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{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} This is a list of notable [[Danes|Danish people]]. {{TOC right}} ==Actors== {{main|List of Danish actors}} * [[Ellen Aggerholm]] (1882–1963), stage and screen actress * [[Ane Grethe Antonsen]] (1855–1930), actress * [[Anna Bård]] (1980–), model, actress * [[Gry Bay]] (1974–), actress * [[Rasmus Bjerg]] (1976–), actor * [[Anna Bloch]] (1868–1953), actress * [[Lars Bom]] (1961–), actor * [[Charlotte Bournonville]] (1832–1911), actress and opera singer * [[Johanne Brun]] (1874–1954), opera singer * [[Hans Egede Budtz]] (1889–1968), actor * [[Poul Bundgaard]], actor * [[Jesper Christensen]], actor * [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]], actor * [[Karl Dane]] (1886–1934), silent film actor, comedian * [[Mille Dinesen]] (1974–), actress * [[Uffe Ellemann-Jensen]] (1941-2022), Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the European Liberals (ALDE) * [[Olaf Fønss]] (1882–1949), silent film actor * [[Morten Grunwald]] (1934-2018), actor * [[Ruth Guldbæk]] (1919–2006), opera singer * [[John Hahn-Petersen]] (1930-2006), actor * [[Caroline Halle-Müller]] (1755–1826), actor, singer and dancer * [[Holger Juul Hansen]], (1924-2013), actor * [[Betty Hennings]] (1850–1939), actress, famous for her roles in Ibsen's plays * [[Jean Hersholt]] (1886–1956), film actor ([[Academy Awards]] [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]]) * [[Iben Hjejle]] (1971–), actress * [[Astrid Holm]] (1893–1961), actress * [[Gudrun Houlberg]] (1889–1940), actress * [[Inge Hvid-Møller]] (1912–1970), actress and theatre director * [[Allan Hyde]] (1989–), actor * [[Bodil Ipsen]] (1889–1964), actress * [[Katja K]] (1968–), ex-adult performer, actor * [[Tina Kiberg]] (1958–), opera singer * [[Lone Koppel]] (1938–), opera singer * [[Nikita Klæstrup]] (1994–), political commentator, model, reality TV star * [[Nikolaj Lie Kaas]], actor * [[Bodil Kjer]] (1917–2003), actress * [[Makka Kleist]] (born 1951), Greenlandic actress * [[Brigitte Kolerus]] (1941–2001), actress and theatre director * [[Tenna Kraft]] (1885–1954), opera singer * [[Johanne Krarup-Hansen]] (1870–1958), opera singer * [[Lilly Lamprecht]] (1887–1976), opera singer * [[Dorothy Larsen]] (1911–1990), opera singer * [[Lau Lauritzen Jr.]] (1910–1977), director, actor, producer * [[Thure Lindhardt]] (1974–), actor * [[Julie Lund]] (1979–), actress * [[Augusta Lütken]] (1855–1910), opera singer * [[Mia Lyhne]] (1971–), film and television actress * [[Anders Matthesen]], actor, comedian * [[Svend Melsing]], actor, playwright * [[Svend Methling]], actor * [[Mads Mikkelsen]] (1965–), actor * [[Lars Mikkelsen]] (1964–), actor * [[Viggo Mortensen]] (1958–), actor (half Danish) * [[Sigrid Neiiendam]] (1873–1955), actress * [[Birthe Neumann]] (1947–), actress at the Royal Danish Theatre * [[Asta Nielsen]] (1883–1972), silent film star, actress * [[Brigitte Nielsen]] (1963–), actress, former wife of [[Sylvester Stallone]] * [[Connie Nielsen]] (1965–), film actress * [[Oda Nielsen]] (1851–1936), actress in Copenhagen theatres * [[Ghita Nørby]] (1935–), film actress * [[Jens Okking]], actor * [[Kirsten Olesen]] (1949–), actress * [[Dagmar Orlamundt]] (1863–1939), comic actress * [[Elna Panduro]] (1882–1983), actress, operetta singer * [[Dirch Passer]], actor * [[Johanne Pedersen-Dan]] (1860–1934), actress and operetta singer * [[Ulf Pilgaard]], actor * [[Søren Pilmark]], actor * [[Clara Pontoppidan]] (1883–1975), actress * [[Valdemar Psilander]] (1884–1917), silent film star * [[Poul Reichhardt]], actor * [[Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis|Asbjørn Riis]], actor, professional wrestler * [[Kirsten Rolffes]], actress * [[Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose]] (1738–1793), actress * [[Louise Sahlgreen]] (1818–1891), opera singer * [[Emilie Sannom]] (1886–1931), actress and stunt woman * [[Johanne Louise Schmidt]] (1983–), actress * [[Jonas Schmidt]], actor * [[Ib Schønberg]], actor * [[Clara Schønfeld]] (1856–1938), actress * [[Else Schøtt]] (1895–1989), opera singer * [[Ingeborg Skov]] (1893–1990), actress * [[Lis Smed]] (1914–1944), actress * [[Ingeborg Spangsfeldt]] (1895–1968), early film actress * [[Ove Sprogøe]], actor * [[Paprika Steen]] (1964–), film actress and director * [[Karl Stegger]], actor * [[Ingeborg Steffensen]] (1888–1964), opera singer * [[Inger Stender]] (1912–1989), stage, film and television actress * [[Yutte Stensgaard]] (1946–), film and television actress * [[Ebba Thomsen]] (1887–1973), silent movie actor * [[Emma Thomsen]] (1863–1910), actress * [[Ulrich Thomsen]], actor * [[Sven-Ole Thorsen]], actor * [[Emilie Ullerup]], actress * [[Nicolai Vemming]] (born 1961), theatre producer and director * [[Soffy Walleen]] (1861–1940), actress * [[Lilian Weber Hansen]] (1911–1987), opera singer * [[Charlotte Wiehe-Berény]] (1865–1947), ballet dancer and actress * [[Viggo Wiehe]], actor * [[Carlo Wieth]], actor * [[Ebba Wilton]] (1896–1951), opera singer * [[Lulu Ziegler]] (1903–1973), actress, singer and theatre director * [[Marie Zinck]] (1789–1823), actress and opera singer ==Archaeologists== * [[Frans Blom]] (1893–1963) * [[Peter Oluf Brøndsted]] (1780–1842), classic archaeologist * [[Peter Glob]] (1911–1985) * [[Erik Holtved]] (1899–1981), Greenland * [[Sanne Houby-Nielsen]] (1960–), Danish-Swedish archaeologist and museum director * [[Lis Jacobsen]] (1882–1961), philologist, runologist * [[Eigil Knuth]] (1903–1996), Greenland * [[Therkel Mathiassen]] (1892–1967), Arctic * [[Christian Jürgensen Thomsen]] (1788–1865), archaeologist * [[Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae]] (1821–1885), archaeologist, historian and politician ==Architects and designers== {{Main|List of Danish architects}} {{See also|List of Danish architectural firms}} * [[Rigmor Andersen]] (1903–1995), furniture designer * [[Axel Berg (architect)|Axel Berg]] (1856–1929), architect * [[Antoine de Bosc de la Calmette]] (1752–1803), landscape architect * [[Ellen Braae]] (1965–), landscape architect * [[Karen Clemmensen]] (1917–2001), architect * [[Sophy A. Christensen]] (1867–1893), furniture designer * [[Vilhelm Dahlerup]] (1826–1907), architect * [[Knud V. Engelhardt]] (1882–1931), designer * [[Inger Exner]] (1926–), architect * [[Inger and Johannes Exner|Johannes Exner]] (1926–2015), architect * [[Jørgen Gammelgaard]] (1938–1991), furniture designer * [[Jan Gehl]] (1947–), architect, urban planner * [[Kaj Gottlob]] (1887–1976), architect and furniture designer * [[Ragna Grubb]] (1903–1961), architect * [[Andreas Hallander]] (1755–1828), Golden Age architect * [[Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm]] (1977–), furniture designer * [[Christian Frederik Hansen]] (1756–1845), architect * [[Christian Hansen (architect)|Christian Hansen]] (1803–1883), architect active mainly in [[Athens]] and [[Copenhagen]] * [[Erik Hansen (architect)|Erik Hansen]] (1927–2016), architect * [[Baron Theophil von Hansen|Theophilus Hansen]] (1813–1891), architect active in Athens and [[Vienna]] * [[Caspar Frederik Harsdorff]] (1735–1799), Golden Age architect * [[Malene Hauxner]] (1942–), architect * [[Piet Hein (Denmark)|Piet Hein]] (1905–1996) * [[Poul Henningsen]] (1894–1967), author, architect, designer * [[Peter Hvidt]] (1916–1986), architect and furniture designer * [[Anna Maria Indrio]] (1943–), architect * [[Bjarke Ingels]] (1974–), architect * [[Andreas Jeppe Iversen]] (1888–1979), furniture designer * [[Arne Jacobsen]] (1902–1971), architect * [[Grete Jalk]] (1920–2006), furniture designer * [[Georg Jensen]] (1866–1935), silversmith, designer * [[Jacob Jensen]] (1926–2015), designer * [[Jens Jensen (landscape architect)|Jens Jensen]] (1860–1951), landscape architect * [[Timothy Jacob Jensen]] (1962–), designer * [[Finn Juhl]] (1912–1989<!-- [[:da:Finn Juhl]] -->) * [[Jørgen Kastholm]] (1938–2007), furniture designer * [[Bodil Kjær]] (1932–), architect and furniture designer * [[Jacob Kjær]] (1896–1957), furniture designer * [[Hanne Kjærholm]] (1930–2009), architect * [[Jens Christian Kofoed]] (1864–1941), architect * [[Eva Koppel]] (1916–2006), architect * [[Mette Lange]] (graduated 1990), architect, mobile schools for India * [[Henning Larsen]], architect * [[Mogens Lassen]] (1901–1987), architect * [[Vilhelm Lauritzen]] (1894–1984), architect and furniture designer * [[Marie Gudme Leth]] (1895–1997), textile designer * [[Aksel Bender Madsen]] (1916–2000), furniture designer * [[Anne Sofie Madsen]] (1979–), fashion designer * [[Dorte Mandrup|Dorte Mandrup-Poulsen]] (1961–), architect * [[Ferdinand Meldahl]] (1827–1908), architect * [[Børge Mogensen]] (1914–1972), designer * [[Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen]] (1907–1993), architect and furniture designer * [[Elna Møller]] (1913–1994), principal editor of ''Danmarks Kirker'' * [[Ibi Trier Mørch]] (1910–1980), designer, especially as a silversmith and glazier * [[Hans Olsen (furniture designer)|Hans Olsen]] (1919–1992), furniture designer * [[Johan Martin Quist]] (1755–1818), Golden Age architect * [[:da:Søren Rasmussen|Søren Rasmussen]] (1954–), architect, designer * [[Steen Eiler Rasmussen]] (1898–1990), architect * [[Lise Roel and Hugo Höstrup|Lise Roel]] (1928–), architect * [[Rudolph Rothe]] (1802–1877), landscape architect * [[Kasper Salto]] (1957–), designer * [[Jens Martin Skibsted]] (1970–), designer * [[Lene Tranberg]] (1956–), architect, co-founder of [[Lundgaard & Tranberg]] * [[Susanne Ussing]] (1940–1998), architect * [[Jan Utzon]] (1944–), architect * [[Jørn Utzon]] (1918–2008), architect, [[Sydney Opera House]] * [[Kim Utzon]] (1957–), architect * [[Henrik Valeur]] (1966–), architect * [[Gertrud Vasegaard]] (1913–2007), ceramist * [[Arne Vodder]] (1926–2009), furniture designer and architect * [[Vilhelm Theodor Walther]] (1819–1892), architect * [[Hans J. Wegner]] (1914–2007), designer * [[Lone Wiggers]] (1963–), architect * [[Vilhelm Wohlert]] (1920–2007), architect, [[Louisiana Museum of Modern Art]] * [[Kurt Østervig]] (1912–1986), furniture designer ==Artists== {{See also|List of Danish painters|List of Danish sculptors|List of Danish women artists}} * [[Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard]] (1744–1809), painter * [[Else Alfelt]] (1910–1974), painter * [[Merete Barker]] (1944–), painter * [[Wilhelm Bendz]] (1804–1832), painter * [[Albert Bertelsen]] (1921–2019), painter * [[Ejler Bille]] (1910–2004), painter * [[Johanne Bindesbøll]] (1851–1934), textile artist * [[Herman Wilhelm Bissen]] (1798–1868), sculptor * [[Lars Bo]] (1924–1999), etcher * [[Jørgen Boberg]] (1940–2009), painter * [[Kay Bojesen]] (1886–1958), silversmith, designer * [[Peter Brandes]] (1944–), painter, sculptor and ceramic artist * [[Thorald Brendstrup]] (1812–1883), painter * [[Anders Bundgaard]] (1864–1937), sculptor * [[Emil Bærentzen]] (1799–1868), painter and lithographer * [[Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen]] (1863–1945), sculptor * [[Johannes Carstensen]] (1924–2010), painter, stained glass artist * [[Poul Simon Christiansen]] (1855–1933), painter * [[Ingvar Cronhammar]] (1947–), Swedish-born sculptor * [[Carl Dahl]] (1812–1865), painter * [[Kirsten Dehlholm]] (1945–), scenic artist * [[Heinrich Dohm]] (1875–1940), painter * [[Anton Dorph]] (1831–1914), painter * [[Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg]], painter * [[Heinrich Eddelien]] (1802–1852), painter * [[Gottfred Eickhoff]] (1902–1982) * [[Olafur Eliasson]], sculptor, installation, photography; is [[Icelanders|Icelandic]]–[[Danes|Danish]], considered one of the most famous Icelandic artists, in Iceland written Ólafur Elíasson * [[Elmgreen and Dragset|Michael Elmgreen]] (1961–), installations * [[Lisa Engqvist]] (1914–1989), ceramist * [[Gutte Eriksen]] (1918–2008), ceramist * [[Adam Fischer (sculptor)|Adam Fischer]] (1888–1968), sculptor * [[Wilhelm Freddie]] (1909–1995), painter * [[Ingeborg Frederiksen]] (1886–1976), painter and botanical illustrator * [[Hermann Ernst Freund]] (1786–1840), sculptor * [[Paul Gadegaard]] (1920–1996), painter and sculptor * [[Ib Geertsen]] (1919–2009), painter and sculptor * [[Albert Gottschalk]] (1866–1906), painter * [[Hans Jørgen Hammer]] (1815–1882), painter * [[Svend Hammershøi]] (1873–1948), painter and ceramist * [[Vilhelm Hammershøi]] (1864–1916), painter * [[Karen Hannover]] (1872–1943), ceramist * [[Aksel Hansen]], sculptor * [[Constantin Hansen]] (1804–1880), painter * [[Heinrich Hansen (painter)|Heinrich Hansen]] (1821–1890), painter * [[Johannes Hansen (sculptor)|Johannes Hansen]] (1903–1995), sculptor * [[Peter Hansen (painter)|Peter Hansen]] (1868–1928), painter * [[Karl Hansen Reistrup]] (1863–1929), sculptor, ceramist, illustrator * [[Arne Haugen Sørensen]] (1932–), painter, illustrator and church decorator * [[Jørgen Haugen Sørensen]] (1934–), sculptor * [[Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen]] (1912–1999), painter, illustrator and church decorator * [[Henry Heerup]] (1907–1993), painter * [[Einar Hein]] (1875–1931), painter * [[Jeppe Hein]] (1974–), installations * [[Gerhard Henning]] (1880–1967), sculptor * [[Frants Henningsen]] (1850–1908), artist * [[Jacob Holdt]] (1947–), photographer, writer * [[Hans Holst]] (born before 1619, died after 1640), woodcarver * [[Johannes Holt-Iversen]] (1989–), painter * [[Paul Høm]] (1905–1994), artist and church decorator * [[Horder (sculptor)|Horder]] (12th century), stonemason and sculptor * [[Knud Hvidberg]] (1927–1986), painter and sculptor * [[Peter Ilsted]] (1861–1933), painter/etcher * [[Valdemar Irminger]] (1850–1938), painter * [[Robert Jacobsen]] (1912–1993), sculptor and painter * [[Ville Jais-Nielsen]] (1886–1949), painter * [[Axel P. Jensen]] (1885–1972), painter * [[Johan Laurentz Jensen]] (1800–1856), painter * [[Jens Adolf Jerichau]] (1818–1883), sculptor * [[Svend Johansen]] (1890–1970), painter, scenographer * [[Viggo Johansen]] (1851–1935), painter * [[Lorentz Jørgensen]] (1644–1681), woodcarver * [[Asger Jorn]] (1914–1973), painter * [[Jens Juel (painter)|Jens Juel]] (1745–1802), painter mainly known for portraits * [[Bodil Kaalund]] (1930–2016), painter, textile artist, church decorator * [[Herman A. Kähler]] (1846–1917), ceramist * [[Per Kirkeby]] (1938–), painter * [[Anna Klindt Sørensen]] (1899–1985), painter * [[Jesper Knudsen (painter)|Jesper Knudsen]] (1964–), painter * [[Eva Koch]] (1953–), sculptor * [[Kristiane Konstantin-Hansen]] (1848–1925), textile artist * [[John Kørner]] (1967–), painter * [[Theodora Krarup]] (1862–1941), portrait painter * [[Nathalie Krebs]] (1895–1978), potter * [[Pietro Krohn]] (1840–1905), painter, illustrator * [[Peder Severin Krøyer]] (1851–1909), painter * [[Christen Købke]] (1810–1848), painter * [[Michael Kvium]] (1955–), painter * [[La Norma Fox]] (born 1926), trapeze artist * [[Poul Lange]] graphic designer, artist, photographer * [[Alhed Larsen]] (1872–1927), painter * [[Emanuel Larsen]] (1823–1859), painter * [[Johannes Larsen]] (1867–1961), painter * [[Harald Leth]] (1899–1986), painter * [[Kirsten Lockenwitz]] (1932–), painter and sculptor * [[Christian August Lorentzen]] (1749–1828), painter * [[Frederik Christian Lund]] (1826–1901), painter * [[Vilhelm Lundstrøm]] (1893–1950), painter * [[Julie Lütken]] (1788–1816), painter * [[Christine Løvmand]] (1803–1872), painter * [[Jais Nielsen]] (1885–1961), painter and ceramist * [[Karl Madsen]] (1855–1938), painter and art historian * [[Wilhelm Marstrand]] (1810–1873), painter * [[Brix Michgell]] (early 17th century), sculptor, woodworker * [[Mogens Møller]] (1934–), painter and sculptor * [[Moritz Georg Moshack]] (1730–before 1772), clavichord builder * [[Richard Mortensen]] (1910–1993), painter * [[Adam August Müller]] (1811–1844), painter * [[Christian Mølsted]] (1862–1930), painter * [[Rasmus Nellemann]] (1923–2004), painter and illustrator * [[Knud Nellemose]] (1908–1997), sculptor * [[Anders Nielsen Hatt]] (early 17th century), sculptor, woodworker * [[Elsa Nielsen]] (1923–2011), graphic artist * [[Kai Nielsen (sculptor)|Kai Nielsen]] (1882–1924), sculptor * [[Palle Nielsen]] (1923–2000), graphic artist * [[Thorvald Niss]] (1842–1905), painter * [[Astrid Noack]] (1888–1954), sculptor * [[Emil Normann]] (1798–1881) * [[Dagmar Olrik]] (1860–1932), painter and tapestry artist * [[John Olsen (Danish artist)|John Olsen]] (1938–), painter, sculptor * [[Willy Ørskov]] (1920–1990), sculptor * [[Erik Ortvad]] (1917–2008), painter * [[Carl-Henning Pedersen]], painter * [[Axel Poulsen]] (1887–1972), sculptor * [[Tal R]] (1967–), painter * [[Anu Ramdas]] (1980–), interdisciplinary artist * [[Svend Rathsack]] (1885–1941), sculptor * [[Jytte Rex]] (1942–), painter, writer, filmmaker * [[Jørgen Ringnis]] (?–1652), woodcarver * [[Elof Risebye]] (1892–1961), painter, church decorator * [[Martinus Rørbye]] (1803–1848), painter * [[Arild Rosenkrantz]] (1870–1964), painter, stained glass artist, sculptor and illustrator * [[William Scharff]] (1886–1959), painter * [[Abel Schrøder the Younger]] (1602–1676), woodcarver * [[Hans Smidth]] (1839–1917), painter * [[Povl Søndergaard]] (1905–1986), sculptor * [[Karen Strand]] (1924–2000), goldsmith * [[Jakob Martin Strid]] (1972–), cartoonist * [[Kamma Svensson]] (1908–1998), illustrator * [[Christine Swane]] (1876–1960), painter * [[Sigurd Swane]] (1879–1973), painter * [[Anna Syberg]] (1870–1914), painter * [[Fritz Syberg]] (1862–1939), painter and illustrator * [[Carl Frederik Sørensen]] (1818–1879) * [[Carl Thomsen]] (1847–1912), painter and illustrator * [[Bertel Thorvaldsen]] (1770–1844), sculptor * [[Jette Thyssen]] (born 1933), textile artist * [[Elisabeth Toubro]] (1956–), sculptor * [[Kurt Trampedach]], painter * [[Paula Trock]] (1889–1979), weaver, textile artist * [[Lise Warburg]] (born 1932), textile artist and writer * [[Gunnar Westman]] (1915–1985), sculptor * [[Svend Wiig Hansen]] (1922–1997), sculptor and painter * [[Johannes Wiedewelt]] (1731–1802), sculptor * [[Thomas Winkler (artist)|Thomas Winkler]] (1953–), clothing designer, writer and visual multi-artist; house artist for the [[Tivoli Gardens]] * [[Christian Zacho]] (1843–1913), painter ==Business people== * [[Birgit Aagard-Svendsen]] (1956–), CFO of [[J. Lauritzen A/S|J. Lauritzen]] * [[Laura Aller]] (1849–1917), editor and pioneering magazine publisher at [[Aller Media|Aller]] * [[Hans Niels Andersen]] (1852–1937), founder of the [[East Asiatic Company]] * [[Dagmar Andreasen]] (1920–2006), ran the Rynkeby juice factory deom 1953 to 1986 * [[Irene Benneweis]] (1891–1970), circus director * [[Lilly Brændgaard]] (1918–2009), fashion designer specializing in wedding dresses * [[Bianca 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 executive * [[Ole 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 administrator * [[Mads Clausen]], founder of Danfoss Industries * [[Henriette Danneskiold-Samsøe]] (1776–1843), founder of the [[Holmegaard Glass Factory]] * [[Janus Friis]], [[Skype]], [[Kazaa]], [[Joost]] and minor companies * [[Ole Henriksen]] (1951–), cosmetologist for Hollywood stars * [[Søren Hjorth]] (1801–1870), inventor <!-- [[de:Søren Hjorth]] --> * [[Henning Holck-Larsen]] and [[Søren Kristian Toubro]], founders of [[India]]n engineering firm [[Larsen & Toubro]] * [[J. C. Jacobsen]] (1811–1887), founder of Carlsberg Brewing * [[Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak]] (1957–), owner of the [[ECCO]] shoe company * [[William S. Knudsen]], industrialist; president, [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] in the US * [[Camilla Ley Valentin]] (1973–), entrepreneur and co-founder of Queue-it * [[Martin Lindstrom]] (1970–), marketing advisor * [[Arnold Peter Møller]] (1876–1965), founder of [[A.P. Moller-Maersk Group|A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group]], the largest Danish company * [[Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller]] (1913–2012), shipping magnate * [[Nikoline Nielsen (businesswoman)|Nikoline Nielsen]] (1874–1951), brewer * [[Inger Marie Plum]] (1889–1965), early businesswoman in butter and canned meat production * [[Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen]] (1878–1964) * [[Kevin Bendix]] (1968–) temporary urban culture developer * [[Tine Susanne Miksch Roed]] (1964–), deputy director-general, [[Confederation of Danish Industry]] * [[Frida Schou]] (1891–1980), early businesswoman and brick manufacturer * [[Rasmus Sigvardt]] (1886–), engine manufacturer * [[Nina Smith]] (born 1955), economist and university professor * [[Carl Frederik Tietgen]] (1829–1901), financier and industrialist; co-founder of many large Danish companies * [[Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla]] (1948–), business executive, chair of the [[Maersk|A.P. Møller Foundation]] * [[Lillian von Kauffmann]] (1920–2016), businesswoman and property owner ==Chefs and restaurateurs== * [[Sven and Lene Grønlykke]] * [[Rasmus Kofoed]] (1974–) * [[Claus Meyer]] (1963–) * [[Michel Michaud]] (1946–), brought French cuisine to Denmark in 1971 * [[René Redzepi]] (1977–), chef, co-founder of [[Noma (restaurant)|Noma]] restaurant * [[Lertchai Treetawatchaiwong]] * [[Karen Volf]] (1864–1946), pioneering female baker and pastry cook ==Comedians== * [[Anders Bircow]], comedian, musician * [[Rasmus Bjerg]], comedian * [[Victor Borge]] (1909–2000), comedian, musician * [[Casper Christensen]] (1968–), comedian * [[Drengene fra Angora]], comedy trio <!-- sort Drengene fra Angora --> * [[Thomas Eje]], comedian, musician, touring in U.S. as Tom Dane * [[Jan Gintberg]] (1963–), comedian * [[Lars Hjortshøj]] (1967–), comedian * [[Ane Høgsberg]] (born 1988), stand-up comedian * [[Frank Hvam]] (1970–), comedian * [[Rune Klan]], comedian * [[Simon Kvamm]] (1975–), comedian, musician * [[Master Fatman|Morten Lindberg]], comedian also known as "Master Fatman" * [[Anders Matthesen]] (1975–), comedian * [[De Nattergale]], comedy music trio * [[Lasse Rimmer]] (1972–), comedian * [[Sanne Søndergaard]] (born 1980), stand-up comedian and writer * [[Sandi Toksvig]], comedian in the UK * [[Mads Vangsø]], comedian ==Criminals== * [[Peter Adler Alberti]], [[abuse of power]] as [[Minister of Justice]] by [[impeachment]] and [[embezzlement]] * [[Stein Bagger]], the IT Factory Fraud Case * [[The Blekinge Street Gang]], robbery, financial aid to [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]] * [[Peter Brixtofte]], [[abuse of power]] as Mayor of [[Farum]] * [[Niels Holck]], involved in illegal weapons supply in India * [[Peter Lundin]], four cases of murder * [[Peter Madsen|Peter Langkjær Madsen]], murder of journalist * [[Erik Ninn-Hansen]], abuse of power as [[Minister of Justice]] by [[impeachment]] * [[Palle Sørensen]], murder of four police officers ==Dancers== * [[Frank Andersen]] (1953–), [[Royal Danish Ballet]]: ballet dancer and ballet master * [[Mads Blangstrup]] (1974–), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet * [[August Bournonville]] (1805–1879), [[ballet dancer]] and choreographer * [[Gudrun Bojesen]] (1976–), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Dinna Bjørn]] (1947–), principal dancer, ballet mistress, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Marie Christine Bjørn]] (1763–1837), outstanding ballerina, [[Royal Danish Theatre]] * [[Ida Brun]] (1792–1857), dancer, mime artist, singer * [[Erik Bruhn]] (1929–1986), ballet dancer * [[Lise la Cour]] (1944–2016), ballet dancer and choreographer * [[Camilla Dallerup]] (1974–), British-based Danish ballroom dancer * [[Vivi Flindt]] (1943–), choreographer, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Anine Frölich]] (1762–1784), ballet dancer * [[Adeline Genée]] (1878–1970), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet; later music hall roles in London, New York and Sydney * [[Lucile Grahn]] (1819–1907), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, performed widely across Europe * [[Susanne Grinder]] (1981–), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Eline Heger]] (1774–1842), ballet dancer, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Else Højgaard]] (1906–1979), ballerina, stage and film actress, Royal Danish Theatre * [[Mette Hønningen]] (1944–), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Nikolaj Hubbe]] (1967–), Royal Danish Ballet balletmaster and former [[New York City Ballet]] principal dancer * [[Palle Jacobsen]] (1940–2009), ballet dancer and ballet master * [[Caroline Kellermann]] (1821–1881), solo dancer in the Royal Danish Ballet * [[Andrea Krætzmer]] (1811–1889), soloist in August Bournonville's early ballets * [[Henning Kronstam]] (1934–1995), dancer, [[balletmaster]], theatre director, [[Royal Danish Ballet]] * [[Margot Lander]] (1910–1961), Denmark's first prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Toni Lander]] (1931–1985), ballerina in Copenhagen, Paris, London and Salt Lake City * [[Elna Lassen]] (1901–1930), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Gitte Lindstrøm]] (1975–), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Nilas Martins]], [[New York City Ballet]] principal dancer * [[Peter Martins]] (1946–), New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief, choreographer and former ballet dancer * [[Asta Mollerup]] (1881–1945), modern dance teacher and school director * [[Augusta Nielsen]] (1822–1902), ballerina, soloist in Bournonville's ballets * [[Elna Ørnberg]] (1880–1969), ballerina, soloist in Bournonville's ballets * [[Ulla Poulsen]] (1905–2001), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Ellen Price]] (1878–1968), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Juliette Price]] (1831–1906), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, worked with Bournonville * [[Kirsten Ralov]] (1922–1999), ballerina, ballet mistress, associate director, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Louise Rasmussen]] (1815–1874), ballet dancer and stage actor, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Margrethe Schall]] (1775–1852), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Silja Schandorff]] (1969–), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet * [[Kirsten Simone]] (1934–), first soloist Royal Danish Ballet * [[Nini Theilade]] (1915–), ballet dancer, choreographer, film star * [[Anna Tychsen]] (1863–1896), ballet dancer * [[Valda Valkyrien]] (1895–1956), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, silent film actress in the United ==Economists== * [[Tim Bollerslev]] (1958–), economist and professor at American institutions * [[Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes]] (1844–1892), economist and editor * [[Johan Christian Fabricius]] (1745–1808), economist and entomologist * [[Bodil Nyboe Andersen]] (1940–), governor of the Danish National Bank from 1995 to 2005 * [[Bo Honoré]] (1960–), economist and professor at [[Princeton University]] * [[Lasse Heje Pedersen]] (1972–), financial economist and professor at [[Copenhagen Business School]] ==Explorers== * [[Vitus Bering]] (1680–1741) * [[Hans Egede]] * [[Carl Gunnar Feilberg]] (1894–1972), Iran * [[Peter Freuchen]] (1886–1957), Greenland * [[Thomas Vilhelm Garde]] (1859–1926), Greenland * [[Wilhelm August Graah]] (1793–1863), Greenland * [[Henning Haslund-Christensen]] (1896–1948), Mongolia * [[Gustav Frederik Holm]] (1849–1940), Greenland * [[Erik Holtved]] * [[Carl Krebs]] (1889–1971), Central Asia * [[Jochem Pietersen Kuyter]] (?–1654), seaman and early settler of [[New Netherland]] * [[Godske Lindenov]] (?–1612), Greenland * [[Conrad Malte-Brun]] (1755–1826), Danish-born French [[geographer]] * [[Ejnar Mikkelsen]] (1880–1971), Greenland * [[Harald Moltke]] (1871–1960), Greenland * [[Jens Munk]] * [[Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen]] (1872–1907), Greenland * [[Ole Olufsen]] (1865–1929), Central Asia * [[Didrik Pining]] (c. 1428–1491), Greenland * [[Hans Pothorst]] (c. 1440–c. 1490), Greenland * [[Knud Rasmussen]] (1879–1933), the Arctic * [[Barclay Raunkiær]] (1889–1915), Arabia * [[Carl Ryder]] (1858–1923), Greenland * [[Peder Olsen Walløe]] (1716–1793), Greenland ==Fictional Danes== * [[Dan I of Denmark]], mythological first king of Denmark * [[Frotho I]], mythological king of Denmark (King Frodo I, see [[Fróði]]) * [[Frotho II]], mythological king of Denmark (King Frodo II, see [[Fróði]]) * [[Dani Beck]] * [[Beowulf]] * [[King Claudius]] * [[Holger Danske]] * [[Gertrude (Hamlet)|Gertrude]] * [[King Hamlet]] * [[Prince Hamlet]] * [[Hans (Disney)|Hans]] (Disney) * [[The Little Mermaid]] <!-- sort Little Mermaid, The --> * [[Hugo (troll)|Skærmtrolden Hugo]] <!-- sort Skærmtrolden Hugo --> * [[Thumbelina]] * [[Ragnar Lothbrok]] ==Film directors== {{Main|List of Danish film directors}} * [[Bille August]] (1948–), director * [[Erik Balling]] (1924–2005), director * [[Susanne Bier]] (1960–), director, writer * [[August Blom]] (1869–1947), director, producer * [[Ole Bornedal]], director * [[Carl Theodor Dreyer]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Greatest Films of All Time |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/greatest-films-all-time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902123023/http://www.bfi.org.uk/greatest-films-all-time |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 September 2012 |publisher=Sight & Sound |access-date=1 April 2021}}</ref> (1889–1968), film director (''[[The Passion of Joan of Arc]]'', ''[[Ordet]]'') * [[Peter Elfelt]] (1866–1931), photographer, silent film director * [[Per Fly]] * [[Bodil Ipsen]] (1889–1964), director, actress * [[Anders Thomas Jensen]] * [[Lau Lauritzen Jr.]] (1910–1977), director, actor, producer * [[Jørgen Leth]], filmmaker and poet * [[Nils Malmros]], filmmaker * [[Nicolas Winding Refn]], director * [[Mikael Salomon]], director, writer * [[Lone Scherfig]] (1959–), director * [[Lars von Trier]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The 21st Century's 100 Greatest Films |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films |publisher=BBC |access-date=1 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The 100 Best Films of the 21st Century |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/13/100-best-films-movies-of-the-21st-century |access-date=1 April 2021 |work=The Guardian|location=London |date=13 September 2019}}</ref> (1956–), director * [[Thomas Vinterberg]] (1969–), director ==Gamers== * [[Bjergsen|Søren Bjerg]] (1996–), ''League of Legends'' gamer for [[Team SoloMid]] * [[Froggen|Henrik Hansen]], ''League of Legends'' gamer * [[Jensen (League of Legends player)|Nicolaj Jensen]], ''League of Legends'' gamer for [[Cloud9]] * [[Svenskeren|Dennis Johnsen]], ''League of Legends'' gamer for Cloud9 * [[Santorin (gamer)|Lucas Tao Kilmer Larsen]], ''League of Legends'' gamer * [[Sencux|Chres Laursen]], ''League of Legends'' gamer for [[Misfits Gaming]] * [[Jesper Svenningsen]] (1997–), ''League of Legends'' gamer for Team SoloMid * [[Nicolai Reedtz|Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz]], Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis * [[Lukas Rossander|Lukas Egholm Rossander]], Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis * [[Peter Rothmann|Peter Rothmann Rasmussen]], Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis * [[Andreas Højsleth]], Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis * [[Emil Reif|Emil Hoffmann Reif]], Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis * [[Johan Sundstein]], ''Dota 2'' gamer for OG, highest earning Esports player by pricepool ==Historians== * [[Sven Aggesen]] (fl. 12th century), historian * [[Ellen Andersen]] (1898–1989), museum curator, specializing in the history of textiles * [[Kirsti Andersen]] (1941–), historian of mathematics * [[Erik Arup]] (1876–1951), historian * [[Tom Buk-Swienty]] (1966–), historian with a focus on the Second Schleswig War * [[Tove Clemmensen]] (1915–2006) art historian and curator * [[Kristian Erslev]] (1852–1930), historian and Historiographer * [[Saxo Grammaticus]] (c. 1160–c. 1220), historian * [[Ingeborg Hammer-Jensen]] (1880–1955), classical philologist and historian of alchemy * [[Karin Hindsbo]] (1974–), art historian * [[Anna Hude]] (1858–1934), first Danish woman to graduate as a historian * [[Arild Huitfeldt]] (1546–1609), historian * [[Adolf Ditlev Jørgensen]] (1840–1897), historian * [[Maria Nielsen]] (1882–1931), historian and headmistress * [[Louise Nyholm Kallestrup]] (1975–), historian with a focus on early modern history * [[Bo Lidegaard]] (1958–), historian * [[Troels Frederik Lund]] (1840–1921), historian * [[Astrid Friis]] (1893–1966), historian focusing on 17th-century trade and commerce * [[Elisabeth Munksgaard]] (1924–1997), historian and expert on art from the late Iron Age and Viking Age * [[Niels Neergaard]] (1854–1936), historian * [[Elise Otté]] (1818–1903), historian and linguist * [[Else Roesdahl]] (1942–), historian and Viking specialist * [[Bente Scavenius]] (1944–), art historian * [[Else Kai Sass]] (1912–1987), art historian * [[Peter Frederik Suhm]] (1728–1798), historian * [[Per K. Sørensen]] (1950–), Tibetologist * [[Stephanius]] (1599–1650), historian * [[Anders Sørensen Vedel]] (1542–1616), historian * [[Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae]] (1821–1885), archaeologist, historian and pioneer in paleobotany ==Linguists== * [[Ada Adler]] (1878–1946) * [[Una Canger]], linguist * [[Christian Falster]] (1690–1752), poet and philologist * [[Louis Hjelmslev]] (1899–1955) * [[Eli Fischer-Jørgensen]] (1911–2010), phonetician * [[Frede Jensen (philologist)|Frede Jensen]] (1926–2008), philologist and professor * [[Otto Jespersen]] (1860–1943) * [[Johan Nicolai Madvig]] (1804–1886) * [[Axel Olrik]] (1864–1917) * [[Holger Pedersen (linguist)|Holger Pedersen]] (1867–1953), linguist * [[Rasmus Rask]], linguist * [[Jørgen Rischel]], linguist * [[Kim Ryholt]], philologist and egyptologist * [[Vilhelm Thomsen]] (1842–1927) * [[Karl Verner]] (1846–1896), linguist ==Models== * [[Nina Agdal]], model * [[Heidi Albertsen]], model * [[May Andersen]], model * [[Anine Bing]], model * [[Oliver Bjerrehuus]], model * [[Helena Christensen]], model * [[Kira Eggers]], adult model * [[Freja Beha Erichsen]], model * [[Majken Haugedal]], model * [[Katja K]], pornstar * [[Mathias Lauridsen]], model * [[Renée Simonsen]], model * [[Josephine Skriver]], model * [[Tania Strecker]], model * [[Catharina Svensson]], model, [[Miss Earth 2001]] * [[Cecilie Thomsen]], model, appeared in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' * [[Victoria Kjær Theilvig]], model, [[Miss Universe 2024]] ==Music== {{Main|Music of Denmark}} {{See also|List of Danish bands|List of Danish operatic sopranos}} ===A=== * [[Afenginn]] * [[Alphabeat]] * [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]], peaked in 1997 with "Barbie Girl" * [[Artillery (band)|Artillery]] * [[Signe Asmussen]] (1970–), mezzo-soprano * [[Christina Åstrand]] (1969–), violinist, leader of the [[Danish National Symphony Orchestra]] ===B=== * [[Lisbeth Balslev]], operatic soprano * [[Ellen Beck (soprano)|Ellen Beck]] (1873–1953), soprano concert singer * [[Bamses Venner]] * [[Julie Berthelsen]], singer * [[Bikstok Røgsystem]] * [[Birmingham 6 (band)|Birmingham 6]] * [[The Blue Van]] * [[Helene Blum]] (1979–), folk singer and musician * [[Henriette Bonde-Hansen]] (1963–), operatic soprano * [[Dagmar Borup]] (1867–1959), pianist and educator * [[Brixx]] * [[Gunna Breuning-Storm]] (1891–1966), violinist, educator * [[Gerda von Bülow]] (1904–1990), violinist, educator * [[Dieterich Buxtehude]] (1637–1707), composer ===C=== * [[C21 (band)|C21]] * [[Debbie Cameron]] * [[Carpark North]] * [[The Cartoons]] * [[Tim Christensen]] * [[Ida Corr]] ===D=== * [[D-A-D]] * [[Anna David (singer)|Anna David]] * [[Daze (Eurodance band)|Daze]] * [[Emmelie de Forest]], winner of [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]] * [[Lonnie Devantier]] * [[Tina Dickow]], singer * [[Tina Dico]] * [[René Dif]], singer, member of Aqua * [[Dizzy Mizz Lizzy]] * [[DJ Encore]] * [[Dominus (band)|Dominus]] * [[Elisabeth Dons]] (1864–1942), opera singer * [[DQ (artist)|DQ]] ===E=== * [[Efterklang]] * [[Amir El-Falaki]] * [[Michael Elo]], composer * [[Evil Masquerade]] ===F=== [[File:Sharin Foo by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|[[Sharin Foo]] of [[The Raveonettes]]]] * [[Bent Fabricius-Bjerre]] * [[Fate (band)|Fate]] * [[Fielfraz]] * [[Figurines (band)|Figurines]] * [[Sharin Foo]] * [[Anders Frandsen]] * [[Lars Frederiksen]], vocalist of [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] ===G=== * [[Jacob Gade]] * [[Niels W. Gade]] * [[Gangway (band)|Gangway]] * [[Gasolin']] * [[Susanne Georgi]], one half of [[Me & My]] * [[Leocadie Gerlach]] (1826–1919), Danish-Swedish opera singer * [[Lukas Graham]] * [[Peder Gram]] (1881–1956), composer * [[Edith Guillaume]] (1943–2013), mezzo-soprano opera singer ===H=== * [[Golla Hammerich]] (1854–1903), pianist * [[Lars Hannibal]] (1951–), guitarist and lutenist * [[Hatesphere]] * [[Caroline Henderson (singer)|Caroline Henderson]] * [[Hit'n'Hide]] * [[Horrorpops]] * [[Hot Eyes]] * [[Hurdy Gurdy (band)|Hurdy Gurdy]] * [[Húsakórið]], Faroese/Danish ===I=== * [[Illdisposed]] * [[Infernal (Danish band)|Infernal]] * [[Grethe Ingmann]] * [[Jørgen Ingmann]] ===J=== * [[Louise Janssen]] (1863–1938), opera singer * [[Knud Jeppesen]] (1892–1974) * [[Jokeren]] * [[Junior Senior]] ===K=== * [[Kashmir (Danish band)|Kashmir]] * [[Sophie Keller]] (1850–1929), opera singer * [[King Diamond]] (1956–) * [[Birthe Kjær]] * [[Kliché]] * [[Klutæ]] * [[Kølig Kaj]] ===L=== * [[Laban (artist)|Laban]] * [[Laid Back]] * [[Kim Larsen]] (1945–2018) * [[Jeppe Laursen]] * [[Lazyboy (musical project)|Lazyboy]] * [[Margrethe Lendrop]] (1873–1920), opera singer * [[Rasmus Lerdorf]] * [[Leæther Strip]] * [[Anne Linnet]] * [[Hans Christian Lumbye]] ===M=== [[File:Frederik Magle conducting 2011 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Frederik Magle]]]] * [[Frederik Magle]] * [[Malk de Koijn]] * [[Manticora (band)|Manticora]] * [[Mames Babegenush]] * [[MC Einar]], rap band * [[Me & My]] * [[Medina (singer)|Medina]] * [[Mercenary (band)|Mercenary]] * [[Mercyful Fate]] * [[Mew (band)|Mew]] * [[Michael Learns to Rock]] * [[Ulla Miilmann]] (1972–), flautist * [[Christine Milton]] * [[Anila Mirza]] (1974–), singer * [[MØ]] (1988–), pop singer * [[Ida Møller]] (1872–1947), opera singer * [[Miss Papaya]] * [[Mnemic]] * [[Mofus (band)|Mofus]] * [[John Mogensen]] * [[Malene Mortensen]] ===N=== * [[The Naked (band)|The Naked]] * [[Nanna Lüders Jensen|Nanna]] * [[Natasja Saad]] * [[Nekromantix]] * [[Nephew (band)|Nephew]] * [[New Politics (band)|New Politics]] * [[Amanda Nielsen]] (1866–1953), cabaret singer * [[Carl Nielsen]] (1865–1931), composer * [[Inga Nielsen]] (1946–2008), soprano * [[Ida Kristine Nielsen|Ida Nielsen]] (Prince), bassist * [[Nik og Jay]] * [[Eva Noer Kondrup]] (1964–), composer * [[Claus Norreen]], composer * [[Rasmus Nøhr]] * [[Per Nørgård]] ===O=== * [[Edith Oldrup]], opera singer * [[Oh No Ono]] * [[Olsen Brothers]] * [[Outlandish]] * [[Aage Oxenvad]] (1884–1944), clarinetist ===P=== * [[Else Paaske]] (1941–), mezzo-soprano concert singer * [[Parzival (band)|Parzival]] * [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]], jazz bass player * [[Michala Petri]] (1958–), recorder player * [[Pretty Maids]] * [[Psyched Up Janis]] * [[Pyramaze]] ===R=== * [[Lina Rafn]] * [[Wilhelm Ramsøe]] (1837–1895), composer * [[Søren Nystrøm Rasted]], composer * [[Raunchy (band)|Raunchy]] * [[The Raveonettes]] * [[Simon Ravn]], film composer * [[Remee]], composer * [[Bryan Rice]] * [[Ridin' Thumb]] * [[Rollo & King]] * [[Rune RK]] ===S=== * [[Safri Duo]] * [[Soluna Samay]] * [[Louise Sahlgreen]] (1818–1891), opera singer * [[Sanne Salomonsen]] * [[Savage Rose]] * [[Saybia]] * [[Sebastian (Danish musician)|Sebastian]] * [[Rasmus Seebach]] * [[Tommy Seebach]] * [[Sidsel Ben Semmane]] * [[Shu-Bi-Dua]] * [[Catharine Simonsen]] (1816–1849), opera singer * [[S.O.A.P. (band)|S.O.A.P.]] * [[Sort Sol]] * [[Spleen United]] * [[Simon Steen-Andersen]], composer * [[Johanne Stockmarr]] (1869–1944), classical pianist * [[Superheroes (band)|Superheroes]] * [[Jakob Sveistrup]] * [[Bent Sørensen (composer)|Bent Sørensen]] ===T=== * [[Tiggy]] * [[Jette Torp]] * [[Toy-Box]] * [[Mike Tramp]] (1961–), singer in [[White Lion]] * [[Trentemøller]] * [[Trille]] (1945–2016), singer-songwriter * [[Thomas Troelsen]] * [[TV-2 (band)|TV-2]] ===U=== * [[Lars Ulrich]] (1963–), drummer in [[Metallica]] * [[Under byen]] ===V=== * [[Esther Vagning]] (1905–1986), classical concert pianist * [[Volbeat (band)|Volbeat]] (band) * [[Vola (band)|Vola]] (progressive rock band) ===W=== [[File:Sune Rose Wagner by David Shankbone.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Sune Rose Wagner]] of [[The Raveonettes]]]] * [[Sune Rose Wagner]] * [[Galina Werschenska]] (1906–1994), Russian-born Danish pianist * [[Christopher Ernst Friedrich Weyse]] * [[Whigfield]] * [[Birthe Wilke]] * [[Gustav Winckler]] * [[Lars Winther]] ===Z=== * [[Josephine Zinck]] (1829–1919), concert and opera singer ==Philanthropists== * [[Mimi Carstensen]] (1852–1935), philanthropist and journalist * [[Valborg Hammerich]] (1897–1988), resistance member and founder of "Red Barnet" * [[Kirsten Lauritzen]] (1902–1980), helped needy children and the elderly * [[Camilla Nielsen]] (1856–1932), philanthropist and politician * [[Julie Ramsing]] (1871–1954), organized trips to Denmark for malnourished German children * [[Lucie Marie Reventlow]] (1884–1894), philanthropist, supporter of the scouting movement ==Philosophers== * [[N. F. S. Grundtvig]] (1783–1872), educationalist, philosopher and social reformer * [[Harald Høffding]] (1843–1931) * [[Søren Kierkegaard]] (1813–1855), philosopher * [[Knud Ejler Løgstrup]] (1905–1981), [[Christian philosophy|Christian philosopher]] * [[Rasmus Nielsen (philosopher)|Rasmus Nielsen]] (1809–1884) * [[Johannes Sløk]] (1916–2001), [[Christian philosophy|Christian philosopher]] and translator of [[Shakespeare]] * [[Martinus Thomsen]] (1890–1981), referred to as Martinus, writer and mystic ==Photographers== {{see also|List of Danish women photographers}} * [[Mads Alstrup]] (1808–1876), first Danish photographer with own studio * [[Per Bak Jensen]] (1949–), influential photographer with an innovative artistic landscape style * [[Morten Bo]] (1945–), influential photographer, author of many photo books * [[Pietro Boyesen]] (1819–1882), photographer in Rome * [[Krass Clement]] (1946–), specializing in the photo-essay style * [[Peter Faber (Danish telegraph specialist)|Peter Faber]] (1810–1877), took oldest photo on record * [[Frederikke Federspiel]] (1839–1913), first female photographer to practice in Denmark * [[Kristen Feilberg]] (1839–1919), remembered for many early photographs in Dutch East Indies * [[Jens Fink-Jensen]] (1956–), contemporary artistic photographer * [[Jan Grarup]] (1968–), award-winning press photographer specializing in war and conflict * [[Ludvig Grundtvig]] (1836–1901), photographer and portrait painter * [[Caroline Hammer]] (1832–1915), early woman photographer with a studio on the Frisian island of Föhr * [[Georg Emil Hansen]] (1833–1891), pioneering court photographer * [[Christian Hedemann]] (1852–1932), remembered for his early photographs of Hawaii * [[Keld Helmer-Petersen]] (1920–2013), pioneer in colour photography in the 1940s * [[Jacob Holdt]] (1947–), used photography to encourage social reform * [[Jesper Høm]] (1931–2000), influential press photographer and film director * [[Kirsten Klein]] (1945–), specializing in black-and-white landscapes * [[Astrid Kruse Jensen]] (1975–), specializing in night photography with an unreal dimension <!-- sort Kruse Jensen, Astrid --> * [[Claus Bjørn Larsen]] (1963–), award-winning press photographer * [[Anton Melbye]] (1818–1875), artist using photography as an aid to painting * [[Israel B. Melchior]] (1827–1893), amateur photographer who photographed Hans Christian Andersen * [[Rigmor Mydtskov]] (1925–2010), theatre photography and court photographer for Queen Margrethe * [[Viggo Rivad]] (1922–2016), used photographic essays to portray ordinary citizens * [[Leif Schiller]] (1939–2007), photographer * [[Lars Schwander]] (1957–), portraits of international artists * [[Jacob Aue Sobol]] (1976–), award-winning collections from Greenland, Guatemala and Tokyo * [[Mary Steen]] (1856–1939), pioneer of indoor photography, including royalty * [[Rudolph Striegler]] (1816–1876), pioneering portrait photography * [[Heinrich Tønnies]] (1825–1903), early studio in Aalborg, portraits and landscapes * [[Sigvart Werner]] (1872–1959), amateur who gained fame from Danish landscapes in book form * [[Mary Willumsen]] (1884–1961), sold postcards of scantily-dressed women from 1916 * [[Benedicte Wrensted]] (1859–1949), took photographs of Native Americans in Idaho ==Politicians== * [[Frank Aaen]] (born 1951), politician ([[Enhedslisten]]) * [[Yildiz Akdogan]], politician ([[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]]) * [[Ragnhild Nikoline Andersen|Ragnhild Andersen]] (1907–1990), politician and trade unionist ([[Communist Party of Denmark|Communist Party]]) * [[Karen Ankersted]] (1859–1921), pioneering female politician (Conservative People's Party) * [[Svend Auken]] (1943–2009), politician (Social Democrats) * [[Bendt Bendtsen]], politician ([[Konservative Folkeparti]]) * [[Gudrun Bjørner]], politician ([[Justice Party of Denmark|Justice Party]]) * [[Klaus Bondam]], politician, actor ([[Det Radikale Venstre]]) * [[Vilhelm Buhl]], 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 1918 * [[Henriette Crone]] (1874–1933), Landsting politician, trade unionist, peace activist * [[Kristian Thulesen Dahl]], politician ([[Dansk Folkeparti]]) * [[Karen Dahlerup]] (1920–2018), politician (Social Democrats) * [[Marie Egeberg]] (1865–1952), schoolteacher, women's rights activist and Ventre politician * [[Erik Eriksen]] * [[Lene Espersen]], politician (Konservative Folkeparti) * [[Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup]] (1825–1913), Council President * [[Mette Frederiksen]], politician (Social Democrats) * [[Louise Frevert]], politician (no political party) * [[Lis Groes]] (1910–1974), politician (Social Democrats) and feminist * [[Mette Groes]] (1937–2014), politician (Social Democrats) * [[Hans Christian Hansen]] * [[Hans Hedtoft]] * [[Lisbet Hindsgaul]] (1890–1969), politician (Conservative People's Party) and women's rights activist * [[Frode Jakobsen]], WWII in the resistance movement, member of the [[Danish Freedom Council]], politician (Social Democrats) * [[Marianne Jelved]], politician (Det Radikale Venstre) * [[Frank Jensen]], politician (Social Democrats), Lord Mayor of [[Copenhagen]] * [[Anker Jørgensen]], politician, Danish prime minister 1972–1973 & 1975–1982 (Social Democrats) * [[Viggo Kampmann]] * [[Naser Khader]], politician (Konservative Folkeparti) * [[Pia Kjærsgaard]], politician (Dansk Folkeparti) * [[Jens Otto Krag]], former prime minister * [[Knud Kristensen]] * [[Edele Kruchow]], member of the Folketing, served on Denmark's delegation to the United Nations * [[Camma 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 Folketing * [[Mogens Lykketoft]], politician (Social Democrats) * [[Eva Madsen]] (1884–1972), Denmark's first female mayor * [[Brian Mikkelsen]], politician (Konservative Folkeparti) * [[Per Stig Møller]], politician (Konservative Folkeparti) * [[Poul Møller]], politician, minister of Finance 1968–1971, member of the European Parliament 1979–1986 (Konservative Folkeparti) * [[Holger K. Nielsen]], politician ([[Socialistisk Folkeparti]]) * [[Marichen Nielsen]] (1921–2014), politician (Social Democrats) * [[Elisa Petersen]], early female politician (Venstre) and women's rights activist * [[Petra Petersen]] (1901–1989), politician and resistance fighter * [[Søren Pape Poulsen]], politician (Konservative Folkeparti) * [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]], Danish prime minister 2001–2009 ([[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]]) * [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]], politician, Danish prime minister 2009–2011 (Venstre) * [[Poul Nyrup Rasmussen]], politician, Danish prime minister 1993–2001 (Social Democrats) * [[Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil]], politician (Social Democrats) * [[Erik Scavenius]], Danish prime minister 1943(–1945) * [[Poul Schlüter]], politician, Danish prime minister 1982–1993 (Konservative Folkeparti) * [[Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen]], politician ([[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|Enhedslisten]]) * [[Johnny Søtrup]] (Venstre), mayor of [[Esbjerg]] (1994–2017) * [[Erna Sørensen]] (1896–1980), ([[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]]) * [[Villy Søvndal]], politician (Socialistisk Folkeparti) * [[Thorvald Stauning]], politician, Danish prime minister 1924–1926 & 1929–1942 (Social Democrats) * [[Helle Thorning-Schmidt]], politician, Danish prime minister 2011–2015 (Social Democrats) * [[Margrethe Vestager]], 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 Denmark * [[Henning Toft Bro]] (1956–), bishop of Aalborg * [[Hans Adolph Brorson]] (1694–1764), pietist and hymn writer, bishop of Ribe (1741–1764) * [[Jacob Dacian]], 16th-century Franciscan missionary to Mexico * [[Karen Horsens]] (1932–), first female minister of the Church of Denmark to become a dean * [[Thomas Kingo]] (1634–1703), poet and hymn writer, bishop of Funen (1677–1703) * [[Czeslaw Kozon]] (1951–), Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen * [[Stygge 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–), 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, iconographer * [[Edith Brenneche Petersen]] (1896–1973), one of the first three women to be ordained as Church of Denmark priests * [[Lise-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 priests ==Royalty== === Danish monarchs === {{Main|List of Danish monarchs}} [[File:Dronning Margrethe II (crop).jpg|thumb|160px|Queen Margrethe II]] * [[Abel of Denmark|Abel]] * [[Canute the Great]], King of England, Denmark and Norway * [[Canute III]] * [[Canute IV]] * [[Canute V]] * [[Canute VI]] * [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]] * [[Christian II]], last king of the Kalmar Union * [[Christian III of Denmark|Christian 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 occupation * [[Christopher I of Denmark|Christopher I]] * [[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]] * [[Christopher of Bavaria]] * [[Eric I of Denmark|Eric I]] * [[Eric II of Denmark|Eric II]] * [[Eric III of Denmark|Eric III]] * [[Eric IV of Denmark|Eric IV]] * [[Eric V of Denmark|Eric V]] * [[Eric VI of Denmark|Eric VI]] * [[Eric of Pomerania]], crowned king of the [[Kalmar Union]] 1397 * [[Eric Christoffersen of Denmark|Eric Christoffersen]] * [[Frederick I of Denmark|Frederick I]] * [[Frederick II of Denmark and Norway|Frederick II]] * [[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederick III]] * [[Frederick IV of Denmark|Frederick IV]] * [[Frederick V of Denmark|Frederick V]] * [[Frederick VI of Denmark|Frederick VI]] * [[Frederick VII of Denmark|Frederick VII]] * [[Frederik VIII of Denmark|Frederik VIII]] * [[Frederik IX of Denmark|Frederik IX]] * [[Gorm the Old]] * [[Gnupa of Denmark|Gnupa]] * [[Gyrd of Denmark|Gyrd]] * [[Gudfred|Gøtrik]], challenged Charlemagne in 810 * [[:fr:Harald roi des Danois|Harald]] * [[Harald Klak]] * [[Harald Bluetooth]] * [[Harald II of Denmark|Harald II]] * [[Harald III of Denmark|Harald III]] * [[Harald Kesja]] * [[Harthacnut I of Denmark|Harthacnut (I)]] * [[Helge (Danish king)|Helge]] * [[Hemming of Denmark|Hemming]] * [[Horik I]] * [[Horik II]] * [[John, King of Denmark|John]] * [[Magnus the Good]] * [[Magnus I of Sweden|Magnus the Strong]] * [[Margrethe I]] (1353–1412), [[Kalmar Union|unified]] the [[Scandinavia]]n countries * [[Margrethe II]] (1940–), also a writer, painter, translator and illustrator of books * [[Niels, King of Denmark|Niels]] * [[Olof the Brash|Olof]] * [[Olaf I of Denmark|Oluf I]] * [[Olaf II of Denmark|Oluf II]] * [[Olaf (II) Haraldsen|Oluf (II) Haraldsen]] * [[Ongendus]], first historical Danish king * [[Reginfrid]] * [[Sigfred]] * [[Sigfred and Halfdan|Sigfred & Halfdan]] * [[Sigtrygg Gnupasson|Sigtrygg]] * [[Sweyn I of Denmark|Sweyn I]], King of Denmark, Norway and England * [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II]] * [[Sweyn III of Denmark|Sweyn III]] * [[Toke Gormsson]], king of Scania * [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]] * [[Valdemar II of Denmark|Valdemar II]] * [[Valdemar III of Denmark|Valdemar III]] * [[Valdemar IV Atterdag]] * [[Valdemar the Young]] === Other Danish royalty === * [[:de:Asfrid|Asfrid]] ( – 930s – ), Queen of Denmark, wife of Gnupa * [[Thyra]] (? – 958(?)), Queen of Denmark (930s–958(?)), wife of Gorm the Old * [[Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter]], Queen of Denmark (1076–1080), wife of Harald Hen * [[Boedil Thurgotsdatter|Bodil]], ( –1103), Queen of Denmark (1095–1103), wife of Eric I * [[Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]] (1557–1631), Queen of Denmark and Norway (1572–1588), wife of Frederick II * [[Anne Sophie Reventlow|Anne Sophie]] (1693–1743), Queen of Denmark and Norway (1721–1730), wife of Frederick IV * [[Louise Rasmussen|Countess Danner]] (1815–1874), wife of Frederick VII * [[Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark]] (1934–2018), Prince Consort of Denmark * [[Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark]] (1972–), Crown Princess of Denmark * [[Princess Marie of Denmark]] (1976–), Princess of Denmark * [[Prince Nikolai of Denmark]] (1999–) * [[Prince Felix of Denmark]] (2002–) * [[Prince Christian of Denmark]] (2005–) === Danes becoming kings or regents in other countries === * [[George I of Greece|George I]] * [[Guthrum]] * [[Harold Harefoot]] * [[Haakon VII of Norway|Haakon VII]] * [[Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg|Johann (Prince)]] * [[Magnus II of Sweden|Magnus II]] * [[Magnus, Duke of Holstein|Magnus of Livonia]] * [[Olav V of Norway|Olav V]] * [[Rollo]] * [[Svein Knutsson]] === Other foreign royalty === * [[Alexandra of Denmark]] (1844–1925), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India, daughter of [[Christian IX of Denmark|Christian IX]] * [[Anne of Denmark]] (1574–1619), Queen of Scotland, England and Ireland, daughter of [[Frederick II of Denmark|Frederick II]] * [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece]] (1946–), daughter of [[Frederik IX of Denmark|Frederik IX]] * [[Christina of Denmark, Queen of Norway|Christina of Denmark]] (c. 1118–1139), Queen of Norway, daughter of [[Canute Lavard]] * [[Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden|Christina of Denmark]], Queen of Sweden, daughter of [[Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside|Bjørn Ironside]] * [[Prince George of Denmark|George, Prince of Denmark]] (1653–1708), Duke of Cumberland, son of [[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederick III]] * [[Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France|Ingeborg of Denmark]] (1175–1238), Queen of France, daughter of [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]] * [[Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway|Ingeborg of Denmark]] (c. 1244–1287), Queen of Norway, daughter of [[Eric IV of Denmark|Eric IV]] * [[Ingerid of Denmark]], Queen of Norway, daughter of [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II]] * [[Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland|Margaret of Denmark]] (1456–1486), Queen of Scotland, daughter of [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]] * [[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Maria Feodorovna]] (1847–1928), Empress of Russia, daughter of Christian IX * [[Martha of Denmark]] (1277–1341), Queen of Sweden, daughter of [[Eric V of Denmark|Eric V]] * [[Rikissa of Denmark]] (–1220), Queen of Sweden, daughter of Valdemar I * [[Sophia of Denmark]] (1241–1286), Queen of Sweden, daughter of [[Eric IV of Denmark|Eric IV]] * [[Sophia Magdalena of Denmark]] (1746–1813), Queen of Sweden, daughter of [[Frederick V of Denmark|Frederick V]] * [[Tyra of Denmark]], Queen of Norway, daughter of [[Harald Bluetooth]] * [[Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark]] (1656–1693), Queen of Sweden, daughter of Frederick III ==Science and research== * [[Hanna Adler]] (1859–1947), early woman physicist and mixed school pioneer * [[Julie Arenholt]] (1873–1952), early female civil engineer, women's rights activist * [[Heinrich Louis d'Arrest]], [[Prussia]]n astronomer, died in Copenhagen * [[Ove Arup]] (1895–1988), Danish-born leading engineer, founder of [[Arup Group Limited|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 geologist * [[Aage Bohr]] (1922–2009), [[physicist]] and Nobel Prize laureate * [[Harald Bohr]] (1887–1951), mathematician * [[Niels 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), geologist * [[Claudius Clavus]] (Claudius Claussøn Swart) (1388–?) * [[Carl Peter Henrik Dam]] (1895–1976) * [[Willi Dansgaard]] (1922–2011), geophysics * [[Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer]] (1852–1926), Danish-born astronomer * [[Agner Krarup Erlang|A. K. Erlang]], engineer, industrial and systems engineer * [[Henning Frederik Feilberg]] (1831–1921), philologist, folklorist and writer * [[Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger]], physician and Nobel Prize laureate * [[Thomas Fincke]] (1561–1656), mathematician * [[Niels Ryberg Finsen]] (1860–1904), physician and Nobel Prize laureate * [[Bent Flyvbjerg]], geographer and theorist of phronetic social science * [[Anca Giurchescu]] (1930–2015), Romanian-born folk dance researcher and academic * [[Hans Christian Gram]] (1853–1938), [[bacteriologist]] ([[gram staining]]) * [[Jørgen Pedersen Gram]] * [[Marie Hammer]] (1907–2002), zoologist * [[Emil 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 (Denmark)|Piet Hein]] (1905–1996), poet and designer * [[Anders Hejlsberg]], [[Turbo Pascal]], [[Delphi (programming language)|Delphi]], [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] (lives in the US) * [[Ejnar Hertzsprung]] (1873–1967), astronomer * [[Harald Hirschsprung]] (1830–1916), physician * [[Ole Humlum]] (born 1949), geologist and professor emeritus at the [[University of Oslo]] * [[Niels Kaj Jerne]], [[immunologist]] and Nobel Prize laureate * [[Wilhelm Johannsen]] (1857–1927), coined the term "[[gene]]" * [[Johannes Juul]] (1887–1969), inventor of wind turbines * [[Jens Martin Knudsen]] (1930–2005) * [[Evald Tang Kristensen]] (1843–1929), folklore collector * [[Schack August Steenberg Krogh]], [[physiologist]] and Nobel Prize laureate * [[Niels A. Lassen]], [[neuroimaging]] pioneer * [[Inge 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 chemistry * [[Bodil Jerslev Lund]] (1919–2005), Danish chemist and pharmacist * [[Peter Wilhelm Lund]] (1801–1880), paleontologist and zoologist, founder of Brazilian paleontology * [[Conrad Malte-Brun]] (1775–1826) * [[Georg Mohr]] (1640–1697), mathematician * [[Peter Naur]] (1928–2016), [[Algol 60]] and [[Backus-Naur form]]; [[Turing Award]] winner * [[Ebbe Nielsen]] (1950–2001), entomologist * [[Holger Bech Nielsen]], physicist, co-inventor of [[string theory]] * [[Jakob Nielsen (mathematician)|Jakob Nielsen]] (1890–1959), mathematician * [[Jakob Nielsen (usability consultant)|Jakob Nielsen]] (1957–), [[usability]] (lives in the US) * [[Ida Ørskov]] (1922–2007), bacteriologist * [[Hans Christian Ørsted]] (1777–1851), physicist, discoverer of [[electromagnetism]], [[speed of light]] * [[Asger Skovgaard Ostenfeld]] (1866–1931), [[civil engineer]] * [[Julius Petersen]] (1839–1910), mathematician * [[Ragna Rask-Nielsen]] (1900–1998), biochemist * [[Christen C. Raunkiær]] (1860–1938), ecologist and botanist, [[Raunkiær plant life-form|plant life-form]] * [[Ole Rømer]] (1644–1710), first to calculate the [[Rømer's determination of the speed of light|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 (biologist)|Johannes Schmidt]] * [[Marianne Schroll]] (born 1942), geriatrician * [[Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher]] (1757–1830) * [[Birte Siim]] (born 1945), political scientist specializing in gender studies * [[Jens Christian Skou]], chemist and Nobel Prize laureate 1997 * [[Nicolas Steno|Nicolas Steno / Niels Stensen]] (1638–1686), geologist, [[anatomist]] * [[Bjarne Stroustrup]] (1950–), [[C++]] (lives in the US) * [[Bengt Strömgren]] (1908–1987) * [[Bent Sørensen (physicist)|Bent Erik Sørensen]] (1941–), physicist and researcher into renewable energy * [[Søren Peder Lauritz Sørensen]] (1868–1939), chemist * [[Thorvald Sørensen]] (1902–1973), botanist * [[Thorvald N. Thiele]] (1883–1910), [[astronomer]], [[actuary]] and mathematician, most notable for his work in statistics, [[interpolation]] and the [[Restricted three-body problem|three-body problem]] * [[Christian Jürgensen Thomsen]], [[archaeologist]], inventor of the [[three-age system]] * [[Bjarne Tromborg]] (1940–), physicist * [[Eugen Warming]] (1841–1924), ecologist and botanist * [[Caspar Wessel]] (1745–1818), [[Norway|Norwegian]]-Danish mathematician * [[Jacob B. Winslow|Jacob B. Winsløw]] (1669–1760) * [[Ole Worm]] (1588–1654) == Sports == {{main|List of Danish sportspeople}} ==Writers== {{Main|List of Danish writers}} {{See also|List of Danish women writers}} [[File:Hans Christian Andersen.jpg|thumb|160px|Hans Christian Andersen]] * [[Hans Christian Andersen]]<ref>{{cite news |title=The Top 100 Books of All Time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/08/books.booksnews |access-date=1 April 2021 |work=The Guardian|location=London |date=8 May 2002}}</ref> (1805–1875), ''[[Fairy Tales]]'' * [[Hansine Andræ]] (1817–1898), feminist diarist * [[Jens Immanuel Baggesen]] (1764–1826) * [[Karen Blixen]] (aka [[Isak Dinesen]])<ref name="Bloom1">{{cite book |last1=Bloom |first1=Harold |title=The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages |date=1994 |publisher=Harcourt Brace & Company |location=NY/San Diego/London |isbn=978-1-57322-514-4 |page=557}}</ref> (1885–1962), author (''[[Out of Africa]]'', ''[[Seven Gothic Tales]]'') * [[Georg Brandes]] (1842–1927) * [[Suzanne Brøgger]] (1944–), novelist and essayist * [[Tove Ditlevsen]] (1918–1976), poet and author * [[Bent Faurby]] (1937–), children's writer * [[Kate Fleron]] (1909–2006), journal editor, resistance member * [[Piet Hein (Denmark)|Piet Hein]] (1905–1996) * [[Dagmar Hjort]] (1860–1902), schoolteacher, writer and women's rights activist * [[Peter Høeg]] (1957–), author * [[Bernhard Severin Ingemann]] (1789–1862) novelist, poet and hymn writer * [[FP Jac]] (1955–2008), poet * [[Jens Peter Jacobsen]] (1847–1885), novelist (''[[Niels Lyhne]]'')<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Great Dane |journal=The New York Review |date=22 October 1992 |url=https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1992/10/22/great-dane/ |access-date=4 March 2021|last1=Craft |first1=Robert }}</ref> * [[Thit Jensen]] (1876–1957), writer and worker for women's suffrage * [[Dorthe Jørgensen]] (1959–), philosopher and educator, first Danish woman to be awarded the honorary Dr.Phil * [[Christian Jungersen]] (1962–) * [[Hans Kirk]] (1898–1962), author * [[Cornelia von Levetzow]] (1836–1921), popular novelist * [[Hulda Lütken]] (1896–1946), poet and novelist * [[Bodil Neergaard]] (1867–1959), estate owner, philanthropist, memoirist * [[Martin Andersen Nexø]]<ref name="Bloom1" /> (1869–1954), writer (''[[Pelle the Conqueror (novel)|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 US * [[Edith Rode]] (1879–1956), novelist and journalist * [[Alba Schwartz]] (1857–1942), novelist * [[Ingeborg Maria Sick]] (1858–1951), novelist and biographer * [[Tage Skou-Hansen]] (1925–), novels include ''De nøgne træer'' (The Naked Trees) * [[Carl Erik Soya]] (1896–1993), author, playwright, poet, satirist * [[Villy Sørensen]] (1929–2001), author * [[Dan Turéll]] (1946–1993), author * [[Fanny Tuxen]] (1832–1906), children's writer * [[Johannes Østrup]] (1867–1938), philologist, educator, writer ==Other notables== * [[Andreas Aagesen]] (1826–1879), jurist * [[Jette Albinus]] (1966–), first female general in the Danish army * [[Vibeke Ammundsen]] (1913–1988), librarian, head of Denmark's Technical Library * [[Finn Andersen (officeholder)|Finn Andersen]], Secretary General of Danish Cultural Institute * [[Ingeborg Appel]] (1869–1948), folk high school teacher * [[Fredrik Bajer]], writer, MP, peace researcher, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1908 * [[Anne Bruun]] (1853–1934), women's rights activist * [[Biker-Jens]], reality TV star * [[Jutta Bojsen-Møller]] (1837–1927), high school proponent, women's rights activist * [[Line Bonde]] (c.1979–), in 2006 first Danish woman to become a fighter pilot * [[Aase Bredsdorff]] (1919–2017), Danish library inspector specialising in children's literature * [[Ellen Johanne Broe]] (1900–1994), nurse and nursing educator * [[Degn Brøndum]] (1856–1932), proprietor of Brøndums Hotel in Skagen frequented by the Skagen Painters * [[Christine Buhl Andersen]] (born 1967), museum director * [[Henrik Kurt Carlsen]], sea captain * [[Esther Carstensen]] (1873–1955), feminist, journal editor * [[Ellen Christensen]] (1913–1998), nurse and resistance fighter * [[B.S. Christiansen]], Danish special force soldier, TV personality * [[Louise 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 philanthropist * [[Thomas Dam]] * [[Thora Daugaard]] (1874–1951), women's rights activist and pacifist * [[Bodil Dybdal]] (1901–1992), first woman to be appointed judge in the Supreme Court of Denmark * [[Ragnhild Fabricius Gjellerup]] (1896–1958), Denmark's first female judge * [[Anette Fischer]] (1946–1992), librarian and head of Amnesty International's International Board * [[Nicolai Frahm]], art advisor and collector * [[Merete Gerlach-Nielsen]] (1933–2019), academic, UNESCO official, co-founder of [[KVINFO]] * [[Anne Gøye]] (1609–1681), noblewoman, book collector * [[Jutta Graae]] (1906–1997), Danish resistance fighter and archivist * [[Gus Hansen]], professional poker player * [[Estrid Hein]] (1873–1956), ophthalmologist, women's rights activist and pacifist * [[Ville Heise]] (1838–1912), philanthropist * [[Birte Høeg Brask]] (1918–1997), Danish resistance fighter and psychiatrist * [[Niels Ingwersen]] (1935–2009), promoter of Scandinavian literature and culture in the United States * [[Ingrid Jespersen]] (1867–1938), pedagogue and school principal * [[Karen Johnsen]] (1899–1990), high court judge * [[Jørgen Jørgensen]], 19th-century adventurer famous for ruling [[Iceland]] for 2 months * [[Katja Kean]], former professional porn star; first Danish worldwide porn star * [[Charlotte Klein]] (1834–1915), educator, art school principal and women's rights activist * [[Nanna Kristensen-Randers]] (1864–1908), lawyer, folk school administrator * [[Lars Kruse]] (1828–1894), Skagen fisherman and heroic lifesaver * [[Marie Kruse]] (1842–1923), pioneering schoolteacher and girls school principal * [[Anders Lassen]], British Major, the only foreign soldier in the British forces in the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross * [[Lis Lauritzen]], Cruise ship Captain * [[Anna Laursen]] (1845–1911), educator and women's rights activist * [[Magdalene Lauridsen]] (1873–1957), headmistress, school founder, women's rights activist * [[Rasmus Lerdorf]], creator of [[PHP]] ([[Greenland]]) * [[Bjørn Lomborg]], skeptical environmentalist * [[Henny Magnussen]] (1878–1937), lawyer * [[Margrethe Marstrand]] (1874–1948), schoolteacher and writer, word-picture reading expert * [[Ellen Marsvin]] (1572–1649), landowner and county administrator * [[Lone Maslocha]] (1921–1945), resistance fighter * [[Camilla Mordhorst]] (born 1970), museum director * [[Marie Mørk]] (1861–1944), teacher, school founder * [[Charlotte Munck (nurse)|Charlotte Munck]] (1876–1932), nurse, important figure in the training of nurses * [[Flemming Muus]], resistance fighter and author * [[Jørgen de Mylius]], TV and radio presenter * [[Olivia Nielsen]] (1852–1910), women's trade unionist leader * [[Benedict Nordentoft]] (1873–1942), Danish educator and cleric; co-founder of [[Solvang, California]] * [[Charlotte Norrie]] (1855–1940), nursing campaigner and women's rights activist * [[Knud Olsen]], boat designer * [[Camilla Ottesen]], TV host * [[Deepika Padukone]] (1986–), Danish-born Indian actress * [[Johanne Christine Petersen]] (1847–1922), pioneering educator of handicapped children * [[Valdemar Poulsen]] (1869–1942), inventor of the tape recorder * [[Gabriele Rohde]] (1904–1946), [[League of Nations]] official and member of the Danish Council in London in World War II * [[Marie Rovsing]] (1814–1888), women's rights activist * [[Søren Ryge Petersen]] (1945–), author, TV host * [[Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph]], radio and TV host * [[Jette Sandahl]] (1949–), museum director * [[Frida Schmidt]] (1849–1934), Danish women's rights activist and suffragist * [[Josephine Schneider]] (1820–1887), Danish philosopher and school principal * [[Henriette Skram]] (1841–1929), school principal and writer * [[Ingeborg Suhr Mailand]] (1871–1969), educator and cookbook writer * [[Marie Toft]] (1813–1854), landowner and religious revivalist, second wife of [[N.F.S. Grundtvig]] * [[Ulla Terkelsen]] (born 1944), foreign correspondent for [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] * [[Lone Træholt]] (1958–), first female general in the Danish armed forces * [[Clara Tybjerg]] (1864–1941), women's rights activist and pacifist * [[Elisa Ussing]] (1885–1949), pioneering female lawyer and judge * [[Martha Wærn]] (1741–1812), philanthropist * [[Monica Wichfeld]], entrepreneur and resistance fighter * [[Anna Wulff]] (1874–1935), educator, pioneering kindergarten teaching * [[Sophie Zahrtmann]] (1841–1925), deaconess, nurse, head of Copenhagen's Deaconess Institute ==See also== * [[List of Danish Americans]] * [[List of North European Jews|List of Danish Jews]] * [[List of Danish nurses]] ==References== {{reflist}} '''Citations''' ==External links== * [https://www.kvinfo.dk/file.php?file=164 List of Danish women] in national biographical encyclopedia {{refbegin}} * {{cite web |editor-last=Jensen |editor-first=Elisabeth Møller |year=2003<!--copyright year--> |title=Søg |trans-title=Search |work=Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon [Danish Dictionary of Women's Biography] |language=Danish |edition=Digital |url=http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/170/ |ref={{harvid|Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon}}}} {{refend}} {{Denmark topics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Danes}} [[Category:Lists of Danish people| ]]
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