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

Ulf Pilgaard is a Danish actor. The son of a priest, he studied theology but shifted to become an actor. He is married. He has been an important part of Cirkusrevyen for 28 years. He has appeared on several films e.g. Nightwatch and Farligt venskab.

Peder Nissen was a former Danish badminton player. Born and raised in Ikast, Nissen began his career in Ikast at the age of six. He was two times been Danish National champion, has been active for 13 years as a coach in his hometown, and in 2013, he took the chairman in Ikast FS.

Mads Würtz Schmidt is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel Start-Up Nation. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.

Anne Mondrup Gadegaard Jensen, better known as Anne Gadegaard, is a Danish singer and songwriter. She is best known for finishing 5th at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 while representing Denmark.

Professor Aage Gudmund Hatt was a Danish archaeologist and cultural geographer. He was a professor of cultural geography at the University of Copenhagen from 1929 through 1947. Also an ethnologist, he was the first person to systematically inventory cultural similarities and differences amongst northern peoples.

Christen Dalsgaard was a Danish painter, a late student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.

Kristen Nygaard Kristensen is a Danish former footballer, who played professionally for Dutch team AZ Alkmaar and several French clubs. He scored 11 goals in 36 games for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Manon Rasmussen is a Danish costume designer. Since 1984 she has won 15 Robert Awards for Best Costume Design out of 32 awarded.

Niels Brinck Kristensen is a Danish singer and songwriter.

Simon Kvamm is a Danish-Faroese actor and singer. He is best known as one of the founding members of the Danish rock band Nephew, where he is the lead vocalist and keyboard player. He is also well known for his acts in the Danish cult show Drengene fra Angora. He is also part of pop duo De Eneste To alongside Peter Sommer.