Top 10 Greatest People From Denmark
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 was a great opponent of quantum mechanics (he was before, but was proven wrong due to his EPR paradox). They had a significant debate, contrasting their rational thinking. That's where Einstein's famous quote, "God does not play dice," came from. The quote means that God does not control all probability. This seems quite the opposite of 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 fleeing Nazism. In 1943, he was about to be arrested by the Germans, and he fled to Sweden, then to Britain.
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... read more Most children in 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.
He was a Danish philosopher, widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
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 fifth 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 brief marriage to Sylvester Stallone.
He was a Greenlandic-Danish polar explorer and anthropologist, often called the "father of Eskimology." He was the first European to cross the Northwest Passage via dog sled.
William Signius Knudsen was a leading automotive industry executive and an American general during World War II. His success as a senior manager at Ford Motor Company and later General Motors led the Franklin Roosevelt administration to commission him as a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He helped lead the U.S.'s war materiel production efforts during World War II.
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
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... read more He's an actor (in case you can't remember where you know his face from).
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Christian IV (12 April 1577 - 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway, as well as Duke of Holstein and Schleswig, from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years and 330 days is the longest in Scandinavian history.
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (8 September 1783 - 2 September 1872), most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher, and politician... read more
Lars Ulrich is a Danish drummer and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica. Yeah, you knew he would be on here.
Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (17 April 1885 - 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in both Danish and English. She is also known by several pen names: Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries. Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries. Osceola. And Pierre Andrézel... read more
