List of Famous people born in Kingdom of Denmark
Henning Moritzen
Henning Moritzen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark.
Jacob Vilhelm Rode Heiberg
Jacob Vilhelm Rode Heiberg was a Danish born, Norwegian civil servant and burgomaster.
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
Prince George Valdemar Carl Axel of Denmark was a Danish prince. He was a second cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Corfitz Ulfeldt
Count Corfits Ulfeldt, Danish statesman, was the son of the chancellor Jacob Ulfeldt. After a careful education abroad, concluding with one year under Cesare Cremonini at Padua, he returned to Denmark in 1629 and quickly won the favor of King Christian IV. In 1634 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Elephant, in 1636 became Councillor of State, in 1637 Governor of Copenhagen, and in 1643 Steward of the Realm. He is commonly known and recognized as the most notorious traitor in Danish history.
Carl von Blixen-Finecke
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer, commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director. His movies are noted for their emotional austerity and slow, stately pacing. Frequent themes that his films explore are social intolerance, the inescapability of fate and death, and the power of evil in earthly life. Dreyer is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema.
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is the former president and CEO of The Lego Group (1979–2004). According to Forbes, Kristiansen is the third richest Dane, with a net worth of $6.7 billion as of October 2020. He is the grandson of Lego founder Ole Kirk Christiansen.
Per Hækkerup
Per Hækkerup was a Danish Social Democratic politician, who served as Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1966.
Pia Juul
Pia Juul was a Danish poet, prose writer, and translator. She received several prizes and was a member of the Danish Academy. She also taught at the writing school Forfatterskolen in Copenhagen.