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

Allan Johansen is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer.

Flemming Quach is a Danish male badminton player.

Troels Rønning Vinther is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the Cycle Collstrop, Team Capinordic, Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank, Cult Energy Pro Cycling and Riwal Readynez teams.

Jens-Erik Madsen is a Danish former professional racing cyclist.

Kenneth Jonassen is a badminton player from Denmark, who won Danish national and international titles during the first decade of the 21st century. The big, hard fighting Dane was often ranked among the top few singles players of that era, but was rather overshadowed by his fellow countryman Peter Gade.

Karl Stegger was a Danish actor, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the second-most used Danish film actor after Ove Sprogøe.

Trine Bach Troelsen is a Retired Danish team handball player who played for the Danish women's national handball team.

René Jørgensen is a former road bicycle racer from Denmark.

Jan Boye was a Danish politician, representing the Conservative Party. From 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009, he was mayor of Odense, Denmark's third largest city. He served as County Mayor of Funen County from 2001-05. He also served as the chairman of Dansk Håndbold Forbund from June 2011 to his death.

Henrik Malberg (1873–1958) was a Danish actor of theater and Danish cinema who played his most noted role at the age of 80—the stoic authoritative farm owner in the Carl Theodor Dreyer classic film Ordet.