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

Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve was a Royal Danish Navy Admiral and Governor of Iceland. He was an acknowledged illegitimate son of King Christian V of Denmark and his officially acknowledged royal mistress Sophie Amalie Moth.

Anne Sophie von Reventlow was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1721 to 1730 as the second wife of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway.

William Vitved Kvist is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Danish club Copenhagen as well as for the Denmark national team.

Tommy Bechmann is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Kim Astrup Sørensen is a Danish badminton player. As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' doubles and team events at the 2011 European Junior Championships. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final. Astrup emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the 2018 European Championships.

Margrete Helle Auken is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004. She is a member of the Socialistisk Folkeparti, part of the European Green Party.

Lotte Tarp was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1962 and 1990. She was born in Århus, Denmark to the Danish composer, Svend Erik Tarp and died in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Alma Isabella Fahlstrøm was a well known Norwegian stage actress, director and theatre manager.

Svend Gunnarsen Auken was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) from 1971 until his death.

Jens Otto Krag was a Danish politician. He was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 1972. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1971.