Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851) was a Danish physicist. Ørsted, Orsted or Oersted may also refer to: People Anders Sandøe Ørsted (1778–1860), Danish politician and jurist, brother of Hans Christian Ørsted Anders Sandøe Ørsted (botanist) (1816–1872), Danish botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946–2005), Danish musician Hans-Henrik Ørsted (born 1954), Danish track cyclist MØ, professional name of Karen Marie Ørsted (born 1988), musician Other uses Oersted, the CGS unit of magnetic field strength Ørsted (company), a Danish power company Oersted (crater), on the Moon Ørsted (satellite), the first Danish satellite launched into orbit Oersted Medal, recognizes notable contributions to the teaching of physics Oersted, a character in 1994 role-playing video game Live A Live See also Ølsted (disambiguation), several inhabited places in Denmark