Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a former Danish child actor of the 1950s and 1960s.

Is a former Danish child actor of the 1950s and 1960s.

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he finished nint

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he finished ninth with the Danish team in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches as goalkeeper.

Is a former international motorcycle speedway rider.Olsen won the Speedway World Championship three

Is a former international motorcycle speedway rider.Olsen won the Speedway World Championship three times, in 1971, 1975, and 1978. He also won the World Long track Championship in 1973. In 1979 Olsen won Speedway World Pairs Championship with Hans Nielsen.

Is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he

Is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class with the boat White Lady, together with crew members Ole Berntsen and Christian von Bülow.[1]

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

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side Viborg FF.

Is a Danish football manager and former player, currently managing the Boldklubben Frem reserves.Ras

Is a Danish football manager and former player, currently managing the Boldklubben Frem reserves.Rasmussen won national fame when he scored a spectacular own goal in the 1981 Danish Cup final.

Is a retired male welterweight boxer from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1980 Su

Is a retired male welterweight boxer from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he was eliminated in the second round by Seychelles' Michael Pillay on points (1-4) in the men's welterweight

Is a former Danish football (soccer) player. He played 25 matches and scored 7 goals for the Danish

Is a former Danish football (soccer) player. He played 25 matches and scored 7 goals for the Danish national football team between 1961 and 1969, and represented his country at the 1964 European Championship. On the club level, he played for the Copenhagen club KB in Denmark, FC Köln in Germany and PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

Is a Danish professional footballer. He is a defender, playing mostly as a right back, but also in c

Is a Danish professional footballer. He is a defender, playing mostly as a right back, but also in central defence. He has been capped six times for the Danish national football team. Tobiasen started his career with Danish outfit B 1908, and after playing for a few clubs in the Copenhagen area, he moved on to the Dutch club SC Heerenveen.

Was a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Hellerup and died in Gentofte.He competed a

Was a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Hellerup and died in Gentofte.He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class with the boat White Lady, together with crew members Christian von Bülow and Ole Poulsen.[1] He received a silver medal in the dragon class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne,[2] and a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[3]

Is a photographer and graphical artist in the Faroe Islands.

Is a photographer and graphical artist in the Faroe Islands.

Was a Danish physician and antiquary.Worm was the son of Willum Worm who served as the mayor of Aarh

Was a Danish physician and antiquary.Worm was the son of Willum Worm who served as the mayor of Aarhus, and was made a rich man by the inheritance from his father. Ole Worm's grandfather Johan Worm, a magistrate in Aarhus, was a Lutheran who had fled from

Was a Danish stage and film actress.

Was a Danish stage and film actress.

Is a Danish speedskater. Along with Cathrine Grage, Sundberg is the first Danish speedskater to reac

Is a Danish speedskater. Along with Cathrine Grage, Sundberg is the first Danish speedskater to reach international competition levels since Kurt Stille ended his career in 1964. His 2006 and 2007 results were good enough to pass the qualification limits

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

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

Was a Danish politician from the Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund). He was a member of the Folket

Was a Danish politician from the Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund). He was a member of the Folketing 1932-45 and 1950–60 and Minister of Fishery in the cabinet of H.C. Hansen II (1957–60) and the cabinet of Viggo Kampmann I (1960).Privately he was a gardening consultant and fruit producer. After editing a single tax proposal with Jakob E. Lange, which the Radical Liberal Party rejected, he switched to the Justice Party in 1928.[2]

Was a Danish chess master and analyst.He tied for 4-6th at Wilhelmshaven 1892, took 2nd, behind Andr

Was a Danish chess master and analyst.He tied for 4-6th at Wilhelmshaven 1892, took 2nd, behind Andreas Rosendahl, at Copenhagen 1895, took 2nd at Copenhagen 1899 (the 2nd Nordic Championship, Jorgen Moeller won), took 5th at Copenhagen 1907 (the 7th Nordic-ch, Paul Saladin Leonhardt won), shared 2nd, behind Paul Johner at Copenhagen 1916 (the 9th Nordic-ch),[1] tied for 4-8th at Copenhagen 1924 (the 12th Nordic-ch, Aron Nimzowitsch won), and tied for 5-8th at Copenhagen 1934 (the 16th Nordic-ch, Nimzowitsch won).

Was a male Danish racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with Harry Hensen

Was a male Danish racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with Harry Hensen and Leo Nielsen.

Was a Danish movie actress.She also appeared as a mysterious woman with something to hide in Deadlin

Was a Danish movie actress.She also appeared as a mysterious woman with something to hide in Deadline at Dawn. Later in her career she appeared in guest roles on many television programs. She appeared with Lloyd Bridges in the B-movie Rocketship X-M (1950). Her last role was on television in 1962.

Was a Danish amateur association football player, who played 28 games for the Denmark national footb

Was a Danish amateur association football player, who played 28 games for the Denmark national football team from 1932 to 1945. Born in Frederiksberg, Jørgensen played as a midfielder for Copenhagen club KB.

Was a boxer who held the world lightweight championship on two separate occasions. He was nicknamed

Was a boxer who held the world lightweight championship on two separate occasions. He was nicknamed "the Durable Dane".Nelson began boxing professionally in 1896. He fought for the vacant lightweight title against Jimmy Britt on December 20, 1904, but los

Was a Danish stage and film actor and revue singer.HIs career began in Randers in 1913, and he later

Was a Danish stage and film actor and revue singer.HIs career began in Randers in 1913, and he later appeared in the Nørrebro Teater in Copenhagen.[1] In 1929 he got his big break with the revue song Ølhunden glammer by Poul Henningsen.[1]In 1936 he appeared in his first film, Cirkusrevyen, a musical comedy in which he displayed his singing talents, directred by acclaimed directors Lau Lauritzen, Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. This paved the way for a successful film career in the 1930s and 1940s

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1908 Summer

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish naturalist.Müller was the author of Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus (1776). This was the f

Was a Danish naturalist.Müller was the author of Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus (1776). This was the first survey of the fauna of Norway and Denmark, and classified over three thousand local species. He was one of the first to study microorganisms, and established the classification of several groups of animals, including Hydrachnellae, Entomostraca and Infusiora.He was a member of the Academia Caesarea Leopoldina, the Royal Scandinavian Academy of Sciences, the Paris Academy of Sciences and the Berlin Society of Friends of Natural Science and had a lasting impact on zoological studies across Europe . He was a pioneer as a field naturalist, and established the classification of several groups of animals (Hydrachnellae, Entomostraca, and Infusoria) unknown to Linnaeus.