List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark

Erik Belton Evers Bruhn was a Danish danseur, choreographer, artistic director, actor, and author.

Lily Weiding is a Danish actress. She has appeared in 31 films and television shows since 1942. She starred in the film Be Dear to Me, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.

Mikael Salomon is a Danish cinematographer, director and producer of film and television. After a long cinematography career in Danish cinema, he transitioned to the Hollywood film industry in the late 1980s earning two Academy Award nominations. He is also a television director whose credits include dozens of series, films and miniseries including Band of Brothers, Salem's Lot, Rome, and The Andromeda Strain. His awards and nominations include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award.

Ove Verner Hansen was a Danish opera singer and actor. He played the character, "Bøffen" in several of the Olsen-banden-movies. He played a tall, large, and slow-moving henchman, often seen lifting Egon Olsen up over his head, carrying him under one arm, and trying to kill him.

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is the second daughter and child of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. She is the younger sister of the reigning Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, and the older sister of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony, and parables. Much of his philosophical work deals with the issues of how one lives as a "single individual", giving priority to concrete human reality over abstract thinking and highlighting the importance of personal choice and commitment. He was against literary critics who defined idealist intellectuals and philosophers of his time, and thought that Swedenborg, Hegel, Fichte, Schelling, Schlegel, and Hans Christian Andersen were all "understood" far too quickly by "scholars".

Stephanie Corneliussen is a Danish actor best known for her role as Joanna Wellick in Mr. Robot.

Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen is a Danish retired handball player and current coach of the Danish national team.

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider is a Danish violinist and conductor.

Ole Svane Thestrup was a Danish actor. He appeared in many Danish films, particularly those directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, as well as television and theatre roles. He had a recurring role in the political drama series Borgen.