Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a Danish actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in 70 films between 1947 and 1972.

Was a Danish actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in 70 films between 1947 and 1972.

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Carlo Saraudi.

Was a Danish born film director of Swedish decent. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as

Was a Danish born film director of Swedish decent. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark. His birth mother was an unmarried Swedish maid named Josefine Bernhardine Nilsson, and he was put up for adoption by his birth father, Jens Christian Torp, a farmer who was his mother's employer. He spent the first two years of his life in orphanages until his adoption by a typographer named Carl Theodor Dreyer, Sr., and his wife, Inger Marie (nee Olsen). His adoptive parents were strict Lutherans and his childhood was largely unhappy.

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Oly

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic tournament after two wins and two losses. He played

Was a Danish football (soccer) player and manager. He played in the forward position, and won the Da

Was a Danish football (soccer) player and manager. He played in the forward position, and won the Danish championship with Boldklubben 1903 before moving abroad to play for Scottish club Rangers F.C. as the first professional player in Danish football history. With Rangers, he won four Scottish championships.

Was a Danish author, Luciferian, Wandering Bishop and Occultist.Inspired by the French Gnostic movem

Was a Danish author, Luciferian, Wandering Bishop and Occultist.Inspired by the French Gnostic movement, and such writers as Carl Kohl, his major interests seems to have been alchemy and astrology. Until 1905 he was in communication with Swedish playwright and alchemist August Strindberg.[1] Some of Hansen's occult ideas inspire the Neo-Luciferian Church today..[2]

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was the coxswain of the Danish

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was the coxswain of the Danish boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.

Was a Danish and later naturalized Swedish singer (Mezzosoprano), dancer and actor and headmaster of

Was a Danish and later naturalized Swedish singer (Mezzosoprano), dancer and actor and headmaster of the theatre academy Dramatens elevskola. She was born as Caroline Halle, was known in Denmark as Caroline Walther (after her first marriage in 1774), and in Sweden as Caroline Müller (after her second marriage in 1780).In 1783, although she had previously broken her contract, King Gustav III of Sweden offered her immunity and a raised salary, and she returned to her position at the Swedish opera. When Elisabeth Olin retired, Müller replaced her as the most celebrated female singer in Sweden; her husband, Christian Fredidrich Müller, became a court musician and she herself became the court singer of King Gustav and played leading parts in his many operas.

A Danish-Swedish pop and jazz singer. She moved to Copenhagen from Sweden in 1983 and spent her yout

A Danish-Swedish pop and jazz singer. She moved to Copenhagen from Sweden in 1983 and spent her youth singing in various jazz bands. Her breakthrough was in 1989 as part of pop group Ray Dee Ohh. After the group disbanded, Henderson launched a solo career

Is a Danish tennis player. She achieved her career-high rank of #12 on November 10, 2008. She is the

Is a Danish tennis player. She achieved her career-high rank of #12 on November 10, 2008. She is the only Danish woman currently in the Top 400 on the WTA Tour, and more importantly the Top 15.

Is a former Danish professional football midfielder. He is the brother of Michael Hemmingsen.

Is a former Danish professional football midfielder. He is the brother of Michael Hemmingsen.

Was a Danish plant ecologist and plant physiologist, who pioneered the study of plant nutrition in s

Was a Danish plant ecologist and plant physiologist, who pioneered the study of plant nutrition in soils of different pH. He was born in Copenhagen and began studies of botany at the University of Copenhagen in 1910, at first with professor Eugenius Warming, then with professor Christen Raunkiær. His doctoral dissertation (1921) was on the influence of soil pH on the natural distribution of plants. He was then employed by the Carlsberg Laboratory as an assistant to the chemist S. P. L. Sørensen, later in his own lab. There, he worked on plant uptake of ions, especially iron, nitrogen fixation and calcicolous plants.

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side AC H

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side AC Horsens.Friis played a big part in AC Horsens' promotion to the Superliga in 2004/05, when he as a regular starter at the left wing scored the cruisial deciding goal in the second-last match of the season against BK Skjold in Copenhagen. It was in that game the promotion was secured.

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer O

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he was part of the Danish team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored eight goals.

Was a Danish professor of classic philology and a Juris Doctor at the University of Copenhagen from

Was a Danish professor of classic philology and a Juris Doctor at the University of Copenhagen from 1926. He earned his Ph. D with an ethnographic study of the Sarakatsani Greeks. He later published studies on classical Greek and Latin literature and on Byzantine music. From 1935 he was the founding director of the edition series Monumenta Musicae Byzantinae. During the German occupation of Denmark from 1940 - 1945, he was the leader of a resistance group within the Danish Freedom Council whose task it was to assemble a list of Danish Nazis and Nazi collaborators to be prosecuted after the liberation.

He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken. His novels, in

He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken. His novels, including I Have Seen the World Begin (1996), deal with knowledge of the world. Jensen's latest work (2006) is the novel Vi, de druknede (We, the Drowned), a chronicle about the birth of modern Denmark, seen through the history of his hometown Marstal.

Is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion.[1] He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Ori

Is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion.[1] He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Grimstad with the Danish Relay team. He received a bronze medal in the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold (classic distance).

Is a male badminton player from Denmark.Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 2008 European

Is a male badminton player from Denmark.Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with Helle Nielsen.

Is a Danish author of 12 published books, including novels and short story collections, plus a featu

Is a Danish author of 12 published books, including novels and short story collections, plus a feature-length film, short film and a play to his credit.Nagel has been described as a Nordic mix of Jean Genet and Henry Miller. His writing is known for its sparkling language, where pain and joy are natural twins. Although his books often have a serious existential focus, a devilish sense of humor is perhaps his most well-known trademark. Besides being a prolific writer, Carsten Nagel is a clinical psychologist, working with refugees who have suffered trauma and torture.

Is a Danish former football player.

Is a Danish former football player.

An actor, beginning his career playing the enigmatic Dolpin Man in the 1988 film The Fruit Machine,

An actor, beginning his career playing the enigmatic Dolpin Man in the 1988 film The Fruit Machine, aka Wonderland (USA).Norgaard was brought to U.S. by Disney to do D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994).Norgaard got an economic degree in Denmark and studied in London.

Is a Danish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who has played

Is a Danish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who has played with the Danish cricket team since 1996.Pedersen's long list of involvements with the Danish team, since his debut in the 1996 European Championships against a weak Italian lower-order which saw five men put on three runs for the last five wickets, include ICC Tournaments in 1997, 2000 (the Emerging Nations Tournament), 2001 and 2005, and five consecutive European Championships between 1998 and 2006.

Is a Danish mathematician. He has been a Professor of Mathematics at the Technical University of Den

Is a Danish mathematician. He has been a Professor of Mathematics at the Technical University of Denmark since 1981, and since 1990 a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. His research concerns discrete mathematics and more specifically graph theory.

Is a Danish former professional football player, and current director of sport in F.C. Copenhagen.He

Is a Danish former professional football player, and current director of sport in F.C. Copenhagen.He started his career with Næstved IF in 1983. He went on to play for Herfølge BK and B 1903. He moved to Brøndby IF, where he won the 1990 and 1991 Danish championships. When Jensen wasn't selected by Brøndby manager Morten Olsen for the 1991 UEFA Cup semi-finals against Italian club AS Roma, the disappointed Jensen moved back to Næstved IF.

Was born at Malmø, Denmark (modern Sweden) and was a polymath, finally accepting a professorship in

Was born at Malmø, Denmark (modern Sweden) and was a polymath, finally accepting a professorship in medicine at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1613. He later taught theology at the same university.