Famous People with Name Inge

Inge Lehmann            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Inge Lehmann: was a Danish seismologist who, in 1936[1], argued that the Earth's core is not one single molten sphere, but that an inner core exists which has physical properties that are different from those of the outer core[1].After a few years of work in the insurance business she became an assistant to the geodesist Niels Erik Nørlund, who assigned her the task of setting up seismological observatories in Denmark and Greenland. The beginning of her interest in seismology dates back to this time. In 1928 she passed her exam in geodesy and accepted a position as state geodesist and head of the department of seismology at the Geodetical Institute of Denmark, which was led by Nørlund.

Inge Sørensen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Inge Sørensen: is a former swimmer from Denmark, and the youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event.

Inge Dekker            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Inge Dekker: is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot.

Inge Margriet Zegers-De Ruiter            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Inge Margriet Zegers-De Ruiter: is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who captured the golden medal with the Women's National Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. From 1980 to 1984 she played a total number of 55 international matches for the Dutch, in which she didn't score.

Inge K. Hansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Inge K. Hansen: is a former male Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored eleven goals.