Editing Roskilde (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Peter Frederik Suhm Heering.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Peter Heering]]

=== Business ===
* [[Peter Heering]] (1792–1875), founder of [[Peter Heering]], a liqueur flavored with cherries
* [[Arnold Busck]] (1871–1953), bookseller and publisher, founder of [[Arnold Busck A/S]]
* [[Jørgen Kastholm]] (1931–2007) furniture designer and academic
* [[Winnie Liljeborg]], (born ca.1960) co-founder of [[Pandora (jewelry)|Pandora AS]], lives on Strandvejen
* [[Morten Lund (investor)|Morten Lund]] (born 1972) entrepreneur

=== Culture ===
[[File:Otto-bache-porträt-der-malerin-sofie-holten-(1858-1930).jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Sofie Holten]]
[[File:Lise Nørgaard.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Lise Nørgaard, 2010]]
[[File:Natasha Thomas2.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Natasha Thomas, 2009]]
* [[Peder Syv]] (1631–1702) [[philologist]], folklorist and priest
* [[Brix Michgell]] (17th century) carpenter and wood carver of pulpits and altarpieces
* [[Anders Nielsen Hatt]] (17th century), created carved pulpits and altarpieces<ref name=weilbach>{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=9620&wsektion=alle|title=Nielsen Hatt, Anders|publisher=Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon|access-date=18 December 2014 |language=da}}</ref>
* [[Ejler Andreas Jorgensen]] (1838–1876), a Danish-American landscape and portrait painter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/askart/artist.aspx?artist=103721|title=Ejler Andreas Jorgensen|publisher=Ask/art|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
* [[Carl Rohl-Smith]] (1848–1900) Danish-American sculptor of life-size and small bronzes
* [[Golla Hammerich]] (1854–1903), pianist
* [[L. A. Ring]] (1854–1933), painter, lived at Sankt Jørgensbjerg from 1923<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sn.dk/Roskilde/Stifter-forening-for-at-koebe-L-A-Rings-atelier/artikel/412736|title=Stifter forening for at købe L. A. Rings atelier|publisher=sn.dk|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Clara Schønfeld]] (1856–1938), a Danish stage and film actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danskefilm.dk/index2.html|title=Den danske film database|access-date=6 May 2015|language=da}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778274/  IMDb Database] retrieved 21 June 2020</ref>
* [[Sophie Holten]] (1858–1930) a Danish painter of portraits, flower paintings and genre works
* [[Pauline Thomsen]] (1858–1931), painter and art teacher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/170/bio/1225/query/Pauline%20Thomsen/-title=Pauline/doed|title=Thomsen, Pauline|publisher=Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Gustav Wied]] (1858–1914 in Roskilde), writer and satirical critic of society<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/1001fortaellinger/da_DK/kastellet-i-roskilde-1/stories/gustav-wieds-hus-i-roskilde|title=Gustav Wieds hus i Roskilde|publisher=Kulturstyrelsen|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Hans Knudsen (painter)|Hans Knudsen]] (1865–1947) artist, landscape paintings
* [[Sofie Madsen]] (1897–1982), educator of autistic children
* [[Aksel Schiøtz]] (1906–1975), a Danish tenor and later baritone; lieder singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musikhistorie.dk/sider/arkiv/artikler/schiotz.html|title=Aksel Schiøtz og Roskilde|publisher=Schubert Selskabet|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da|archive-date=26 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526002253/http://musikhistorie.dk/sider/arkiv/artikler/schiotz.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Jørgen Beck]] (1914–1991) a Danish film actor <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0065192/  IMDb Database] retrieved 21 June 2020</ref>
* [[Lise Nørgaard]] (1917–2023), a writer of humorous portrayals of Danish cultural life <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitroskilde.dk/roskilde/oplev-lise-noergaards-roskilde|title=Oplev Lise Nørgaards Roskilde|publisher=Visit Roskilde|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Willy Rathnov]] (1937–1999) a Danish film actor <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0711750/  IMDb Database] retrieved 21 June 2020</ref>
* [[John Olsen (Danish artist)|John Olsen]], (born 1938) sculptor, illustrator and painter
* [[Jørgen Boberg]] (1940–2009), a self-taught [[Surrealist]] Danish painter and illustrator<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b.dk/kultur/joergen-boberg-er-doed|title=Jørgen Boberg er død|newspaper=Berlingske|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Ib Michael]] (born 1945), a Danish novelist and poet of [[magic realism]] style<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.litteratursiden.dk/forfattere/ib-michael|title=Ib Michael|publisher=Literatursiden.dk|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Else Torp]] (born 1950) a Danish soprano
* [[Thomas Boberg]] (born 1960) a Danish poet and travel writer
* [[Ole Christian Madsen]] (born 1966), film-maker, director <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0535234/  IMDb Database] retrieved 21 June 2020</ref>
* [[Thure Lindhardt]] (born 1974), actor, grew up in Roskilde<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b.dk/personlig-udvikling/man-skal-thure-noget|title=Man skal Thure noget|newspaper=Berlingske|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511892/  IMDb Database] retrieved 21 June 2020</ref>
* [[Clemens (rapper)|Clemens]] Legolas Telling (born 1979) rapper, singer, music writer, actor
* [[Simon Sears]] (born 1984), actor, raised in Solrød Strand <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3525868/  IMDb Database] retrieved 19 June 2020</ref>
* [[Natasha Thomas (singer)|Natasha Thomas]] (born 1986) a Danish pop singer-songwriter
* [[Freja Beha]] Erichsen (born 1987) a Danish model, ''"Queen of Cool"'' with an [[androgynous]] look

=== Politics ===
[[File:Knut Lavard.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Knut Lavard]]
* [[Canute Lavard]] (1096–1131) Prince and first [[Duke of Schleswig]] 
* [[Absalon]] (1128–1291), Bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/absalon-ca-1128-1201/|title=Absalon (c. 1128–1201)|publisher=danmarkshistorien.dk|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Carl Christian Vilhelm Liebe]] (1820–1900) politician, speaker of [[Landstinget (Denmark)|Landstinget]]
* [[Louis Pio]] (1841–1894), a co-founder of the organized worker's movement in Denmark<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Samfund,_jura_og_politik/Ideologi_og_livsanskuelse/Organisator/Louis_Pio|title=Louis Pio|publisher=Gyldendal|access-date=12 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Carl Theodor Zahle]] (1866–1946), 5th Danish Prime Minister and co-founder of the [[Danish Social Liberal Party]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://befaestningen.thm-online.dk/temaer/tema3/befaestningensblaabog/carltheodorzahle/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141212060105/http://befaestningen.thm-online.dk/temaer/tema3/befaestningensblaabog/carltheodorzahle/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2014|title=Carl Theodor Zahle, konseilspræsident|publisher=Københavns Befæstning|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane]] (1973–2013) Danish citizen held in [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]]
* [[Michael Aastrup Jensen]] (born 1976) politician
* [[Zenia Stampe]] (born 1979) politician, elected to the ''Folketinget'' in 2011
* [[Joy Mogensen]] (born 1980) a Danish politician, Mayor of Roskilde Municipality 2011 to 2019, Minister of Culture and Church since 2019

=== Sport ===
[[File:Jan Magnussen cropped.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Jan Magnussen, 2010]]
[[File:2019 Formula One tests Barcelona, Magnussen (32309895977).jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Kevin Magnussen, 2019]]
* [[Oskar Nørland]] (1882–1941) a Danish amateur footballer, played 14 games for [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] and won two team silver medals at the [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] and [[1912 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Tage Henriksen]] (1925–2016) rower, team gold medallist at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Finn Pedersen]] (1925–2012) rower, team gold medallist at the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] also competed at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Carl-Ebbe Andersen]] (1929–2009), rower, team gold medallist at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] 
* Jens Winther (born 1938), racing driver 
* [[Reno Olsen]] (born 1947), racing cyclist, team gold medallist at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Thomas Ebert]] (born 1973), rower, team gold medallist at [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guldfireren.dk/biografi/roere/thomas-ebert.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619222845/http://www.guldfireren.dk/biografi/roere/thomas-ebert.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 June 2012|title=Thomas Ebert|publisher=Guldfireren|access-date=12 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Jan Magnussen]] (born 1973), racing driver and ex-[[F1]] driver<ref name=Magnussen>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.dk/formel-1/kevin-magnussen-vil-altid-vinde-havde-ingen-venner-som-barn|title=Kevin Magnussen vil altid vinde: Havde ingen venner som barn|publisher=BT|access-date=12 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Rikke Olsen]] (born 1975) a retired badminton player, three time contender for Olympic bronze
* [[Peter Madsen (footballer)|Peter Madsen]] (born 1978) a retired footballer with 275 club caps and 13 for [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] 
* [[Jesper Christiansen (footballer, born 1978)|Jesper Christiansen]] (born 1978) retired football goalkeeper with 348 club caps and a coach 
* [[Carsten Mogensen]] (born 1983) badminton player, team silver medallist at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]
* [[David Ousted]] (born 1985) a Danish football goalkeeper with over 350 club caps
* [[Lasse Lindbjerg]] (born 1992) footballer and physiotherapist
* [[Kevin Magnussen]] (born 1992), racing driver currently competing in [[Formula 1]] for [[Haas F1 Team]]<ref name=Magnussen/>
* [[Dennis Lind]] (born 1993), racing driver

=== Science ===
[[File:Rasmus Bartholin.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Rasmus Bartholin]]
* [[Rasmus Bartholin]] (1625–1698), scientist, physician, grammarian and astronomer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Naturvidenskab_og_teknik/Fysiker/Rasmus_Bartholin |title=Rasmus Bartholin|publisher=Gyldendal|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Hans Egede Saabye]] (1746–1817) priest, missionary to Greenland and botanist
* [[Jacob Kornerup]] (1825–1913), archeologist and painter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roskildemuseum.dk/dit-bes%C3%B8g/s%C3%A6rudstillinger/kornerups-billedverden.aspx|title=Kornerups billedverden – Roskilde. rejser og restaureringer|publisher=Roskilde Museum|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Ernst Østrup]] (1845–1917) [[botanist]], [[phycologist]], mainly working on [[diatoms]]
* [[Ejnar Hertzsprung]] (1873–1967 in Roskilde), chemist and astronomer<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/263944/Ejnar-Hertzsprung|title=Ejnar Hertzsprung|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=11 December 2014|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Hans Helbæk]] (1907–1981) a Danish archaeologist and [[palaeobotanist]]
* [[Ada Bruhn Hoffmeyer]] (1910–1991) a Danish museum curator, writer and medieval weapons expert

=== Crime ===
*[[Peter Lundin]] (born 1972), convicted  murderer