Gorm The Old

Gorm The Old

male, deceased (958)
Gorm the Old (Gorm den Gamle) was King of Denmark in the mid-900s. He was the husband of Thyra (to whom he raised the older of the two Jelling...
Asger Jorn

Asger Jorn

male, deceased (1973)
Asger Oluf Jorn was born in Vejrum, in the northwest corner of Jutland, Denmark and baptized Asger Oluf Jørgensen. In 1946 he changed his name i...

Harald Klak

male
Harald ' Klak ' Halvdansson (b. 800 AD - d. 846 AD) was a the king of Jutland around 812-815 AD, and from 819-826 AD. During the reign of Louis the...
Kaj Munk

Kaj Munk

male, deceased (1944)
Kaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his...
Poul Schlüter

Poul Schlüter

male, 80 years old
Poul Holmskov Schlüter is a Danish politician, who served as prime minister from 1982 to 1993. Born in Tønder, south Jutland, he graduated from th...
Hans Tausen

Hans Tausen

male, deceased (1561)
Hans Tausen (1494 - November 11 1561), the protagonist of the Danish Reformation, was born at Birkende on Funen in 1494. The quick-witted peasant...

Jeppe Aakjær

male, deceased (1930)
Jeppe Aakjær (born in Aakjær in September 10, 1866 - died in Jenle, April 22, 1930) was a Danish poet and novelist. A regionalist, much of his wr...
Absalon

Absalon

male, deceased (1201)
Absalon was a Danish archbishop and statesman. He was the son of Asser Rig (Asser the Rich) of Fjenneslev (Zealand), at whose castle he and his...
John Frandsen

John Frandsen

male, 53 years old
John Frandsen (born March 13, 1956) is a Danish composer and organist. He studied at Aarhus University and the Jutland Academy of Music with Hans...
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

male, deceased (1950)
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, in Denmark always called Johannes V. Jensen was a Danish author, often considered the first great Danish writer of the...