List of Famous people born in Kingdom of Denmark
Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony
Anne of Denmark was a Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg. Through her marriage with Augustus of Saxony she became Electress of Saxony. She was renowned for her knowledge of plants and her skill in the preparation of herbal remedies, and contributed to the development of farming and horticulture in Saxony. She was a major influence in the introduction of orthodox Lutheranism and played a role in the decision to persecute Calvinists.
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Ejnar Hertzsprung was a Danish chemist and astronomer born in Copenhagen. In the period 1911–1913, together with Henry Norris Russell, he developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Prince Knud of Denmark
Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark was a member of the Danish royal family, the younger son and child of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine.
Sophus Nielsen
Sophus Erhard "Krølben" Nielsen was a Danish amateur football player and manager, and the first player in history to score ten goals in a full national team match. Nielsen scored a total 16 goals in 20 games for the Denmark national football team, and won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He was named Danish national team manager in 1940, and he was a pioneer in educating Danish coaches. His nickname Krølben is slang for him being bandy-legged.
Mikkel Duelund
Mikkel Duelund is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Denmark U21 national team.
Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen
Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen was a Danish teacher and ornithologist. He was the first to employ bird ringing for scientific purposes.
Ib Nørholm
Ib Nørholm was a Danish composer and organist.
Bent Larsen
Jørgen Bent Larsen was a Danish chess grandmaster and author. Known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play, he was the first Western player to pose a serious challenge to the Soviet Union's dominance in chess. He is considered to be the strongest player born in Denmark and the strongest from Scandinavia until the emergence of Magnus Carlsen.
Kevin Møller
Kevin Kam Møller is a Danish handball player who plays for FC Barcelona Lassa and for the Danish national team.
Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Elisabeth of Denmark was duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg as married to Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was regent of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1616–1622.