List of Danes Actors
Ellen Aggerholm (1882–1963), stage and screen actressAne Grethe Antonsen (1855–1930), actressAnna Bård (1980–), model, actressGry Bay (1974–), actressRasmus Bjerg (1976–), actorAnna Bloch (1868–1953), actressLars Bom (1961–), actorCharlotte Bournonville (1832–1911), actress and opera singerJohanne Brun (1874–1954), opera singerHans Egede Budtz (1889–1968), actorPoul Bundgaard (1922–1998), actorJesper Christensen (1948–), actorNikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970–), actorKarl Dane (1886–1934), silent film actor, comedianMille Dinesen (1974–), actressUffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941–2022), Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the European Liberals (ALDE)Olaf Fønss (1882–1949), silent film actorMorten Grunwald (1934–2018), actorRuth Guldbæk (1919–2006), opera singerJohn Hahn-Petersen (1930–2006), actorCaroline Halle-Müller (1755–1826), actor, singer and dancerHolger Juul Hansen , (1924–2013), actorBetty Hennings (1850–1939), actress, famous for her roles in Ibsen's playsJean Hersholt (1886–1956), film actor (Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award )Iben Hjejle (1971–), actressAstrid Holm (1893–1961), actressGudrun Houlberg (1889–1940), actressInge Hvid-Møller (1912–1970), actress and theatre directorAllan Hyde (1989–), actorBodil Ipsen (1889–1964), actressKatja K (1968–), ex-adult performer, actorTina Kiberg (1958–), opera singerLone Koppel (1938–), opera singerNikita Klæstrup (1994–), political commentator, model, reality TV starNikolaj Lie Kaas (1973–), actorBodil Kjer (1917–2003), actressMakka Kleist (born 1951), Greenlandic actressBrigitte Kolerus (1941–2001), actress and theatre directorTenna Kraft (1885–1954), opera singerJohanne Krarup-Hansen (1870–1958), opera singerLilly Lamprecht (1887–1976), opera singerDorothy Larsen (1911–1990), opera singerLau Lauritzen Jr. (1910–1977), director, actor, producerThure Lindhardt (1974–), actorJulie Lund (1979–), actressAugusta Lütken (1855–1910), opera singerMia Lyhne (1971–), film and television actressAnders Matthesen (1975–), actor, comedianSvend Melsing (1888–1946), actor, playwrightSvend Methling (1891–1977), actorMads Mikkelsen (1965–), actorLars Mikkelsen (1964–), actorViggo Mortensen (1958–), actor (half Danish)Sigrid Neiiendam (1873–1955), actressBirthe Neumann (1947–), actress at the Royal Danish TheatreAsta Nielsen (1883–1972), silent film star, actressBrigitte Nielsen (1963–), actress, former wife of Sylvester Stallone Connie Nielsen (1965–), film actressOda Nielsen (1851–1936), actress in Copenhagen theatresGhita Nørby (1935–), film actressJens Okking (1939–2018), actorKirsten Olesen (1949–), actressDagmar Orlamundt (1863–1939), comic actressElna Panduro (1882–1983), actress, operetta singerDirch Passer (1926–1980), actorJohanne Pedersen-Dan (1860–1934), actress and operetta singerUlf Pilgaard (1940–2024), actorSøren Pilmark (1955–), actorClara Pontoppidan (1883–1975), actressValdemar Psilander (1884–1917), silent film starPoul Reichhardt (1913–1985), actorAsbjørn Riis (1957–), actor, professional wrestlerKirsten Rolffes (1928–2000), actressLisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose (1738–1793), actressLouise Sahlgreen (1818–1891), opera singerEmilie Sannom (1886–1931), actress and stunt womanJohanne Louise Schmidt (1983–), actressJonas Schmidt (1973–), actorIb Schønberg (1902–1955), actorClara Schønfeld (1856–1938), actressElse Schøtt (1895–1989), opera singerIngeborg Skov (1893–1990), actressLis Smed (1914–1944), actressIngeborg Spangsfeldt (1895–1968), early film actressOve Sprogøe (1919–2004), actorPaprika Steen (1964–), film actress and directorKarl Stegger (1913–1980), actorIngeborg Steffensen (1888–1964), opera singerInger Stender (1912–1989), stage, film and television actressYutte Stensgaard (1946–), film and television actressEbba Thomsen (1887–1973), silent movie actorEmma Thomsen (1863–1910), actressUlrich Thomsen (1963–), actorSven-Ole Thorsen (1944–), actorEmilie Ullerup (1984–), actressNicolai Vemming (born 1961), theatre producer and directorSoffy Walleen (1861–1940), actressLilian Weber Hansen (1911–1987), opera singerCharlotte Wiehe-Berény (1865–1947), ballet dancer and actressViggo Wiehe (1874–1956), actorCarlo Wieth (1885–1943), actorEbba Wilton (1896–1951), opera singerLulu Ziegler (1903–1973), actress, singer and theatre directorMarie Zinck (1789–1823), actress and opera singerArchaeologists
Frans Blom (1893–1963)Peter Oluf Brøndsted (1780–1842), classic archaeologistPeter Glob (1911–1985)Erik Holtved (1899–1981), GreenlandSanne Houby-Nielsen (1960–), Danish-Swedish archaeologist and museum directorLis Jacobsen (1882–1961), philologist, runologistEigil Knuth (1903–1996), GreenlandTherkel Mathiassen (1892–1967), ArcticChristian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788–1865), archaeologistJens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821–1885), archaeologist, historian and politicianArchitects and designers
Rigmor Andersen (1903–1995), furniture designerAxel Berg (1856–1929), architectAntoine de Bosc de la Calmette (1752–1803), landscape architectEllen Braae (1965–), landscape architectKaren Clemmensen (1917–2001), architectSophy A. Christensen (1867–1893), furniture designerVilhelm Dahlerup (1826–1907), architectKnud V. Engelhardt (1882–1931), designerInger Exner (1926–), architectJohannes Exner (1926–2015), architectJørgen Gammelgaard (1938–1991), furniture designerJan Gehl (1947–), architect, urban plannerKaj Gottlob (1887–1976), architect and furniture designerRagna Grubb (1903–1961), architectAndreas Hallander (1755–1828), Golden Age architectChristina Liljenberg Halstrøm (1977–), furniture designerChristian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), architectChristian Hansen (1803–1883), architect active mainly in Athens and Copenhagen Erik Hansen (1927–2016), architectTheophilus Hansen (1813–1891), architect active in Athens and Vienna Caspar Frederik Harsdorff (1735–1799), Golden Age architectMalene Hauxner (1942–2012), architectPiet Hein (1905–1996)Poul Henningsen (1894–1967), author, architect, designerPeter Hvidt (1916–1986), architect and furniture designerAnna Maria Indrio (1943–), architectBjarke Ingels (1974–), architectAndreas Jeppe Iversen (1888–1979), furniture designerArne Jacobsen (1902–1971), architectGrete Jalk (1920–2006), furniture designerGeorg Jensen (1866–1935), silversmith, designerJacob Jensen (1926–2015), designerJens Jensen (1860–1951), landscape architectTimothy Jacob Jensen (1962–), designerFinn Juhl (1912–1989)Jørgen Kastholm (1931–2007), furniture designerBodil Kjær (1932–), architect and furniture designerJacob Kjær (1896–1957), furniture designerHanne Kjærholm (1930–2009), architectJens Christian Kofoed (1864–1941), architectEva Koppel (1916–2006), architectMette Lange (graduated 1990), architect, mobile schools for IndiaHenning Larsen (1925–2013), architectMogens Lassen (1901–1987), architectVilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984), architect and furniture designerMarie Gudme Leth (1895–1997), textile designerAksel Bender Madsen (1916–2000), furniture designerAnne Sofie Madsen (1979–), fashion designerDorte Mandrup-Poulsen (1961–), architectFerdinand Meldahl (1827–1908), architectBørge Mogensen (1914–1972), designerOrla Mølgaard-Nielsen (1907–1993), architect and furniture designerElna Møller (1913–1994), principal editor of Danmarks Kirker Ibi Trier Mørch (1910–1980), designer, especially as a silversmith and glazierHans Olsen (1919–1992), furniture designerJohan Martin Quist (1755–1818), Golden Age architectSøren Rasmussen (1954–), architect, designerSteen Eiler Rasmussen (1898–1990), architectLise Roel (1928–2017), architectRudolph Rothe (1802–1877), landscape architectKasper Salto (1957–), designerJens Martin Skibsted (1970–), designerLene Tranberg (1956–), architect, co-founder of Lundgaard & Tranberg Susanne Ussing (1940–1998), architectJan Utzon (1944–), architectJørn Utzon (1918–2008), architect, Sydney Opera House Kim Utzon (1957–), architectHenrik Valeur (1966–), architectGertrud Vasegaard (1913–2007), ceramistArne Vodder (1926–2009), furniture designer and architectVilhelm Theodor Walther (1819–1892), architectHans J. Wegner (1914–2007), designerLone Wiggers (1963–), architectVilhelm Wohlert (1920–2007), architect, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Kurt Østervig (1912–1986), furniture designerArtists
Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (1744–1809), painterElse Alfelt (1910–1974), painterMerete Barker (1944–), painterWilhelm Bendz (1804–1832), painterAlbert Bertelsen (1921–2019), painterEjler Bille (1910–2004), painterJohanne Bindesbøll (1851–1934), textile artistHerman Wilhelm Bissen (1798–1868), sculptorLars Bo (1924–1999), etcherJørgen Boberg (1940–2009), painterKay Bojesen (1886–1958), silversmith, designerPeter Brandes (1944–2025), painter, sculptor and ceramic artistThorald Brendstrup (1812–1883), painterAnders Bundgaard (1864–1937), sculptorEmil Bærentzen (1799–1868), painter and lithographerAnne Marie Carl-Nielsen (1863–1945), sculptorJohannes Carstensen (1924–2010), painter, stained glass artistPoul Simon Christiansen (1855–1933), painterIngvar Cronhammar (1947–2021), Swedish-born sculptorCarl Dahl (1812–1865), painterKirsten Dehlholm (1945–2024), scenic artistHeinrich Dohm (1875–1940), painterAnton Dorph (1831–1914), painterChristoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853), painterHeinrich Eddelien (1802–1852), painterGottfred Eickhoff (1902–1982)Olafur Eliasson (1967–), sculptor, installation, photography; is Icelandic –Danish , considered one of the most famous Icelandic artists, in Iceland written Ólafur ElíassonMichael Elmgreen (1961–), installationsLisa Engqvist (1914–1989), ceramistGutte Eriksen (1918–2008), ceramistAdam Fischer (1888–1968), sculptorWilhelm Freddie (1909–1995), painterIngeborg Frederiksen (1886–1976), painter and botanical illustratorAndreas Friis (1890–1983), painterHermann Ernst Freund (1786–1840), sculptorPaul Gadegaard (1920–1996), painter and sculptorIb Geertsen (1919–2009), painter and sculptorAlbert Gottschalk (1866–1906), painterHans Jørgen Hammer (1815–1882), painterSvend Hammershøi (1873–1948), painter and ceramistVilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916), painterKaren Hannover (1872–1943), ceramistAksel Hansen (1853–1933), sculptorConstantin Hansen (1804–1880), painterHeinrich Hansen (1821–1890), painterJohannes Hansen (1903–1995), sculptorPeter Hansen (1868–1928), painterKarl Hansen Reistrup (1863–1929), sculptor, ceramist, illustratorArne Haugen Sørensen (1932–), painter, illustrator and church decoratorJørgen Haugen Sørensen (1934–2021), sculptorSven Havsteen-Mikkelsen (1912–1999), painter, illustrator and church decoratorHenry Heerup (1907–1993), painterEinar Hein (1875–1931), painterJeppe Hein (1974–), installationsGerhard Henning (1880–1967), sculptorFrants Henningsen (1850–1908), artistJacob Holdt (1947–), photographer, writerHans Holst (born before 1619, died after 1640), woodcarverJohannes Holt-Iversen (1989–), painterPaul Høm (1905–1994), artist and church decoratorHorder (12th century), stonemason and sculptorKnud Hvidberg (1927–1986), painter and sculptorPeter Ilsted (1861–1933), painter/etcherValdemar Irminger (1850–1938), painterRobert Jacobsen (1912–1993), sculptor and painterVille Jais-Nielsen (1886–1949), painterAxel P. Jensen (1885–1972), painterJohan Laurentz Jensen (1800–1856), painterJens Adolf Jerichau (1818–1883), sculptorSvend Johansen (1890–1970), painter, scenographerViggo Johansen (1851–1935), painterLorentz Jørgensen (1644–1681), woodcarverAsger Jorn (1914–1973), painterJens Juel (1745–1802), painter mainly known for portraitsBodil Kaalund (1930–2016), painter, textile artist, church decoratorHerman A. Kähler (1846–1917), ceramistPer Kirkeby (1938–2018), painterAnna Klindt Sørensen (1899–1985), painterJesper Knudsen (1964–), painterEva Koch (1953–), sculptorKristiane Konstantin-Hansen (1848–1925), textile artistJohn Kørner (1967–), painterTheodora Krarup (1862–1941), portrait painterNathalie Krebs (1895–1978), potterPietro Krohn (1840–1905), painter, illustratorPeder Severin Krøyer (1851–1909), painterChristen Købke (1810–1848), painterMichael Kvium (1955–), painterLa Norma Fox (1926–2026), trapeze artistPoul Lange (1956–) graphic designer, artist, photographerAlhed Larsen (1872–1927), painterEmanuel Larsen (1823–1859), painterJohannes Larsen (1867–1961), painterHarald Leth (1899–1986), painterKirsten Lockenwitz (1932–2025), painter and sculptorChristian August Lorentzen (1749–1828), painterFrederik Christian Lund (1826–1901), painterVilhelm Lundstrøm (1893–1950), painterJulie Lütken (1788–1816), painterChristine Løvmand (1803–1872), painterJais Nielsen (1885–1961), painter and ceramistKarl Madsen (1855–1938), painter and art historianWilhelm Marstrand (1810–1873), painterBrix Michgell (early 17th century), sculptor, woodworkerMogens Møller (1934–2021), painter and sculptorMoritz Georg Moshack (1730–before 1772), clavichord builderRichard Mortensen (1910–1993), painterAdam August Müller (1811–1844), painterChristian Mølsted (1862–1930), painterRasmus Nellemann (1923–2004), painter and illustratorKnud Nellemose (1908–1997), sculptorAnders Nielsen Hatt (early 17th century), sculptor, woodworkerElsa Nielsen (1923–2011), graphic artistKai Nielsen (1882–1924), sculptorPalle Nielsen (1923–2000), graphic artistThorvald Niss (1842–1905), painterAstrid Noack (1888–1954), sculptorEmil Normann (1798–1881)Dagmar Olrik (1860–1932), painter and tapestry artistJohn Olsen (1938–2019), painter, sculptorWilly Ørskov (1920–1990), sculptorErik Ortvad (1917–2008), painterCarl-Henning Pedersen , painterAxel Poulsen (1887–1972), sculptorTal R (1967–), painterAnu Ramdas (1980–), interdisciplinary artistSvend Rathsack (1885–1941), sculptorJytte Rex (1942–), painter, writer, filmmakerJørgen Ringnis (?–1652), woodcarverElof Risebye (1892–1961), painter, church decoratorMartinus Rørbye (1803–1848), painterArild Rosenkrantz (1870–1964), painter, stained glass artist, sculptor and illustratorWilliam Scharff (1886–1959), painterAbel Schrøder the Younger (1602–1676), woodcarverHans Smidth (1839–1917), painterPovl Søndergaard (1905–1986), sculptorKaren Strand (1924–2000), goldsmithJakob Martin Strid (1972–), cartoonistKamma Svensson (1908–1998), illustratorChristine Swane (1876–1960), painterSigurd Swane (1879–1973), painterAnna Syberg (1870–1914), painterFritz Syberg (1862–1939), painter and illustratorCarl Frederik Sørensen (1818–1879)Carl Thomsen (1847–1912), painter and illustratorBertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), sculptorJette Thyssen (born 1933), textile artistElisabeth Toubro (1956–), sculptorKurt Trampedach (1943–2013), painterPaula Trock (1889–1979), weaver, textile artistLise Warburg (born 1932), textile artist and writerGunnar Westman (1915–1985), sculptorSvend Wiig Hansen (1922–1997), sculptor and painterJohannes Wiedewelt (1731–1802), sculptorThomas Winkler (1953–), clothing designer, writer and visual multi-artist; house artist for the Tivoli Gardens Christian Zacho (1843–1913), painterBusiness people
Birgit Aagard-Svendsen (1956–), CFO of J. Lauritzen Laura Aller (1849–1917), editor and pioneering magazine publisher at Aller Hans Niels Andersen (1852–1937), founder of the East Asiatic Company Dagmar Andreasen (1920–2006), ran the Rynkeby juice factory from 1953 to 1986Irene Benneweis (1891–1970), circus directorLilly Brændgaard (1918–2009), fashion designer specializing in wedding dressesBianca Bruhn (born 1975), technology-focused business executive, from 2022 director of Google Denmark
Constantin Brun (1746–1836), merchant, royal administrator of trade on the Danish West Indies Elsebeth Budolfsen (1947–), pharmacist and business executiveOle 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 administratorMads Clausen (1905–1966), founder of Danfoss IndustriesHenriette Danneskiold-Samsøe (1776–1843), founder of the Holmegaard Glass Factory Janus Friis (1976–), Skype , Kazaa , Joost and minor companiesOle Henriksen (1951–), cosmetologist for Hollywood starsSøren Hjorth (1801–1870), inventorHenning Holck-Larsen (1907–2003) and Søren Kristian Toubro (1906–1982), founders of Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro J. C. Jacobsen (1811–1887), founder of Carlsberg BrewingHanni Toosbuy Kasprzak (1957–), owner of the ECCO shoe companyWilliam S. Knudsen (1879–1948), industrialist; president, General Motors in the USCamilla Ley Valentin (1973–), entrepreneur and co-founder of Queue-itMartin Lindstrom (1970–), marketing advisorArnold Peter Møller (1876–1965), founder of A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group , the largest Danish companyMærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913–2012), shipping magnateNikoline Nielsen (1874–1951), brewerInger Marie Plum (1889–1965), early businesswoman in butter and canned meat productionJørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878–1964)Kevin Bendix (1968–) temporary urban culture developerTine Susanne Miksch Roed (1964–), deputy director-general, Confederation of Danish Industry Frida Schou (1891–1980), early businesswoman and brick manufacturerRasmus Sigvardt (1886–), engine manufacturerNina Smith (born 1955), economist and university professorCarl Frederik Tietgen (1829–1901), financier and industrialist; co-founder of many large Danish companiesAne Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla (1948–), business executive, chair of the A.P. Møller Foundation Lillian von Kauffmann (1920–2016), businesswoman and property owner
Anders Bircow (1951–), comedian, musicianRasmus Bjerg (1976–), comedianVictor Borge (1909–2000), comedian, musicianCasper Christensen (1968–), comedianDrengene fra Angora , comedy trioThomas Eje (1957–), comedian, musician, touring in U.S. as Tom DaneJan Gintberg (1963–), comedianLars Hjortshøj (1967–), comedianAne Høgsberg (born 1988), stand-up comedianFrank Hvam (1970–), comedianRune Klan (born 1976), comedianSimon Kvamm (1975–), comedian, musicianMorten Lindberg (1965–2019), comedian also known as "Master Fatman"Anders Matthesen (1975–), comedianDe Nattergale , comedy music trioLasse Rimmer (1972–), comedianSanne Søndergaard (born 1980), stand-up comedian and writerSandi Toksvig (1958–), comedian in the UKMads Vangsø (1971–), comedian Criminals
Peter Adler Alberti , abuse of power as Minister of Justice by impeachment and embezzlement Stein Bagger , the IT Factory Fraud CaseThe 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 IndiaPeter Lundin , four cases of murderPeter Langkjær Madsen , murder of journalistErik Ninn-Hansen , abuse of power as Minister of Justice by impeachment Palle Sørensen , murder of four police officersDancers
Frank Andersen (1953–), Royal Danish Ballet : ballet dancer and ballet masterMads Blangstrup (1974–), principal dancer, Royal Danish BalletAugust Bournonville (1805–1879), ballet dancer and choreographerGudrun Bojesen (1976–), principal dancer, Royal Danish BalletDinna Bjørn (1947–), principal dancer, ballet mistress, Royal Danish BalletMarie Christine Bjørn (1763–1837), outstanding ballerina, Royal Danish Theatre Ida Brun (1792–1857), dancer, mime artist, singerErik Bruhn (1929–1986), ballet dancerLise la Cour (1944–2016), ballet dancer and choreographerCamilla Dallerup (1974–), British-based Danish ballroom dancerVivi Flindt (1943–), choreographer, Royal Danish BalletAnine Frölich (1762–1784), ballet dancerAdeline Genée (1878–1970), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet; later music hall roles in London, New York and SydneyLucile Grahn (1819–1907), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, performed widely across EuropeSusanne Grinder (1981–), principal dancer, Royal Danish BalletEline Heger (1774–1842), ballet dancer, Royal Danish BalletElse Højgaard (1906–1979), ballerina, stage and film actress, Royal Danish TheatreMette Hønningen (1944–), ballerina, Royal Danish BalletNikolaj Hubbe (1967–), Royal Danish Ballet balletmaster and former New York City Ballet principal dancerPalle Jacobsen (1940–2009), ballet dancer and ballet masterCaroline Kellermann (1821–1881), solo dancer in the Royal Danish BalletAndrea Krætzmer (1811–1889), soloist in August Bournonville's early balletsHenning Kronstam (1934–1995), dancer, balletmaster , theatre director, Royal Danish Ballet Margot Lander (1910–1961), Denmark's first prima ballerina, Royal Danish BalletToni Lander (1931–1985), ballerina in Copenhagen, Paris, London and Salt Lake CityElna Lassen (1901–1930), ballerina, Royal Danish BalletGitte Lindstrøm (1975–), principal dancer, Royal Danish BalletNilas Martins , New York City Ballet principal dancerPeter Martins (1946–), New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief, choreographer and former ballet dancerAsta Mollerup (1881–1945), modern dance teacher and school directorAugusta Nielsen (1822–1902), ballerina, soloist in Bournonville's balletsElna Ørnberg (1880–1969), ballerina, soloist in Bournonville's balletsUlla Poulsen (1905–2001), ballerina, Royal Danish BalletEllen Price (1878–1968), prima ballerina, Royal Danish BalletJuliette Price (1831–1906), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, worked with BournonvilleKirsten Ralov (1922–1999), ballerina, ballet mistress, associate director, Royal Danish BalletLouise Rasmussen (1815–1874), ballet dancer and stage actor, Royal Danish BalletMargrethe Schall (1775–1852), ballerina, Royal Danish BalletSilja Schandorff (1969–), ballerina, Royal Danish BalletKirsten Simone (1934–2024), first soloist Royal Danish BalletNini Theilade (1915–2018), ballet dancer, choreographer, film starAnna Tychsen (1863–1896), ballet dancerValda Valkyrien (1895–1956), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, silent film actress in the UnitedExplorers
Vitus Bering (1680–1741)Hans Egede (1686–1758)Carl Gunnar Feilberg (1894–1972), IranPeter Freuchen (1886–1957), GreenlandThomas Vilhelm Garde (1859–1926), GreenlandWilhelm August Graah (1793–1863), GreenlandHenning Haslund-Christensen (1896–1948), MongoliaGustav Frederik Holm (1849–1940), GreenlandErik Holtved (1899–1981)Carl Krebs (1889–1971), Central AsiaJochem Pietersen Kuyter (?–1654), seaman and early settler of New Netherland Godske Lindenov (?–1612), GreenlandConrad Malte-Brun (1755–1826), Danish-born French geographer Ejnar Mikkelsen (1880–1971), GreenlandHarald Moltke (1871–1960), GreenlandJens Munk (1579–1628)Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872–1907), GreenlandOle Olufsen (1865–1929), Central AsiaDidrik Pining (c. 1428–1491), GreenlandHans Pothorst (c. 1440–c. 1490), GreenlandKnud Rasmussen (1879–1933), the ArcticBarclay Raunkiær (1889–1915), ArabiaCarl Ryder (1858–1923), GreenlandPeder Olsen Walløe (1716–1793), GreenlandFilm directors
Bille August (1948–), directorErik Balling (1924–2005), directorSusanne Bier (1960–), director, writerAugust Blom (1869–1947), director, producerOle Bornedal (1959–), directorCarl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968), film director (The Passion of Joan of Arc Ordet Peter Elfelt (1866–1931), photographer, silent film directorPer Fly (1960–)Bodil Ipsen (1889–1964), director, actressAnders Thomas Jensen (1972–)Lau Lauritzen Jr. (1910–1977), director, actor, producerJørgen Leth (1937–2025), filmmaker and poetNils Malmros (1944–), filmmakerNicolas Winding Refn (1970–), directorMikael Salomon (1945–), director, writerLone Scherfig (1959–), directorLars von Trier (1956–), directorThomas Vinterberg (1969–), directorGamers
Søren Bjerg (1996–), League of Legends gamer for Team SoloMid Rasmus Winther (1999–), League of Legends gamer for G2 Esports , widely regarded as the best western player of all timeHenrik Hansen (1994–), League of Legends gamerNicolaj Jensen (1995–), League of Legends gamer for Cloud9 Dennis Johnsen (1996–), League of Legends gamer for Cloud9Lucas Tao Kilmer Larsen (1997–), League of Legends gamerChres Laursen (1998–), League of Legends gamer for Misfits Gaming Jesper Svenningsen (1997–), League of Legends gamer for Team SoloMidNicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz (1995–), Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for AstralisLukas Egholm Rossander (1995–), Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for AstralisPeter Rothmann Rasmussen (1993–), Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for AstralisAndreas Højsleth (1995–), Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for AstralisEmil Hoffmann Reif (1998–), Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for AstralisJohan Sundstein (1993–), Dota 2 gamer for OG, highest earning Esports player by pricepoolHistorians
Sven Aggesen (fl. 12th century), historianEllen Andersen (1898–1989), museum curator, specializing in the history of textilesKirsti Andersen (1941–), historian of mathematicsErik Arup (1876–1951), historianTom Buk-Swienty (1966–), historian with a focus on the Second Schleswig WarTove Clemmensen (1915–2006), art historian and curatorA. G. Drachmann (1891–1980), historianKristian Erslev (1852–1930), historian and HistoriographerSaxo Grammaticus (c. 1160–c. 1220), historianIngeborg Hammer-Jensen (1880–1955), classical philologist and historian of alchemyKarin Hindsbo (1974–), art historianAnna Hude (1858–1934), first Danish woman to graduate as a historianArild Huitfeldt (1546–1609), historianAdolf Ditlev Jørgensen (1840–1897), historianMaria Nielsen (1882–1931), historian and headmistressLouise Nyholm Kallestrup (1975–), historian with a focus on early modern historyBo Lidegaard (1958–), historianTroels Frederik Lund (1840–1921), historianAstrid Friis (1893–1966), historian focusing on 17th-century trade and commerceElisabeth Munksgaard (1924–1997), historian and expert on art from the late Iron Age and Viking AgeNiels Neergaard (1854–1936), historianElise Otté (1818–1903), historian and linguistElse Roesdahl (1942–), historian and Viking specialistBente Scavenius (1944–), art historianElse Kai Sass (1912–1987), art historianPeter Frederik Suhm (1728–1798), historianPer K. Sørensen (1950–), TibetologistStephanius (1599–1650), historianAnders Sørensen Vedel (1542–1616), historianJens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821–1885), archaeologist, historian and pioneer in paleobotanyModels
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Lisbeth Balslev , operatic sopranoBasim Ellen Beck (1873–1953), soprano concert singerBamses Venner Ben and Tan Julie Berthelsen , singerBikstok Røgsystem Birmingham 6 The Blue Van Helene Blum (1979–), folk singer and musicianKaty Bødtger Henriette Bonde-Hansen (1963–), operatic sopranoDagmar Borup (1867–1959), pianist and educatorBrixx Gunna Breuning-Storm (1891–1966), violinist, educatorNiels Brinck Birgit Brüel Gerda von Bülow (1904–1990), violinist, educatorDieterich Buxtehude (1637–1707), composerPhotographers
Mads Alstrup (1808–1876), first Danish photographer with own studioPer Bak Jensen (1949–), influential photographer with an innovative artistic landscape styleMorten Bo (1945–), influential photographer, author of many photo booksPietro Boyesen (1819–1882), photographer in RomeKrass Clement (1946–), specializing in the photo-essay stylePeter Faber (1810–1877), took oldest photo on recordFrederikke Federspiel (1839–1913), first female photographer to practice in DenmarkKristen Feilberg (1839–1919), remembered for many early photographs in Dutch East IndiesJens Fink-Jensen (1956–), contemporary artistic photographerJan Grarup (1968–), award-winning press photographer specializing in war and conflictLudvig Grundtvig (1836–1901), photographer and portrait painterCaroline Hammer (1832–1915), early woman photographer with a studio on the Frisian island of FöhrGeorg Emil Hansen (1833–1891), pioneering court photographerChristian Hedemann (1852–1932), remembered for his early photographs of HawaiiKeld Helmer-Petersen (1920–2013), pioneer in colour photography in the 1940sJacob Holdt (1947–), used photography to encourage social reformJesper Høm (1931–2000), influential press photographer and film directorKirsten Klein (1945–), specializing in black-and-white landscapesAstrid Kruse Jensen (1975–), specializing in night photography with an unreal dimensionClaus Bjørn Larsen (1963–), award-winning press photographerAnton Melbye (1818–1875), artist using photography as an aid to paintingIsrael B. Melchior (1827–1893), amateur photographer who photographed Hans Christian AndersenRigmor Mydtskov (1925–2010), theatre photography and court photographer for Queen MargretheViggo Rivad (1922–2016), used photographic essays to portray ordinary citizensLeif Schiller (1939–2007), photographerLars Schwander (1957–), portraits of international artistsJacob Aue Sobol (1976–), award-winning collections from Greenland, Guatemala and TokyoMary Steen (1856–1939), pioneer of indoor photography, including royaltyRudolph Striegler (1816–1876), pioneering portrait photographyHeinrich Tønnies (1825–1903), early studio in Aalborg, portraits and landscapesSigvart Werner (1872–1959), amateur who gained fame from Danish landscapes in book formMary Willumsen (1884–1961), sold postcards of scantily-dressed women from 1916Benedicte Wrensted (1859–1949), took photographs of Native Americans in IdahoPoliticians
Frank Aaen (born 1951), politician (Enhedslisten )Yildiz Akdogan (born 1973), politician (Social Democrats )Ragnhild Andersen (1907–1990), politician and trade unionist (Communist Party )Karen Ankersted (1859–1921), pioneering female politician (Conservative People's Party)Svend Auken (1943–2009), politician (Social Democrats)Bendt Bendtsen (born 1954), politician (Konservative Folkeparti )Gudrun Bjørner (1898–1959), politician (Justice Party )Klaus Bondam (born 1963), politician, actor (Det Radikale Venstre )Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954), politician, Danish prime minister 1942 & 1945 (Social Democrats)Kirsten Marie Christensen (1860–1935), one of the first five women to be elected to the Landsting in 1918Henriette Crone (1874–1933), Landsting politician, trade unionist, peace activistKristian Thulesen Dahl (born 1969), politician (Dansk Folkeparti )Karen Dahlerup (1920–2018), politician (Social Democrats)Marie Egeberg (1865–1952), schoolteacher, women's rights activist and Ventre politicianErik Eriksen (1902–1972)Lene Espersen (born 1965), politician (Konservative Folkeparti)Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913), Council PresidentMette Frederiksen (born 1977), politician (Social Democrats)Louise Frevert (born 1953), politician (no political party)Lis Groes (1910–1974), politician (Social Democrats) and feministMette Groes (1937–2014), politician (Social Democrats)Hans Christian Hansen (1906–1960)Litten Hansen (born 1944), actress, activist and politician (Left Socialists)Hans Hedtoft (1903–1955)Lisbet Hindsgaul (1890–1969), politician (Conservative People's Party) and women's rights activistFrode Jakobsen (1906–1997), WWII in the resistance movement, member of the Danish Freedom Council , politician (Social Democrats)Marianne Jelved (born 1943), politician (Det Radikale Venstre)Frank Jensen (born 1961), politician (Social Democrats), Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Anker Jørgensen (1922–2016), politician, Danish prime minister 1972–1973 & 1975–1982 (Social Democrats)Viggo Kampmann (1910–1976)Naser Khader (born 1963), politician (Konservative Folkeparti)Pia Kjærsgaard (born 1947), politician (Dansk Folkeparti)Jens Otto Krag (1914–1978), former prime ministerKnud Kristensen (1880–1962)Edele Kruchow (1915–1989), member of the Folketing, served on Denmark's delegation to the United NationsCamma Larsen-Ledet (1915–1991), politician, minister and mayor (Social Democrats)Helga Larsen (1884–1947), one of the first four women to be elected to the FolketingMogens Lykketoft (born 1946), politician (Social Democrats)Eva Madsen (1884–1972), Denmark's first female mayorBrian Mikkelsen (born 1966), politician (Konservative Folkeparti)Per Stig Møller (born 1942), politician (Konservative Folkeparti)Poul Møller (1919–1997), politician, minister of Finance 1968–1971, member of the European Parliament 1979–1986 (Konservative Folkeparti)Holger K. Nielsen (born 1950), politician (Socialistisk Folkeparti )Marichen Nielsen (1921–2014), politician (Social Democrats)Elisa Petersen (1876–1932), early female politician (Venstre) and women's rights activistPetra Petersen (1901–1989), politician and resistance fighterSøren Pape Poulsen (1971–2024), politician (Konservative Folkeparti)Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953), Danish prime minister 2001–2009 (Venstre )Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964), politician, Danish prime minister 2009–2011 (Venstre)Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (born 1943), politician, Danish prime minister 1993–2001 (Social Democrats)Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (born 1977), politician (Social Democrats)Erik Scavenius (1877–1962), Danish prime minister (1943–1945)Poul Schlüter (1929–2021), politician, Danish prime minister 1982–1993 (Konservative Folkeparti)Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen (born 1984), politician (Enhedslisten )Johnny Søtrup (Venstre) (born 1949), mayor of Esbjerg (1994–2017)Erna Sørensen (1896–1980), (Conservative People's Party )Villy Søvndal (born 1952), politician (Socialistisk Folkeparti)Thorvald Stauning (1873–1942), politician, Danish prime minister 1924–1926 & 1929–1942 (Social Democrats)Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966), politician, Danish prime minister 2011–2015 (Social Democrats)Margrethe Vestager (born 1968), politician (Det Radikale Venstre)Anna Westergaard (1882–1964), railway official, trade unionist, women's rights activist, politician (Social Liberal Party)Religion
Absalon (c. 1128–1201), bishop of Roskilde (1158–1192), archbishop of Lund (1178–1201)Johanne Andersen , one of the first three women to be ordained as priests of the Church of DenmarkHenning Toft Bro (1956–), bishop of AalborgHans Adolph Brorson (1694–1764), pietist and hymn writer, bishop of Ribe (1741–1764)Jacob Dacian , 16th-century Franciscan missionary to MexicoKaren Horsens (1932–), first female minister of the Church of Denmark to become a deanThomas Kingo (1634–1703), poet and hymn writer, bishop of Funen (1677–1703)Czeslaw Kozon (1951–), Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of CopenhagenStygge Krumpen (c. 1485–1551), last catholic bishop in Denmark (before the Lutheran reformation)Hans Ludvig Martensen (1927–2012), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen (1965–1995)Bent Melchior (1929–2021), chief rabbi of Denmark (1969–1996)Knut Ansgar Nelson (1906–1990), Roman Catholic bishop of Stockholm (1957–1962)Peder Palladius (1503–1560), Lutheran reformator, bishop of Zealand (1537–1560)Kirsten Stoffregen Pedersen (1932–2017), nun, theologian, iconographerEdith Brenneche Petersen (1896–1973), one of the first three women to be ordained as Church of Denmark priestsLise-Lotte Rebel (1951–), first woman to become a bishop in the Church of Denmark (1995)Hans Svane (1634–1703), bishop of Zealand (1655–1668), archbishop (1660–1668)Hans Tausen (1494–1561), Lutheran reformator, bishop of Ribe (1542–1561)Ruth Vermehren (1894–1983), one of the Church of Denmark's first three women priestsRoyalty
Danish monarchs
Queen Margrethe II Abel Canute the Great , King of England, Denmark and NorwayCanute III Canute IV Canute V Canute VI Christian I Christian II , last king of the Kalmar UnionChristian 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 occupationChristopher I Christopher II Christopher of Bavaria Eric I Eric II Eric III Eric IV Eric V Eric VI Eric of Pomerania , crowned king of the Kalmar Union 1397Eric Christoffersen Frederick I Frederick II Frederick III Frederick IV Frederick V Frederick VI Frederick VII Frederik VIII Frederik IX Frederik X Gorm the Old Gnupa Gyrd Gøtrik , challenged Charlemagne in 810Harald Harald Klak Harald Bluetooth Harald II Harald III Harald Kesja Harthacnut (I) Helge Hemming Horik I Horik II John Magnus the Good Magnus Nielsen Margrethe I (1353–1412), unified the Scandinavian countriesMargrethe II (1940–), also a writer, painter, translator and illustrator of booksNiels Olof Oluf I Oluf II Oluf (II) Haraldsen Ongendus , first historical Danish kingReginfrid Sigfred Sigfred & Halfdan Sigtrygg Sweyn I , King of Denmark, Norway and EnglandSweyn II Sweyn III Toke Gormsson , king of ScaniaValdemar I Valdemar II Valdemar III Valdemar IV Atterdag Valdemar the Young Other Danish royalty
Asfrid ( – 930s – ), Queen of Denmark, wife of GnupaThyra (? – 958(?)), Queen of Denmark (930s–958(?)), wife of Gorm the OldMargareta Hasbjörnsdatter , Queen of Denmark (1076–1080), wife of Harald HenBodil , ( –1103), Queen of Denmark (1095–1103), wife of Eric ISophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557–1631), Queen of Denmark and Norway (1572–1588), wife of Frederick IIAnne Sophie (1693–1743), Queen of Denmark and Norway (1721–1730), wife of Frederick IVCountess Danner (1815–1874), wife of Frederick VIIHenrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934–2018), Prince Consort of DenmarkQueen Mary of Denmark (1972–), Crown Princess of DenmarkPrincess Marie of Denmark (1976–), Princess of DenmarkCount Nikolai of Monpezat (1999–)Count Felix of Monpezat (2002–)Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (2005–)Danes becoming kings or regents in other countries
Other foreign royalty
Alexandra of Denmark (1844–1925), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India, 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 Frederik IX Christina of Denmark (c. 1118–1139), Queen of Norway, daughter of Canute Lavard Christina of Denmark , Queen of Sweden, daughter of Bjørn Ironside George, Prince of Denmark (1653–1708), Duke of Cumberland, son of Frederick III Ingeborg of Denmark (1175–1238), Queen of France, daughter of Valdemar I Ingeborg of Denmark (c. 1244–1287), Queen of Norway, daughter of Eric IV Ingerid of Denmark , Queen of Norway, daughter of Sweyn II Margaret of Denmark (1456–1486), Queen of Scotland, daughter of Christian I Maria Feodorovna (1847–1928), Empress of Russia, daughter of Christian IXMartha of Denmark (1277–1341), Queen of Sweden, daughter of Eric V Rikissa of Denmark (–1220), Queen of Sweden, daughter of Valdemar ISophia of Denmark (1241–1286), Queen of Sweden, daughter of Eric IV Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746–1813), Queen of Sweden, daughter of Frederick V Tyra of Denmark , Queen of Norway, daughter of Harald Bluetooth Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656–1693), Queen of Sweden, daughter of Frederick IIIScience and research
Hanna Adler (1859–1947), early woman physicist and mixed school pioneerJulie Arenholt (1873–1952), early female civil engineer, women's rights activistHeinrich Louis d'Arrest , Prussian astronomer, died in CopenhagenOve 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)Tove Birkelund (1928–1986), historical geologistAage Bohr (1922–2009), physicist and Nobel Prize laureateHarald Bohr (1887–1951), mathematicianNiels 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)Karen Callisen (1882–1970), geologistClaudius Clavus (Claudius Claussøn Swart) (1388–?)Carl Peter Henrik Dam (1895–1976)Willi Dansgaard (1922–2011), geophysicsJohan Ludvig Emil Dreyer (1852–1926), Danish-born astronomerA. K. Erlang , engineer, industrial and systems engineerHenning Frederik Feilberg (1831–1921), philologist, folklorist and writerJohannes Andreas Grib Fibiger , physician and Nobel Prize laureateThomas Fincke (1561–1656), mathematicianNiels Ryberg Finsen (1860–1904), physician and Nobel Prize laureateBent Flyvbjerg , geographer and theorist of phronetic social scienceAnca Giurchescu (1930–2015), Romanian-born folk dance researcher and academicHans Christian Gram (1853–1938), bacteriologist (gram staining )Jørgen Pedersen Gram Marie Hammer (1907–2002), zoologistEmil 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 designerAnders Hejlsberg , Turbo Pascal , Delphi , C# (lives in the US)Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873–1967), astronomerHarald Hirschsprung (1830–1916), physicianOle Humlum (born 1949), geologist and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo Niels Kaj Jerne , immunologist and Nobel Prize laureateWilhelm Johannsen (1857–1927), coined the term "gene "Johannes Juul (1887–1969), inventor of wind turbinesChristian Keller (1858–1934), physicianJens Martin Knudsen (1930–2005)Evald Tang Kristensen (1843–1929), folklore collectorSchack August Steenberg Krogh , physiologist and Nobel Prize laureateSine Larsen (1943–2025), chemist and crystallographerNiels A. Lassen , neuroimaging pioneerInge Lehmann (1888–1993), seismologist (Earth's inner core)Rasmus Lerdorf , PHP (born in Greenland , lives in the US)Bergnart Carl Lewy (1817–1863), professor of chemistryBodil Jerslev Lund (1919–2005), Danish chemist and pharmacistPeter Wilhelm Lund (1801–1880), paleontologist and zoologist, founder of Brazilian paleontologyConrad Malte-Brun (1775–1826)Georg Mohr (1640–1697), mathematicianPeter Naur (1928–2016), Algol 60 and Backus-Naur form ; Turing Award winnerEbbe Nielsen (1950–2001), entomologistHolger Bech Nielsen , physicist, co-inventor of string theory Jakob Nielsen (1890–1959), mathematicianJakob Nielsen (1957–), usability (lives in the US)Ida Ørskov (1922–2007), bacteriologistHans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851), physicist, discoverer of electromagnetism , speed of light Asger Skovgaard Ostenfeld (1866–1931), civil engineer Julius Petersen (1839–1910), mathematicianRagna Rask-Nielsen (1900–1998), biochemistChristen C. Raunkiær (1860–1938), ecologist and botanist, plant life-form Ole Rømer (1644–1710), first to calculate the speed of light Ozer Schild (1930–2006), Danish-born Israeli academic, President of the University of Haifa and President of the College of Judea and Samaria ("Ariel College").Johannes Schmidt Marianne Schroll (born 1942), geriatricianHeinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher (1757–1830)Birte Siim (born 1945), political scientist specializing in gender studiesJens Christian Skou , chemist and Nobel Prize laureate 1997Nicolas 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 energySøren Peder Lauritz Sørensen (1868–1939), chemistThorvald Sørensen (1902–1973), botanistThorvald 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–), physicistEugen Warming (1841–1924), ecologist and botanistCaspar Wessel (1745–1818), Norwegian-Danish mathematicianJacob B. Winsløw (1669–1760)Ole Worm (1588–1654)Writers
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Fairy Tales Hansine Andræ (1817–1898), feminist diaristJens Immanuel Baggesen (1764–1826)Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen ) (1885–1962), author (Out of Africa Seven Gothic Tales Georg Brandes (1842–1927)Suzanne Brøgger (1944–), novelist and essayistTove Ditlevsen (1918–1976), poet and authorHolger Drachmann (1846–1908), poet and painterBent Faurby (1937–), children's writerKate Fleron (1909–2006), journal editor, resistance memberPiet Hein (1905–1996)Dagmar Hjort (1860–1902), schoolteacher, writer and women's rights activistPeter Høeg (1957–), authorBernhard Severin Ingemann (1789–1862) novelist, poet and hymn writerFP Jac (1955–2008), poetJens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885), novelist (Niels Lyhne Thit Jensen (1876–1957), writer and worker for women's suffrageDorthe Jørgensen (1959–), philosopher and educator, first Danish woman to be awarded the honorary Dr.PhilChristian Jungersen (1962–)Hans Kirk (1898–1962), authorCornelia von Levetzow (1836–1921), popular novelistHulda Lütken (1896–1946), poet and novelistBodil Neergaard (1867–1959), estate owner, philanthropist, memoiristMartin Andersen Nexø (1869–1954), writer (Pelle, the Conqueror Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779–1850)Henrik Pontoppidan , author and Nobel Prize laureate Jacob Riis (1849–1914), photographer, journalist and social activist in the USEdith Rode (1879–1956), novelist and journalistAlba Schwartz (1857–1942), novelistIngeborg Maria Sick (1858–1951), novelist and biographerTage Skou-Hansen (1925–), novels include De nøgne træer (The Naked Trees)Carl Erik Soya (1896–1993), author, playwright, poet, satiristVilly Sørensen (1929–2001), authorDan Turéll (1946–1993), authorFanny Tuxen (1832–1906), children's writerJohannes Østrup (1867–1938), philologist, educator, writerOther notables
Andreas Aagesen (1826–1879), juristJette Albinus (1966–), first female general in the Danish armyVibeke Ammundsen (1913–1988), librarian, head of Denmark's Technical LibraryFinn Andersen , Secretary General of Danish Cultural InstituteIngeborg Appel (1869–1948), folk high school teacherFredrik Bajer , writer, MP, peace researcher, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1908Anne Bruun (1853–1934), women's rights activistBiker-Jens , reality TV starJutta Bojsen-Møller (1837–1927), high school proponent, women's rights activistLine Bonde (c.1979–), in 2006 first Danish woman to become a fighter pilotAase Bredsdorff (1919–2017), Danish library inspector specialising in children's literatureEllen Johanne Broe (1900–1994), nurse and nursing educatorDegn Brøndum (1856–1932), proprietor of Brøndums Hotel in Skagen frequented by the Skagen PaintersChristine Buhl Andersen (born 1967), museum directorHenrik Kurt Carlsen , sea captainEsther Carstensen (1873–1955), feminist, journal editorEllen Christensen (1913–1998), nurse and resistance fighterB.S. Christiansen , Danish special force soldier, TV personalityLouise 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 Alma Dahlerup (1874–1969), Danish-American philanthropistThomas Dam Thora Daugaard (1874–1951), women's rights activist and pacifistBodil Dybdal (1901–1992), first woman to be appointed judge in the Supreme Court of DenmarkAnnelise Ebbe (1950–2020), Danish peace activist and translatorRagnhild Fabricius Gjellerup (1896–1958), Denmark's first female judgeAnette Fischer (1946–1992), librarian and head of Amnesty International's International BoardNicolai Frahm , art advisor and collectorMerete Gerlach-Nielsen (1933–2019), academic, UNESCO official, co-founder of KVINFO Anne Gøye (1609–1681), noblewoman, book collectorJutta Graae (1906–1997), Danish resistance fighter and archivistGus Hansen , professional poker playerEstrid Hein (1873–1956), ophthalmologist, women's rights activist and pacifistVille Heise (1838–1912), philanthropistBirte Høeg Brask (1918–1997), Danish resistance fighter and psychiatristNiels Ingwersen (1935–2009), promoter of Scandinavian literature and culture in the United StatesIngrid Jespersen (1867–1938), pedagogue and school principalKaren Johnsen (1899–1990), high court judgeJørgen Jørgensen , 19th-century adventurer famous for ruling Iceland for 2 monthsKatja Kean , former professional porn star; first Danish worldwide porn starCharlotte Klein (1834–1915), educator, art school principal and women's rights activistNanna Kristensen-Randers (1864–1908), lawyer, folk school administratorLars Kruse (1828–1894), Skagen fisherman and heroic lifesaverMarie Kruse (1842–1923), pioneering schoolteacher and girls school principalAnders Lassen , British Major, the only foreign soldier in the British forces in the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria CrossLis Lauritzen , Cruise ship CaptainAnna Laursen (1845–1911), educator and women's rights activistMagdalene Lauridsen (1873–1957), headmistress, school founder, women's rights activistRasmus Lerdorf , creator of PHP (Greenland )Bjørn Lomborg , skeptical environmentalistHenny Magnussen (1878–1937), lawyerMargrethe Marstrand (1874–1948), schoolteacher and writer, word-picture reading expertEllen Marsvin (1572–1649), landowner and county administratorLone Maslocha (1921–1945), resistance fighterCamilla Mordhorst (born 1970), museum directorMarie Mørk (1861–1944), teacher, school founderCharlotte Munck (1876–1932), nurse, important figure in the training of nursesFlemming Muus , resistance fighter and authorJørgen de Mylius , TV and radio presenterOlivia Nielsen (1852–1910), women's trade unionist leaderBenedict Nordentoft (1873–1942), Danish educator and cleric; co-founder of Solvang, California Charlotte Norrie (1855–1940), nursing campaigner and women's rights activistKnud Olsen , boat designerCamilla Ottesen , TV hostDeepika Padukone (1986–), Danish-born Indian actressJohanne Christine Petersen (1847–1922), pioneering educator of handicapped childrenValdemar Poulsen (1869–1942), inventor of the tape recorderHjalmar Rechnitzer (1872–1953), Danish naval officerGabriele Rohde (1904–1946), League of Nations official and member of the Danish Council in London in World War IIMarie Rovsing (1814–1888), women's rights activistSøren Ryge Petersen (1945–), author, TV hostAndrea Elisabeth Rudolph , radio and TV hostJette Sandahl (1949–), museum directorFrida Schmidt (1849–1934), Danish women's rights activist and suffragistJosephine Schneider (1820–1887), Danish philosopher and school principalHenriette Skram (1841–1929), school principal and writerIngeborg Suhr Mailand (1871–1969), educator and cookbook writerMarie Toft (1813–1854), landowner and religious revivalist, second wife of N.F.S. Grundtvig Ulla Terkelsen (born 1944), foreign correspondent for TV 2 Lone Træholt (1958–), first female general in the Danish armed forcesClara Tybjerg (1864–1941), women's rights activist and pacifistElisa Ussing (1885–1949), pioneering female lawyer and judgeMartha Wærn (1741–1812), philanthropistMonica Wichfeld , entrepreneur and resistance fighterAnna Wulff (1874–1935), educator, pioneering kindergarten teachingSophie Zahrtmann (1841–1925), deaconess, nurse, head of Copenhagen's Deaconess InstituteExternal links
Jensen, Elisabeth Møller, ed. (2003). "Søg" [ Search] . Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon [Danish Dictionary of Women's Biography] (in Danish) (Digital ed.).
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