This is a list of notable Danish people.
Actors
Ellen Aggerholm (1882–1963), stage and screen actress
Ane Grethe Antonsen (1855–1930), actress
Anna Bård (1980–), model, actress
Gry Bay (1974–), actress
Rasmus Bjerg (1976–), actor
Anna Bloch (1868–1953), actress
Lars Bom (1961–), actor
Charlotte Bournonville (1832–1911), actress and opera singer
Johanne Brun (1874–1954), opera singer
Hans Egede Budtz (1889–1968), actor
Poul Bundgaard, actor
Jesper Christensen, actor
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, actor
Karl Dane (1886–1934), silent film actor, comedian
Mille Dinesen (1974–), actress
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941-2022), Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the European Liberals (ALDE) Olaf Fønss (1882–1949), silent film actor Morten Grunwald (1934-2018), actor Ruth Guldbæk (1919–2006), opera singer John Hahn-Petersen (1930-2006), actor Caroline Halle-Müller (1755–1826), actor, singer and dancer Holger Juul Hansen, (1924-2013), actor Betty Hennings (1850–1939), actress, famous for her roles in Ibsen's plays Jean Hersholt (1886–1956), film actor (Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award) Iben Hjejle (1971–), actress Astrid Holm (1893–1961), actress Gudrun Houlberg (1889–1940), actress Inge Hvid-Møller (1912–1970), actress and theatre director Allan Hyde (1989–), actor Bodil Ipsen (1889–1964), actress Katja K (1968–), ex-adult performer, actor Tina Kiberg (1958–), opera singer Lone Koppel (1938–), opera singer Nikita Klæstrup (1994–), political commentator, model, reality TV star Nikolaj Lie Kaas, actor Bodil Kjer (1917–2003), actress Makka Kleist (born 1951), Greenlandic actress Brigitte Kolerus (1941–2001), actress and theatre director Tenna Kraft (1885–1954), opera singer Johanne Krarup-Hansen (1870–1958), opera singer Lilly Lamprecht (1887–1976), opera singer Dorothy Larsen (1911–1990), opera singer Lau Lauritzen Jr. (1910–1977), director, actor, producer Thure Lindhardt (1974–), actor Julie Lund (1979–), actress Augusta Lütken (1855–1910), opera singer Mia Lyhne (1971–), film and television actress Anders Matthesen, actor, comedian Svend Melsing, actor, playwright Svend Methling, actor Mads Mikkelsen (1965–), actor Lars Mikkelsen (1964–), actor Viggo Mortensen (1958–), actor (half Danish) Sigrid Neiiendam (1873–1955), actress Birthe Neumann (1947–), actress at the Royal Danish Theatre Asta Nielsen (1883–1972), silent film star, actress Brigitte Nielsen (1963–), actress, former wife of Sylvester Stallone Connie Nielsen (1965–), film actress Oda Nielsen (1851–1936), actress in Copenhagen theatres Ghita Nørby (1935–), film actress Jens Okking, actor Kirsten Olesen (1949–), actress Dagmar Orlamundt (1863–1939), comic actress Elna Panduro (1882–1983), actress, operetta singer Dirch Passer, actor Johanne Pedersen-Dan (1860–1934), actress and operetta singer Ulf Pilgaard, actor Søren Pilmark, actor Clara Pontoppidan (1883–1975), actress Valdemar Psilander (1884–1917), silent film star Poul Reichhardt, actor Asbjørn Riis, actor, professional wrestler Kirsten Rolffes, actress Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose (1738–1793), actress Louise Sahlgreen (1818–1891), opera singer Emilie Sannom (1886–1931), actress and stunt woman Johanne Louise Schmidt (1983–), actress Jonas Schmidt, actor Ib Schønberg, actor Clara Schønfeld (1856–1938), actress Else Schøtt (1895–1989), opera singer Ingeborg Skov (1893–1990), actress Lis Smed (1914–1944), actress Ingeborg Spangsfeldt (1895–1968), early film actress Ove Sprogøe, actor Paprika Steen (1964–), film actress and director Karl Stegger, actor Ingeborg Steffensen (1888–1964), opera singer Inger Stender (1912–1989), stage, film and television actress Yutte Stensgaard (1946–), film and television actress Ebba Thomsen (1887–1973), silent movie actor Emma Thomsen (1863–1910), actress Ulrich Thomsen, actor Sven-Ole Thorsen, actor Nicolai Vemming (born 1961), theatre producer and director Soffy Walleen (1861–1940), actress Lilian Weber Hansen (1911–1987), opera singer Charlotte Wiehe-Berény (1865–1947), ballet dancer and actress Viggo Wiehe, actor Carlo Wieth, actor Ebba Wilton (1896–1951), opera singer Lulu Ziegler (1903–1973), actress, singer and theatre director Marie Zinck (1789–1823), actress and opera singer