List of Famous people born in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark

Mininnguaq Kleist

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Emilie Lennert

First Name Emilie
Born on November 5, 1931
Died on May 3, 2019 (aged 87)
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Mille Kongstad

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Ane Hansen

First Name Ane
Last Name Hansen
Born on September 9, 1961 (age 64)

Ane Hansen is a Greenlandic politician. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit, she was Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture 2009–13. She has been the mayor of Qeqertalik Municipality since the position was established on 1 January 2018.

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Thue Christiansen

First Name Thue
Last Name Christiansen
Born on February 25, 1940
Died on June 26, 2022 (aged 82)

Thue Christiansen is a Greenlandic Inuit teacher, artist and politician. Christiansen is best known as the designer of the current flag of Greenland, which was adopted on 21 June 1985. Christiansen also served as the Greenlandic Minister of Culture and Education from 1979, when Greenland was granted home rule, until 1983.

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Aleqa Hammond

First Name Aleqa
Born on September 23, 1965 (age 60)

Aleqa Hammond is a Greenlandic politician and former member of the Danish Folketing (parliament). Formerly the leader of the Siumut party, she became Greenland's first female Prime Minister after her party emerged as the largest parliamentary faction in the 2013 elections. In 2014 she stepped down as Prime Minister and leader of Siumut, following a case of misuse of public funds. She was expelled from Siumut on 23 August 2016 after yet another case of misuse of public funds and became an independent. On 31 March 2018 she announced that she would be running in the 2018 Greenlandic parliamentary election for the Siumut breakaway Nunatta Qitornai.

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Hans Hendrik

First Name Hans
Last Name Hendrik
Born on June 2, 1832
Died on August 11, 1889 (aged 57)

Hans Hendrik was a Kalaallit interpreter, Arctic explorer, and the first Inuk to publish an account of his travels. He was born in the southern settlement of Fiskenæsset.

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Kârale Andreassen

First Name Kârale
Died on February 26, 1934
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