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

Vitus Jonassen Bering, also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish cartographer and explorer in Russian service, and an officer in the Russian Navy. He is known as a leader of two Russian expeditions, namely the First Kamchatka Expedition and the Great Northern Expedition, exploring the north-eastern coast of the Asian continent and from there the western coast on the North American continent. The Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, the Bering Glacier and the Bering Land Bridge were all named in his honor.

Anne of Denmark was Queen of Scotland, England, and Ireland by marriage to King James VI and I.

Frederik Andersen is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Anaheim Ducks.

Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen is a Danish retired handball player and current coach of the Danish national team.

Kasper Rørsted is a Danish manager who has been the CEO of German sportwear firm Adidas since 2016.

Peter Due is a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Tornado class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Per Kjærgaard Nielsen.

Anders Antonsen is a Danish badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys singles event, and at the same year was awarded the European Young Player of the Year. Together with the national team, he won the European Men's Team Championships in 2016 and 2018; also European Mixed Team Championships in 2017 and 2019. Antonsen was the champion at the 2019 Minsk European Games, and the silver medalists at the 2017 European Championships, and the 2019 World Championships.

Jens Christian Skou was a Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate.

Kristian Kiehling is a Danish-born German television, film and stage actor and filmmaker. In Germany he is known for Autobahnraser (2004), Tsunami (2005) and Verbotene Liebe (2013); and in Britain for All the Small Things (2009) and Will (2011). In January 2014, Kiehling became a regular in the British soap opera EastEnders, playing Aleks Shirovs. He left the show in 2015 due to a contractual dispute. His directorial debut, Chronicle of a Summer in Europe, was premiered as the documentary centerpiece at the Lighthouse International Film Festival in 2016.

Tina Dico is a Danish singer-songwriter. She founded her own record label and releases her music independently, enjoying large success with her albums in her home country as well as critical acclaim across Europe. She is inspired by artists such as Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.