List of Famous people born in Region Zealand, Kingdom of Denmark

Per Hækkerup was a Danish Social Democratic politician, who served as Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1966.

Jacob Vilhelm Rode Heiberg was a Danish born, Norwegian civil servant and burgomaster.

Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He is especially known for his large scale portrayals of the Danish landscape.

Johan Collett was a Norwegian politician and public administrator. He served as a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814.

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.

Esbern Snare, also known as Esbern the Resolute, (1127–1204) was a høvding, or chieftain, royal chancellor and crusader. His family were members of the powerful Hvide clan. In 1192, during the Crusades and after the fall of Jerusalem, he led a small group of Danish soldiers to the Holy Land. Upon his return, he had the Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg built.

Henrik Steffens Hagerup was a Norwegian naval officer and politician who served as Minister of the Navy from 1856 to 1859 with certain interruptions.

Peter Vilhelm Glob, also known as P. V. Glob, was a Danish archaeologist. Glob was most noted for his investigations of Denmark's bog bodies such as Tollund Man and Grauballe Man—mummified remains of Iron and Bronze Age people found preserved within peat bogs. His anthropological works include The Bog People: Iron Age Man Preserved; Denmark: An Archaeological History from the Stone Age to the Vikings; and Mound People: Danish Bronze-Age Man Preserved.

Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark. As a player, he spent twelve years in the top three of the world rankings.