List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark
Søren Christensen
Søren Christensen is a Danish politician who served as High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands from 2005 to 2008. Previously, he was Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers from 1997 until 2003.
Peer Hultberg
Peer Hultberg was a Danish author and psychoanalyst.
Uffe Elbæk
Uffe Elbæk is a Danish politician, social worker, author, journalist, entrepreneur. In 2013 he founded the green political party The Alternative, which he led until February 2020. He is an independent member of the Folketing.
N.V. Dorph
Hack Kampmann
Hack Kampmann was a Danish architect, Royal Inspector of Listed State Buildings in Jutland and professor at the architecture department of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus, built between 1899 and 1902, is among his best known works.
Bent Faurschou-Hviid
Bent Faurschou Hviid was a member of the Danish resistance group Holger Danske during World War II. He was quickly named "Flammen", for his red hair. In 1951, he and his Resistance partner Jørgen Haagen Schmith, were posthumously awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Harry Truman.
Heinrich Wenck
Heinrich (Henry) Emil Charles Wenck was a Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed in his capacity of chief architect for the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921. During the years Wenck held the post, the railway network in Denmark experienced a strong expansion and he designed around 150 stations of which 15 are listed today. Among these are Copenhagen Central Station and the Øresund Railway stations which are examples of his National Romantic and Historicist styles. From 1903 he was a titular professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.
Peter Laugesen
Peter Laugesen is a Danish poet and playwright who lives in Aarhus.
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen is a Danish film, television and stage actress.