Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a Danish artist and composer. He lives and works in Copenhagen.Christian Skeel's paintings are hy

Is a Danish artist and composer. He lives and works in Copenhagen.Christian Skeel's paintings are hyperrealistic and sensual representations of the worlds visual presence on a scale from open winter landscapes, waves and tree trunks to other painted pictures and film stills. The paintings have in common that they all lead the familiar and intimate (mostly photographed) space out to the border where it partly breaks down in visual paradoxes.

Was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal as crew

Was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Danish boat Bonzo in the 6 metre class event.

Was a Danish botanist and forester. He was a student of Japetus Steenstrup and a teacher of botany a

Was a Danish botanist and forester. He was a student of Japetus Steenstrup and a teacher of botany at the University of Copenhagen to the young Eugen Warming[1].Vaupell did macrofossil analysis of peat deposits and showed that in the Holocene development of temperate forest communities in Denmark, Betula was the chief early pioneer, followed by Pinus and Quercus and finally Fagus, which dominates today. These investigations pioneered the study of ecological succession[2].

Is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, playing in a midfield position. He plays for Turk

Is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, playing in a midfield position. He plays for Turkish club Kasimpasa S.K., and has represented his country in 27 matches for various Danish youth national teams. Keller started playing football in nearby Vejen before moving to top-flight club Vejle BK. He was called up for the Danish under-17 national team in January 1996 at age 15, before making his under-16 national debut in March 1996.

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for Parma F.C. in Serie B. His maj

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for Parma F.C. in Serie B. His major skills are his physical strength, pace, and his heading ability. Magnus is the younger brother of Odense BK player Jonas Troest.

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played one game for the Denmark national football

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played one game for the Denmark national football team. He played his entire career for Copenhagen club KB. He was a part of the Danish team at the 1912 Summer Olympics, but did not play any games. As an unused reserve player, he did not receive a medal, when Denmark won silver medals in the 1912 Olympic football tournament. Following the tournament, he played his only Danish national team game in October 1912.

Was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 31 games and scored three goals for the Denmark na

Was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 31 games and scored three goals for the Denmark national football team from 1915 to 1923. He represented Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics football tournament. Born in Frederiksberg, Grøthan played as a defender for Copenhagen team B 93, with whom he won the 1916 Danish football championship.

Is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he

Is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class with the boat White Lady, together with crew members Ole Berntsen and Ole Poulsen.[1] He received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

Was a canon, humanist scholar, writer, printer and publisher.He studied at the University of Paris f

Was a canon, humanist scholar, writer, printer and publisher.He studied at the University of Paris from 1508 to 1515, where in 1511 he received a Master of Arts degree. During his stay in Paris he developed an interest in writing, translating and publishing. At that time Paris was the undisputed capital of the still-new printing press. While considering writing a new Latin-Danish lexicon, he wrote a replacement for the 300-year-old Latin grammar, Doctrinale, written in 1199 by Alexander of Villedieu[1], and still used as standard in the schools of Denmark at that time. In 1510 he published his new Latin-Danish lexicon, called Vocabularium ad usum Dacorum.

Is an international sailor. She won a bronze medal in the Yngling class in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is an international sailor. She won a bronze medal in the Yngling class in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion.

Is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion.

Is a Danish football defender. She currently plays for LdB FC and the Danish national team.

Is a Danish football defender. She currently plays for LdB FC and the Danish national team.

A Danish pop singer. She was one of the participants in the second series of Denmark's popular Popst

A Danish pop singer. She was one of the participants in the second series of Denmark's popular Popstars series. Although she did not win she was signed to record label BMG. She was raised in Gilleleje, Denmark.She is the original singer behind Jamelia's i

Is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is an established and well-known not only in Denmark,

Is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is an established and well-known not only in Denmark, but all through the world. Among his international awards there are FIPRESCI Director of the Year at San Sebastián International Film Festival and Golden Camera at Cannes Film Festival in 2003. He is also co-founder and director of the film production company AlphaVille Pictures Copenhagen.

Was a Danish statesman.During the brief interval of peace between King Charles X's first and second

Was a Danish statesman.During the brief interval of peace between King Charles X's first and second attack upon Denmark, Gabel was employed in several secret missions to Sweden;[5] and he took part in the intrigues which resulted in the autocratic revolution of 1660.

Was a Danish statesman and Steward of the Realm.He descended from a German immigrant aristocratic fa

Was a Danish statesman and Steward of the Realm.He descended from a German immigrant aristocratic family. During the 1550s he made himself a career in Norway where he successfully opposed the last remains of Hanseatic influence, which earned him the benevolence of King Frederick II. He also worked as a squire and local official. Relatively late, after the death of Peder Oxe, he became a leading man of the government. From 1575 to 1590 he was the Treasurer and Statholder at Copenhagen Castle (a kind of “Minister of the Affairs of the Capital”) by virtue of which he was in reality a kind of a prime minister without being appointed. However, he shared this position with the Chancellor Niels Kaas.

German Count, regent in Eastern Denmark during the Count's War (or The Count's Feud) 1534-1536 which

German Count, regent in Eastern Denmark during the Count's War (or The Count's Feud) 1534-1536 which was named after him.He was the grandson of Count Gerhard of Oldenburg, a brother of King Christian I of Denmark. As a young man he was educated a clergyman but probably because of economic problems he later on chose a military career participating in wars in Germany. He was described an "intellectual condottiere" possessing a classic Greek knowledge but apparently no great military talent.

Is a Danish football defender playing for AGF Aarhus. He has played 16 games for the Denmark under-2

Is a Danish football defender playing for AGF Aarhus. He has played 16 games for the Denmark under-21 national football team, and was selected to represent Denmark at the 2006 European Under-21 Championship. He started his senior career with Esbjerg fB, before moving to SC Heerenveen in 2006. He joined AGF Aarhus in the summer of 2008.

Was a Danish actress. She worked in Swedish and Danish silent films, including A Victim of the Mormo

Was a Danish actress. She worked in Swedish and Danish silent films, including A Victim of the Mormons (Denmark, 1911).

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 22 films between 1934 and 1979.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 22 films between 1934 and 1979.

Was a Danish geographer sometimes considered to be the first Nordic cartographer.In 1412-13 at the a

Was a Danish geographer sometimes considered to be the first Nordic cartographer.In 1412-13 at the age of 25 he started to travel around Europe and appeared eleven years later (1423-24) in Rome. It is believed he travelled as far north as the 70°10' N. lat. In Rome he became friends with the cardinal Giordano Orsini and the pope's secretary Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, who were among those working to update the old Roman cartography. Claudius contributed to a more realistic description of Nordic countries, in particular Iceland and Greenland, and was probably the first cartographer to put Greenland on a map. He is also known for having named Greenlandic places by using lyrics from old folk songs.

Is a Danish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the sprint event at the 2006 Worl

Is a Danish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the sprint event at the 2006 World Orienteering Championships in Aarhus, behind Emil Wingstedt and Daniel Hubmann.[2] He participated on the Danish team that finished 8th at the 2006 World championship.

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player in a defender role, who played 295 Danish league matches

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player in a defender role, who played 295 Danish league matches for Lyngby Boldklub. He played five matches for the Denmark national football team, most notably the semi-final and final game of the Euro 1992 tournament which Denmark won.

Is a former Danish football player, who played the bulk of his career for Brøndby IF. He was a stri

Is a former Danish football player, who played the bulk of his career for Brøndby IF. He was a striker, who also represented Greek club Panathinaikos and FC Twente in the Netherlands. He played 14 games and scored eight goals for the Denmark national football team.

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer O

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Danish team which finished thirteenth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored six goals.