Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a racing driver from Denmark. He participated in 5 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on August 3,

Is a racing driver from Denmark. He participated in 5 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on August 3, 2003. He scored no championship points, but finished all his races.Before that, he infamously won the 2003 Formula 3000 race at Monaco, when Björn Wirdheim slowed on the last lap on the front straight to greet his team.

Was a pioneer in both anatomy and geology. Already in 1659 he decided not to accept anything simply

Was a pioneer in both anatomy and geology. Already in 1659 he decided not to accept anything simply written in a book, instead resolving to do research himself.[2] He is considered the father of geology and stratigraphy.[1]On instigation of Thomas Bartholin Steno first travelled to Rostock, then to Amsterdam and studied anatomy under Gerard Blasius, focusing again on the Lymphatic system. Steno discovered a previously undescribed structure, the "ductus stenonianus" (the duct of the parotid salivary gland) in sheep, dog and rabbit heads. A dispute with Blasius over credit for the discovery arose, but Steno's name is associated with this structure.[3] Within a few months Steno moved to Leiden. There Steno met the students Jan Swammerdam, Frederik Ruysch, Reinier de Graaf, Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius, a famous professor, and Baruch Spinoza

Is a Danish filmmaker who currently resides in Copenhagen, Denmark. He went to the United States in

Is a Danish filmmaker who currently resides in Copenhagen, Denmark. He went to the United States in 1981 and was educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1993. On one recent occasion, he also acted in a major movie, though this is a rare occurrence.

Was a Danish medical doctor and pioneer of neuroimaging.His father, H.C.A. Lassen, was professor at

Was a Danish medical doctor and pioneer of neuroimaging.His father, H.C.A. Lassen, was professor at the University of Copenhagen, and Niels Lassen graduated as medical doctor from the same university in 1951. With his colleague Ole Munck he began in the 1950s to use radioactive isotopes for the measurement of the blood circulation in the brain, and in the beginning of the 1960s he together with David H. Ingvar from University of Lund began the development of methods for regional measurements on the brain with krypton-85 and xenon-133 isotopes.

Was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished fourth with the Danish team in the team free rifle competition and eighth in the team military rifle event.

Is a three time award-winning writer-director from Denmark.He directed The Girl with the Dragon Tatt

Is a three time award-winning writer-director from Denmark.He directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the film based on Stieg Larsson's novel of the same title and is set to direct The Keep which based on the novel with the same name.[1]

Is a retired Danish professional football midfielder, who used to play for Danish Superliga side AGF

Is a retired Danish professional football midfielder, who used to play for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus. The talented midfielder was forced to retire due to a serious knee injury.

Is a Danish former football player.

Is a Danish former football player.

Is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Vej

Is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Vejle Boldklub.He began his career in Vinding SF, a little sports club in Vejle. He was spotted early by Vejle Boldklub and he moved to the club. In September 2008 he signed a three year contract with Vejle Boldklub, claiming that he saw something in the concept of Vejle Boldklub which suited him.

A Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum

A Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.

Is a Danish singer and songwriter.He must therefore represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest

Is a Danish singer and songwriter.He must therefore represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.

Was a Danish-American inventor whose principal invention was the O-ring, the ubiquitous hydraulic se

Was a Danish-American inventor whose principal invention was the O-ring, the ubiquitous hydraulic seal.In 1933, working in his basement, he discovered by trial and error that a ring-shaped piece of rubber in a groove one and a half times long as the minor radius of the ring made a reliable, tight seal of a piston sliding in a cylinder. He applied for a U.S. patent in 1937 and it was granted two years later. After Pearl Harbor, the government bought the rights to many war-related patents, and made them available to manufacturers royalty-free. Christensen was paid $75,000. When the war ended (formally, in 1952) and the patent rights were transferred back to him, the patent had only four years left.

Is a male badminton player from Denmark.Kaldau won the Portuguese Badminton Champs in 1998, 2002 and

Is a male badminton player from Denmark.Kaldau won the Portuguese Badminton Champs in 1998, 2002 and 2003, the German Open in 2002, the Bitburger Open in 2004 and the Spanish International Badminton Tournament in 2005.

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played 14 games as a forward for the Denmark nati

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played 14 games as a forward for the Denmark national football team and won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.. Nørlund played his entire career with Copenhagen club KB, with whom he won several Danish football championships.

Was a Danish historian, journalist and author of critical pamphlets.Niels Ditlev Riegels was known f

Was a Danish historian, journalist and author of critical pamphlets.Niels Ditlev Riegels was known for his extensive authorship that was extremely critical of the Danish society and institutions. He was influenced by the radical enlightenment ideas of the French and English thinkers. The American historian H. Arnold Barton has characterised Riegels, alongside with Michael Gottlieb Birckner, as being one of "the most original thinkers" of the radical group of authors in Denmark in this period.[1]

Is a former Danish football player, who played 140 games for the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. He also

Is a former Danish football player, who played 140 games for the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. He also represented the Danish national team.

Is a Danish retired track cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, F

Is a Danish retired track cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Fredborg won gold and was Denmark's only medalist of the games.At the Track Cycling World Championships, Fredborg won the 1967, 1968 and 1970 Men's Kilometer Time Trial.

Was a Danish middle distance runner who equalled the world record over both 880 yards and 1500 metre

Was a Danish middle distance runner who equalled the world record over both 880 yards and 1500 metres.[1][2] He represented the Østerbro-based club Københavns Idræts Forening throughout his career.[3]

Is a danish singer, songwriter and comedian. He is best known for his songs and understated comedy w

Is a danish singer, songwriter and comedian. He is best known for his songs and understated comedy which often combine dry observations on the human condition with the trials and tribulations of life in a socialist country. Originally, Hausgaard spoke with a distinct dialect, vendelbomål, which became something of a trademark during his sets, but which in recent years has been somewhat toned down.

Is a Danish competition rower and Olympic champion.Henriksen won a gold medal in Lightweight coxless

Is a Danish competition rower and Olympic champion.Henriksen won a gold medal in Lightweight coxless fours, at the 1996 Summer Olympics .[1]

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the second

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Tin Dekkers.

Is a former Danish athlete and air force officer. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal D

Is a former Danish athlete and air force officer. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force from 1970-1982 and Denmark's military representative to NATO from 1982-1986.[1] He won gold and silver medals at the 1946 European Athletics Championships and served as a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1977-2002.[1]

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a member of

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1928 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 all four matches as forward and

Is an ornithologist and bird conservationist based at the Vertebrate Department of the Zoological Mu

Is an ornithologist and bird conservationist based at the Vertebrate Department of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, researching various aspects of ornithology, especially bioacoustics and conservation; systematics and altitudinal replacements of Scytalopus tapaculos. Niels has spent many years in the Andes, especially Ecuador, and wrote the passerine section of Birds of the High Andes (1990) and the accounts of most Andean species in Threatened Birds of the Americas (1992).

Was probably the brother of the poet Christen Aagaard[2], was professor at Sorø Academy, in Denmark

Was probably the brother of the poet Christen Aagaard[2], was professor at Sorø Academy, in Denmark, where he also occupied the office of librarian. He died in 1657, at the age of forty-five, and left behind him several philosophical and critical works, written in Latin, among which are, A Treatise on Subterraneous Fires; Dissertations on Tacitus; Observations on Ammianus Marcellinus; and a Vindication of the Style of the New Testament. [3]