List of Famous people born in Kingdom of Denmark
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Jacob Bruun Larsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian First Division A club RSC Anderlecht, on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Aura Dione
Maria Louise Joensen, known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2008 she released her debut album, Columbine. The album spawned the hit single "I Will Love You Monday (365)", which reached number one in Germany, achieved over 80 million video views and was certified platinum.
Thorbjørn Olesen
Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won five times including the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open and the 2018 Italian Open. He has also won two important pairs events, representing Denmark, the 2016 World Cup of Golf with Søren Kjeldsen and the 2017 GolfSixes with Lucas Bjerregaard.
Katja Salskov-Iversen
Katja Steen Salskov-Iversen is a Danish sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Jena Hansen she won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Erik Sviatchenko
Erik Sergiyovych Sviatchenko is a Danish footballer who plays as a defender for FC Midtjylland.
Philip Billing
Philip Anyanwu Billing is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Championship club AFC Bournemouth and the Denmark national team.
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.
Henrik Jørgensen
Henrik Høve Jørgensen was a Danish marathon runner, who won the London Marathon in 1988. He finished 5th in 1985 in 2:09.43 hours – this time remains the Danish national record and stood as the Nordic record for over 30 years until beaten by Sondre Nordstad Moen in 2017. Born in Copenhagen, Jørgensen represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was a two-time national champion in the men's 5000 m.
Natalia Koch Rohde
Natalia Koch Rohde is a Danish badminton player.
Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Jan Østergaard Jørgensen is a retired badminton player from Denmark who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the Denmark badminton league. He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Championships, and the bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championships. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.