Famous People with Name Christiansen

Peter Christiansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Peter Christiansen: is a Danish former professional football player, who most prominently captained Danish club Brøndby IF and VfL Bochum in Germany from his position of right back. He represented the Denmark national football team in 27 matches, and he was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 European Championship tournaments. He is currently a reserve team coach at Brøndby IF.

Jesper Ringsborg Christiansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jesper Ringsborg Christiansen: is a Danish former football player, currently chief scout for Danish Superliga club Randers FC. He started his career with Vejle BK and FC Copenhagen in Denmark. Christiansen joined Swedish club Helsingborgs IF in 2005, but after an unsuccessful year at the club, he moved to Randers.

Ole Kirk Christiansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Ole Kirk Christiansen: was the 13th son of an impoverished farmer family in Jutland in western Denmark. He trained as a carpenter and started making wooden toys in 1932 to make a living after having lost his job during the depression. He came up with the name lego from the Danish leg godt (play well) and the company grew to become the Lego Group which is today the sixth largest toy company in the world. His eldest son Godfred Kirk Christiansen took over the company after his death and bought out his three brothers in 1960.

Bjarne Slot Christiansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Bjarne Slot Christiansen: is a former professional soldier from the Danish special force army unit Jægerkorpset, who is currently working with coaching and team building. His many television appearances and a popular book called Et liv på kanten (A Life on the Edge) have made him a celebrity in his home country.

Lars Roslyng Christiansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Lars Roslyng Christiansen: is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. He was top scorer at the championship together with Nikola Karabatic and Ivano Balic, and was also v