeat
- :sv:Peder Poulsen|Peder Poulsen, Swedish track & field athlete
- Poul Poulsen Nolsøe, Faroese national hero
- Simon Poulsen, Danish professional football player
- Ulla Poulsen, Danish ballerina and actress
- Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer
- Yussuf Poulsen, Danish professional football player of Tanzanian descent
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