Bodil Rosing (1877–1941), Danish-born actress who had roles in both silent and talkie Hollywood films Peter Sarsgaard, actor, paternal great-great-grandparents were born in Denmark Gale Sondergaard, actress Amandla Stenberg, actress, Danish father Sven-Ole Thorsen, actor and stuntman, immigrant from Denmark Uma Thurman, actress, mother is of partial Danish descent Vanessa Trump, actress and former model, mother of Danish origin Betty White, actress, Danish paternal grandfather Elijah Wood, American actor, maternal great-grandmother was of Danish ancestry Moon Zappa, actress, mother is of partial Danish ancestry Architects Jens Jensen, landscape architect Artists Earl W. Bascom, painter and sculptor of the American and Canadian West, "Cowboy of Cowboy Artists", "Dean of Canadian Cowboy Artists" Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mount Rushmore Solon Borglum, sculptor of the American West C. C. A. Christensen, painter Floyd Gottfredson, cartoonist, creator of The Phantom Blob and Eega Beeva in the Mickey Mouse universe Christian Gullager, painter Antonio Jacobsen, maritime painter George Jensen, painter Eric Larson, animator Ib Penick, paper engineer Ferdinand Richardt, landscape painter Olaf Wieghorst, painter, "Dean of Western Art" Athletics Chris "Birdman" Andersen, NBA player, father was a Danish immigrant Morten Andersen, NFL kicker Thomas William Asmussen, Major League Baseball catcher Earl W. Bascom, rodeo pioneer, rodeo champion, rodeo hall of fame inductee, "Father of Modern Rodeo" Julia Boserup, tennis player, Danish parents Jay DeMerit, professional soccer player Niko Hansen, professional soccer player Jim Jensen, football player Vern Mikkelsen, basketball player Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery, fencing and boxing master Battling Nelson, professional boxing world lightweight champion 1905–06, 1908–10 Greg Olsen, football player Merlin Olsen, football player for Los Angeles Rams, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, older brother to Orrin and Phil Orrin Olsen, football player for Kansas City Chiefs Phil Olsen, football player for L.A. Rams, Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills Anton Peterlin, soccer player Henrik Rummel, Danish-born olympic rower Reed Sorenson, NASCAR driver Noah Syndergaard, current MLB pitcher for the New York Mets Alan Voskuil, basketball player for the Danish national team Kid Williams, professional boxing world bantamweight champion 1914–17 Journalism Jack Anderson, journalist Chris Hansen, television journalist Sophus Frederik Neble, Danish born editor of Den Danske Pioneer Jacob Riis, Danish born journalist Music Peter Blegvad, musician Victor Borge, musician and comedian Julian Casablancas, The Strokes vocalist Mose Christensen, symphony conductor Alf Clausen, film and television composer King Diamond, King Diamond lead vocalist Lars Frederiksen, Rancid vocalist and guitarist Dinah Jane, member of