List of Famous people born in Kingdom of Denmark
Lise Nørgaard
Lise Nørgaard is a Danish journalist and writer known for her precise and often humorous portrayals of Danish cultural life. Nørgaard has written novels, compilations of essays and short stories. The memoir of her childhood, Kun en pige, became a bestseller in 1992 and is considered her masterpiece. The work was made into a feature film in 1995.
Tomas N'evergreen
Tomas Christiansen, better known by his stage name Tomas N'evergreen, is a pop singer from Hadsten, Denmark. The singles "Since You've Been Gone" and "Everytime " were on top ten lists throughout Eastern Europe for more than a year and are still staples on FM radio.
Carl Holst
Carl Holst is a Danish politician, representing the liberal party Venstre. He is the first Region Mayor of Region of Southern Denmark, an office he assumed on 1 January 2007. He served as County Mayor of South Jutland County from 1 July 2000, following the unexpected resignation of the former county mayor, Kresten Philipsen. Holst was re-elected in 2001, and served in this capacity until 31 December 2006, when the Danish counties were abolished.
Anne Dorthe Tanderup
Anne Dorthe Tanderup is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World Champion.
Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming
Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming, known as Eugen Warming, was a Danish botanist and a main founding figure of the scientific discipline of ecology. Warming wrote the first textbook (1895) on plant ecology, taught the first university course in ecology and gave the concept its meaning and content. “If one individual can be singled out to be honoured as the founder of ecology, Warming should gain precedence”.
Vibeke Windeløv
Vibeke Windeløv is a Danish film producer. She founded Refugees United in 2008 and served on numerous corporate boards, film festival juries and association committees. She produced the films of Lars von Trier for ten years.
Kai Nielsen
Kai Nielsen was a Danish sculptor.
Jørgen Sonne
Jørgen Jacobsen Sonne was a Danish lyricist and writer. He was born in Copenhagen.
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille is a Danish politician, and an independent member of the Parliament of Denmark. He is former Minister of Economy and Interior.
Thorkild Hansen
Thorkild Hansen was a Danish novelist most noted for his historical fiction. He is commonly associated with his trilogy about the Danish slave trade including Slavernes øer (1970) for which he received the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1971.