Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.She won the silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Cha

Is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.She won the silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Thomas Lund. She competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Grete Mogensen.

Is a Danish film director and the older sister of actor Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out i

Is a Danish film director and the older sister of actor Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out in the movie business when she was 20 years old as an assistant to Tómas Gislason. During that time, Gislason was closely connected to Lars von Trier, and she got to listen to Gislason and von Trier's discussions about movies. In 1993, she went to The European Film College where she met and collaborated with Nanna Arnfred.[1] In 1999,

Is a female badminton player from Denmark.Harder competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics i

Is a female badminton player from Denmark.Harder competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Mette Schjoldager. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16.

Is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.

Is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.

Is a Danish film director.She graduated from the National Danish Film School in 1997. She is the dir

Is a Danish film director.She graduated from the National Danish Film School in 1997. She is the director of various documentary films for the screen and for television including Min morfar forfra, Repeating Grandpa (selected for Input 2002 at Rotterdam), and The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun, winner of the Joris Ivens competition at IDFA 2006.

Was a Danish astronomer, was born at Tønder, Schleswig.he learned the trade of a watchmaker at Flen

Was a Danish astronomer, was born at Tønder, Schleswig.he learned the trade of a watchmaker at Flensburg, and exercised it at Berlin and Tønder, 1818–1820. He had, however, long been a student of science; and Dr Dircks, a physician practising at Tønder, prevailed with his father to send him in 1820 to Copenhagen, where he won the patronage of H.C. Schumacher and attracted the personal notice of King Frederick VI. The Danish survey was then in progress, and he acted as Schumacher's assistant in work connected with it, chiefly at the new observatory of Altona, 1821–1825.

Is a noted Danish astrophysicist and climate researcher. His research in solar variation helped prov

Is a noted Danish astrophysicist and climate researcher. His research in solar variation helped provide conclusive evidence of the greenhouse effect on the Earth's climate in the late 20th century. In particular, his landmark study with Knud Lassen on Northern Hemisphere land air temperature showed that the rise of 0.4 degrees Celsius since 1980 could not be accounted for by the solar cycle.

Schmeichel is famous for his intimidating physique (he wears an XXXL shirt and stands 6 ft 4 in (1.9

Schmeichel is famous for his intimidating physique (he wears an XXXL shirt and stands 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall) and his attacking threat. Throughout his career, Schmeichel scored 11 goals, a great feat for a keeper. He is the most capped player for the Den

Is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga. Generally pl

Is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga. Generally playing a defensive midfielder and central midfielder role, Schmidt is a midfield workhorse with a strong tackle and good technical and passing skills. His long range shooting ability has earned him quite a few goals.

Is a former Danish footballer and is currently the assistant manager of the Danish national team.

Is a former Danish footballer and is currently the assistant manager of the Danish national team.

Is a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist and photographer.[1][2][3] Brandes' art is abstract an

Is a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist and photographer.[1][2][3] Brandes' art is abstract and often in brown colours. He had his breakthrough as artist in the beginning of the 1980s. He has inter alia done artwork on Roskilde Domkirke and mosaic (colored glass) windows in a church at Nordkap and the church Village of Hope, south of Los Angeles.[1]

Is a Danish artist and author. Callesen is renowned for his exceptional talent in combining the mini

Is a Danish artist and author. Callesen is renowned for his exceptional talent in combining the minimalism of a big crisp white sheet of paper with the complexity of meticulously cut and folded paper and uses the two to build out some really beautiful compositions. Particularly noteworthy are his works where the remains of the cut and folded objects are literally shadows of the objects former self. He uses the positive and negative space to tell a sometimes-dark story about the past and future of his subject using only a white sheet of paper.

Was a Danish theologian, politician and Lutheran bishop of Aalborg from 1857 until 1875, and brother

Was a Danish theologian, politician and Lutheran bishop of Aalborg from 1857 until 1875, and brother of Søren Kierkegaard. As a theologian of the official church, he had on several occasions criticized his brother’s works, notably at the Roskilde Ecclesiastical Conventions in 1849 and 1855. However, he delivered the eulogy for his brother at the Church of Our Lady — a eulogy that Søren would probably have refused if he could.[citation needed]

Is a Danish former professional football player, who most prominently captained Danish club Brøndby

Is a Danish former professional football player, who most prominently captained Danish club Brøndby IF and VfL Bochum in Germany from his position of right back. He represented the Denmark national football team in 27 matches, and he was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 European Championship tournaments. He is currently a reserve team coach at Brøndby IF.

Is a Danish football (soccer) player, who played professionally in both Europe and the United States

Is a Danish football (soccer) player, who played professionally in both Europe and the United States. Ekelund most prominently spent two years at FC Barcelona, and also played for a number of clubs in English football. He played 21 matches and scored three goals for the Danish under-21 national team, but never represented his country at the senior level.

Is a former Danish footballer, who played for Southend United in the Football League in 1996.Dursun

Is a former Danish footballer, who played for Southend United in the Football League in 1996.Dursun made his debut in the Division One for Southend United on 14 December 1996, away to Queens Park Rangers in the 4–0 defeat, replacing Julian Hails in the 53rd minute.

Is a professional poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008

Is a professional poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker. At the time, he became the youngest player ever to win the event. However, he was surpassed by Joe Cada in 2009.

Was a Danish photographer and film director known as the first film pioneer in Denmark when he began

Was a Danish photographer and film director known as the first film pioneer in Denmark when he began making documentary movies in 1897.He apprenticed in photography in Hillerød in 1893 with the photographer Carl Rathsack. He also studied with the camera builder Jens Poul Andersen. In 1893, Elfelt opened his own atelier in Copenhagen with his two brothers as his assistants.

Was a Danish bishop, historian, linguist and professor of theology.

Was a Danish bishop, historian, linguist and professor of theology.

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which finished fifth in the coxless pairs event.Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Danish boat in the coxless pairs competition.

Is a Danish film director.Peter Flinth was born on 7 November 1964 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was ad

Is a Danish film director.Peter Flinth was born on 7 November 1964 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was admitted to the National Film School of Denmark and in the same time wprked as an assistant director on a number of Danish feature films, including most notably Academy Award-nominated Dance of the Polar Bears and Ole Bornedal's Nightwatch,

Is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division club FC Ve

Is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division club FC Vestsjælland.

Is a former Danish football player.

Is a former Danish football player.

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

Is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side SønderjyskE.Halle joined AC Horsens in the summer of 2004, and was almost during his entire time at the club a part of the chosen starters of the first team, playing as a left defender. He never scored a Superliga goal for AC Horsens, but his defensive qualities gained him his place in the team. In January 2008, after the arrival of Joseph Elanga, Halle left Horsens to join Danish 1st Division side SønderjyskE.

Is a Danish footballer currently under contract for Cypriot side APEP Pitsilia.

Is a Danish footballer currently under contract for Cypriot side APEP Pitsilia.