List of Danes

This is a list of notable Danish people.

Actors

• Anna Bård (1980–), model, actress
• Gry Bay (1974–), actress
• Rasmus Bjerg (1976–), actor
• Anna Bloch (1868–1953), actress
• Lars Bom, actor
• Charlotte Bournonville (1832–1911), actress and opera singer
• Hans Egede Budtz (1889–1968), actor
• Poul Bundgaard, actor
• Jesper Christensen, actor
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, actor
• Karl Dane (1886–1934), silent film actor, comedian
• Mille Dinesen (1974–), actress
• 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
• Betty Hennings (1850–1939), actress, famous for her roles in Ibsen's plays
• Jean Hersholt (1886–1956), film actor (Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award)
• Iben Hjejle (1971–), actress
• Astrid Holm (1893–1961), actress
• Gudrun Houlberg (1889–1940), 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
• Augusta Lütken (1855–1910), opera singer
• 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
• Oda Nielsen (1851–1936), actress
• Ghita Nørby, actress
• Jens Okking, actor
• Dirch Passer, actor
• Johanne Pedersen-Dan (1860–1934), actress and operetta singer
• 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
• Emma Thomsen (1863–1910), actress
• Ulrich Thomsen, actor
• Sven-Ole Thorsen, actor
• Viggo Wiehe, actor
• Carlo Wieth, actor

Archaeologists

• Frans Blom (1893–1963)
• Peter Oluf Brøndsted (1780–1842), classic archaeologist
• Peter Glob (1911–1985)
• Erik Holtved (1899–1981), Greenland
• Sanne Houby-Nielsen (born 1960), Danish-Swedish archaeologist and museum director
• 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
• Anne Sofie Madsen (born 1979), fashion 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
• Johanne Bindesbøll (1851–1934), textile artist
• 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
• Lisa Engqvist (1914–1989), ceramist
• Gutte Eriksen (1918–2008), ceramist
• 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
• Bodil Kaalund (1930–2016), painter, textile artist, church decorator
• Herman A. Kähler (1846–1917), ceramist
• Per Kirkeby (1938–), painter
• Anna Klindt Sørensen (1899–1985), painter
• Jesper Knudsen (1964–), painter
• Eva Koch (1953–), sculptor
• Kristiane Konstantin-Hansen (1848–1925), textile artist
• 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)
• Dagmar Olrik (1860–1932), painter and tapestry artist
• 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
• Anu Ramdas (born 1980), interdisciplinary artist
• 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
• Karen Strand (1924–2000), goldsmith
• 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
• Nathalie Krebs (1895-1978), potter

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
• Andreas Bo, 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
• Niels Holck, involved in illegal weapons supply in India
• 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
• Mette Hønningen (born 1944), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
• Nikolaj Hubbe (1967–), Royal Danish Ballet balletmaster and former New York City Ballet principal dancer
• Palle Jacobsen (1940–2009), ballet dancer and ballet master
• Caroline Kellermann (1821–1881), solo dancer in the Royal Danish Ballet
• 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
• Silja Schandorff (born 1969), 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
• Michael Nissen (1876-1944), man with Gucci Belt, leader of Gucci Belt Wearing Actor Association, Royal Danish Ballet

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
• Carl Krebs (1889-1971), Central Asia

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 (born 1996), League of Legends gamer for Team SoloMid
• Henrik Hansen, League of Legends gamer
• Martin Hansen, League of Legends gamer for G2 Esports
• Nicolaj Jensen, League of Legends gamer for Cloud9
• Dennis Johnsen, League of Legends gamer for Cloud9
• Lucas Tao Kilmer Larsen, League of Legends gamer
• Chres Laursen, League of Legends gamer for Misfits Gaming
• Jesper Svenningsen (born 1997), League of Legends gamer for Team SoloMid

Historians

• Saxo Grammaticus, historian
• Sven Aggesen
• Stephanius
• Anders Sørensen Vedel
• Ludvig Holberg
• Erik Arup
• Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
• Arild Huitfeldt, historian
• Kristian Erslev
• Adolf Ditlev Jørgensen
• Troels Frederik Lund
• Niels Neergaard
• Bo Lidegaard
• Tom Buk-Swienty
• 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

Music

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Sharin Foo of The Raveonettes

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

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Frederik Magle

• 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
• MØ (born 1988), pop singer
• Ida Møller (1872–1947), opera singer
• Miss Papaya
• Mnemic
• Mofus
• John Mogensen
• Malene Mortensen

W

Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes

• 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
• Caroline Hammer (1832–1915), early woman photographer with a studio on the Frisian island of Föhr
• 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)
• Vilhelm Buhl
• Kristian Thulesen Dahl, politician (Dansk Folkeparti)
• Erik Eriksen
• Lene Espersen, politician (Konservative Folkeparti)
• Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913), Council President
• Mette Frederiksen, politician (Social Democrats)
• Louise Frevert, politician (no political party)
• Lis Groes (1910–1974), politician (Social Democrats) and feminist
• Hans Christian Hansen
• Hans Hedtoft
• 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)
• Viggo Kampmann
• Naser Khader, politician (Konservative Folkeparti)
• Pia Kjærsgaard, politician (Dansk Folkeparti)
• Knud Kristensen
• Jens Otto Krag, former prime minister
• Mogens Lykketoft, politician (Social Democrats)
• Eva Madsen (1884–1972), Denmark's first female mayor
• 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)
• Erik Scavenius
• 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 Thorning-Schmidt, politician, Danish prime minister 2011 (Social Democrats)
• Margrethe Vestager, politician (Det Radikale Venstre)
• Frank Aaen, politician (Enhedslisten)

Royalty

Danish monarchs

Main article: List of Danish monarchs

Queen Magrethe II

• 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

Science and research

• Julie Arenholt (1873–1952), early female civil engineer, women's rights activist
• 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

Sports

Writers

Hans Christian Andersen

• Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Fairy Tales
• Hansine Andræ (1817–1898), feminist diarist
• 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 woman 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
• Jette Albinus (born 1966), first female general in the Danish army
• 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
• Bodil Dybdal (1901–1992), first woman to be appointed judge in the Supreme Court of Denmark
• Ragnhild Fabricius Gjellerup (1896–1958), Denmark's first female judge
• Nicolai Frahm, art advisor and collector
• Anne Gøye (1609–1681), noblewoman, book 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
• Karen Johnsen (1899–1990), high court judge
• 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
• Lis Lauritzen, Cruise ship Captain
• Otto Leisner tv presenter
• Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of PHP (Greenland)
• Bjørn Lomborg, skeptical environmentalist
• Henny Magnussen (1878–1937), lawyer
• 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's 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
• Marie Rovsing (1814–1888), women's rights activist
• Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph, radio and TV host
• Jette Sandahl (born 1949), museum director
• Lone Træholt (born 1958), first female general in the Danish armed forces
• Elisa Ussing (1885–1949), pioneering female lawyer and judge
• Monica Wichfeld, entrepreneur and resistance fighter
• Varinka Wichfeld-Muus, resistance fighter and author^[1]
• Sophie Zahrtmann (1841–1925), deaconess, nurse, head of Copenhagen's Deaconess Institute

See also

• List of Danish Americans
• List of Danish Jews

References

Citations