List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark

Augusta of Denmark

First Name Augusta
Last Name Denmark
Died on February 5, 1639

Princess Augusta of Denmark was the third daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp as the wife of Duke John Adolf. She was politically influential during the reign of her son, Duke Frederick III.

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Leonora Christina

First Name Leonora
Born on July 8, 1621
Died on March 16, 1698 (aged 76)

Leonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, born "Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter" til Slesvig og Holsten, was the daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and wife of Steward of the Realm, traitor Count Corfitz Ulfeldt. Renowned in Denmark since the 19th century for her posthumously published autobiography, Jammers Minde, written secretly during two decades of solitary confinement in a royal dungeon, her intimate version of the major events she witnessed in Europe's history, interwoven with ruminations on her woes as a political prisoner, still commands popular interest, scholarly respect, and has virtually become the stuff of legend as retold and enlivened in Danish literature and art.

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August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

First Name August
Born on November 11, 1612
Died on May 6, 1675 (aged 62)

August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was a Danish-German prince and member of the House of Oldenburg. After acquiring the estate of Beck in Westfalen in 1646, he took the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

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Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark

First Name Christian,
Last Name Denmark
Born on April 10, 1603
Died on June 2, 1647 (aged 44)

Christian was Prince-Elect of Denmark since 1610 and Heir Apparent to the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway since 1603. Dying in 1647, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Prince Frederik.

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Grete Jalk

First Name Grete
Died on January 1, 2006 (aged 36)

Grete Juel Jalk (1920–2006) was a Danish furniture designer. From the 1960s, she did much to enhance Denmark's reputation for modern furniture design with her clear, comfortable lines. She also edited the Danish magazine Mobilia and compiled a four-volume work on Danish furniture.

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Anders Eggert

First Name Anders
Last Name Eggert
Born on May 14, 1982 (age 43)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Anders Eggert Magnussen is a Danish handball player currently playing for Skjern Håndbold. He has previously played in Denmark for GOG and german side SG Flensburg-Handewitt. He was part of SG Flensburg-Handewitt team that won the 2013–14 EHF Champions League trophy. In his 11 years with SG Flensburg-Handewitt he played in 461 matches and scored 2531 times.

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Hedevig Ulfeldt

First Name Hedevig
Born on July 15, 1626
Died on October 5, 1678 (aged 52)

Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein was the daughter of king Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk. She was the twin of her sister Christiane Sehested. She shared the title Countess of Schleswig-Holstein with her mother and siblings.

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Mike Tramp

Michael Trampenau
First Name Mike
Last Name Tramp
Born on January 14, 1961 (age 65)

Michael Trampenau, better known as Mike Tramp, is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for his work with the hard rock bands, White Lion and Freak of Nature. Since 1998, he has released several solo albums. In 2012, Tramp went on a solo acoustic tour releasing acoustic albums in both 2013 and 2014. He returned with a full band line up in 2015 and in 2017, released the album Maybe Tomorrow, which charted at No. 1 in Denmark.

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Henning Jensen

First Name Henning
Last Name Jensen
Born on August 17, 1949
Died on December 4, 2017 (aged 68)

Henning Jensen was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league championship in each country. He scored nine goals in 21 games for the Denmark national football team from 1972 to 1980.

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Sophie Elisabeth Pentz

First Name Sophie
Last Name Pentz
Born on September 20, 1619
Died on April 29, 1657 (aged 37)

Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein was a daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk. She shared the title Countess of Schleswig-Holstein with her mother and siblings.

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