List of Famous people born in Kingdom of Denmark
Per Arnoldi
Per Arnoldi is a Danish designer and artist. He has worked with many media, including painting, sculptures, ceramics and posters and has made designs for many companies, organisations and institutions, doing air planes, train stations, hospitals, architecture, monuments, stores, company profiles, handicrafts and everyday utensils. His characteristic simplistic expressions are often categorized as modern art. Arnoldi has worked in many countries around the world and is on permanent exhibit in several prestigious art and design institutions for his unique and influential productions, including Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Edvard Brandes
Carl Edvard Cohen Brandes was a Danish politician, critic and author, and the younger brother of Georg Brandes and Ernst Brandes. He had a Ph.D. in eastern philology.
Sven Holm
Sven Holm was a Danish author and playwright. Holm graduated from Herlufsholm School in 1958. His first short story collection, Den store fjende, was published in 1961. In 1974, Holm was awarded the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy. He was awarded the Holberg Medal in 1991. In 2001, Holm was made a member of the Danish Academy. That same year, he was awarded the Danish Critics Prize for Literature for his short story collection Kanten af himlen.
Karen Ellemann
Karen Ellemann Kloch, formerly Karen Ellemann Karabian, is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She is a former minister, having held the positions of Minister of Fisheries, Equality and Nordic Cooperation, Minister of the Environment and Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs.
Christian Adolph Diriks
Christian Adolph Diriks was a Norwegian lawyer and statesman. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814.
Jesper Skibby
Jesper Skibby is a retired professional road racing cyclist. He won at least one stage at each of the major tours. He was one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also because of his wit and his constant banter. He rode for the Dutch TVM from 1989 to 1997, but switched to the Danish team Team home - Jack & Jones in 1998, where he ended his active career in 2000.
Marie Røpke
Marie Røpke is a Danish badminton player.
David Owe
David de Coninck Owe is a Danish actor and stuntman. Internationally, he is probably best known for his part in the Emmy Award winning TV series The Eagle. He graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 2003.
Jette Kaarsbøl
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Solbjørg Højfeldt is a Danish actress. She has performed in more than fifty films since 1978. She is married to Danish actor Henning Jensen.