Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Danish linguist and professor of English language at the University of Copenhagen. He is notabl

Is a Danish linguist and professor of English language at the University of Copenhagen. He is notable as a cofounder of the Danish Functional Linguistics stage of the Copenhagen School in linguistics. He has worked extensively with functional linguistic theories and speech act theory. [1]

Is a Danish chess player.He became an International Grandmaster in 1994. By September 2005 his ELO r

Is a Danish chess player.He became an International Grandmaster in 1994. By September 2005 his ELO rating in the FIDE list was 2668, at the time the highest rating for any player from the Nordic countries.

Is a Danish team handball player (goalkeeper). He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European

Is a Danish team handball player (goalkeeper). He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team.

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 one match as back.

Is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is generally seen as the most capable Danish goal

Is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is generally seen as the most capable Danish goalie. He currently plays for the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League.Hirsch has served as Team Denmark's number-one goaltender in the IIHF Ice Hock

Is a celebrated Danish writer of fiction. He received a Master of Arts in Literature from the Univer

Is a celebrated Danish writer of fiction. He received a Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1984. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ballet dancer and actor (in addition to fencing and mountaineering) - experiences he uses in his novels. He lives in Copenhagen with his wife and two daughters.

is a professional badminton player. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his

is a professional badminton player. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his wife, accomplished handball player Camilla Høeg. Together they have a daughter, Nanna, born in 2004.

Was a leading Danish artist and printmaker. Ilsted, Carl Holsoe and Ilsted’s brother-in-law, Vilhe

Was a leading Danish artist and printmaker. Ilsted, Carl Holsoe and Ilsted’s brother-in-law, Vilhelm Hammershoi, were the leading artists in early 20th century Denmark. All three artists were members of ‘The Free Exhibition’, a progressive art society created around 1890. They are famous for painting images of "Sunshine and Silent Rooms", all in subtle colors.

Is a former Danish professional football goalkeeper who played most of his club games for Silkeborg

Is a former Danish professional football goalkeeper who played most of his club games for Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga. He represented the Denmark national football team in four matches, making his debut at the age of 35 on April 25, 2001 in the goodbye match of Peter Schmeichel. Kjær was included in the Denmark squads for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, but he spent all three tournaments on the bench.

Is a Danish writer.He is the author of The Ringbearer's Diary. Originally published in 1985, the boo

Is a Danish writer.He is the author of The Ringbearer's Diary. Originally published in 1985, the book describes the supposed reality behind J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen — a ring of self-reinforcing but destructive ideas that through ages has haunted humanity, causing untold pain and suffering. Peter Kjaerulff names this ring 'The Cursed Ring'.

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 back.

Is a Danish former football striker, who was the top goalscorer of the 2000 Danish football champion

Is a Danish former football striker, who was the top goalscorer of the 2000 Danish football championship. He most notably played for Danish clubs Hvidovre IF, BK Frem, Akademisk Boldklub and Silkeborg IF, as well as Eendracht Aalst in Belgium.

Was a Danish actor best known for his role as Onkel Anders in the Far Til Fire movies. Peter was ori

Was a Danish actor best known for his role as Onkel Anders in the Far Til Fire movies. Peter was originally educated as a painter, but his job at Århus Theatre as a scenic painter along with the fact that his older brother Henrik was an actor, eventually led to him being in theater- and later filmindustry.Peter was born 15 years later than his big brother Henrik Malberg who cared for his little brother throughout life. The father Peter B. Malberg was a haulage contractor. The mother had a fragile health and was ill for long periods of Peter's childhood and youth. In 1904 when Peter Malberg was 14 years old,

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player in the striker position, who won a silver medal with t

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player in the striker position, who won a silver medal with the Danish national team in the 1908 Summer Olympics football tournament. He played one game at the tournament, his only game for the national team. He played his club football with BK Frem.

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2000. He rep

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2000. He represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 he finished four

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 he finished fourth with the Danish team in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored seven goals.

Is a male badminton player from Denmark.

Is a male badminton player from Denmark.

Is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club Odense B

Is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub (OB).Møller Christensen was called up for the league national team, which played a number of unofficial national team games in the United States, El Salvador and Honduras in January 2007, by national team manager Morten Olsen. Later in 2007, he was also called up as backup on the center-back position for the A national team, without getting his debut.

Is a Danish pioneer in computer science and Turing award winner. His last name is the N in the BNF n

Is a Danish pioneer in computer science and Turing award winner. His last name is the N in the BNF notation (Backus-Naur form), used in the description of the syntax for most programming languages. He contributed to the creation of the ALGOL 60 programming language.

Is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side AC Horse

Is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side AC Horsens. He can play as defender and midfielder.

Is a Danish professional football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Danish Superliga side Ve

Is a Danish professional football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub. He started his career at Danish clubs Albertslund IF, Brønshøj BK and Akademisk Boldklub before he moved abroad to play for French club AS Saint-Etienne in 2000. After three years at the club, he moved back to Denmark to play for AaB in 2003.

Is a Danish handballer, currently the vetetan goalkeeper of Danish Handball League side FCK Håndbol

Is a Danish handballer, currently the vetetan goalkeeper of Danish Handball League side FCK Håndbold. He has previously played for the Spanish clubs Portland San Antonio and BM Altea. During the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, Nørklit was the first

Was a Danish boxer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.Born in Hillerød, Hovedstaden he won th

Was a Danish boxer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.Born in Hillerød, Hovedstaden he won the bronze medal in 1932 in the light heavyweight class after winning the third place fight against James Murphy.

Was a Danish stage and film actor of the silent era in Denmark. He worked prolifically under directo

Was a Danish stage and film actor of the silent era in Denmark. He worked prolifically under director Lau Lauritzen Sr.

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a forward for Danish club Brøndby IF in the

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a forward for Danish club Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played 13 games and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and Madsen was part of the Danish squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments.