Saturday, April 6, 2013

Famous Danish People


Denmark has a few celebrities, but some of them are very recognized all over the world.

Is from Denmark one of the greatests writers on the XIX Century, Hans Christian Andersen. "The Princess and the Pea", "The Little Mermaid" or "The Emperor's New Clothes" are three of his more read tales.


There are also some actors and actresses from Denmark.


Mads Mikkelsen, who won the Best Actor Award playing the main antagonist Le Chiffre in the twenty-first James Bond film,Casino Royale.



Brigitte Nielsen, Is an actress, model, musician and reality television personality. She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone (1985-1987).

Sven-Ole Thorsen, is a Danish actor, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. In 1983 he won a prize, Denmark's Strongest Man.


Film Directors.

Susane Bier,



Jacob Christian Jacobsen was a Danish industrialist and philanthropist best known for founding the brewery Carlsberg. Starting in 1844, he established his brewery on the outskirts of Copenhagen, in 1875 he founded the Carlsberg Laboratory.







Viggo Mortensen is an American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. Eastern Promises (2007)made earn him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Mortensen is also politically active. 








Karen von Blixen-Finecke was a Danish author also known by her nickname Isak Dinesen. Blixen is best known for Out of Africa, her account of living in Kenya and she has been really acclaimed. 





René Redzepi is a Danish chef and co-owner of the two-Michelin star restaurant Noma in the Christianshavn neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. His restaurant was voted the best restaurant in the world in 2010 San Pellegrino Awards, 2011 and 2012.


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