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

Mary Bess Westenholz, pen name Bertel Wrads, (1857–1947) was an influential Danish Unitarian, women's rights activist, writer and editor. She was the aunt of the author Karen Blixen, and is remembered for encouraging her niece to publish her first short stories.

Helle Genie Virkner was a Danish actress, author and spouse of the Prime Minister.

Halfdan Theodor Mahler was a Danish physician. He served three terms as director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1973 to 1988, and is widely known for his effort to combat tuberculosis and his role in having shaped the landmark Alma Ata Declaration that defined the Health for All by the Year 2000 strategy.

Jørgen Buckhøj was a Danish actor, working on stage, TV and film. He is best known as the title character Mads Skjern in Matador. He appeared in 38 films between 1953 and 1977.

Jørgen Leth is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary A Sunday in Hell (1977) and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human (1967). He is also a sports commentator for Danish television and is represented by the film production company Sunset Productions.

Peter Steen was a Danish film actor. Steen was born in Randers, Denmark, and appeared in over 50 films from 1964 onwards. In 2004 Steen won a Bodil Award as best supporting actor for the 2003 film Arven.

Viktor Gorridsen Fischer is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Danish club Copenhagen and the Denmark national team.

Anders Samuelsen is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 2009 to 2019.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician who was the 24th Prime Minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009 and the 12th Secretary General of NATO from August 2009 to October 2014. He became CEO of political consultancy Rasmussen Global and founded the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. He serves as a Senior Adviser to Citigroup. He also served as a senior advisor at The Boston Consulting Group.