List of Famous people born in Kingdom of Denmark

Lars Brygmann

Lars Brygmann is a Danish actor. He graduated from acting school in 1987 and went on to perform in a number of theatres in Denmark. His television and film debut came in 1995. He is the brother of actors Martin and Jens Brygmann.

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Petur Alberg

First Name Petur
Born on December 15, 1885
Died on January 1, 1940 (aged 54)

Petur Alberg, Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn. He composed the anthem of the Faroes, Mítt alfagra land or Tú alfagra land mítt as it is usually called.

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Vilhelm Bissen

First Name Vilhelm
Born on August 5, 1836
Died on April 20, 1913 (aged 76)

Christian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen was a Danish sculptor. He was also a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with great influence on the next generation of Danish sculptors and for a while served as its director. Bissen was trained in the Neoclassical tradition from Bertel Thorvaldsen but after a stay in Paris around 1880, he was influenced by Naturalism. With the equestrian statue of Absalon he turned to Neo-romanticism.

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Mogens Møller

First Name Mogens
Born on November 28, 1934
Died on June 16, 2021 (aged 86)

Mogens Møller is a Danish Minimalist painter and sculptor who has designed a number of large public works and created the portrait of Queen Margrethe on Danish coins.

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Arnold Peter Møller

First Name Arnold
Last Name Møller
Born on October 2, 1876
Died on June 12, 1965 (aged 88)

Arnold Peter Møller, better known as A. P. Møller, was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman who was the founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1904.

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Johan Lundbye

First Name Johan
Born on September 1, 1818
Died on April 25, 1848 (aged 29)

Johan Thomas Lundbye was a Danish painter and graphic artist, known for his animal and landscape paintings. He was inspired by Niels Laurits Høyen's call to develop nationalistic art through depictions of Denmark's characteristic landscapes; the historical buildings and monuments, and the country's simple, rural people. He became one of his generation's national romantic painters, along with P. C. Skovgaard and Lorenz Frølich, to regularly depict the landscape of Zealand.

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Jens August Schade

First Name Jens
Last Name Schade
Born on January 10, 1903
Died on November 20, 1978 (aged 75)

Jens August Schade was a Danish poet. His debut was the 1926 poetry collection den levende violin, "the living violin". He referred to himself in his poetry as "the bright poet". The themes of his poetry were often the interconnection between the erotic and the forces of the cosmos. In 1963 he received the grand prize of the Danish Academy. His 1928 work "Læren om staten" is part of the Danish Culture Canon.

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Martin Lundgaard Hansen

First Name Martin
Last Name Hansen
Born on October 11, 1972 (age 53)

Martin Lundgaard Hansen is a badminton player from Denmark. He started his career in badminton as a singles player, and competed in the 1993 IBF World Championships. But as the years went by, he made a choice to play doubles. Teamed-up with Lars Paaske, they emerged as the men's doubles champion at the 1999, 2001 Denmark Open, and in 2000, he and Paaske participated at the Olympic Games. The career highlights for Hansen was when he partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo won the 2004 and 2006 All England Open, won gold at the European Championships, and was at the time a half years as No.1 in the world.

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Jens Ferdinand Willumsen

First Name Jens
Last Name Willumsen
Born on September 7, 1864
Died on April 4, 1958 (aged 93)

Jens Ferdinand Willumsen was a Danish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, architect and photographer. He became associated with the movements of Symbolism and Expressionism.

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Per Pallesen

First Name Per
Born on April 30, 1942 (age 84)

Per Pallesen is a Danish actor. He has appeared in more than 35 films since 1967.

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