List of Famous people born in Capital Region of Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark

Martin Lidegaard (born 12 December 1966 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician who was Denmark's Foreign Minister in the government of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 2014 to 2015, having previously been the Minister of Climate, Energy and Building from 2011 to 2014. He is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party.

Joakim Eskildsen is a Danish art photographer.

Dick Kaysø, is a Danish actor.

Helle Nielsen is a Danish badminton player. In 1999, she won a silver and two bronzes at the European Junior Badminton Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the girls doubles, mixed doubles and mixed team respectively. In 2008, she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in mixed doubles with Carsten Mogensen.

Ritt Bjerregaard is a former Danish politician. She is a member of the Danish Social Democrats, and was Lord Mayor of Copenhagen from 1 January 2006 to 2010.

Birthe Wilke is a popular Danish singer. She grew up in a musical family in Copenhagen's Vesterbro area.

Flemming Christensen is a Danish former football (soccer) player and current manager of FC Græsrødderne. In his active career, Christensen played for Danish clubs AB and Lyngby BK, as well as French club AS Saint-Etienne and FC Aarau from Switzerland. He debuted for the Danish national team in 1982, and he played a total of 11 national team matches and scored 2 goals. He was selected to represent Denmark at the 1986 World Cup, but did not play any matches.

Danny Jonasson is a Danish former road cyclist. Professional from 1997 to 2002, he notably competed in the 2002 Giro d'Italia and the 1997 Vuelta a España.

John W. Moffat is a Danish-born British-Canadian physicist. He is currently Professor Emeritus in physics at the University of Toronto and is also an adjunct Professor in physics at the University of Waterloo and a resident affiliate member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.