List of Famous people born in Kingdom of Denmark
Prince George, Duke of Cumberland
Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland, was the husband of Queen Anne, who reigned over Great Britain from 1702 to 1714.
Niels Helveg Petersen
Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen was a Danish politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 2000, having previously held the role of Minister for Economic Affairs between 1988 and 1990. He was a Member of Parliament (Folketinget) for the Danish Social Liberal Party from 1966 to 1974, 1977 to 1993, and again from 1994 to 2011.
Rasmus Lerdorf
Rasmus Lerdorf is a Danish-Canadian programmer. He co-authored and inspired the PHP scripting language, authoring the first two versions of the language and participating in the development of later versions led by a group of developers including Jim Winstead, Stig Bakken, Shane Caraveo, Andi Gutmans, and Zeev Suraski. He continues to contribute to the project.
Sherin Khankan
Sherin Khankan is Denmark's first female imam who has led the foundation of a women-led mosque in Copenhagen. She is also an activist on Muslim issues including female integration and extremism, and has written numerous texts discussing Islam and politics.
Henning Christophersen
Henning Christophersen was a Danish politician, a former Vice President of the European Commission (1985–1995), former leader of the Danish liberal party Venstre (1978–1984) and former member of the European Convention. Christophersen was one the early architects of the Single Market and the Euro.
Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld
Ulrich-Wilhelm Graf von Schwerin von Schwanenfeld was a German landowner, officer, and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime. His name is commonly shortened to Schwerin.
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, was a Danish nobleman.
Jan Persson
Jan Persson worked as freelance photographer since 1962 for Danish newspapers and magazines in and around Copenhagen. Early on he specialized on documenting the jazz scene, later also the visiting beat and rock musicians who visited Copenhagen during the sixties and the seventies. His works have been documented in a series of books and exhibitions and his pictures are used on more than 1000 album and CD covers.
Jørgen Pedersen Gram
Jørgen Pedersen Gram was a Danish actuary and mathematician who was born in Nustrup, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark and died in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Charles I, Count of Flanders
Charles the Good was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. His murder and its aftermath were chronicled by Galbert of Bruges.