List of Famous people born in Denmark, 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.

Finn Olav Gundelach was a Danish diplomat and European Commissioner. He served as vice-president of the European Commission from 6 January 1977 to 6 January 1981.

Jes Høgh is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He played 57 matches and scored 1 goal for the Danish national football team, and Høgh represented Denmark at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as the UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000 tournaments. He was a part of the Denmark team that won the 1995 King Fahd Cup.

Janus Friis is a Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the file-sharing application Kazaa, and the peer-to-peer telephony application Skype. In September 2005, he and his business partner Niklas Zennström sold Skype to eBay for $2.6B. Friis has maintained ownership interest in Skype through Silver Lake Partners, which sold Skype to Microsoft for $8.5 billion, in May 2011.

Ernst Witt was a German mathematician, one of the leading algebraists of his time.

Daeg Neergaard Faerch, also known as GreatDaeg, is an American actor, model, rapper, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of young Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's horror remake Halloween (2007). Faerch has also played in theatrical productions of Grapes of Wrath in which he played the role of Winfield, Marat/Sade in which he played the role of young Herald, Waiting for Godot playing the messenger, and Shakespeare Unabridged as a musical guest. He has performed in multiple Shakespeare productions, including Coriolanus, in which he played young Coriolanus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Hamlet. He also landed the role of Pincegurre in the French play L'Impromptu de Théophile, as well as a role in the comedy The Nerd, in which he played the character Thor Waldgrave. In addition to English, Faerch speaks French. More recently on Youtube Faerch has embarked on a career as a rapper. His albums include; Stunt from the 6 (2018), Vlad (2019), Albino Animal (2019), Quarantime (2020), Wicked Wicked West (2020), and Pieces (2020).

Jens-Erik Madsen is a Danish former professional racing cyclist.

Thomas Vedel Kvist is a former Danish road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2009 and 2011.

Mikkel Elbjørn Larsen is a Danish badminton player. Larsen started playing badminton at aged 4 at Kastrup-Magleby Badminton Klub (KMB). In 2006–2007 season, he won the mixed doubles title at the Danish National U-19 Championships, and in 2007–2008 season, he retain the title and also won the boys' doubles title. In 2007, he won the bronze medals at the European Junior Championships in the mixed doubles and team event. In the national event, he play and for the KMB and had also played for the Lillerød Badmintonklub for two years.

Dagmar Johanne Amalie Overbye was a Danish serial killer. She murdered between 9 and 25 children, including one of her own, during a seven-year period from 1913 to 1920. On March 3, 1921, she was sentenced to death in one of the most noted trials in Danish history—one that changed legislation on childcare. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison.