Danish Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was a Danish tightrope walker and trick rider, whose illicit affair and dramatic death at the hands

Was a Danish tightrope walker and trick rider, whose illicit affair and dramatic death at the hands of her lover were the subject of the Swedish film of 1967. The story of Elvira Madigan and Sixten Sparre has been the subject of three films. The Swedish f

Was a Danish actor, screenwriter and film director. Gregers made 36 films during a career which exte

Was a Danish actor, screenwriter and film director. Gregers made 36 films during a career which extended during four decades from the Danish golden age of silent film until 1949. Critics often dismissed his work as dependable yet uninspired,[1] however many of his light-hearted comedies achieved great popularity in Denmark. Gregers most notable films were romantic comedies starring his wives Bodil Ipsen and Marguerite Viby.

Was a Danish mycologist and fermentation physiologist.Employed by the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenh

Was a Danish mycologist and fermentation physiologist.Employed by the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen, he discovered that yeast was composed of different kinds of fungi and that the yeast culture could be cultivated. He isolated a pure cell of yeast and, after combining it with a sugary solution, produced more yeast than was in a yeast bank.

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for Boldklubben af 1893.

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for Boldklubben af 1893.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1925 and 1978.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1925 and 1978.

Was a Danish amateur football player, who played four games for the Denmark national football team,

Was a Danish amateur football player, who played four games for the Denmark national football team, and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He represented Danish clubs ØB and B 93, and made his Danish national team debut in October 1912. He was part of the Danish team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament of the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a Danish footballer currently under contract for Belgian side Zulte Waregem, on loan from Lille O

Is a Danish footballer currently under contract for Belgian side Zulte Waregem, on loan from Lille OSC. Lyng began his youth career playing for Kolding FC, but later moved to city rival Kolding IF and played there until he was picked up by AGF Aarhus.

Is a Danish-born Canadian actress.She is best known for playing Ashley Magnus on the television seri

Is a Danish-born Canadian actress.She is best known for playing Ashley Magnus on the television series Sanctuary (since 2008) aired on Syfy (formerly the Sci Fi Channel), a cable- and satellite-television channel.

Is a Danish orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.Emma Klingenberg became Junior World

Is a Danish orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.Emma Klingenberg became Junior World Champion in sprint in Gothenburg in 2008, before Silje Ekroll Jahren and Jenny Lönnkvist, with less than three seconds between winner and third place.[1][2] She was the youngest person to ever win a junior world orienteering championship.[3]

Is a Danish composer and writer on music.[1] He took his diploma in music theory and music history f

Is a Danish composer and writer on music.[1] He took his diploma in music theory and music history from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. As a composer, he claims the influence of Peter Maxwell Davies and other postmodernists.

Was a Danish TV and film director.Balling started working for the largest and oldest Danish film pro

Was a Danish TV and film director.Balling started working for the largest and oldest Danish film production company, Nordisk Films Kompagni, in 1946. He later became the boss of the company.

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Danish boat,

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

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who most famously played 8 years at Belgian club RSC An

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who most famously played 8 years at Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, with whom he won the 1983 UEFA Cup. He represented the Danish national team in 30 matches, and scored 2 goals. He represented Denmark at the 1986 World Cup and the triumphant Euro 1992 tournament, where he suffered a serious knee injury, during the semi-final.

Is a former Danish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.He started his career with FC Fredericia b

Is a former Danish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.He started his career with FC Fredericia before transferring to Vejle in 1993. In the Danish Superliga 1996-97 he was ever present as his club finished in 2nd place and qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. After playing well over 200 games for Vejle he moved to AGF Aarhus, following Vejle's relegation in 1999-2000. He played for Aarhus for a further two seasons.

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he finished nint

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he finished ninth with the Danish team in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored five goals.

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Dani

Was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a Danish flatwater canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in four

Is a Danish flatwater canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold (K-1 1000 m: 1960) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1968, K-1 4 x 500 m relay: 1960).

Is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a Danish actor of the stage and screen with a tall, rugged, handsome presence, often seen as dang

Is a Danish actor of the stage and screen with a tall, rugged, handsome presence, often seen as dangerous, high-ranking sidekicks.He made his screen debut in Erik Balling's comedy Takt og tone i himmelsengen (1972), and reached an international audience as a regular in Dino De Laurentiis' series of Robert E. Howard-films, starting with John Milius' Conan the Barbarian (1982), where his many roles include the Turanian War Officer who is asked "What is best in life?", and replies: "The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair!"

Was a Danish-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social de

Was a Danish-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase identity crisis.Erikson was a student and teacher of arts. While teaching at a private school in Vienna, he became acquainted with Anna Freud, the daughter of Sigmund Freud. Erikson underwent psychoanalysis, and the experience made him decide to become an analyst himself. He was trained in psychoanalysis at the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute and also studied the Montessori method of education, which focused on child development.[

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Oly

Was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was a member of the Danish field hockey team, which won the silver medal.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish football player.

Was a Danish football player.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 29 films between 1950 and 1993.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 29 films between 1950 and 1993.