Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was an Icelandic sculptor, born in Galtafell, a farm in southern Iceland.At a young age Einar proved

Was an Icelandic sculptor, born in Galtafell, a farm in southern Iceland.At a young age Einar proved himself to be an unusual child with an artistic bent. At that time there was little or no tradition of sculpture in Iceland, so Einar moved to Denmark whe

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1924 and 1974.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1924 and 1974.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first r

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist William Cuthbertson.

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was the coxswain of the Danish boat w

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was the coxswain of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours.

Was a Danish artist. He studied at the Kunsthåndværkerskolen in Copenhagen, with Bizzie Høyer 193

Was a Danish artist. He studied at the Kunsthåndværkerskolen in Copenhagen, with Bizzie Høyer 1930-32 and the Royal Danish Academy of Art, 1933. In 1934 he joined Linien, Corner in 1940 and CoBrA in 1949. He had concentrated on small sculptures, but moved into painting after joining CoBrA. In 1969 he was Guest Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art.

Was a Danish chemist and astronomer.In the period 1911-1913 with Henry Norris Russell, he developed

Was a Danish chemist and astronomer.In the period 1911-1913 with Henry Norris Russell, he developed the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.In 1913 he determined the distances to several Galactic Cepheid stars by statistical parallax, and was thus able to calibrate the relationship discovered by Henrietta Leavitt between Cepheid period and luminosity. In this determination he made a mistake, possibly a slip of the pen, putting the stars 10 times too close. He used this relationship to estimate the distance to the Small Magellanic Cloud.From 1919 to 1946 Hertzsprung worked at Leiden Observatory in The Netherlands, from 1937 as director. Perhaps his greatest contribution to astronomy was the development of a classification system for stars to divide them by spectral type, stage in their development, and luminosity. The so-called "Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram" was used for many years as a classification system to explain stellar types and evolution.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.[1]

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.[1]

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1934 and 1981.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1934 and 1981.

Was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. Competing in two Summ

Was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the K-2 1000 m event at London in 1948.Hansen also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1950) and two bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m and K-2 500 m: both 1948).

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dan

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Danish field hockey team, which won the silver medal.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 15 films between 1934 and 1984.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 15 films between 1934 and 1984.

Was professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Copenhagen, she was a member of the Danis

Was professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Copenhagen, she was a member of the Danish resistance movement fighting against the German occupation of Denmark.She began studying French and German language at the University of Copenhagen in 1929. She specialized in linguistics and her thesis treated "the importance of dialect geography for the perception of sound changes."

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dan

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Danish field hockey team, which won the silver medal.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 29 films between 1933 and 1968.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 29 films between 1933 and 1968.

Was a Danish stage and filmactress.She worked in the Arhus Theatre in 1911 then the Det Ny Theater i

Was a Danish stage and filmactress.She worked in the Arhus Theatre in 1911 then the Det Ny Theater in Copenhagen from 1912 to 1928 . She entered film in 1938.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in twelve films between 1933 and 1951.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in twelve films between 1933 and 1951.

Was a Danish foil fencer.At the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, women’s fencing made its debut as Osiier

Was a Danish foil fencer.At the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, women’s fencing made its debut as Osiier won the gold medal at the age of 33 without losing a single bout.[1]

Is a Danish model who did most of her work under the pseudonym Dane Arden. Under her real name, she

Is a Danish model who did most of her work under the pseudonym Dane Arden. Under her real name, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1956 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland. Sørensen is believed to be the first Playmate who was not from the United States.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a painter who was born and died in Copenhagen. She was one of the two women in the CoBrA. She wa

Was a painter who was born and died in Copenhagen. She was one of the two women in the CoBrA. She was married to Carl-Henning Pedersen, also a veteran of CoBrA.

Was a Danish ballerina and an actress of stage and screen. Noted for a fiery temperament and edgy in

Was a Danish ballerina and an actress of stage and screen. Noted for a fiery temperament and edgy intensity,[1][2] Højgaard premiered as a solo ballerina for George Balanchine in 1931 and was the primary dancer for Harald Lander until 1942. Højgaard later went on to a long career as a dramatic actress, performing and teaching at the Royal Danish Theatre. She performed in radio and television, and played supporting roles in several films including the dark drama Café Paradis (1950). Højgaard was awarded a knighthood in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1961 and again in 1971.[3]

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 35 films between 1934 and 1961.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 35 films between 1934 and 1961.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1936 and 1993.

Was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1936 and 1993.

Is a Danish backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 194

Is a Danish backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she was a member of the Danish relay team which finished seventh in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the first round.