List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark

Per Hækkerup was a Danish Social Democratic politician, who served as Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1966.

Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the second child and elder daughter of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.

Nicolas Bro is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Carl Johann von Königsmarck was a Swedish count of Brandenburgian extraction and a soldier.

Hans Vilhelm Aabech was a Danish football player. He played for a number of clubs, including Hvidovre IF, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and Lyngby Boldklub in Denmark, Club Brugge and K.V. Oostende in Belgium, and Dutch clubs Twente Enschede and De Graafschap. He played three games for the Denmark national football team. He was twice top scorer in the Danish 1. Division, in 1973 and 1980. He is the father of footballer Kim Aabech.

Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish realist artist, and widely known for his paintings of fishermen, the lakes, and other scenes from the Danish fishing community in Skagen.

Elsa Judith Elisa Gress was a Danish essayist, novelist and dramatist. In Denmark, she is remembered above all for her essays.

Frits Helmuth was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004. He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Osvald Helmuth and is the father of Mikael Helmuth and Pusle Helmuth.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish retired politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015, and Leader of the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015. She is the first woman to hold each post. Following defeat in 2015, she announced that she would step down as both Danish Prime Minister and Social Democratic party leader. Ending her political career in April 2016, she was the chief executive of the NGO Save the Children until June 2019.

Helle Genie Virkner was a Danish actress, author and spouse of the Prime Minister.