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

Dagmar Johanne Amalie Overbye was a Danish serial killer. She murdered between 9 and 25 children, including one of her own, during a seven-year period from 1913 to 1920. On March 3, 1921, she was sentenced to death in one of the most noted trials in Danish history—one that changed legislation on childcare. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison.

Vagn Gylding Holmboe was a Danish composer and teacher who wrote largely in a neo-classical style.

Peter Østergaard Sørensen is a Danish football manager and former player. He is the manager of Hobro IK.

Brian Bach Vandborg is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013. Over his career, Vandborg competed for Team CSC (twice), Discovery Channel, Team GLS, Liquigas–Doimo, SpiderTech–C10 and Cannondale.

Jens Jørn Spottag is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1987.

Jonas Rasmussen is a retired badminton player from Denmark.

Martin Mortensen is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally from 2007 to 2019.

Kasper Ødum is a male badminton player from Denmark.