List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark

Johnny Weltz

Johnny Weltz is a Danish retired road bicycle racer. He rode most of his career for the Spanish ONCE team.

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Carl Frederik Sørensen

First Name Carl
Last Name Sørensen
Born on February 8, 1818
Died on January 24, 1879 (aged 60)

Carl Frederik Sørensen was a Danish artist who specialized in marine painting. His paintings not only attracted customers in Denmark but also in the courts of St Petersburg, London and Athens.

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Carl Frederik Tietgen

First Name Carl
Last Name Tietgen
Born on March 19, 1829
Died on October 19, 1901 (aged 72)

Carl Frederik Tietgen was a Danish financier and industrialist. The founder of numerous prominent Danish companies, many of which are still in operation today, he played an important role in the industrialisation of Denmark. Notably also forming conglomerates, several of Tietgen's companies attained a monopoly-like status, which cemented their durability.

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K.R.H. Sonderborg

Kurt Rudolf Hoffmann
First Name K.R.H.
Born on April 5, 1923
Died on February 18, 2008 (aged 84)

K.R.H. Sonderborg (1923–2008) was a contemporary new media artist and musician.

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Maiken Fruergaard

Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. As a junior player, she was the gold medalists at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the team and mixed doubles events, and in 2014, she entered the national team.

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Kristoffer Nyrop

First Name Kristoffer
Born on January 11, 1858
Died on April 13, 1931 (aged 73)
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Max Rée

First Name Max
Last Name Rée
Born on October 7, 1889
Died on March 7, 1953 (aged 63)

Max Rée was a Danish architect, costume designer, and art director. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film Cimarron. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Los Angeles, California.

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Karl Stegger

First Name Karl
Last Name Stegger
Born on January 11, 1913
Died on April 13, 1980 (aged 67)

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

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Kenneth Jonassen

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.

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Kjeld Norgaard

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