List of Famous people born in Capital Region of Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark
Erik Refner
Erik Refner is a Danish photographer and former pentathlete, soldier, and model.
Mads Vinding
Mads Vinding is a Danish jazz double-bassist.
Birgit Kroencke
Jørgen Haagen Schmith
Jørgen Haagen Schmith, better known under the codename Citronen, was a renowned fighter in the Danish resistance movement during the German Occupation of Denmark of 1940-45. In 1951 he and his partner Bent Faurschou Hviid were posthumously awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Harry Truman.
Michael Elmgreen
Dino Raymond Hansen
Christian Jungersen
Christian Jungersen is a Danish novelist whose works have been translated into 20 languages. He has published three novels in Danish – Krat (1999), Undtagelsen, and Du Forsvinder.
Karen Hækkerup
Karen Angelo Hækkerup is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. She was Justice Minister of Denmark from 12 December 2013 to 10 October 2014. Hækkerup resigned her post as Justice Minister in favour of a job as CEO of the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, the largest lobby organisation for the Danish agricultural industry.
Per Holst
Per Holst is a Danish film producer. He has produced more than 50 films since 1967. In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.
Kim Magnusson
Kim Magnusson is a Danish film producer and actor who has received five Academy Awards nominations and two awards, all for short films. Magnusson graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1991 and is credited as a producer in more than 120 films.