What nationality is the namesake of HC Andersen?
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HC Andersen (band) HC Andersen (also known as HCA) is a Finnish rock band group named after poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. They are known for their unique mixture of punk rock, pan-European folk music, and humour.
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Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( ; ] ), often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called "eventyr" in Danish, express themes that transcend age and nationality.
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Bjørg Andersen Bjørg Andersen (born 15 June 1942) is a Norwegian handball player, who played for the clubs Skjeberg IF, Østsiden IL and Lisleby FK. She played 143 matches on the Norway women's national handball team from 1960 to 1977. She participated at the 1971, 1973 and 1975 World Women's Handball Championships.
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Chris Jensen Chris B. Jensen (born October 28, 1963) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 74 games over six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. Jensen was born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, but grew up in Salmon Arm, British Columbia.
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Matt Anderson (ice hockey) Matthew Anderson (born October 31, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils.
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Anders Christiansen Anders Christiansen (born 8 June 1990) is a Danish footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. He used to play with the nickname 'AC' on the back of his shirt.
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Arild Andersen (cyclist) Arild Andersen is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1950.
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Trygve Andersen Trygve Andersen is a Norwegian sport wrestler.
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Bjørn Skaare Bjørn Skaare (29 October 1958 – 21 June 1989) was a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was the first Norwegian to play in the NHL, playing a single game with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1978–79 NHL season.
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Trygve Andersen (footballer) Trygve Andersen (born 10 July 1934) is a retired Norwegian football player. He played as a midfielder.
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Willie Huber Wilhelm Heinrich Huber (January 15, 1958 – June 28, 2010) was a professional ice hockey defenceman who spent ten years in the National Hockey League (NHL), primarily with the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers. Born in West Germany, Huber's family moved to Hamilton, Ontario when he was an infant. He represented Canada in international competition. When he joined the NHL in 1978, he was the largest player (6'5", 225 lbs.) in league history.
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Fritiof Andersen Fritiof Normann Andersen (May 30, 1898 – January 24, 1954) was a Danish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
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Anders Andersen (wrestler) "'Nikoline Hansen" (26 October 1881 – 19 February 1961) was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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Hans á Lag Hans á Lag (born 26 September 1974) is a Faroese sportsman. He is a former football player, former badminton player and former handball player. Hans á Lag used to have another lastname, which was Jacobsen.
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Gunnar Andersen (ski jumper) Gunnar Andersen (February 26, 1909 – 1988) was a Norwegian ski jumper. He won a gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.
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Peter Marius Andersen Peter Marius Andersen (25 April 1885 – 20 March 1972) was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player in the striker position, who won a silver medal with the Danish national team in the 1908 Summer Olympics football tournament. He played one game at the tournament, his only game for the national team. He played his club football with BK Frem.
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Hendrik Christian Andersen Hendrik Christian Andersen (April 15, 1872 in Bergen – December 19, 1940 in Rome) was a Norwegian-American sculptor, painter and urban planner.
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Carl-Ebbe Andersen Carl-Ebbe Andersen (January 19, 1929 – June 14, 2009) is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Roskilde. In 1948 he was the coxswain of the Danish boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.
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Al Jensen Allan Raymond Jensen (born November 27, 1958) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender.
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Niels Erik Andersen Niels Erik Andersen (born September 25, 1945) is a former Danish football player, who played 140 games for the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. He also represented the Danish national team.
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Henrik Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist (] ; born 2 March 1982) is a professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before winning the Vezina Trophy in 2012, he was nominated in each of his first three seasons, and is the only goaltender in NHL history to record ten 30 win seasons in his first 11 seasons. He currently holds the record for most wins by a European-born goaltender in the NHL (405 as of August 13, 2017). His dominating play during his rookie season resulted in the New York media and Rangers fans giving him the nickname "King Henrik". During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, he led the Swedish men's team to their second Olympic gold medal.
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André Andersen André Andersen (born December 16, 1961 in Moscow) is a Russian-born multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the keyboardist and founder of the Denmark-based progressive metal band Royal Hunt. He claims to be of mixed Danish and Georgian royal blood.