List of Famous people born in Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark

Ludvig Ludvigsen Munk was born in 1537 in Vejle, and died 8 April 1602 at Nørlund Slot in Funen. He was a Danish official and Count. He was the son of Ludvik Munk (1500-1537), and is also referred to as Ludvig Ludvigsen Munk von Schleswig-Holstein and Ludvig Munk til Nørlund.

Erling Jepsen is a Danish author and playwright whose output primarily deals with his hometime of Gram and the culture in the surrounding region of Southern Jutland. His novel Frygtelig lykkelig was adapted into the 2008 neo-noir thriller Terribly Happy, and his autobiographical novel Kunsten at Græde i Kor (The Art of Crying) was adapted into the 2006 film The Art of Crying.

Kamilla Rytter Juhl is a retired Danish badminton player. She announced her retirement in July 2018, due to her pregnancy.

Malene Schwartz is a Danish film actress. She has appeared in 38 films since 1955. In the TV series Matador she played the role of Maude Varnæs. She was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark.

Morten Søndergaard is a Danish writer, translator, editor and artist.

Hans Christian Poul Hansen, simply known as Poul Hansen, was a Danish politician, who served as Defence Minister of Denmark from 1956 to 1962 and Danish Minister of Finance from 1962 to 1965. He represented the Social Democrats in the Folketinget parliament for 21 years.

Søren Gade Jensen is a Danish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He has been a Liberal member of the Danish Parliament from 2001. Before entering politics, he was a military officer and businessman.

Jens Immanuel Baggesen was a major Danish poet, librettist, critic, and comic writer.

David Jean Nielsen is a Danish former professional footballer and manager of Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus.

Bent Mejding is a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager. He won a Danish Film Academy Award in 1985 and 2007. He is married to the actress Susse Wold.