List of Famous people born in Vejle, Kingdom of Denmark

Nicolai Kielstrup is a Danish singer who participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Lars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as the 25th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again 2015 to 2019. He was the leader of the liberal Venstre party from 2009 to 2019.

Ludvig Ludvigsen Munk was born in 1537 in Vejle, and died 8 April 1602 at Nørlund Slot in Funen. He was a Danish official and Count. He was the son of Ludvik Munk (1500-1537), and is also referred to as Ludvig Ludvigsen Munk von Schleswig-Holstein and Ludvig Munk til Nørlund.

Marlene Thomsen is a former badminton player from Denmark.

Rasmus Poulsen Guldhammer is a Danish former professional cyclist.

Thorkil Kristensen was a Danish politician, finance minister, professor in national economy, and futurist.

Allan Rodenkam Simonsen is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a forward for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals. Simonsen was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year.

Lau Lauritzen Jr., was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's artistic director (1937–1945) and administrative director (1945–1964).

Sara Thygesen is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an awards best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she joined Denmark national badminton team, then in 2015, she won a gold medal at the European Games with her partner in mixed doubles Niclas Nøhr.

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae was a Danish archaeologist, historian and politician, who was the second director of the National Museum of Denmark (1865–1874). He played a key role in the foundation of scientific archaeology. Worsaae was the first to excavate and use stratigraphy to prove C. J. Thomsen's sequence of the Three-age system: Stone, Bronze, Iron. He was also a pioneer in the development of paleobotany through his excavation work in the peat bogs of Jutland. Worsaae served as Kultus Minister of Denmark for Christen Andreas Fonnesbech from 1874 to 1875.