Editing Skagen (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Michael Ancher Lars Kruse.jpg|thumb|140px|Lars Kruse, by Michael Ancher, 1908]]
[[File:Helga Ancher (1960’erne).jpg|thumb|140px|Helga Ancher, 1960's]]

Among those born in Skagen are:
* [[Jacob Brønnum Scavenius]] (1749–1820) a Danish landowner.
* [[Lars Kruse]] (1828–1894), fisherman and heroic lifesaver
* [[Degn Brøndum]] (1856–1932), proprietor of Brøndums Hotel frequented the [[Skagen painters]]
* [[Anna Ancher]] (1859–1935), the only member of the [[Skagen painters]] actually born in Skagen
* [[Amalie Claussen]] (1859–1950), artistic photographer
* [[Ulrik Adolph Plesner|Ulrik Plesner]] (1861–1933), the architect who gave Skagen its distinctive look
* [[Palle Bruun]] (1873–1910), the hydraulic engineer who designed Skagen's fishing harbour
* [[Helga Ancher]] (1883–1964) Danish painter, daughter of [[Anna Ancher]] and [[Michael Ancher]]
* [[Sturla Gudlaugsson]] (1913–1971) Danish-born Dutch art historian and director of the [[RKD]] and the [[Mauritshuis]] in The Hague
* [[Ida Marie Suhr]] (1853–1938), wealthy philanthropist and estate owner, frequent visitor to Skagen
* [[Hanne Marie Svendsen]] (born 1933), Danish writer and former broadcasting executive
* [[Friis Arne Petersen]] (born 1952), Danish diplomat, Denmark's ambassador to Germany
* [[Saliha Marie Fetteh]] (born 1962), Danish writer, lecturer and imam.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johansen|first1=Simon|title=Skagboen, der blev islamisk feminist |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/skagboen-der-blev-islamisk-feminist|work=Kristeligt Dagblad|date=25 August 2016|language=da}}</ref>
* [[Line (singer)|Line Dissing Karred Larsen]] (born 1996) known mononymously as ''Line'',  is a Danish singer.

=== Sport ===
* [[Viggo Jensen (footballer born 1921)|Viggo Jensen]] (1921–2005), footballer, played professionally for [[Hull City A.F.C.]] 1949 / 1956.
* [[David Nielsen]] (born 1976), footballer with 361 club caps, current manager of [[Lyngby Boldklub]]
* [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]] (born 1983), badminton player, silver medallist at [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Mariann Gajhede Knudsen]] (born 1984), a retired footballer, over 100 caps for the [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]]
* [[Nicolaj Thomsen]] (born 1993) Danish footballer, plays for [[F.C. Copenhagen]]

All the painters, writers and other members of the [[:Template:Skagen Painters|artists' colony]] also have close associations with Skagen.