Hans Pothorst (c. 1440–c. 1490), Greenland Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933), the Arctic Barclay Raunkiær (1889–1915), Arabia Carl Ryder (1858–1923), Greenland Peder Olsen Walløe (1716–1793), Greenland Fictional Danes Dan I of Denmark, mythological first king of Denmark Frotho I, mythological king of Denmark (King Frodo I, see Fróði) Frotho II, mythological king of Denmark (King Frodo II, see Fróði) Dani Beck Beowulf King Claudius Holger Danske Gertrude King Hamlet Prince Hamlet Hans (Disney) The Little Mermaid Skærmtrolden Hugo Thumbelina Ragnar Lothbrok Film directors Bille August (1948–), director Erik Balling (1924–2005), director Susanne Bier (1960–), director, writer August Blom (1869–1947), director, producer Ole Bornedal, director Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968), film director (The Passion of Joan of Arc, Ordet) Peter Elfelt (1866–1931), photographer, silent film director Per Fly Bodil Ipsen (1889–1964), director, actress Anders Thomas Jensen Lau Lauritzen Jr. (1910–1977), director, actor, producer Jørgen Leth, filmmaker and poet Nils Malmros, filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, director Mikael Salomon, director, writer Lone Scherfig (1959–), director Lars von Trier (1956–), director Thomas Vinterberg (1969–), director Gamers Søren Bjerg (1996–), League of Legends gamer for Team SoloMid Henrik Hansen, League of Legends gamer Nicolaj Jensen, League of Legends gamer for Cloud9 Dennis Johnsen, League of Legends gamer for Cloud9 Lucas Tao Kilmer Larsen, League of Legends gamer Chres Laursen, League of Legends gamer for Misfits Gaming Jesper Svenningsen (1997–), League of Legends gamer for Team SoloMid Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz, Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Ninjas in Pyjamas Lukas Egholm Rossander, Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis Peter Rothmann Rasmussen, Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis Andreas Højsleth, Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis Emil Hoffmann Reif, Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamer for Astralis Johan Sundstein, Dota 2 gamer for OG, highest earning Esports player by pricepool Historians Sven Aggesen (fl. 12th century), historian Ellen Andersen (1898–1989), museum curator, specializing in the history of textiles Kirsti Andersen (1941–), historian of mathematics Erik Arup (1876–1951), historian Tom Buk-Swienty (1966–), historian with a focus on the Second Schleswig War Tove Clemmensen (1915–2006) art historian and curator Kristian Erslev (1852–1930), historian and Historiographer Saxo Grammaticus (c. 1160–c. 1220), historian Ingeborg Hammer-Jensen (1880–1955), classical philologist and historian of alchemy Karin Hindsbo (1974–), art historian Anna Hude (1858–1934), first Danish woman to graduate as a historian Arild Huitfeldt (1546–1609), historian Adolf Ditlev Jørgensen (1840–1897), historian Maria Nielsen (1882–1931), historian and headmistress Louise Nyholm Kallestrup (1975–), historian with a focus on