Top 10 Greatest People From Denmark

The Top Ten
1 Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research.

Ok, now this intrigues me. I still remember the conflict between Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein is a great enemy of quantum mechanics (was before, but was wrong due to his EPR paradox). They very much had a debate between their Rational thinking, and that's where the famous quote came from Einstein "God does not play dice". Meaning of the quote: God does not control all probability. This seems rather the opposite due to my beliefs as an atheist.

He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922, for making foundational contributions to quantum theory and understanding atomic structure. Bohr developed the Bohr model of the atom.

During the 1930s, he helped refugees from Nazism. In 1943, he was about to be arrested by the Germans, and he fled to Sweden, then to Britain.

2 Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen, often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality... read more

Most children in the Western Civilization know at least one of his fairy tales - The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Pea, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Nightingale, to name a few.

3 Søren Kierkegaard

He was a Danish philosopher, who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.

4 Brigitte Nielsen Brigitte Nielsen is a Danish-Italian actress, model, singer and reality television personality who began her career modelling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton and several years later acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV.

In 2018, she gave birth to her 5th child at the age of 54, almost 55. Wow!
She rose to fame in the 80s thanks to her role in Rocky IV and her marriage to Sly (short-lived though).

5 Knud Rasmussen

He was a Greenlandic-Danish polar explorer and anthropologist, and has been called the "father of Eskimology". He was the first European to cross the Northwest Passage via dog sled.

6 William S. Knudsen
7 Flemming Rasmussen

A legendary sound engineer, mixer and producer of rock and metal music, best known for recording and producing Metallica albums Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets.
Available lists:
Top 10 Music Albums Recorded, Mixed or Produced by Flemming Rasmussen
Top 10 Facts About Metallica's Album Ride the Lightning

8 Hans Christian Ørsted
9 Viggo Mortensen Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. is an American actor, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter. Born in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he lived in Argentina during his childhood. He is the recipient of various accolades including a Screen Actors Guild Award and has been nominated for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

He's an actor (in case you can't remember where from you know his face)

10 Kim Larsen

The Newcomers

? Poul Borum
? Victor Borge
The Contenders
11 Christian IV of Denmark
12 Tycho Brahe
13 N. F. S. Grundtvig
14 Margrethe II
15 Jens Martin Knudsen
16 Harald Bluetooth
17 Lars Ulrich Lars Ulrich is a Danish drummer and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica.

Good list I think you should add Kim Larsen though ( search him up if you don't know who that is.

Yeah you know he would be on here.

18 Helle Thorning-Schmidt
19 Absalon
20 Margaret I
21 Thorvald Stauning
22 Karen Blixen
23 Inge Lehmann
24 Jens Otto Krag
25 Kaj Munk
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