1. Ole Romer (1644)

Astronomer

Danish astronomer who made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light in 1676.

2. Yahya Hassan (1995)

Poet

Danish poet and politician most well known for his bestselling eponymous poetry collection released in 2013. A former member of the Nationalpartiet, a Danish political party, he was known for...

3. Anna David (1970)

Journalist

Writer and television personality known for her insights into relationships and addiction. She appeared regularly as a relationship expert on Attack of the Show and is the author of books...

4. Ida Corr (1977)

Danish Singer

Danish R&B singer/songwriter who is widely recognized for the hit 2008 single "Let Me Think About It." The single peaked at the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart and...

5. Mikkel Jensen (1977)

Swedish Footballers

Retired central midfielder known for good fitness and an aggressive style who won three Danish Superliga championships with Brondby IF.

6. Viktor Fischer (1994)

Footballer

Left winger who made his professional debut in 2012 for Ajax, also making his first appearance for Denmark's national team that same year. He briefly joined FSV Mainz in 2017 after...

7. Martin Kampmann (1982)

Danish Martial Artist

Former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion was ranked the #7 welterweight by Sherdog in 2013.

8. Morten Breum (1982)

DJ

Danish DJ and producer who gained popularity for his single "Domestic" which peaked at #3 on the Danish charts. He released the albums Drop! and Nightclub Session and has taken...

9. Per Nielsen (1973)

Danish Footballer

Danish former soccer player who played his entire career as a defender for Brondby IF. He won five Danish Superliga titles with the club from 1996 to 2005.

10. Thorsten Overgaard (1965)

Photographer

Photographer who is renowned for his portrait and documentary photography, having won great acclaim for exhibitions like "Domestic and Everyday" and "Noctilux - King of the Night." He is the...

11. Gustav Salinas (1990)

Reality Star

Danish television personality and author who is best known for his role on a variety of different television series including TV2's original series Today's Man. 

12. Anne Gadegaard (1991)

Danish Singer

Pop singer who represented her native Denmark at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003. She has since gone on to release high-charting albums like 2004's Ini Mini Miny.

13. Camilla Martin (1974)

Badminton Player

Female badminton player who won a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the singles event, also winning 13 consecutive Danish national championships.

14. Tina Dico (1977)

Danish Musician

Danish singer who originally gained prominence with the band Tina Dickow and Sheriff, who released the hit song "Your Waste of Time." She later embarked on a highly-successful solo career...

15. Niels Brinck (1974)

Danish Musician

Niels Brinck Kristensen is a Danish singer and songwriter. Brinck won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009 with the song Believe Again which was written by Lars Halvor Jensen Martin...

16. Eva Gram Schjoldager (1966)

Danish Actor

Eva Gram Schjoldager is a Danish actress and child star. In 1981 Shjoldager received international attention for her leading role as the bullied schoolgirl Elin in Nils Malmros's coming-of-age drama...

17. Mikkel Kirkeskov (1991)

Danish Footballer

Mikkel Kirkeskov Andersen is a Danish footballer who plays as a left defender for Danish Superliga side Aarhus GymnastikforeningHe joined AGF from VRI in 2005. He was promoted for the...

18. Frank Pingel (1964)

Danish Footballer

Pingel is a former Danish footballer who played in the striker position. He most notably represented Danish teams AGF Aarhus and Brøndby as well as foreign clubs Newcastle United 1860...

19. Anders Kure (1985)

Danish Footballer

Anders Kure Vidkjær is a Danish footballer who plays for the Danish Superliga side AGF.

20. Anders Rasmussen (1989)

Danish Footballer

Anders Rasmussen is a Danish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently working as a goalkeeping coach for the youth teams of AGF. He played 54...

21. Jens Jacob Tychsen (1975)

Danish Actor

Jens Jacob Tychsen is a Danish actor. Jens Jacob Tychsen graduated from the School of Acting at Aarhus Theatre in 1998 and has since appeared in a number of productions...

22. Martin Jørgensen (1975)

Footballer

Lars Martin Jørgensen more commonly known as Martin Jørgensen is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for Danish club AGF Aarhus. Jørgensen has played 102 matches and scored...

23. Peter Dursun (1975)

Danish Footballer

Peter Dursun is a former Danish footballer who played for Southend United in the Football League in 1996. Dursun made his debut in the Division One for Southend United on...

24. Rikke Petersen-Schmidt (1975)

Handball Player

Rikke Petersen-Schmidt is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team both at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and...

25. Tommy Bechmann (1981)

Danish Footballer

Tommy Bechmann is a Danish football forward who plays for SønderjyskE. Bechmann started his professional career for Esbjerg fB. In 2003–04 he became top scorer of the Danish Superliga. Afterwards...

26. Erni Arneson (1917)

Actress

Erni Arneson was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1942 and 2006. She was born in Århus Denmark and died in Copenhagen Denmark.

27. Anne Dorte Michelsen (1958)

Danish Singer

Anne Dorte Michelsen is a Danish singer and composer. In Denmark she first became known as a member of the groups Tøsedrengene and Venter på Far. Outside Denmark her second...

28. Ilselil Larsen (1934)

Actress

Ilselil Larsen is a Danish film actress. She appeared in 16 films between 1940 and 1958. She was born in Århus Denmark.

29. Morten Risager (1987)

Danish Speedway Rider

Morten Risager – a Danish speedway rider. He earned his Speedway licence in 2003.

30. Inez Bjørg David (1982)

German Actor

Inez Björg David is a Danish actress who has appeared primarily in German productions.

31. Henning Lund-Sørensen (1942)

Danish Football Referee

Henning Lund-Sørensen is a retired Danish football referee from Aarhus. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain between the host nation...

32. Susan Thorsgaard (1988)

Danish Team Handball Player

Susan Thorsgaard is a Danish team handball player playing for the club FC Midtjylland Håndbold and for the Danish women's national handball team. At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship...

33. Jesper Blicher (1988)

Danish Footballer

Jesper Blicher is a Danish professional football midfielder who currently plays for Danish 1st Division side FC Hjørring.

34. Lone Fleming (1945)

Actor

35. Martin Kirketerp (1982)

Sailor

Martin Kirketerp Ibsen is a Danish sailor in the 49er class who sails with Jonas Warrer. At the 2008 Summer Olympics they stood to win the gold medal before the...

36. Gitte Hænning (1946)

Singer Film Actress

Gitte Hænning is a Danish singer and film actress who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s. Because her name was relatively unique she was known primarily...

37. Morten Østergaard (1976)

Member Of The Danish Parliament

Morten Østergaard is the Minister for Taxation since 3 February 2014. A member of the Danish Social Liberal Party he has been a member of the Folketing since 2005 and...

38. Anders Eggert (1982)

Handball Player

Anders Eggert Magnussen is a Danish handball player currently playing for German side SG Flensburg-Handewitt. He has previously played in Denmark for GOG Svendborg and Brabrand IF.

39. Peter Land (1953)

New Zealand Actor

Peter Land is a New Zealand actor and singer known for his Classical acting with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as appearances in many...

40. Birthe Kjær (1948)

Danish Singer

Birthe Kjær is a Danish singer who began her career in the late 1960s. Kjær had made previous bids to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 1986...

41. Niels Olsen (1960)

Actor

42. Finn Tugwell (1976)

Table Tennis Player

Tugwell is a Danish table tennis professional. He pairs up with Danish Michael Maze in doubles with whom he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics beating the...

43. Troels Wörsel (1950)

Danish Painter

Troels Wörsel is a Danish painter currently based in Cologne and Pietra Santa. Troels Wörsel is self-taught and in the 1970s became interested in Pop art and conceptual art.

44. Jacob Bundsgaard (1976)

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Jacob Bundsgaard Johansen is a Danish politician and is the current Mayor of Aarhus Municipality. He is a member of the Danish Social Democrats. He took over after the former...

45. Bjarne Stroustrup (1950)

Danish Computer Scientist

Bjarne Stroustrup is a Danish computer scientist most notable for the creation and development of the widely used C++ programming language. He is a Distinguished Research Professor and holds the...

46. Peter Lauritzen (1959)

Danish High Commissioner In Gree

Peter Lauritzen is a Danish civil servant. He was the fourth High Commissioner of Greenland and held the post from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2005. From 1 January...

47. Anders Dahl-Nielsen (1951)

Danish Handball Player

Anders Dahl-Nielsen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was born in...

48. Svend Unmack Larsen (1893)

Danish Politician

Svend Unmack Larsen was a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party who served as Denmark's Minister of Justice and was the mayor of Aarhus Denmark for 13 years.

49. Christoffer Faarup (1992)

Danish Alpine Skier

Christoffer Faarup is a Danish alpine skier. He has competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

50. Christian Langballe (1967)

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