Magnus Carlsen Siblings: Ingrid Carlsen, Ellen Øen Carlsen and Signe Carlsen
Samuel Coleman
Published Feb 21, 2026
Magnus Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion and Norwegian chess grandmaster.
Magnus Carlsen is the only son of his parents Sigrun and Henrik Albert Carlsen. He has three beautiful sisters, Ellen Øen Carlsen, Ingrid Øen Carlsen, and Signe Øen Carlsen.
Meet Ingrid Carlsen
Ellen Carlsen, Magnus Carlsen’s sister, is a good chess player who has yet to win the World Chess Championship.
Ellen Carlsen played 29 games from 2008 to 2011, according to chessgames.com’s database.
Ellen Carlsen, unlike her brother, pursued a different career path. She is currently a PhD student at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s Centre for Fertility and Health.
Meet Ellen Øen Carlsen
Ingrid Carlsen is Magnus Carlsen’s younger sister. Ingrid, like her older siblings, developed a love of chess as she grew up.
Ingrid Carlsen, played a total of 17 games between 2007 and 2010, according to chessgames.com.
Ingrid Carlsen is a professional Norwegian dancer currently. She has her own dance academy in Svarttrostveien, Oslo, Norway.
Meet Signe Carlsen
Signe Carlsen is the Carlsen family’s youngest member. She does not appear to have participated in any chess tournaments to date, unlike her siblings.
Signe Carlsen is currently studying Computer Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.