List of Famous people named Svend

Svend Asmussen was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many of the greats of Jazz, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when he had a blood clot, his career having spanned eight decades.

Svend Arvid Stanisław Brodersen is a German-Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Yokohama FC.

Svend Gunnarsen Auken was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) from 1971 until his death.

Svend Aage Rask was a Danish footballer. During his club career he played for Boldklubben 1909. He earned 1 cap for the Denmark national football team, and was in the finals squad for the 1964 European Nations' Cup.

Svend Hersleb Grundtvig was a Danish literary historian and ethnographer. He was one of the first systematic collectors of Danish traditional music, and he was especially interested in Danish folk songs. He began the large project of editing Danish ballads. He also co-edited Icelandic ballads. He was the son of N. F. S. Grundtvig.

Svend Åge Madsen is a Danish novelist. He studied mathematics before he began writing fiction. His novels are generally philosophical and humorous. Several of his works have been made into films in Denmark. His writings are extensive and has been translated into many languages.

Svend Olufsen was a Danish electrical engineer who co-founded Bang & Olufsen with Peter Bang. Like Bang, Olufsen studied at the Technical University of Aarhus. Olufsen and Bang both shared an enthusiasm for radio, which at the time was in its infancy.

Svend Pri was a Danish badminton player who won numerous major titles from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s.

Svend Lauritz Gade (1877–1952) was a Danish screenwriter, set designer and film director. He worked in America and Germany as well as his native country.