List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark
Otte Steensen Brahe
Otte Steensen Brahe, also known as Otto Brahe, was a Danish landowner and money lender. He owned Næsbyholm, Bavelse and Tersløsegaard on Zealand.
Thomas Dinesen
Thomas Fasti Dinesen was a Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the younger brother of the author Karen Blixen.
Christian Adolph Diriks
Christian Adolph Diriks was a Norwegian lawyer and statesman. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814.
Wilhelm Bendz
Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz was a Danish painter mainly known for genre works and portraits which often portray his artist colleagues and their daily lives. He was one of the most talented artists in the successful generation of painters who studied under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg but died early and has therefore left a relatively small oeuvre.
Line Kjærsfeldt
Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen. Kjærsfeldt also won a gold medal in 2015 European Games.
Olaf Poulsen
Olaf Poulsen was perhaps the best-known Danish comedic stage actor of his time. He was famous for playing such roles as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Falstaff, among others for the Royal Danish Theatre. His performance as Old Ekdal in an 1885 production of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck was particularly acclaimed. Olaf was by accounts an outsize personality, unafraid to insult wealthy or noble men even when insulting a man in public was a crime in Denmark. Five minutes of his improvisation on a 1913 film reel were described at the time as "the best film ever to leave a Danish factory."
Carl Holsøe
Carl Vilhelm Holsøe was a Danish artist who primarily painted interiors.
Eskild Ebbesen
Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen is a Danish lightweight rower, who as part of the Gold Four has won a total number of five Olympic medals and six World Championship gold medals.
Per Stensgaard
Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark
Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark and Norway was a Danish princess, daughter of King Frederick IV of Denmark and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.