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Essen is a German surname.
People
editNotable people with the surname include:
- August Franz Essen (1720–1792), Saxonian diplomat
- Hans Henric von Essen (1755–1824), Swedish officer, courtier and statesman
- Louis Essen (1908–1997), English physicist
- Marija Essen (1872–1956), Bolshevik revolutionary and writer
- Nikolai Essen (1860–1915), Russian naval commander and admiral
- Siri von Essen (1850–1912), Swedish/Finnish actress, married to August von Strindberg 1877–91
- Thomas Von Essen (born 1954), commissioner of the New York City Fire Department
Fictional characters
edit- Sarah Essen, a DC Comics Batman character, the second wife of Commissioner Jim Gordon