List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark
Søren Toft Hansen
Søren Toft Hansen is a Danish badminton player. He started his badminton career in Nyborg when he was 16. In the men's singles event, he won the 2017 Jamaica International tournament, and in the doubles event, he won the 2014 Mercosul International in Brazil, 2015 Lithuanian International, and also 2017 Bulgarian Open.
Sigrid Neiiendam
Sigrid Marie Elisabeth Neiiendam née Andersen (1873–1955) was a Danish actress who played some 200 parts at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. She is remembered in particular for her interpretations of Ludvig Holberg's plays.
Anton Dorph
Anton Laurids Johannes Dorph was a Danish painter who is remembered for his altarpieces and his paintings of fishermen.
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Lars Jørgen Madsen was a Danish rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in the Military Rifle standing. Twenty years later, he won another gold, in the Military Rifle Team event. He was one of only 3 Danish competitors to win five Olympic medals. He also competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
Erik Aaes
Erik Aaes was a Danish set designer and art director. He was a prominent figure behind the scenes of Scandinavian theatre and in film.
Emanuel Larsen
Carl Frederik Emanuel Larsen usually known as Emanuel Larsen was a Danish painter who specialized in marine painting.
Karl Dane
Karl Dane was a Danish-American comedian and actor known for his work in American films, mainly of the silent film era. He became a star after portraying “Slim”, a supporting role in one of the most successful silent films of all time, The Big Parade (1925), directed by King Vidor and starring John Gilbert.
Jürgen Andersen
Karl Madsen
Carl Johan Wilhelm Madsen, commonly known as Karl Madsen, was a Danish painter and art historian with close connections to the Skagen Painters.
Albert Gottschalk
Albert Gottschalk was a Danish painter. He had a close connection, personally and artistically, to the poets Johannes Jørgensen, Viggo Stuckenberg and Sophus Claussen.