List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Solbjørg Højfeldt is a Danish actress. She has performed in more than fifty films since 1978. She is married to Danish actor Henning Jensen.
Ditte Gråbøl
Ditte Gråbøl is a Danish actress. She trained at Aarhus Teater and graduated in 1984. Having worked at Jomfru Ane Teatret, she has appeared in a number of revues, among others the Cirkusrevyen more than once. She has also appeared on TV in Flemming og Berit, Fæhår og Harzen, Bryggeren, Krøniken, The Eagle and Album. Her breakthrough came with the DR satire show, Den gode, den onde og den virk'li sjove which was broadcast from 1990 to 1992. She played various parts on the show but is particularly remembered for her portrayal of a cantankerous, coughing woman in the "Four ordinary Danes" sketch. Gråbøl's name was at the time Ditte Knudsen, Knudsen being her maiden name. She began using the surname of Gråbøl after marrying the director, Niels Gråbøl in 1992. They were, however, divorced in 1998.
Jytte Abildstrøm
Jytte Abildstrøm is a Danish film actress. She has appeared in 40 films since 1956. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She and her husband Søren Mygind are the parents of Peter Mygind.
Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Anders Sandøe Ørsted was a Danish lawyer, politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark in 1853–1854.
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Danish poet, playwright, literary critic, literary historian son of the political writer Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841), and of the novelist, afterwards the Baroness Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, was born in Copenhagen. He promoted Hegelian philosophy and introduced vaudeville to Denmark.
Ragnhild Eiriksdatter
Ragnhild the Mighty was a wife of Harald Fairhair, according to Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson.
Anders Bjørn Drachmann
Sofie Kirk Kristiansen
Sofie Kirk Kristiansen is a Danish fourth-generation owner of The Lego Group. Together with her father Kjeld, sister Agnete and brother Thomas, they split ownership of a 75% stake in the company.
Henning Larsen
Henning Larsen, Hon. FAIA was a Danish architect. He is internationally known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Riyadh and the Copenhagen Opera House.