Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

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

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Giuseppe Oldani.

Danish statistician and economist known for his work in demography and the history of statistics.Har

Danish statistician and economist known for his work in demography and the history of statistics.Harald Westergaard was born in Copenhagen and apart from a period studying in England and Germany in 1877-78 he lived there all his life. His subject at the U

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1917 and 1948.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1917 and 1948.

Was a Danish painter and author, who was educated on The Royal Danish Academy of Art 1889–1893. Mo

Was a Danish painter and author, who was educated on The Royal Danish Academy of Art 1889–1893. Moltke participated in several expeditions as draughtsman, for instance to Greenland in 1898 and 1902–04 (on "The Literature Expedition"). One of his main works is a set of 30 portraits of Inuit, published in 1903. Together with Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen he also published the book "Greenland" (1906) and the memoirs "The Life Travel" (1936).

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1956 and 1997.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1956 and 1997.

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal with his

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal with his partner Peter Olsen in the coxless pairs competition.

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1968 he was a crew member of the Danis

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1968 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.

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

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.

Was a Danish football (soccer) player and sports journalist. He played 16 games and scored one goal

Was a Danish football (soccer) player and sports journalist. He played 16 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team from 1924 to 1928. In club football, he represented Akademisk Boldklub (AB) during his entire career. Harry Bendixen was the author of several popular youth books on different sports.

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m event

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a Turkish-born boxer from Denmark, best known for winning the European welterweight title in 1996

Is a Turkish-born boxer from Denmark, best known for winning the European welterweight title in 1996 as an amateur.In his adopted country he became European Champ in 1996 against Marian Simion. At the Olympics 1996 he defeated Sergiy Dzindziruk then lost

Was a Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 she was a member of

Was a Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 she was a member of the Danish relay team which finished fourth in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition. In the 400 metre freestyle event she was eliminated in the semi-finals and in the 100 metre freestyle event she was eliminated in the first round.

Is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion.She is two times European champion, and receiv

Is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion.She is two times European champion, and received a bronze medal at the 1995 World championship.

Is a Danish football goalkeeper. She currently plays for Fortuna Hjørring and the Danish national t

Is a Danish football goalkeeper. She currently plays for Fortuna Hjørring and the Danish national team.

Is a Danish artist.He made his debut on the Danish art scene in the 1960s as part of the minimalisti

Is a Danish artist.He made his debut on the Danish art scene in the 1960s as part of the minimalistic movement.

Is a Danish former football player, who played the bulk of his career for Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF

Is a Danish former football player, who played the bulk of his career for Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF.He was a striker, and was the top goalscorer of the 1999 Danish football championship. Fernandez also represented Danish clubs F.C. Copenhagen and Akademisk Boldklub.Fernandez made his debut for Denmark in a September 1991 friendly match against Iceland , coming on as a substitute for Per Frandsen. It turned out to be his only international match.

Was a Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed in his capacity of chief

Was a Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed in his capacity of chief architect for the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921. During the years Wenck held the post, the railway network in Denmark experienced a strong expansion and he designed around 150 stations of which 15 are listed today. Among these are Copenhagen Central Station and the Øresund Railway stations which are examples of his National Romantic and Historicist styles. From 1903 he was a titular professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He first worked under chief architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe but from 1891, when Holsøe was hit by an eye disease, he gradually took over more of his responsibilities with title of First Architect, before succeeding him as Chief Architect in 1894. His first major assignment was Helsingør railway station which he designed in collaboration with Holsøe. It was inaugurated on 24 October 1891.

Was a Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy at the University of Copenhagen. Schumacher

Was a Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy at the University of Copenhagen. Schumacher carried out significant research work on molluscs and assigned systematic names to many taxa.

A Danish curler, several times skip for the Danish team, Olympic medalist and European champion. She

A Danish curler, several times skip for the Danish team, Olympic medalist and European champion. She received a silver medal at the the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1] She has obtained two medals at the World Curling Championships, and is European cham

Is a Danish supermodel. She stepped into the limelight in 1986 by claiming the title of Miss Denmark

Is a Danish supermodel. She stepped into the limelight in 1986 by claiming the title of Miss Denmark at age eighteen, and representing her country at the Miss Universe pageant. This provided an invaluable springboard to launch herself as an international

Is a retired female Danish badminton player from Denmark. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics a

Is a retired female Danish badminton player from Denmark. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.She competed at the 1995 IBF World Championships and won a silver medal in mixed doubles with Jens Eriksen and a bronze medal in women's doubles with Rikke Olsen.

A renowned Danish performance artist and actress. Ms. Kvint lived and worked in Germany and the Czec

A renowned Danish performance artist and actress. Ms. Kvint lived and worked in Germany and the Czech Republic for many years and formed her own theatre group, Divadlo Antena, in 2001. She now lives in Copenhagen.Among her most famous works are "Garden", "Ash", "Angel Files", "Mezzo" and "Frontier Alert".

Was a Danish actress.She debuted in 1914 in the Den jyske Folkescene.

Was a Danish actress.She debuted in 1914 in the Den jyske Folkescene.

Was a Danish footballer. He played four games as a winger for the amateur Denmark national football

Was a Danish footballer. He played four games as a winger for the amateur Denmark national football team, before moving abroad to play professionally. He played for French club FC Nancy, as well as several notable Italian clubs, including Palermo, AS Roma and Juventus, during the 1950s.

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Dani

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.