Editing Silkeborg (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Harald Madsen "Bivognen" "Släpvagnen".jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Harald Madsen, 1930s]]
[[File:Alphabeat .jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Alphabeat, 2008]]

=== Arts ===
* [[Lau Lauritzen Sr.]] (1878–1938), film director, screenwriter and actor in the silent film era 
* [[Astrid Aagesen]] (1883–1965) Danish-Swedish designer, crafted objects from pewter and silver
* [[Harald Madsen]] (1890–1949), variety artist and film actor in popular Danish silent films
* [[Søren Hjorth Nielsen]] (1901–1983), painter and illustrator 
* [[Erik Raadal]] (1905–1941), landscape painter
* [[Asger Jorn]] (1914–1973), painter, sculptor and ceramic artist; his major painting ''[[Stalingrad (painting)|Stalingrad]]'' is in the [[Museum Jorn, Silkeborg]] 
* [[Bodil Kaalund]] (1930–2016), award-winning painter, textile artist and writer
* [[Don Powell]] (born 1946), drummer with 1970s English rock band [[Slade]], resides here with his Danish wife Hanna
* [[Jesper Asholt]] (born 1960), actor
* [[Maibritt Saerens]] (born 1970), actress
* [[Simon Kvamm]] (born 1975), Danish–Faroese actor and singer
* [[Rune Klan]] (born 1976), comedian and magician
* [[Ole Tøpholm]] (born 1977), radio host, known for his coverage of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]
* [[Mads Mathias]] (born 1981), singer, saxophonist and songwriter
* [[Esben Bjerre Hansen]] (born 1987), radio and television host
* [[Martin Jensen (DJ)|Martin Jensen]] (born 1991), DJ and record producer
* [[Alphabeat]] (formed 2006), pop band

===Public service, business and science ===
* [[Theodora Lang]] (1855–1935), pioneer in women's education, founded Th. Lang's School in Silkeborg
* [[Peter Sabroe]] (1867–1913), journalist, politician and children's rights advocate
* [[Johannes Fibiger]] (1867–1928), physician and professor of [[anatomical pathology]], won the 1926 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]], but the basis of his prize was subsequently disproved
* [[Peter Esben-Petersen]] (1869–1942), [[entomologist]], studied [[Neuroptera]]
* [[Poul Ib Gjessing]] (1909–1944), sea captain and member of the Danish resistance to Nazi occupation
* [[Lars Larsen (entrepreneur)|Lars Larsen]] (1948–2019), businessman, owner and founder of the [[Jysk (store)|Jysk]] retail chain, lived in Silkeborg from 1982
* [[Marie Jepsen]] (1940–2018), member of the European Parliament<ref>{{Cite web |last=Washuus |first=Dorte |date=2008-06-04 |title=Grundloven er værd at fejre |trans-title=The Constitution is worth celebrating |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/grundloven-er-v%C3%A6rd-fejre |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=[[Kristeligt Dagblad]] |language=da}}</ref>

===Sport===
[[File:EskildEbbesen2012BronzeDSR.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Eskild Ebbesen, 2012]]
* [[Jesper Skibby]] (born 1964), former professional road bicycle racer
* [[Thomas Bjørn]] (born 1971), professional golfer
* [[Eskild Ebbesen]] (born 1972), lightweight rower, has won five Olympic medals (three gold); Danish team flag bearer at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Peter Sørensen (footballer)|Peter Sørensen]] (born 1973), footballer, played 209 games for [[Silkeborg IF]], also served as manager
* [[Lars Bak]] (born 1980), professional road bicycle racer
* [[Nicolas Dalby]] (born 1984), mixed martial artist
* [[Annika Langvad]] (born 1984), cross-country mountain biker, Women's Cross-Country World Champion
* [[Martin Ørnskov]] (born 1985), footballer with over 350 club caps, captain at [[Lyngby BK]]
* [[Patrick Kristensen]] (born 1987), footballer, over 280 club caps with [[AaB Fodbold]]
* [[Morten Ørum Madsen]] (born 1988), professional golfer
* [[Simon Jakobsen]] (born 1990), footballer, over 200 club caps with [[Silkeborg IF]]
* [[Ida Bobach]] (born 1991), orienteering competitor, Junior World Champion in 2009
* [[Kasper Dolberg]] (born 1997), professional footballer, 17 caps for [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
* [[Emma Norsgaard]] (born 1999), professional road bicycle racer