Editing Svendborg (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:Leif Bjorno.jpg|thumb|140px|Leif Bjorno, 2014]]

* [[Hans Gaas]] ( {{circa}} 1500 in Svendborg – 1578) a Norwegian clergyman and Bishop of [[Diocese of Nidaros|Nidaros]]
* [[Nielsine Nielsen]] (1850 in Svendborg – 1916) the first female academic and physician in Denmark
* [[Christian Klengenberg]] (1869 in Svendborg – 1931) a whaler and trapper in [[Point Hope, Alaska]]
* [[Arnold Peter Møller]] (1876–1965) a Danish shipping magnate and businessman who founded [[A.P. Moller-Maersk Group]] in 1904; lived in Svendborg
* [[Grethe Meyer]] (1918 in Svendborg – 2008) an architect and designer of cutlery and dinnerware
* [[Leif Bjørnø]] (1937 in Svendborg – 2015) professor and well known [[acoustician]] 
* [[Inge Prytz Johnson]] (born 1945 in Svendborg) a lawyer, Senior [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]]
* [[Jesper Lützen]] (born 1951 in Svendborg) an historian of mathematics and the physical sciences 
* [[Annette Vilhelmsen]] (born 1959 in Svendborg) a politician, member of [[Folketing]] 2011-2015
* [[Rune Bech]] (born 1966) Danish journalist turned digital entrepreneur, lives in Svendborg
* [[Inger Klein Thorhauge]] (born {{circa}} 1970) a Faroese cruise ship captain for Cunard Lines, lives in Svendborg.
* [[Trine Bramsen]] (born 1981 in Svendborg) a Danish politician and Government minister

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Kai Nielsen (1882-1924).jpg|thumb|140px|Kai Nielsen, 1915]]
* [[Elisabeth Meyer (composer)|Elisabeth Meyer]] (1859 in Svendborg - 1927) a Danish composer 
* [[Johannes Jørgensen]] (1866 in Svendborg – 1956) a writer of biographies of Catholic saints, nominated for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] five times
* [[Alma Hinding]] (1882–1981) a Danish film actress of the [[silent era]], acted for [[Nordisk Film]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385541/   IMDb Database] retrieved 13 May 2020</ref>
* [[Kai Nielsen (sculptor)|Kai Nielsen]] (1882 in Svendborg – 1924) a Danish sculptor
* [[Bertolt Brecht]] (1898–1956), a German playwright and poet; lived in Svendborg 1933/1939.
* [[Miskow Makwarth]] (1905 in Sørup, near Svendborg – 1992) a Danish film actor 1937 to 1976 <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538825/   IMDb Database] retrieved 13 May 2020</ref>
* [[Bent Mejding]] (born 1937 in Svendborg) a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577167/   IMDb Database] retrieved 13 May 2020</ref>
* [[Maren Louise Käehne]] (born 1976 in Svendborg) screenwriter of episodes of ''[[Borgen (TV series)|Borgen]]'' and ''[[The Bridge (2011 TV series)|The Bridge]]'' <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477622/   IMDb Database] retrieved 13 May 2020</ref>
* [[Johnson (rapper)]] (born 1979 in Svendborg) stage name of ''Marc Kwabena Johnson'', a Danish rapper
* [[UFO (musician)]] (born 1981 in Svendborg) stage name of ''Kristian Humaidan'', a Danish rapper 
* [[Sarah-Sofie Boussnina]] (born 1990 in Svendborg) a Danish actress <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3621883/   IMDb Database] retrieved 13 May 2020</ref>
* [[UFO & Yepha]] (active 2002–2011) a Danish hip-hop music duo
[[File:Thomas Augustinussen.JPG|thumb|140px|Thomas Augustinussen, 2010]]

=== Sport ===
* [[Kai Jølver]] (1889 in Svendborg – 1940) a modern pentathlete, competed at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Per Rasmussen]] (born 1959 in Svendborg) a rower, team bronze medallist at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Troels Bech]] (born 1966 in Svendborg) a former footballer with 177 caps; sports director for [[Brøndby IF]]
* [[Thomas Augustinussen]] (born 1981 in Svendborg) a retired footballer, 350 caps for [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]
* [[Christian Holst]] (born 1981 in Svendborg) a retired Danish/Faroese football player, over 340 team caps and 50 for the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroes]]