1942) a Danish historian, journalist and author Peter Landrock (born 1948) a Danish cryptographer and mathematician Jens Kehlet Nørskov (born 1952), professor Flemming Besenbacher (born 1952), professor Jan Trøjborg (1955–2012), politician, Mayor of Horsens 2005–2012, served in the Folketing 1987–2005, was Govt. Minister Jens Nielsen (born 1962), professor Anders Samuelsen (born 1967) a Danish politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark) Peter Fibiger Bang (born 1973) a Danish comparative historian The Arts Anton Dorph (1831–1914) a Danish painter who painted altarpieces and fishermen Frederikke Federspiel (1839–1913) first female pro photographer, ran a photo. studio in Aalborg Ludovica Thornam (1853–1896) a Danish portrait and genre painter Alfred Schmidt (1858–1938) a Danish illustrator, caricaturist and painter Anton Rosen (1859–1928) a Danish architect, furniture designer and decorative artist Albert Edvard Wang (1864-1930) a Danish landscape painter Anna Bloch (1868–1953) a Danish actress Emanuel Gregers (1881–1957) a Danish actor, screenwriter and film director Christian Arhoff (1893–1973) a Danish stage and film actor and member of National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark Knud Holmboe (1902–1931) a Danish journalist, author and explorer Vagn Holmboe (1909–1996), a Danish composer and teacher who wrote in a neo-classical style Poul Borum (1934–1996) writer, poet and critic, was raised in Horsens Manon Rasmussen (born 1951) a Danish costume designer Kristian Halken (born 1955), film actor Søren Sætter-Lassen (born 1955) a Danish stage, film and television actor Michael Kvium (born 1955) a Danish multifaceted artist Anne Louise Hassing (born 1967), actress Emmy Thornam (1852–1935), flower painter and writer Ludovica Thornam (1853–1896), portrait and genre painter Barbara Zatler (1980-2019) an actress, TV personality, model and comedian Pretty Maids (formed 1981) a Danish hard rock/heavy metal band from Horsens Peter Bjørnskov (born 1981) a Danish singer, songwriter and record producer Sport Ernst Schultz (1879 – drowned, 1906) sprinter, bronze medallist at the 1900 Summer Olympics Thyge Petersen (1902–1964) an amateur boxer, silver medallist at the 1924 Summer Olympics Helge Muxoll Schrøder (1924–2012) rower, team silver medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics Bent Schmidt-Hansen (1946–2013) a footballer, over 350 club caps and 8 for Denmark Anja Hansen (born 1973) handball player, team gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen (born 1975) a former footballer, won 118 caps for the Danish national women's team Søren Jochumsen (born 1976) a retired football goalkeeper, 521 caps with AC Horsens Brian Priske (born 1977) retired footballer, 468 club caps and 24 for Denmark Karen