Aagaard or Ågård is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Frederik Aagaard (1833–1895), Danish landscape painter *

Christen Aagaard Christen Lauritsen Aagaard (27 or 28 January 1616, in Viborg, Denmark – 5 February 1664, in Ribe), was a Danish poet. He studied from 1635 to 1639 in Copenhagen. Since 1647 he was professor of poetry at the University of Copenhagen. In 1651 he be ...

(1616–1664), Danish poet *

Gudrun Stig Aagaard Gudrun Stig Aagaard (1895–1986) was a Danish textile artist who specialized in printed fabrics. She opened her own workshop in 1928, pioneering printed textile designs in Denmark. She initially produced classical patterns but later adopted a mor ...

(1895–1986), Danish textile artist *

Jacob Aagaard Jacob Aagaard (born 31 July 1973) is a Danish-Scottish chess grandmaster and the 2007 British Chess Champion. He is Scotland's third-highest rated player as of July 2021, with an Elo rating of 2477. His peak rating was 2542. In 2004, he took ...

(born 1973), Scottish chess grandmaster * Jane Aagaard (born 1956), Australian politician *

Johannes Aagaard Johannes Monrad Aagaard (29 April 1928 – 23 March 2007) was a Danish theologian and evangelist. He was a professor of missiology at the University of Aarhus. He founded the Department of Missiology and Ecumenical Theology and the Center for New R ...

(1928–2007), Danish theologian and evangelist *

Julie Aagaard Julie Aagaard Poulsen (born 30 January 1992) is a Danish former handball player. She was a member of the Danish junior national team that won the 2011 European Under-19 Handball Championships in August 2011 in the Netherlands, in the final match ...

(born 1992), Danish handball player *

Just Michael Aagaard Just Michael Aagaard (17 July 1757 – 7 October 1819) was a Danish merchant and '' konditori''-owner in Copenhagen. He served as chair of the Council of 32 Men (later to become the Copenhagen City Council) and was director of Kjøbenhavns ...

(1757–1819), Danish merchant * Kari Aagaard, Norwegian handball player * Martin Aagaard (1863–1913), Norwegian painter *

Mikkel Aagaard Mikkel Aagaard (born 18 October 1995) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with MoDo Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Playing career Undrafted, Aagaard played in his native Denmark with Frederikshavn White ...

(born 1995), Danish ice hockey player *

Niels Aagaard Niels Lauritsen Aagaard (1612— abt. 22 January 1657), was probably the brother of the poet Christen Aagaard, was professor at Sorø Academy, in Denmark, where he also occupied the office of librarian. He died in 1657, at the age of forty-five ...

(1612–1657), Danish scholar *

Robert Aagaard Robert Aagaard ( ; 27 June 19321 April 2001) was an English furniture maker and conservator, magistrate, and founder of the youth movement Cathedral Camps. Early life The son of Villien Valdemar Aagaard and Florence Aagard (née Brooke), Aagaa ...

(1932–2001), English youth movement founder *

Rolf M. Aagaard Rolf Magdal Aagaard (born 27 March 1945) is a Norwegian photographer. He was born in Risør. Aagaard worked for one year for '' Tiden'' and seven years for ''Fædrelandsvennen'' before being hired by ''Aftenposten'' in 1970. He was awarded the ...

(born 1945), Norwegian photographer *

Thorvald Aagaard Thorvald Aagaard (8 June 1877 in Rolsted, Faaborg-Midtfyn – 22 March 1937 in Ringe) was a Danish composer, organist and college teacher. He wrote the music to several continually popular songs, such as "" (The sparrow sits in silence behind ...

(1877–1937), Danish composer and organist *

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (born 11 January 1964, in Oslo) is a Norwegian contemporary composer. Life Aagaard-Nilsen grew up in Kabelvåg on Lofoten in northern Norway. From 1986 to 1990 he studied at the Bergen Conservatory of Music (now known ...

(born 1964), Norwegian composer *

Gunnar Aagaard Andersen Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (14 July 1919 – 29 June 1982) was a Danish sculptor, painter, designer and architect whose work belongs to the Concrete art movement. Early life and education Born in Ordrup to the north of Copenhagen, Aagaard Andersen at ...

(1919–1982), Danish artist *

Andreas Aagaard Kiønig Andreas Aagaard Kiønig (8 August 1771 – 1 March 1856) was a Norwegian lawyer and judge. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Andreas Aagaard Kiønig was born on Opaker Gård at Grue in Hedmark, Norway. He ...

(1771–1856), Norwegian judge *

Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg (21 July 1900 – 26 August 1985) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party. He chaired the Norwegian Agrarian Association from 1951 to 1955 and was a member of Parliament from 1957 to 1965. Personal ...

(1888–1975), Norwegian military officer *

(1900–1985), Norwegian politician * Bjarne Aagaard Strøm (1920–2008), Norwegian newspaper editor

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{{surname, Aagaard Surnames of Danish origin

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