Oersted (disambiguation)

Oersted or Ørsted is a Danish surname. It may refer to:

Danish persons:

• Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist
• Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician and jurist, brother of Hans Christian Ørsted
• Anders Sandøe Ørsted (botanist), a Danish botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish musician
• Hans-Henrik Ørsted, a Danish track cyclist
• Karen Marie Ørsted, musician

Other:

• Oersted, the CGS unit of magnetic field strength
• Oersted Medal, recognizes notable contributions to the teaching of physics
• Ørsted (satellite), the first Danish satellite launched
• Farah Oersted, a character in Tales of Eternia
• Oersted (crater) on the Moon
• Oersted (album), an album by Merzbow
• Oersted, a knight and a false protagonist in the Super Famicom game Live A Live

See also

• Ølsted (disambiguation), several inhabited places in Denmark