Danish Famous Boy Names with Letter W

Was a Danish actor who was active in several films and television serials during the late 1960s and

Was a Danish actor who was active in several films and television serials during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He is perhaps most notable for his role of newspaper salesman Mr Jopeck in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Heyking's final role came in 1973 in an episode of Tatort. He died during the same year, aged 61, after a battle with cancer.

Is a Kurdish author, lecturer, senior lobbyist, human rights defender and currently the President of

Is a Kurdish author, lecturer, senior lobbyist, human rights defender and currently the President of Defend International [1][2][3].Akrawi helped to establish a secret working group against torture in Iraq, dedicated to collecting evidence of torture and other human rights abuses. In Denmark she first got involved with Amnesty International in 1994, when she started to do volunteer work. In February 2006, she was appointed as "Stop Torture” ambassador for Amnesty’s Danish section.

Danish genre and portrait painter, is one of the main personages associated with the Golden Age of D

Danish genre and portrait painter, is one of the main personages associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in Copenhagen from 1820 to 1825, winning both silver medals but never the gold prize. He studied under professor Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, but may at the same time have acquired some knowledge of contemporary German painting.

Was a Danish botanist, plant physiologist and geneticist. He was born in Copenhagen. While very youn

Was a Danish botanist, plant physiologist and geneticist. He was born in Copenhagen. While very young, he was apprenticed to a pharmacist and worked in Denmark and Germany beginning in 1872 until passing his pharmacist's exam in 1879. In 1881, he became assistant in the chemistry department at the Carlsberg Laboratory under the chemist Johan Kjeldahl. Johannsen studied the metabolism of dormancy and germination in seeds, tubers and buds. He showed that dormancy could be broken by various anesthetic compounds, such as diethyl ether and chloroform. In 1892, he was appointed lecturer at Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University and later became professor of botany and plant physiology.

Is a Danish paleoclimatologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at the University of Copenhag

Is a Danish paleoclimatologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at the University of Copenhagen and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Icelandic Academy of Sciences, and the Danish Geophysical Society.

Was a Danish philologist and professor of eskimo studies at the University of Copenhagen. He studied

Was a Danish philologist and professor of eskimo studies at the University of Copenhagen. He studied Danish, English and Latin at the university, but after graduating in 1899 he decided to focus on "exotic" languages. In 1900 he spent a year in Ilulissat in western Greenland studying the Greenlandic language.[1] From 1905 to 1907 he with his wife spent eighteen months among the natives in Tasiilaq, one of the most isolated places on the coast of eastern Greenland.[2] In 1920 the University of Copenhagen established a permanent lecture position for Thalbitzer in "Greenlandic (Eskimo) language and culture".[3] In 1952 he was made a honorary doctor at the University of Copenhagen.[4]

He joined Ford in 1979 and 1981 held a variety of positions -- notably beginning in product developm

He joined Ford in 1979 and 1981 held a variety of positions -- notably beginning in product development and on the finance staff, a grooming ground for future executives, and several years as a mid-ranking executive in product development. He also briefly headed the Climate Control Division (since divested from the company as part of the Visteon spinoff). At the time of the Ford 2000 reorganization, he was in charge of heavy truck operations.

Also popularly known within the Scouting movement as "Green Bar Bill" and "Scoutmaster to the World"

Also popularly known within the Scouting movement as "Green Bar Bill" and "Scoutmaster to the World", was an influential leader in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) organization for much of the twentieth century, acclaimed as "the foremost influence on development of the Boy Scouting program".[1] Hillcourt is especially noted as a writer and teacher in the areas of woodcraft, troop and patrol structure, and training. He was a prolific writer; his works include three editions of the BSA's widely-circulated official Boy Scout Handbook, with over 12.6 million copies printed.

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side B

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side BK Frem.

Was a leading automobile industry executive and a General in the U.S. Army.Knudsen was born in Denma

Was a leading automobile industry executive and a General in the U.S. Army.Knudsen was born in Denmark. His name was originally Signius Wilhelm Poul Knudsen. He came to the United States in 1900. He was working for the John R. Keim Company of Buffalo, New York when the Ford Motor Company bought it in 1911 for its steel-stamping experience and tooling.

Was a Danish author, screenwriter, and humorist born in Fredensborg, Denmark.

Was a Danish author, screenwriter, and humorist born in Fredensborg, Denmark.

Was a Danish track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics with Edmund Hansen and

Was a Danish track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics with Edmund Hansen and gold and bronze medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1960 and 1988.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1960 and 1988.

Is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current world records at both in

Is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current world records at both indoor and outdoor 800 and the indoor 1000 metre distances. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 11 currently all-time fastest times, he never won an Olympic gold medal. He did, however, win gold medals in three successive editions of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

Is a Danish-New Zealand football player. His position of preference in at the heart of defence as a

Is a Danish-New Zealand football player. His position of preference in at the heart of defence as a center back.Reid moved to Denmark at the age of 10 and signed a youth contract with SUB Sønderborg and later, FC Midtjylland earning his first team debut in 2005. Reid received Danish citizenship in 2006, and was subsequently called up for the under 19 national team, along with other FC Midtjylland players Jesper Weinkouff, Simon Kjær, and Christian Sivebæk.