Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the Soling Class at the 1992 Summer O

Is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the Soling Class at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Jesper Bank and Steen Secher.[1]

He was a professional rider in road bicycle racing, and one of the most popular in Denmark, not only

He was a professional rider in road bicycle racing, and one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also because of his wit and his constant banter. He rode for the Dutch TVM from 1991 to 1997, but switched to the Danish team Team home - Jack & Jones in 1998, where he ended his active career in 2000.

Is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF. He joined the c

Is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF. He joined the club in 2002.

Is a former Danish professional football midfielder who currently is working as assistant coach for

Is a former Danish professional football midfielder who currently is working as assistant coach for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus.

Is a Danish football goalkeeper, who plays for FC Hjørring. He has formerly played in the Danish Su

Is a Danish football goalkeeper, who plays for FC Hjørring. He has formerly played in the Danish Superliga for FC Midtjylland. He has played more than 25 games for the Danish national youth teams, ranging from under-16 to under-19 level.

Was a Danish professional football Forward, who played for the two Danish Superliga sides OB and Esb

Was a Danish professional football Forward, who played for the two Danish Superliga sides OB and Esbjerg fB. He did also play for the German club KFC Uerdingen 05, the Austrian club FC Wacker Tirol and the Norwegian club HamKam.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1925 and 1980.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1925 and 1980.

Is a Danish football player, who plays for the Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF. On 11 October 200

Is a Danish football player, who plays for the Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF. On 11 October 2009, Larsen was called up for the Danish national team for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hungary, after Per Krøldrup was injured.

Aka Jimmy Bredahl, is a professional boxer in the super featherweight division. Bredahl is the forme

Aka Jimmy Bredahl, is a professional boxer in the super featherweight division. Bredahl is the former WBO world super featherweight champion and the older brother of fellow boxer Johnny Bredahl. In March 1989, Bredahl turned professional winning his first

Is a Danish professional football player, who last played for Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Superliga

Is a Danish professional football player, who last played for Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Superliga. On January 24, 2008 he signed a 1½ year contract with the club.

Is a Danish professional football midfielder who currently plays for Icelandic team Knattspyrnuféla

Is a Danish professional football midfielder who currently plays for Icelandic team Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur.

Is a Danish professional football forward of Congolese origins, who currently plays for the Danish S

Is a Danish professional football forward of Congolese origins, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side AC Horsens.

With ten straight international finals, Joachim holds the longest string of appearances in finals at

With ten straight international finals, Joachim holds the longest string of appearances in finals at Olympic, World and European Championships among throwers.Joachim is coached by the former olympic finalist Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, who started working with Joachim in October 2003.In his teens Joachim primarily focused on the discus throw, but after switching shot put technique from the so called glide style to rotational style, he improved dramatically during his four years at University of Idaho, where he was coached by Tim Taylor.

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.

Is a former world class shot putter.With ten straight international finals, Joachim holds the longes

Is a former world class shot putter.With ten straight international finals, Joachim holds the longest string of appearances in finals at Olympic, World and European Championships among throwers.From October 2003, Olsen was coached by former olympic finalist Vesteinn Hafsteinsson.

Danish-American artist, in Denmark known for his drawings of manor houses, and in the U.S. for his p

Danish-American artist, in Denmark known for his drawings of manor houses, and in the U.S. for his paintings of Niagara Falls and other landscapes.Ferdinand Richardt, the son of Johan Joachim Richardt and Johanne Frederikke née Bohse, was born in Brede, north of Copenhagen in 1819. His father ran the inn/company store at the Brede factory. In 1832 the family relocated to nearby Ørholm to operate the inn at the paper-factory there. In 1839, they moved to Copenhagen.

Is a badminton player from Denmark. Persson is currently the 3rd highest ranked singles player in De

Is a badminton player from Denmark. Persson is currently the 3rd highest ranked singles player in Denmark. He is set to take over Kenneth Jonassen as Denmark's second singles after Kenneth's retirement in the months to come.

Was a Danish lawyer, botanist and politician. From 1821, professor in botany at the University of Co

Was a Danish lawyer, botanist and politician. From 1821, professor in botany at the University of Copenhagen - first extraordinary professor, but after the death of J.W. Hornemann in 1841 ordinary. His main scientific field was the new discipline of phytogeography.

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He is a

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He is a left-footed forward. He has played 19 games for various Danish national youth teams. Nicolaj Agger is the younger cousin of Danish international defender Daniel Agger, which has coined his nickname "Fætter Agger" meaning "Cousin Agger". Nicolaj Agger is regarded one of the most exciting talents of Danish football.

Was a Danish seaman and interpreter who participated in several expeditions in Northern Canada and G

Was a Danish seaman and interpreter who participated in several expeditions in Northern Canada and Greenland in search of the missing British explorer John Franklin. At the age of about 20 he moved to Godthåb (now Nuuk) in Greenland where he made a living

Was a Danish entomologist and economist.He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the Univer

Was a Danish entomologist and economist.He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoega to Uppsala, where he studied under Carl von Linné for two years.Fabricius worked primarily with arthropods and was a specialist on insects, classifying many spiders including the black widow. He was professor of natural history, economy and finance at the University of Kiel from 1775. He was a regular visitor to London where he studied many collections.

Was a lawyer and civil servant who married Regine Olsen. He was Governor-General of the Danish West

Was a lawyer and civil servant who married Regine Olsen. He was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1855 to 1860, and Gehejmekonferensraad from 1860.

Was a Danish statesman. He studied in Odense and in Copenhagen before completing his education abroa

Was a Danish statesman. He studied in Odense and in Copenhagen before completing his education abroad.Few among the ancient Danish nobility occupy so prominent a place in Danish history as Johan Friis, who exercised a decisive influence in the government of the realm during the reign of three kings. He was one of the first of the magnates to adhere to the Reformation and its promoter King Frederick I (1523-1533)

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first r

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing to the upcoming bronze medalist Clarence Newton.

Was a Danish film director.His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen (1865-1955) and a

Was a Danish film director.His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen (1865-1955) and actress Christel Holch (1886-1968). He made his first films at the film studio Palladium that also produced the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer. From 1951 onwards Jacobsen produced his own films and those of his wife Annelise Hovmand (1926-) outside the Danish 'studio system' at his independent film studio Flamingo. In 1959 he was a member of the jury at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] In his last years Jacobsen worked for tycoon Simon Spies (1921-1984) at his cinema Merkur Bio in Copenhagen.