Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was one of the most innovative and prolific of all Danish furniture designers that made mid-century

Was one of the most innovative and prolific of all Danish furniture designers that made mid-century Danish design internationally popular. His work belongs to a minimalist school, but preserves function. He is probably best known for his many chairs of genuine craftmanship.

Was a celebrated Danish author, who penned the best-selling novel of all-time in his native Denmark,

Was a celebrated Danish author, who penned the best-selling novel of all-time in his native Denmark, The Fishermen (1928). Kirk was a long-time Communist Party member in Denmark and remained active until his death. His novels, which in addition to The Fishermen include The Day Laborers and The New Times, reflect Kirk's Marxist-influenced beliefs.

Is a Danish sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Sum

Is a Danish sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, h

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth twice (1964: K-2 1000 m, 1968: K-4 1000 m).

Was a Danish stage and film actor.

Was a Danish stage and film actor.

Is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handbal

Is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. He currently plays for German Bundesliga side HSV Handball.

Was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish boat Nurdug I

Was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish boat Nurdug II, which won the silver medal in the 6 metre class.

Was a Danish statesman.The son of a burgher, Evert Nansen, he was born at Flensburg. He made several

Was a Danish statesman.The son of a burgher, Evert Nansen, he was born at Flensburg. He made several voyages to the White Sea and to places in northern Russia, and in 1621 entered the service of the thriving Danish Icelandic Company. For many years the whole trade of Iceland, which he frequently visited, passed through his hands, and he soon became equally well known at Glückstadt, the centre of the Iceland trade, and at Copenhagen.

Is a motorcycle speedway rider and captain of the Denmark speedway team that won the Speedway World

Is a motorcycle speedway rider and captain of the Denmark speedway team that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008. He rides for the Coventry Bees in the British Elite League,[2] despite pledging his future to the Peterborough Panthers in 2007.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in four events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in four events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a renowned Danish author and artist.His most famous works of literature include Stolen Spring, F

Was a renowned Danish author and artist.His most famous works of literature include Stolen Spring, Frydenholm, Idealists, and The Scorpion, the last of which was published in over 20 countries. He is also well-known for his distinctive Naivist lithographs which depict jungle and savanna scenes that owe something to Henri Rousseau, and various drawings and paintings with satirical, political, and biblical subject matter.

Was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and perhaps also in the 1920 Summer Ol

Was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and perhaps also in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1912.

Was a Danish football (soccer) player in the midfielder position, who played professionally for Engl

Was a Danish football (soccer) player in the midfielder position, who played professionally for English club Hull City. He played 15 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team and won a bronze medal with Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player. He played for a number of clubs, including Hvidovre IF,

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player. He played for a number of clubs, including Hvidovre IF, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and Lyngby Boldklub in Denmark, Club Brugge and K.V. Oostende in Belgium, and Dutch clubs Twente Enschede and De Graafschap. He played three games for the Denmark national football team. He is the father of footballer Kim Aabech.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1921 and 1974.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1921 and 1974.

Was a Danish astronomer.He started his observational career during his studies at the Copenhagen Uni

Was a Danish astronomer.He started his observational career during his studies at the Copenhagen University. After completing his degree in 1906 he worked at the Urania, the Treptow Observatory at Berlin, and finally at Horsholm Observatory in Copenhagen.He is most famous for his work on Mars and Jupiter. Other areas he worked on were star parallax, the measuring of variable stars, the color of stars, and the observation of comets, sunspots, and the ring of Saturn.

Was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 29 films between 1942 and 1992.

Was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 29 films between 1942 and 1992.

Is a Danish former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Champions

Is a Danish former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He turned professional following the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal. At the World Championships as a professional, he won 3 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze.

Was a Danish mathematician and football player. As a student, his footballing skill meant he was cal

Was a Danish mathematician and football player. As a student, his footballing skill meant he was called up to the Danish national team for the 1908 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal. After receiving his doctorate in 1910, Bohr became an eminent mathematician, founding the field of almost periodic functions. His brother was the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Niels Bohr.

Was a Danish writer and composer. Much of his musical output is liturgical in nature.

Was a Danish writer and composer. Much of his musical output is liturgical in nature.

Was a Danish writer, novelist, playwright and a poet.Author of the genre and satire verses (collecti

Was a Danish writer, novelist, playwright and a poet.Author of the genre and satire verses (collections: Song of the province / Sange fra provinsen, 1913—1921; Wide Wings, 1919; Songs for all the Winds, 1927).His novel "Factory of the Saints" (1919, Russian translation 1924) became a prototype for Yakov Protazanov's 1930 film St. Jorgen's Day — a satire on the church and its ministers' hypocrisy.

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played as a defender for the Denmark national foo

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played as a defender for the Denmark national football team, with whom he won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He played his entire club career for Copenhagen club B 93.

Was a Danish philosopher.His best-known work is perhaps his Den nyere Filosofis Historie (1894), tra

Was a Danish philosopher.His best-known work is perhaps his Den nyere Filosofis Historie (1894), translated into English from the German edition (1895) by B.E. Meyer as History of Modern Philosophy (2 vols., 1900), a work intended by him to supplement and correct that of Hans Brøchner, to whom it is dedicated. His Psychology, the Problems of Philosophy (1905) and Philosophy of Religion (1906) also have appeared in English.

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league top scorer (capocannoniere) in Bologna's 1964 Serie A championship winning season. Harald Nielsen played 14 games for the Denmark national football team in 1959 and 1960, scoring 15 goals, and he was known as Guld-Harald (Gold-Harald).

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]