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List of Danes

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List of Danes

This is a list of notable Danish people.

Contents

Actors

  • Anna Bård (1980–), model, actress
  • Gry Bay (1974–), actress
  • Søeren "Bjergsen" Bjerg (1996–), professional gamer, currently on Team SoloMid
  • Rasmus Bjerg (1976–), actor
  • Anna Bloch (1868–1953), actress
  • Lars Bom, actor
  • Hans Egede Budtz (1889–1968), actor
  • Poul Bundgaard, actor
  • Jesper Christensen, actor
  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, actor
  • Karl Dane (1886–1934), silent film actor, comedian
  • Hjalte Flagstad, actor
  • Olaf Fønss (1882–1949), silent film actor
  • Morten Grunwald, actor
  • John Hahn-Petersen, actor
  • Caroline Halle-Müller (1755–1826), actor, singer and dancer
  • Liv Hansen, actress and photographer
  • Holger Juul Hansen
  • Jean Hersholt (1886–1956), film actor (Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award)
  • Iben Hjejle (1971–), actress
  • Astrid Holm (1893–1961), actress
  • Allan Hyde (1989–), actor
  • Bodil Ipsen (1889–1964), actress
  • Katja K (1968–), ex-adult performer, actor
  • Nikita Klæstrup (born 1994), political commentator, model, reality TV star
  • Nikolaj Lie Kaas, actor
  • Bodil Kjer (1917–2003), actress
  • Lau Lauritzen Jr. (1910–1977), director, actor, producer
  • Thure Lindhardt (1974–), actor
  • Julie Lund (1979–), actress
  • Mia Lyhne, actress
  • Anders Matthesen, actor, comedian
  • Svend Melsing, actor, playwright
  • Svend Methling, actor
  • Mads Mikkelsen, actor
  • Viggo Mortensen (1958–), actor (half Danish)
  • Sigrid Neiiendam (1873–1955), actress
  • Birthe Neumann, actress
  • Asta Nielsen (1883–1972), silent film star, actress
  • Brigitte Nielsen, actress, former wife of Sylvester Stallone
  • Connie Nielsen, actress
  • Ghita Nørby, actress
  • Jens Okking, actor
  • Dirch Passer, actor
  • Ulf Pilgaard, actor
  • Søren Pilmark, actor
  • Clara Pontoppidan (1883–1975), actress
  • Valdemar Psilander (1884–1917), silent film star
  • Poul Reichhardt, actor
  • Asbjørn Riis, actor, professional wrestler
  • Kirsten Rolffes, actress
  • Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose (1738–1793), actress
  • Johanne Louise Schmidt (1983–), actress
  • Jonas Schmidt, actor
  • Ib Schønberg, actor
  • Clara Schønfeld (1856–1938), actress
  • Ingeborg Spangsfeldt, actress
  • Ove Sprogøe, actor
  • Paprika Steen, actress
  • Karl Stegger, actor
  • Inger Stender (1912–1989), actress
  • Yutte Stensgaard, actress
  • Ebba Thomsen (1887–1973), silent movie actor
  • Ulrich Thomsen, actor
  • Sven-Ole Thorsen, actor
  • Viggo Wiehe, actor
  • Carlo Wieth, actor
  • Jhonathan "UberDanger" Benlolo Youtuber

    • Archaeologists

  • Frans Blom (1893–1963)
  • Peter Oluf Brøndsted (1780–1842), classic archaeologist
  • Peter Glob (1911–1985)
  • Erik Holtved (1899–1981), Greenland
  • Lis Jacobsen (1882–1961), philologist, runologist
  • Eigil Knuth (1903–1996), Greenland
  • Therkel Mathiassen (1892–1967), Arctic
  • Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788–1865), archaeologist
  • Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821–1885), archeologist, historian and politician

    • Architects and designers

  • Rigmor Andersen, 1903–1995, furniture designer
  • Axel Berg, 1856–1929, architect
  • Antoine de Bosc de la Calmette (1752–1803), landscape architect
  • Ellen Braae (1965–), landscape architect
  • Karen Clemmensen (1917–2001), architect
  • Vilhelm Dahlerup (1826–1907), architect
  • Knud V. Engelhardt (1882–1931), designer
  • Inger Exner (1926–), architect
  • Johannes Exner (1926–), architect
  • Jørgen Gammelgaard (1938–1991), furniture designer
  • Jan Gehl (1947–), architect, urban planner
  • Kaj Gottlob (1887–1976), architect and furniture designer
  • Ragna Grubb (1903–1961), architect
  • Andreas Hallander (1755–1828), Golden Age architect
  • Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm (born 1977), furniture designer
  • Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), architect
  • Christian Hansen (1803–1883), architect active mainly in Athens and Copenhagen
  • Erik Hansen (1927–), architect
  • Theophilus Hansen (1813–1891), architect active in Athens and Vienna
  • Caspar Frederik Harsdorff (1735–1799), Golden Age architect
  • Malene Hauxner (1942–), architect
  • Piet Hein (1905–1996)
  • Poul Henningsen (1894–1967), author, architect, designer
  • Peter Hvidt (1916–1986), architect and furniture designer
  • Anna Maria Indrio (1943–), architect
  • Bjarke Ingels (1974–), architect
  • Andreas Jeppe Iversen (1888–1979), furniture designer
  • Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971), architect
  • Grete Jalk (1920–2006), furniture designer
  • Georg Jensen (1866–1935), silversmith, designer
  • Jacob Jensen (1926–), designer
  • Jens Jensen (1860–1951), landscape architect
  • Timothy Jacob Jensen (1962–), designer
  • Finn Juhl (1912–1989)
  • Jørgen Kastholm (1938–2007), furniture designer
  • Bodil Kjær (1932–), architect and furniture designer
  • Jacob Kjær (1896–1957), furniture designer
  • Hanne Kjærholm (1930–2009), architect
  • Jens Christian Kofoed (1864–1941), architect
  • Eva Koppel (1916–2006), architect
  • Mette Lange (graduated 1990), architect, mobile schools for India
  • Henning Larsen, architect
  • Mogens Lassen (1901–1987), architect
  • Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984), architect and furniture designer
  • Marie Gudme Leth (1895–1997), textile designer
  • Aksel Bender Madsen (1916–2000), furniture designer
  • Dorte Mandrup-Poulsen (1961–), architect
  • Ferdinand Meldahl (1827–1908), architect
  • Børge Mogensen (1914–1972), designer
  • Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen (1907–1993), architect and furniture designer
  • Elna Møller (1913–1994), principal editor of Danmarks Kirker
  • Hans Olsen (1919–1992), furniture designer
  • Johan Martin Quist (1755–1818), Golden Age architect
  • Søren Rasmussen (1954–), architect, designer
  • Steen Eiler Rasmussen (1898–1990), architect
  • Lise Roel (1928–), architect
  • Rudolph Rothe (1802–1877), landscape architect
  • Kasper Salto (1957–), designer
  • Jens Martin Skibsted (1970–), designer
  • Lene Tranberg (1956–), architect, co-founder of Lundgaard & Tranberg
  • Susanne Ussing (1940–1998), architect
  • Jan Utzon (1944–), architect
  • Jørn Utzon (1918–2008), architect, Sydney Opera House
  • Kim Utzon (1957–), architect
  • Henrik Valeur (1966–), architect
  • Gertrud Vasegaard (1913–2007), ceramist
  • Arne Vodder (1926–2009), furniture designer and architect
  • Vilhelm Theodor Walther (1819–1892), architect
  • Hans J. Wegner (1914–2007), designer
  • Lone Wiggers (1963–), architect
  • Vilhelm Wohlert (1920–2007), architect, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
  • Kurt Østervig (1912–1986), furniture designer

    • Artists

  • Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (1744–1809), painter
  • Else Alfelt (1910–1974), painter
  • Merete Barker (1944–), painter
  • Wilhelm Bendz (1804–1832), painter
  • Albert Bertelsen (1921–), painter
  • Ejler Bille (1910–2004), painter
  • Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798–1868), sculptor
  • Lars Bo (1924–1999), etcher
  • Jørgen Boberg (1940–2009), painter
  • Kay Bojesen (1886–1958), silversmith, designer
  • Peter Brandes (1944–), painter, sculptor and ceramic artist
  • Thorald Brendstrup (1812–1883), painter
  • Anders Bundgaard (1864–1937), sculptor
  • Emil Bærentzen (1799–1868), painter and lithographer
  • Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (1863–1945), sculptor
  • Johannes Carstensen (1924–2010), painter, stained glass artist
  • Poul Simon Christiansen (1855–1933), painter
  • Ingvar Cronhammar (1947–), Swedish-born sculptor
  • Carl Dahl (1812–1865), painter
  • Kirsten Dehlholm (1945–), scenic artist
  • Heinrich Dohm (1875–1940), painter
  • Anton Dorph (1831–1914), painter
  • Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, painter
  • Heinrich Eddelien (1802–1852), painter
  • Gottfred Eickhoff (1902–1982)
  • Olafur Eliasson, sculptor, installation, photography
  • Michael Elmgreen (1961–), installations
  • Adam Fischer (1888–1968), sculptor
  • Wilhelm Freddie (1909–1995), painter
  • Hermann Ernst Freund (1786–1840), sculptor
  • Paul Gadegaard (1920–1996), painter and sculptor
  • Ib Geertsen (1919–2009), painter and sculptor
  • Albert Gottschalk (1866–1906), painter
  • Hans Jørgen Hammer (1815–1882), painter
  • Svend Hammershøi (1873–1948), painter and ceramist
  • Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916), painter
  • Aksel Hansen, sculptor
  • Constantin Hansen (1804–1880), painter
  • Heinrich Hansen (1821–1890), painter
  • Johannes Hansen (1903–1995), sculptor
  • Peter Hansen (1868–1928), painter
  • Karl Hansen Reistrup (1863–1929), sculptor, ceramist, illustrator
  • Arne Haugen Sørensen (1932–), painter, illustrator and church decorator
  • Jørgen Haugen Sørensen (1934–), sculptor
  • Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen (1912–1999), painter, illustrator and church decorator
  • Henry Heerup (1907–1993), painter
  • Einar Hein (1875–1931), painter
  • Jeppe Hein (1974–), installations
  • Gerhard Henning (1880–1967), sculptor
  • Frants Henningsen (1850–1908), artist
  • Jacob Holdt (1947–), photographer, writer
  • Hans Holst (born before 1619, died after 1640), woodcarver
  • Johannes Holt-Iversen (1989–), painter
  • Paul Høm (1905–1994), artist and church decorator
  • Horder (12th century), stonemason and sculptor
  • Knud Hvidberg (1927–1986), painter and sculptor
  • Peter Ilsted (1861–1933), painter/etcher
  • Valdemar Irminger (1850–1938), painter
  • Robert Jacobsen (1912–1993), sculptor and painter
  • Ville Jais-Nielsen (1886–1949), painter
  • Axel P. Jensen (1885–1972), painter
  • Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800–1856), painter
  • Jens Adolf Jerichau (1818–1883), sculptor
  • Svend Johansen (1890–1970), painter, scenographer
  • Viggo Johansen (1851–1935), painter
  • Lorentz Jørgensen (1644–1681), woodcarver
  • Asger Jorn (1914–1973), painter
  • Jens Juel (1745–1802), painter mainly known for portraits
  • Herman A. Kähler (1846–1917), ceramist
  • Per Kirkeby (1938–), painter
  • Anna Klindt Sørensen (1899–1985), painter
  • Jesper Knudsen (1964–), painter
  • Eva Koch (1953–), sculptor
  • John Kørner (1967–), painter
  • Pietro Krohn (1840–1905), painter, illustrator
  • Peder Severin Krøyer (1851–1909), painter
  • Christen Købke (1810–1848), painter
  • Michael Kvium (1955–), painter
  • Poul Lange graphic designer, artist, photographer
  • Alhed Larsen (1872–1927), painter
  • Emanuel Larsen (1823–1859), painter
  • Johannes Larsen (1867–1961), painter
  • Harald Leth (1899–1986), painter
  • Kirsten Lockenwitz (1932–), painter and sculptor
  • Christian August Lorentzen (1749–1828), painter
  • Frederik Christian Lund (1826–1901), painter
  • Vilhelm Lundstrøm (1893–1950), painter
  • Christine Løvmand (1803–1872), painter
  • Jais Nielsen (1885–1961), painter and ceramist
  • Karl Madsen (1855–1938), painter and art historian
  • Wilhelm Marstrand (1810–1873), painter
  • Brix Michgell (early 17th century), sculptor, woodworker
  • Mogens Møller (1934–), painter and sculptor
  • Moritz Georg Moshack (1730-before 1772), clavichord builder
  • Richard Mortensen (1910–1993), painter
  • Adam August Müller (1811–1844), painter
  • Christian Mølsted (1862–1930), painter
  • Rasmus Nellemann (1923–2004), painter and illustrator
  • Knud Nellemose (1908–1997), sculptor
  • Anders Nielsen Hatt (early 17th century), sculptor, woodworker
  • Elsa Nielsen (1923–2011), graphic artist
  • Kai Nielsen (1882–1924), sculptor
  • Palle Nielsen (1923–2000), graphic artist
  • Thorvald Niss (1842–1905), painter
  • Astrid Noack (1888–1954), sculptor
  • Emil Normann (1798–1881)
  • John Olsen (1938–), painter, sculptor
  • Willy Ørskov (1920–1990), sculptor
  • Erik Ortvad (1917–2008), painter
  • Carl-Henning Pedersen, painter
  • Axel Poulsen (1887–1972), sculptor
  • Tal R (1967–), painter
  • Svend Rathsack (1885–1941), sculptor
  • Jytte Rex (1942–), painter, writer, filmmaker
  • Jørgen Ringnis (?–1652), woodcarver
  • Elof Risebye (1892–1961), painter, church decorator
  • Martinus Rørbye (1803–1848), painter
  • Arild Rosenkrantz (1870–1964), painter, stained glass artist, sculptor and illustrator
  • William Scharff (1886–1959), painter
  • Abel Schrøder the Younger (1602–1676), woodcarver
  • Hans Smidth (1839–1917), painter
  • Povl Søndergaard (1905–1986), sculptor
  • Jakob Martin Strid (1972–), cartoonist
  • Christine Swane (1876–1960), painter
  • Sigurd Swane (1879–1973), painter
  • Anna Syberg (1870–1914), painter
  • Fritz Syberg ( 1862–1939), painter and illustrator
  • Carl Frederik Sørensen (1818–1879)
  • Carl Thomsen (1847–1912), painter and illustrator
  • Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), sculptor
  • Elisabeth Toubro (1956–), sculptor
  • Kurt Trampedach, painter
  • Gunnar Westman (1915–1985), sculptor
  • Svend Wiig Hansen (1922–1997), sculptor and painter
  • Johannes Wiedewelt (1731–1802), sculptor
  • Christian Zacho (1843–1913), painter

    • Business people

  • Birgit Aagard-Svendsen (1956–), CFO of J. Lauritzen
  • Hans Niels Andersen (1852–1937), founder of the East Asiatic Company
  • Constantin Brun (1746–1836), merchant, royal administrator of trade on the Danish West Indies
  • Elsebeth Budolfsen (1947–), pharmacist and business executive
  • Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958), inventor of Lego
  • Johan Frederik Classen (1725–1792), statesman and industrialist, founder of Frederiksværk
  • Peter Hersleb Classen (1738–1825), statesman and financial administrator
  • Mads Clausen, founder of Danfoss Industries
  • Janus Friis, Skype, Kazaa, Joost and minor companies
  • Ole Henriksen (1951–present), cosmetologist for Hollywood stars
  • Søren Hjorth (1801–1870), inventor
  • Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro, founders of Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro
  • J. C. Jacobsen (1811–1887), founder of Carlsberg Brewing
  • Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak (1957–), owner of the ECCO shoe company
  • William S. Knudsen, industrialist; president, General Motors in the US
  • Camilla Ley Valentin (1973–), entrepreneur and co-founder of Queue-it
  • Martin Lindstrom (1970–), marketing advisor
  • Arnold Peter Møller (1876–1965), founder of A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group, the largest Danish company
  • Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913–2012), shipping magnate
  • Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878–1964)
  • Tine Susanne Miksch Roed (1964–), deputy director-general, Confederation of Danish Industry
  • Rasmus Sigvardt (1886–), engine manufacturer
  • Carl Frederik Tietgen (1829–1901), financier and industrialist; co-founder of many large Danish companies
  • Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla (1948–), business executive, chair of the A.P. Møller Foundation

    • Chefs and restaurateurs

  • Sven and Lene Grønlykke
  • Rasmus Kofoed (1974–)
  • Claus Meyer (1963–)
  • Michel Michaud (1946–), brought French cuisine to Denmark in 1971
  • René Redzepi (1977–), chef, co-founder of Noma restaurant
  • Lertchai Treetawatchaiwong

    • Comedians

  • Anders Bircow, comedian, musician
  • Rasmus Bjerg, comedian
  • Victor Borge (1909–2000), comedian, musician
  • Casper Christensen (1968–), comedian
  • Drengene fra Angora, comedy trio
  • Thomas Eje, comedian, musician, touring in U.S. as Tom Dane
  • Jan Gintberg (1963–), comedian
  • Lars Hjortshøj (1967–), comedian
  • Frank Hvam (1970–), comedian
  • Rune Klan, comedian
  • Simon Kvamm (1975–), comedian, musician
  • Morten Lindberg, comedian also known as "Master Fatman"
  • Anders Matthesen (1975–), comedian
  • De Nattergale, comedy trio
  • Lasse Rimmer (1972–), comedian
  • Sandi Toksvig, comedian in the UK
  • Mads Vangsø, comedian

    • Criminals

  • Peter Adler Alberti, abuse of power as Minister of Justice by impeachment and embezzlement
  • Stein Bagger, the IT Factory Fraud Case
  • The Blekinge Street Gang, robbery, financial aid to PFLP
  • Peter Brixtofte, abuse of power as Mayor of Farum
  • Peter Lundin, four cases of murder
  • Erik Ninn-Hansen, abuse of power as Minister of Justice by impeachment
  • Palle Sørensen, murder of four police officers

    • Dancers

  • Frank Andersen (1953–), Royal Danish Ballet: ballet dancer and ballet master
  • Mads Blangstrup (1974–), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
  • August Bournonville (1805–1879), ballet dancer and choreographer
  • Gudrun Bojesen (1976–), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Dinna Bjørn (1947–), principal dancer, ballet mistress, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Marie Christine Bjørn (1763–1837), outstanding ballerina, Royal Danish Theatre
  • Ida Brun (1792–1857), dancer, mime artist, singer
  • Erik Bruhn (1929–1986), ballet dancer
  • Camilla Dallerup (1974–), British-based Danish ballroom dancer
  • Vivi Flindt (1943–), choreographer, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Anine Frölich (1762–1784), ballet dancer
  • Adeline Genée (1878–1970), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet; later music hall roles in London, New York and Sydney
  • Lucile Grahn (1819–1907), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, performed widely across Europe
  • Susanne Grinder (1981–), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Eline Heger (1774–1842), ballet dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Else Højgaard (1906–1979), ballerina, stage and film actress, Royal Danish Theatre
  • Nikolaj Hubbe (1967–), Royal Danish Ballet balletmaster and former New York City Ballet principal dancer
  • Palle Jacobsen (1940–2009), ballet dancer and ballet master
  • Andrea Krætzmer (1811–1889), soloist in August Bournonville's early ballets
  • Henning Kronstam (1934–1995), dancer, balletmaster, theatre director, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Margot Lander (1910–1961), Denmark's first prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Elna Lassen (1901–1930), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Gitte Lindstrøm (1975–), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Nilas Martins, New York City Ballet principal dancer
  • Peter Martins (1946–), New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief, choreographer and former ballet dancer
  • Augusta Nielsen (1822–1902), ballerina, soloist in Bournonville's ballets
  • Ellen Price (1878–1968), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Juliette Price (1831–1906), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, worked with Bournonville
  • Kirsten Ralov (1922–1999), ballerina, ballet mistress, associate director, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Louise Rasmussen (1815–1874), ballet dancer and stage actor, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Margrethe Schall (1775–1852), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
  • Kirsten Simone (1934–), first soloist Royal Danish Ballet
  • Nini Theilade (1915–), ballet dancer, choreographer, film star
  • Valda Valkyrien (1895–1956), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, silent film actress in the United States

    • Economists

  • Tim Bollerslev (1958–), economist and professor at American institutions
  • Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes (1844–1892), economist and editor
  • Johan Christian Fabricius (1745–1808), economist and entomologist

    • Explorers

  • Vitus Bering (1680–1741)
  • Hans Egede
  • Peter Freuchen (1886–1957), Greenland
  • Thomas Vilhelm Garde (1859–1926), Greenland
  • Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863), Greenland
  • Gustav Frederik Holm (1849–1940), Greenland
  • Erik Holtved
  • Jochem Pietersen Kuyter (?–1654), seaman and early settler of New Netherland
  • Godske Lindenov (?–1612), Greenland
  • Conrad Malte-Brun (1755–1826), Danish-born French geographer
  • Ejnar Mikkelsen (1880–1971), Greenland
  • Harald Moltke (1871–1960), Greenland
  • Jens Munk
  • Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872–1907), Greenland
  • Ole Olufsen (1865–1929), Central Asia
  • Didrik Pining (c. 1428–1491), Greenland
  • Hans Pothorst (c. 1440–c. 1490), Greenland
  • Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933), the Arctic
  • Barclay Raunkiær (1889–1915), Arabia
  • Carl Ryder (1858–1923), Greenland
  • Peder Olsen Walløe (1716–1793), Greenland

    • Fictional Danes

  • Dan I of Denmark, mythological first king of Denmark
  • Frotho I, mythological king of Denmark (King Frodo I, see Fróði)
  • Frotho II, mythological king of Denmark (King Frodo II, see Fróði)
  • Dani Beck
  • Beowulf
  • King Claudius
  • Holger Danske
  • Gertrude
  • King Hamlet
  • Prince Hamlet
  • Hans (Disney)
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Skærmtrolden Hugo
  • Thumbelina

    • Film directors

  • Bille August (1948–), director
  • Erik Balling (1924–2005), director
  • Susanne Bier (1960–), director, writer
  • August Blom (1869–1947), director, producer
  • Ole Bornedal, director
  • Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968), film director
  • Peter Elfelt (1866–1931), photographer, silent film director
  • Per Fly
  • Bodil Ipsen (1889–1964), director, actress
  • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Lau Lauritzen Jr. (1910–1977), director, actor, producer
  • Jørgen Leth, filmmaker and poet
  • Nils Malmros, filmmaker
  • Nicolas Winding Refn, director
  • Mikael Salomon, director, writer
  • Lone Scherfig (1959–), director
  • Lars von Trier (1956–), director
  • Thomas Vinterberg (1969–), director

    • Gamers

  • Søeren Bjerg (1996–), League of Legends gamer for Team SoloMid

    • Historians

  • Saxo Grammaticus, historian
  • Else Roesdahl (born 1942), Viking specialist, author, professor
  • Per K. Sørensen (1950–), Tibetologist and professor

    • Linguists

  • Ada Adler (1878–1946)
  • Una Canger, linguist
  • Christian Falster (1690–1752), poet and philologist
  • Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1955)
  • Eli Fischer-Jørgensen (1911–2010), phonetician
  • Frede Jensen (1926–2008), philologist and professor
  • Otto Jespersen (1860–1943)
  • Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804–1886)
  • Axel Olrik (1864–1917)
  • Holger Pedersen (1867–1953), linguist
  • Rasmus Rask, linguist
  • Jørgen Rischel, linguist
  • Kim Ryholt, philologist and egyptologist
  • Vilhelm Thomsen (1842–1927)
  • Karl Verner (1846–1896), linguist

    • Models

  • Nina Agdal, model
  • Heidi Albertsen, model
  • May Andersen, model
  • Anine Bing, model
  • Oliver Bjerrehuus, model
  • Helena Christensen, model
  • Kira Eggers, adult model
  • Freja Beha Erichsen, model
  • Mathilde Goehler, model
  • Maria Gregersen, model
  • Gitte Hanspal, model
  • Majken Haugedal, model
  • Katja K, pornstar
  • Mathias Lauridsen, male model
  • Louise Pedersen, model
  • Mia Rosing, model
  • Renee Simonsen, model
  • Josephine Skriver, model
  • Elsa Sørensen, model
  • Tania Strecker, model
  • Catharina Svensson, model, Miss Earth 2001
  • Cecilie Thomsen, model, appeared in Tomorrow Never Dies

    • A

  • Afenginn
  • Alphabeat
  • Aqua, peaked in 1997 with "Barbie Girl"
  • Artillery
  • Christina Åstrand (1969–), violinist, leader of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    • B

  • Lisbeth Balslev, operatic soprano
  • Bamses Venner
  • Julie Berthelsen, singer
  • Bikstok Røgsystem
  • Birmingham 6
  • Black Rose
  • The Blue Van
  • Brats
  • Brixx
  • Gerda von Bülow (1904–1990), violinist, educator
  • Dieterich Buxtehude (1637–1707), composer

    • C

  • C21
  • Debbie Cameron
  • Carpark North
  • The Cartoons
  • Tim Christensen
  • Ida Corr

    • D

  • D-A-D
  • Anna David
  • Daze
  • Emmelie de Forest, winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2013
  • Lonnie Devantier
  • Tina Dickow, singer
  • Tina Dico
  • René Dif, singer, member of Aqua
  • Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
  • DJ Encore
  • Dominus
  • DQ

    • E

  • Efterklang
  • Amir El-Falaki
  • Michael Elo, composer
  • Evil Masquerade

    • F

  • Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
  • Fate
  • Fielfraz
  • Figurines
  • Sharin Foo
  • Anders Frandsen
  • Lars Frederiksen, vocalist of Rancid

    • G

  • Jacob Gade
  • Niels W. Gade
  • Gangway
  • Gasolin'
  • Susanne Georgi, one half of Me & My
  • Lukas Graham
  • Peder Gram (1881–1956), composer

    • H

  • Lars Hannibal (1951–), guitarist and lutenist
  • Hatesphere
  • Caroline Henderson
  • Hit'n'Hide
  • Horrorpops
  • Hot Eyes
  • Hurdy Gurdy
  • Húsakórið, Faroese/Danish

    • I

  • Illdisposed
  • Infernal
  • Grethe Ingmann
  • Jørgen Ingmann

    • J

  • Knud Jeppesen (1892–1974)
  • Jokeren
  • Junior Senior

    • K

  • Kashmir
  • King Diamond (1956–)
  • Birthe Kjær
  • Kliché
  • Klutæ
  • Kølig Kaj

    • L

  • Laban
  • Laid Back
  • Kim Larsen
  • Jeppe Laursen
  • Zindy Laursen
  • Lazyboy
  • Rasmus Lerdorf
  • Leæther Strip
  • Anne Linnet
  • Luke
  • Hans Christian Lumbye

    • M

  • Frederik Magle
  • Malk de Koijn
  • Manticora
  • Mames Babegenush
  • MC Einar, rap band
  • Me & My
  • Medina
  • Mercenary
  • Mercyful Fate
  • Mew
  • Michael Learns to Rock
  • Ulla Miilmann (born 1972), flautist
  • Christine Milton
  • Anila Mirza (1974–), singer
  • Miss Papaya
  • Mnemic
  • Mofus
  • John Mogensen
  • Malene Mortensen

    • N

  • The Naked
  • Nanna
  • Natasja Saad
  • Nekromantix
  • Nephew
  • New Politics
  • Carl Nielsen (1865–1931), composer
  • Inga Nielsen (1946–2008), soprano
  • Ida Nielsen (Prince), bassist
  • Nik og Jay
  • Claus Norreen, composer
  • Rasmus Nøhr
  • Per Nørgård

    • O

  • Oh No Ono
  • Olsen Brothers
  • Outlandish
  • Aage Oxenvad (1884–1944), clarinetist

    • P

  • Parzival
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, jazz bass player
  • Michala Petri (1958–), recorder player
  • Pretty Maids
  • Psyched Up Janis
  • Pyramaze

    • R

  • Lina Rafn
  • Wilhelm Ramsøe (1837–1895), composer
  • Søren Nystrøm Rasted, composer
  • Raunchy
  • The Raveonettes
  • Simon Ravn, film composer
  • Remee, composer
  • Bryan Rice
  • Ridin' Thumb
  • Rollo & King
  • Rune RK

    • S

  • Safri Duo
  • Soluna Samay
  • Sanne Salomonsen
  • Savage Rose
  • Saybia
  • Morten Schjolin, composer
  • Sebastian
  • Rasmus Seebach
  • Tommy Seebach
  • Sidsel Ben Semmane
  • Shu-Bi-Dua
  • S.O.A.P.
  • Sort Sol
  • Spleen United
  • Simon Steen-Andersen, composer
  • Superheroes
  • Jakob Sveistrup
  • Bent Sørensen

    • T

  • Tiggy
  • Jette Torp
  • Toy-Box
  • Mike Tramp (1961–), singer in White Lion
  • Trentemøller
  • Thomas Troelsen
  • TV-2

    • U

  • Lars Ulrich (1963–), drummer in Metallica
  • Under byen

    • V

  • Volbeat (band)

    • W

  • Sune Rose Wagner
  • Christopher Ernst Friedrich Weyse
  • Whigfield
  • Birthe Wilke
  • Gustav Winckler
  • Lars Winther

    • Philosophers

  • N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783–1872), educationalist, philosopher and social reformer
  • Harald Høffding (1843–1931)
  • Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), philosopher
  • Knud Ejler Løgstrup (1905–1981), Christian philosopher
  • Rasmus Nielsen (1809–1884)
  • Johannes Sløk (1916–2001), Christian philosopher and translator of Shakespeare
  • Martinus Thomsen (1890–1981), referred to as Martinus, writer and mystic

    • Photographers

  • Mads Alstrup (1808–1876), first Danish photographer with own studio
  • Per Bak Jensen (1949–), influential photographer with an innovative artistic landscape style
  • Morten Bo (1945–), influential photographer, author of many photo books
  • Pietro Boyesen (1819–1882), photographer in Rome
  • Krass Clement (1946–), specializing in the photo-essay style
  • Peter Faber (1810–1877), took oldest photo on record
  • Frederikke Federspiel (1839–1913), first female photographer to practice in Denmark
  • Kristen Feilberg (1839–1919), remembered for many early photographs in Dutch East Indies
  • Jens Fink-Jensen (1956–), contemporary artistic photographer
  • Jan Grarup (1968–), award-winning press photographer specializing in war and conflict
  • Ludvig Grundtvig (1836–1901), photographer and portrait painter
  • Georg Emil Hansen (1833–1891), pioneering court photographer
  • Christian Hedemann (1852–1932), remembered for his early photographs of Hawaii
  • Keld Helmer-Petersen (1920–2013), pioneer in colour photography in the 1940s
  • Jacob Holdt (1947–), used photography to encourage social reform
  • Jesper Høm (1931–2000), influential press photographer and film director
  • Kirsten Klein (1945–), specializing in black-and-white landscapes
  • Astrid Kruse Jensen (1975–), specializing in night photography with an unreal dimension
  • Claus Bjørn Larsen (1963–), award-winning press photographer
  • Anton Melbye (1818–1875), artist using photography as an aid to painting
  • Israel B. Melchior (1827–1893), amateur photographer who photographed Hans Christian Andersen
  • Rigmor Mydtskov (1925–2010), theatre photography and court photographer for Queen Margrethe
  • Viggo Rivad (1922–), used photographic essays to portray ordinary citizens
  • Leif Schiller (1939–2007), photographer
  • Lars Schwander (1957–), portraits of international artists
  • Jacob Aue Sobol (1976–), award-winning collections from Greenland, Guatemala and Tokyo
  • Mary Steen (1856–1939), pioneer of indoor photography, including royalty
  • Rudolph Striegler (1816–1876), pioneering portrait photography
  • Heinrich Tønnies (1825–1903), early studio in Aalborg, portraits and landscapes
  • Sigvart Werner (1872–1959), amateur who gained fame from Danish landscapes in book form
  • Mary Willumsen (1884–1961), sold postcards of scantily-dressed women from 1916
  • Benedicte Wrensted (1859–1949), took photographs of Native Americans in Idaho

    • Politicians

  • Yildiz Akdogan, politician (Social Democrats)
  • Svend Auken,1943–2009, politician (Social Democrats)
  • Bendt Bendtsen, politician (Konservative Folkeparti)
  • Klaus Bondam, politician, actor (Det Radikale Venstre)
  • Kristian Thulesen Dahl, politician (Dansk Folkeparti)
  • Lene Espersen, politician (Konservative Folkeparti)
  • Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913), Council President
  • Mette Frederiksen, politician (Social Democrats)
  • Louise Frevert, politician (no political party)
  • Marianne Jelved, politician (Det Radikale Venstre)
  • Frank Jensen, politician (Social Democrats), Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
  • Anker Jørgensen, politician, Danish prime minister 1972–1982 (Social Democrats)
  • Naser Khader, politician (Konservative Folkeparti)
  • Pia Kjærsgaard, politician (Dansk Folkeparti)
  • Mogens Lykketoft, politician (Social Democrats)
  • Brian Mikkelsen, politician (Konservative Folkeparti)
  • Per Stig Møller, politician (Konservative Folkeparti)
  • Holger K. Nielsen, politician (Socialistisk Folkeparti)
  • Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish prime minister 2001–2009 (Venstre)
  • Lars Løkke Rasmussen, politician, Danish prime minister 2009–2011 (Venstre)
  • Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, politician, Danish prime minister 1993–2001 (Social Democrats)
  • Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil, politician (Social Democrats)
  • Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, politician (Enhedslisten)
  • Johnny Søtrup (Venstre), mayor of Esbjerg since 1994
  • Villy Søvndal, politician (Socialistisk Folkeparti)
  • Thorvald Stauning, politician, Danish prime minister 1924-26 & 1929-42 (Social Democrats)
  • Helle Helle Thorning-Schmidt, politician, Danish prime minister 2011 (Social Democrats)
  • Margrethe Vestager, politician (Det Radikale Venstre)
  • Frank Aaen, politician (Enhedslisten)

    • Danish monarchs

  • Abel
  • Canute the Great, King of England, Denmark and Norway
  • Canute III
  • Canute IV
  • Canute V
  • Canute VI
  • Christian I
  • Christian II
  • Christian III
  • Christian IV
  • Christian V
  • Christian VI
  • Christian VII
  • Christian VIII
  • Christian IX, King known as the "Father-in-law of Europe"
  • Christian X, King during German occupation
  • Christopher I
  • Christopher II
  • Christopher of Bavaria
  • Eric I
  • Eric II
  • Eric III
  • Eric IV
  • Eric V
  • Eric VI
  • Eric of Pomerania
  • Frederick I
  • Frederick II
  • Frederick III
  • Frederick IV
  • Frederick V
  • Frederick VI
  • Frederick VII
  • Frederick VIII
  • Frederick IX
  • Gorm the Old
  • Harald Bluetooth
  • Harald II
  • Harald III
  • John I
  • Magnus the Great
  • Margrethe I (1353–1412), unified the Scandinavian countries.
  • Margrethe II (1940–), also a writer, painter, translator and illustrator of books.
  • Niels
  • Oluf I
  • Oluf II
  • Sweyn I
  • Sweyn II
  • Sweyn III
  • Valdemar I
  • Valdemar II
  • Valdemar III
  • Valdemar IV Atterdag

    • Other Danish royalty

  • Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557–1631), Queen of Denmark and Norway, wife of Frederick II
  • Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934–), Prince Consort of Denmark
  • Princess Marie of Denmark (1976–), Princess of Denmark
  • Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark (1972–), Crown Princess of Denmark
  • Prince Nikolai of Denmark (1999–)
  • Prince Felix of Denmark (2002–)
  • Prince Christian of Denmark (2005–)

    • Foreign royalty

  • Alexandra of Denmark, Queen of the United Kingdom, daughter of Christian IX
  • Anne of Denmark (1574–1619), Queen of Scotland, England and Ireland, daughter of Frederick II
  • Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946–), daughter of Frederick IX
  • George I of Greece, King of Greece, son of Christian IX
  • Ingeborg of Denmark (1175–1238), Queen of France, daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark
  • Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia, daughter of Christian IX

    • Science and research

  • Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Prussian astronomer, died in Copenhagen
  • Ove Arup (1895–1988), Danish-born leading engineer, founder of Arup
  • Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585–1629)
  • Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738)
  • Rasmus Bartholin (1625–1698)
  • Thomas Bartholin (1616–1680)
  • Aage Bohr (1922–2009), physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
  • Harald Bohr (1887–1951), mathematician
  • Niels Bohr (1885–1962), physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
  • Tycho Brahe (1546–1601), provided the observational data for Kepler's laws of planetary motion
  • Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879–1947)
  • Claudius Clavus (Claudius Claussøn Swart) (1388–?)
  • Carl Peter Henrik Dam (1895–1976)
  • Willi Dansgaard (1922–2011), geophysics
  • Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer (1852–1926), Danish-born astronomer
  • A. K. Erlang, engineer, industrial and systems engineer
  • Henning Frederik Feilberg (1831–1921), philologist, folklorist and writer
  • Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger, physician and Nobel Prize laureate
  • Thomas Fincke (1561–1656), mathematician
  • Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860–1904), physician and Nobel Prize laureate
  • Bent Flyvbjerg, geographer and theorist of phronetic social science
  • Hans Christian Gram (1853–1938), bacteriologist (gram staining)
  • Jørgen Pedersen Gram
  • Emil Christian Hansen (1842–1909), Saccharomyces carlsbergensis
  • Peter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874)
  • David Heinemeier Hansson, Ruby on Rails (lives in the US)
  • Lene Hau (1959–), physicist and professor at Harvard University
  • Piet Hein (1905–1996), poet and designer
  • Anders Hejlsberg, Turbo Pascal, Delphi language, C# (lives in the US)
  • Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873–1967), astronomer
  • Niels Kaj Jerne, immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate
  • Wilhelm Johannsen (1857–1927), coined the term "gene"
  • Johannes Juul (1887–1969), inventor of wind turbines
  • Jens Martin Knudsen (1930–2005)
  • Evald Tang Kristensen (1843–1929), folklore collector
  • Schack August Steenberg Krogh, physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate
  • Niels A. Lassen, neuroimaging pioneer
  • Inge Lehmann (1888–1993), seismologist (Earth's inner core)
  • Rasmus Lerdorf, PHP (born in Greenland, lives in the US)
  • Peter Wilhelm Lund (1801–1880), paleontologist and zoologist, founder of Brazilian paleontology
  • Conrad Malte-Brun (1775–1826)
  • Georg Mohr (1640–1697), mathematician
  • Peter Naur (1928–), Algol 60 and Backus-Naur form; Turing Award winner
  • Ebbe Nielsen (1950–2001), entomologist
  • Holger Bech Nielsen, physicist, co-inventor of string theory
  • Jakob Nielsen (1890–1959), mathematician
  • Jakob Nielsen (1957–), usability (lives in the US)
  • Asger Skovgaard Ostenfeld (1866–1931), civil engineer
  • Julius Petersen (1839–1910), mathematician
  • Christen C. Raunkiær (1860–1938), ecologist and botanist, plant life-form
  • Ole Rømer (1644–1710), first to calculate the speed of light
  • Johannes Schmidt
  • Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher (1757–1830)
  • Jens Christian Skou, chemist and Nobel Prize laureate 1997
  • Nicolas Steno / Niels Stensen (1638–1686), geologist, anatomist
  • Bjarne Stroustrup (1950–), C++ (lives in the US)
  • Bengt Strömgren (1908–1987)
  • Bent Erik Sørensen (1941–), physicist and researcher into renewable energy
  • Søren Peder Lauritz Sørensen (1868–1939), chemist
  • Thorvald Sørensen (1902–1973), botanist
  • Thorvald N. Thiele (1883–1910), astronomer, actuary and mathematician, most notable for his work in statistics, interpolation and the three-body problem
  • Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, archaeologist, inventor of the three-age system
  • Bjarne Tromborg (1940–), physicist
  • Eugen Warming (1841–1924), ecologist and botanist
  • Caspar Wessel (1745–1818), Norwegian-Danish mathematician
  • Jacob B. Winsløw (1669–1760)
  • Ole Worm (1588–1654)
  • Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851), physicist, discoverer of electromagnetism, speed of light
  • Ida Ørskov (1922–2007), bacteriologist

    • Badminton

  • Morten Frost, men's single, All England master 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1987
  • Peter Gade, men's single, All England master 1999
  • Lene Køppen, women's single, World champion 1977, All England master 1979
  • Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, men's single, 1996 Olympic gold
  • Camilla Martin, women's single, World champion 1999, All England master 2002
  • Svend Pri, men's single, All England master 1975

    • Bicycle racing

  • Kim Andersen, road bicycle racing
  • Thorvald Ellegaard, track cycling, six-fold world professional champion in sprint
  • Niels Fredborg, track cycling, Olympic gold medalist 1972
  • Lasse Norman Hansen, track cycling, Olympic gold medalist 2012
  • Michael Rasmussen, road bicycle racing, King of the Mountains in the 2005 and 2006 Tour de France
  • Bjarne Riis, road bicycle racing, Tour de France winner 1996
  • Ole Ritter, road bicycle racing, two silver medals at the world championship
  • Jesper Skibby, road bicycle racing
  • Rolf Sørensen, road bicycle racing, the most winning Danish bicycle racer to date, Olympic silver medalist 1996

    • Fencing

  • Dr. Ivan Osier, épée, foil, and sabre fencer, Olympic silver (épée), 25-time Danish champion
  • Ellen Osiier, foil fencer, Olympic champion

    • Association football

  • Daniel Agger, defender, Brøndby IF 2004–2006, 2014–present; Liverpool F.C. 2006–2014
  • Preben Arentoft, Greenock Morton, Newcastle United F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C.
  • Nicklas Bendtner, Arsenal F.C. 2006–2014; VfL Wolfsburg, 2014-present
  • Harald Bohr, Olympic silver medalist; brother of Niels Bohr
  • Charles Buchwald, Olympic two-time silver medalist
  • Jeppe Curth
  • Preben Elkjær
  • Christian Eriksen
  • Thomas Gravesen
  • Jesper Grønkjær
  • Thomas Helveg
  • Martin Jørgensen
  • Simon Kjær
  • Brian Laudrup, forward, Rangers F.C. 1994–1998; Euro 92
  • Michael Laudrup, Juventus F.C. 1985–1989; FC Barcelona 1989–1994
  • Martin Laursen
  • Miklos Molnar
  • Jan Mølby, player and manager
  • Allan Nielsen
  • Kim Milton Nielsen, referee
  • Morten Olsen, player and coach
  • Christian Poulsen
  • Peter Schmeichel, goalkeeper, Manchester United 1991–1999; Euro 92, CL98/99
  • Allan Simonsen, 1977 European Footballer of the Year
  • Ebbe Skovdahl, manager, most notable for popularity at Aberdeen football club
  • Thomas Sørensen, goalkeeper, Stoke City
  • Jon Dahl Tomasson, forward, A.C. Milan 2003–2005, VfB Stuttgart 2005–, UEFA Cup 2002
  • Stig Tøfting

    • Handball

  • Anja Andersen, handball player; 1996 Olympic gold; elected best player of 1998
  • Morten Stig Christensen, handball player turned TV host

    • Ice hockey

  • Mikkel Bødker, ice hockey player, highest drafted (8th overall) Danish-born player
  • Lars Eller, ice hockey player
  • Jannik Hansen, ice hockey player; first Danish citizen to play and register a goal in an NHL playoff game
  • Philip Larsen, ice hockey player; first Danish-born Defenseman to play in the NHL
  • Frans Nielsen, ice hockey player; first Danish citizen to play in the NHL
  • Poul Popiel, retired ice hockey player; first Danish-born to play in the NHL
  • Peter Regin, ice hockey player

    • Motorsports

  • Hans Andersen, Speedway rider
  • Kenneth Bjerre, Speedway rider
  • Michael Christensen, Porscheworks driver
  • Casper Elgaard, 24 Hours of Le Mans driver
  • Erik Gundersen, Speedway rider; three-time World Champion (1984, 1985, 1988)
  • Nicolas Kiesa, Formula One driver
  • Tom Kristensen, auto racer; only driver to win 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, six of them consecutively (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013)
  • Jan Magnussen, Formula One driver
  • Kevin Magnussen, Formula One driver
  • Hans Nielsen, Speedway rider; four-time World Champion (1986, 1987, 1989, 1995); won the inaugural Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995
  • Ole Olsen Speedway rider; three-time World Champion (1971, 1975, 1978); first Dane to win the Speedway World Championship
  • Bjarne Pedersen, Speedway rider
  • Jan O. Pedersen, Speedway rider; World Champion (1991)
  • Nicki Pedersen, Speedway rider; two-time World Champion (2007, 2008)
  • Jonas Raun, Speedway rider

    • Rowing and sailing

  • Jesper Bank, sailing 1992, 2000 Summer Olympics gold
  • Eskild Ebbesen, gold medalist in rowing
  • Paul Elvstrøm, sailing, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 olympic gold

    • Tennis

  • Kenneth Carlsen, tennis, No. 43 in men singles in 1993
  • Frederik Løchte Nielsen, tennis, winner of Wimbledon 2012 Gentlemen's Doubles
  • Caroline Wozniacki, tennis, No. 1 in women's singles in 2010

    • Other

  • Morten Andersen, American football, most points and field goals ever in the NFL
  • Rune Glifberg, professional skateboarder
  • Helle Gotved (1912–2006), developed a new approach to gymnastics
  • Gus Hansen, high-stakes poker player
  • Niels Holst-Sørensen, European champion athlete and commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force
  • Martin Kampmann, mixed martial artist
  • Mikkel Kessler, boxer
  • Abraham Kurland, wrestler, Olympic silver (Greco-Roman lightweight)
  • Bent Larsen, 1956 International Grandmaster in chess
  • Ole Laursen, kickboxer
  • Brian Nielsen, boxer
  • Gunnar Nielsen, runner; former world record holder over 1500 metres
  • Nicholas Pettas, kickboxer
  • Helle Trevino, IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • Peter Eastgate, WSOP main event champion

    • Writers

  • Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Fairy Tales
  • Jens Immanuel Baggesen (1764–1826)
  • Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen) (1885–1962), author
  • Georg Brandes (1842–1927)
  • Suzanne Brøgger (1944–), novelist and essayist
  • Tove Ditlevsen (1918–1976), poet and author
  • Bent Faurby (1937–), children's writer
  • Piet Hein (1905–1996)
  • Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), dramatist, historian, essayist and playwright
  • Peter Høeg, author (1957–)
  • FP Jac (1955–2008), poet
  • Thit Jensen (1876–1957), writer and worker for women's suffrage
  • Dorthe Jørgensen (born 1959), philosopher and educator, first Danish women to be awarded the honorary Dr.Phil
  • Christian Jungersen (1962–)
  • Hans Kirk (1898–1962), author
  • Martin Andersen Nexø (1869–1954), writer
  • Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779–1850)
  • Henrik Pontoppidan, author and Nobel Prize laureate
  • Jacob Riis (1849–1914), photographer, journalist and social activist in the US
  • Tage Skou-Hansen (1925–), novels include De nøgne træer (The Naked Trees)
  • Carl Erik Soya (1896–1993), author, playwright, poet, satirist
  • Villy Sørensen (1929–2001), author
  • Dan Turéll (1946–1993), author
  • Johannes Østrup (1867–1938), philologist, educator, writer

    • Other notables

  • Andreas Aagesen (1826–1879), jurist
  • Finn Andersen, Secretary General of Danish Cultural Institute
  • Fredrik Bajer, writer, MP, peace researcher, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1908
  • Biker-Jens, reality TV star
  • Line Bonde (born c.1979), in 2006 first Danish woman to become a fighter pilot
  • Ellen Johanne Broe (1900–1994), nurse and nursing educator
  • Degn Brøndum (1856–1932), proprietor of Brøndums Hotel in Skagen frequented by the Skagen Painters
  • Henrik Kurt Carlsen, sea captain
  • B.S. Christiansen, Danish special force soldier, TV personality
  • Louise Conring (1824–1891), first trained nurse in Denmark, head of Copenhagen's Deaconess Institute
  • Natasja Crone Back, journalist, host at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
  • Jacob Dacian, 16th-century Franciscan missionary to Mexico
  • Thomas Dam
  • Nicolai Frahm, art advisor and collector
  • Adam Duvå Hall, TV and radio presenter
  • Gus Hansen, professional poker player
  • Niels Ingwersen (1935–2009), promoter of Scandinavian literature and culture in the United States
  • Ingrid Jespersen (1867–1938), pedagogue and school principal
  • Jørgen Jørgensen, 19th-century adventurer famous for ruling Iceland for 2 months
  • Katja Kean, former professional porn star; first Danish worldwide porn star
  • Lars Kruse (1828–1894), Skagen fisherman and heroic lifesaver
  • Marie Kruse (1842–1923), pioneering schoolteacher and girls school principal
  • Anders Lassen, British Major, the only foreign soldier in the British forces in the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross
  • Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of PHP (Greenland)
  • Bjørn Lomborg, skeptical environmentalist
  • Margrethe Marstrand (1874–1948), schoolteacher and writer, word-picture reading expert
  • Charlotte Munck (1876–1932), nurse, important figure in the training of nurses
  • Flemming Muus, resistance fighter and author
  • Jørgen de Mylius, TV and radio presenter
  • Olivia Nielsen (1852–1910), women trade unionist leader
  • Benedict Nordentoft (1873–1942), Danish educator and cleric; co-founder of Solvang, California
  • Charlotte Norrie (1855–1940), nursing campaigner and women's rights activist
  • Knud Olsen, boat designer
  • Camilla Ottesen, TV host
  • Valdemar Poulsen (1869–1942), inventor of the tape recorder
  • Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph, radio and TV host
  • Monica Wichfeld, entrepreneur and resistance fighter
  • Varinka Wichfeld-Muus, resistance fighter and author
  • Sophie Zahrtmann (1841–1925), deaconess, nurse, head of Copenhagen's Deaconess Institute

    • References

    List of Danes Wikipedia
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