List of Famous people born in Kingdom of Denmark

Vilhelm Wohlert

First Name Vilhelm
Born on May 27, 1920
Died on May 10, 2007 (aged 86)

Vilhelm Wohlert was a Danish architect. His most notable work was on the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark.

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Susanne Staun

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Karen Hækkerup

First Name Karen
Last Name Hækkerup
Born on June 12, 1974 (age 52)

Karen Angelo Hækkerup is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. She was Justice Minister of Denmark from 12 December 2013 to 10 October 2014. Hækkerup resigned her post as Justice Minister in favour of a job as CEO of the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, the largest lobby organisation for the Danish agricultural industry.

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Claus Toksvig

First Name Claus
Last Name Toksvig
Born on October 21, 1929
Died on November 4, 1988 (aged 59)

Claus Toksvig was a Danish journalist and broadcaster who, as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's first ever permanent foreign correspondent, is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest figures in Danish broadcasting history.

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Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen

Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen is a Danish art historian.

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Birte Weiss

First Name Birte
Born on May 1, 1941 (age 85)

Birte Weiss is a Danish journalist and social democrat politician, who served in various capacities in the government of Denmark. She now works as a journalist for the newspaper Weekendavisen.

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Morten Østergaard

First Name Morten
Born on June 17, 1976 (age 50)

Morten Østergaard is a Danish politician who served as Denmark's Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs from 2 September 2014 to 28 June 2015. Leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party from September 2014 to October 2020, he has been a member of the Folketing since 2005; he was furthermore Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education from 2011 to 2014 and for a short term in 2014 also Minister for Taxation.

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Charles Christian Lauritsen

First Name Charles
Last Name Lauritsen
Born on April 4, 1892
Died on April 13, 1968 (aged 76)

Charles Christian Lauritsen was a Danish-born American physicist.

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Kaya Brüel

First Name Kaya
Last Name Brüel
Born on August 30, 1972 (age 54)

Kaya Brüel is a Danish singer, songwriter and actress.

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Gry Johansen

Gry Johansen-Meilstrup is a Danish singer who represented her country in Eurovision Song Contest 1983. She performed the song "Kloden drejer". The song was placed seventeenth out of twenty. Johansen made further bids for Eurovision glory when she participated in the Danish national selection contests in 1985, 1989 and 2000. However, she won on none of those occasions.

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