Aage is a Danish masculine given name and a less common spelling of the Norwegian given name Åge. Variants include the Swedish name

Åke Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/Norwegian ...

. People with the name Aage include: * Aage Bendixen (1887–1973), Danish actor *

Aage Berntsen Aage Berntsen (16 May 1885 – 16 April 1952) was a Danish fencer, poet, doctor and artist. He competed in five events at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was son of the Danish prime minister Klaus Berntsen and his brother was the fencer Ol ...

(1885–1952), Danish Olympic fencer, doctor writer and artist * Aage Bertelsen (1873–1945), Danish painter *

Aage Birch Aage Birch (23 September 1926 – 13 February 2017)Aage Bohr (1922–2009), Danish nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate, son of Niels Bohr * Aage Borchgrevink (born 1969), Norwegian writer and literary critic *

Aage Brix Aage Brix (December 9, 1894 – March 16, 1963) was a former U.S. soccer forward who earned one cap with the U.S. national team at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The U.S. won the game, 1-0 against Estonia, its first game of the Olympics. Brix, a do ...

(1894–1963), American soccer player *

Aage Dons Aage Bergishagen Dons (19 August 1903 – 20 October 1993) was a Danish writer. He is best known for his novels, ''De uønskede, Frosten paa Ruderne'', and ''Den svundne tid er ej forbi''. Life Dons was born on 18 August 1903 in Svanholm, Frede ...

(1903–1993), Danish writer *

Aage Emborg Aage Emborg (August 23, 1883 – 1953) was a Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of ...

(1883–1953), Danish composer *

Aage Eriksen Aage Ingvar Eriksen (5 May 1917 in Notodden 17 June 1998 in Notodden, Telemark) was a Norway, Norwegian wrestling, wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Eriksen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he ...

(1917-1998), Norwegian wrestler and Olympic medallist in Greco-Roman wrestling *

Aage Fønss Aage Fønss (12 December 1887, in Arhus – 30 September 1976) was a Danish opera singer and actor. He was the younger brother of actor Johannes Fønss and director/producer Olaf Fønss. Selected filmography *'' Kapergasten'' – 1910 *''Elver ...

(1887–1976), Danish opera singer and actor * Aage Fahrenholtz (1901–1990), Danish boxer * Aage Foss (1885–1952), Danish film actor *

Aage Frandsen Aage Valdemar Harald Frandsen (18 October 1890 – 24 March 1968) was a Denmark, Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Danish team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event in ...

(1890–1968), Danish gymnast * Aage Friis (1870–1949), Danish historian and professor * Aage Giødesen (1863–1939), Danish painter * Aage Grundstad (1923–2012), Norwegian accordion player *

Aage Høy-Petersen Aage Høy-Petersen (4 November 1898 – 29 December 1967) was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games ...

(1898–1967), Danish sailor * Aage Hansen (born 1935), Norwegian speedway rider *

Aage Haugland Aage Haugland (1 February 1944 – 23 December 2000) was a Danish operatic bass. Life and career Haugland was born in Copenhagen and made his professional debut in Oslo in 1968. From 1970 to 1973 he was based in Bremen, and appeared at Den Jys ...

(1944–2000), Danish operatic bass * Aage Heimann (1900–1956), Danish field hockey player * Aage Hermann (1888–1949), Danish author and journalist * Aage Hertel (1873–1944), Danish actor *

Aage Ingerslev Aage Ingerslev (10 October 1933 – 14 January 2003) was a Danish chess player, Danish Chess Championship silver medalist (1957). Biography In the 1950s Aage Ingerslev was one of the strongest Danish chess players. In 1957, he won silver meda ...

(1933–2003), Danish chess player *

Aage Jørgensen (gymnast) Aage Jørgensen (22 January 1900 – 4 September 1972) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische ...

(1900–1972), Danish gymnast * Aage Jørgensen (1903–1967), Danish footballer *

Aage Jepsen Sparre Aage Jepsen Sparre ( 1460–1540) was a Danish priest who was archbishop of Lund from 1523 to 1532. Sparre enrolled at the University of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 1483 and graduated in 1490.Aage Jensen (1915–1995), Danish coxswain *

Aage Rou Jensen Aage Rou Jensen (24 September 1924 – 8 June 2009) was a Danish international footballer who played over 400 times for AGF. He was a reserve member of the Danish squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympi ...

(1924–2009), Danish footballer * Aage Kirkegaard (1914–1992), Danish field hockey player * Aage Kjelstrup, Norwegian racing cyclist *

Aage Krarup Nielsen Aage Krarup Nielsen (30 July 1891 – 29 January 1972) was a travel writer. In the days before the Second World War, Nielsen traveled the world. His travel accounts, primarily published by Gyldendalske Boghandel, Copenhagen, in Denmark, were ...

(1891–1972), travel writer *

Aage Kvalbein Aage Kvalbein (born 29 March 1947) is a Norwegian cellist and a professor in cello at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He is one of the most well-renowned musicians in Norway, both as a soloist, chamber musician and as a pedagogue. Kvalbein was bo ...

(born 1947), Norwegian cellist and a professor in cello at the Norwegian Academy of Music *

Aage Langeland-Mathiesen Aage Langeland-Mathiesen (22 May 1868 – 19 June 1933) was a Danish architect. He was active both in building design and restoration, and was associated with the National Museum for many years. His building designs are strongly influenced ...

(1868–1933), Danish architect * Aage Larsen (1923–2016), Danish rower * Aage Leidersdorff (1910–1970), Danish Olympic fencer *

Aage Lundvald Aage Martin Lundvald (11 July 1908 - 15 May 1983) was a Danish illustrator, cartoonist, and composer. With a production of more than 1000 posters, he was one of the most productive Danish artists in his field. Lundvald was the son of machinist Aa ...

(1908–1983), Danish illustrator, cartoonist, and composer *

Aage Møller Aage R. Møller was an American professor of cognition and neuroscience. He was the Founders Professor and Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. The Aage and Margareta Møller Distingu ...

(born 1932), American professor of cognition and neuroscience *

Aage Møst Aage Møst (29 August 1923 – 19 April 2011) was a Norwegian journalist and sports official. He was born in Skotselv. He represented the clubs Bakke IF, Oslo-Studentenes IK, IL Tyrving and Høvik IF during his career. He was a journalist by ...

(1923–2011), Norwegian journalist and sports official *

Aage Madsen Aage Madsen (25 May 1883 – 9 April 1937) was a Danish tennis player. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Early life and education Madsen was born on 25 May 1883 in Faaborg, the son of merchant Anders Sudergaard Madsen ...

(1883–1937), Danish tennis player *

Aage Marius Hansen Aage Marius Hansen (27 September 1890 – 5 May 1980) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympi ...

(1890–1980), Danish gymnast *

Aage Meyer Aage is a Danish masculine given name and a less common spelling of the Norwegian given name Åge. Variants include the Swedish name Åke. People with the name Aage include: *Aage Bendixen (1887–1973), Danish actor *Aage Berntsen (1885–1952) ...

(1904–1979), Danish wrestler *

Aage Myhrvold Aage Myhrvold (29 September 1918 – 16 June 1987) was a Norwegian cyclist. He was born in Kristiania. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won the Norwegian National Time Trial Championsh ...

(1918–1987), Norwegian cyclist *

Aage Neutzsky-Wulff Aage Neutzsky-Wulff, born Aage Neutzsky Wulff, (19 August 1891 – 10 June 1967)
at LitteraturPriser.dk was a D ...

(1891–1967), Danish writer and poet *

Aage Nielsen-Edwin Aage Nielsen-Edwin (17 July 1898 – 19 October 1985) was a Danish sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936 ...

(1898–1985), Danish sculptor *

Aage Oxenvad Aage Oxenvad (16 January 188413 April 1944) was a Danish clarinetist who played in the Royal Danish Orchestra from 1909. Carl Nielsen wrote his Clarinet Concerto for Oxenvad who played at its premiere in 1928. Early life Aage Oxenvad was born in ...

(1884–1944), Danish clarinettist *

Aage Poulsen Aage Poulsen (16 July 1919 – 31 August 1998) was a Danish long-distance runner. Between 1941 and 1951, Poulsen won ten medals at the Danish national championships, across multiple distances, including three golds. He competed in the men's ...

(1919–1998), Danish long-distance runner * Aage Rasmussen (1889–1983), Danish photographer and track and field athlete *

Aage Redal Aage Redal (27 May 1891 - 19 November 1950) was a Danish stage and film actor. Selected filmography *' - 1925 *' - 1926 *''Don Quixote (1926 film), Don Quixote'' - 1926 * ''Sun Over Denmark'' - 1936 *' - 1938 *' - 1939 *' - 1940 *' - 1940 *' - ...

(1891–1950), Danish stage and film actor *

(1924–2009), Danish international footballer *

Aage Roussel Dr. Aage Rousell, (27 October 1901, Copenhagen – 9 June 1972, Frederiksberg) was a Danish architect, archaeologist and historian.Aage Rubæk-Nielsen Aage Rubæk-Nielsen (25 August 1913 – 20 May 1990) was a Danish equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially kn ...

(1913–1990), Danish equestrian *

Aage Rundberget Aage Rundberget (born 19 January 1947) is a Norwegian judge and civil servant. He grew up in Våler, Hedmark, and has four siblings. He took the cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo in 1971. He worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of J ...

(born 1947), Norwegian judge and civil servant *

Aage B. Sørensen Aage Bottger Sørensen was born on May 13, 1941, in Silkeborg, Denmark, and died on April 18, 2001, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. In 1967, Sørensen was the first recipient of a master's degree in Sociology from the University of Cope ...

(1941–2001), Danish sociologist *

Aage Samuelsen Aage Samuelsen, also known as "" 'brother Aage', (23 January 1915 – 29 November 1987) was a Norwegian evangelist, singer and composer. Biography He was the son of factory worker and navvy Karl Hjalmar Samuelsen and Anna Samuelsen née Hansen, ...

(1915–1987), Norwegian evangelist, singer and composer *

Aage Schavland Aage Schavland (6 November 1806 – 20 March 1876) was a Norwegian priest and Member of Parliament. Aage Schavland was born in Strand in Rogaland. He took his entrance examination in 1826 and was granted his Theology degree in 1829. In 1834, b ...

(1806–1876), Norwegian priest and Member of Parliament *

Aage Skavlan Aage Gerhard Skavlan (22 December 1847 – 24 February 1920) was a Norwegian historian. He was born in Herøy as a son of dean Aage Schavland (1806–1876) and his wife Gerhardine Pauline Bergh (1817–1884). He was a great-grandnephew of vicar ...

(1847–1920), Norwegian historian * Aage Steen (1900–1982), Norwegian boxer * Aage Stentoft (1914–1990), Danish composer, film score composer and theatre director *

Aage Storstein Aage Storstein (26 July 1900 – 7 May 1983) was a Norwegian artist. Aage Storstein was born in Stavanger in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Aage Storstein studied in Paris at Academie Ranson, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and Academie Col ...

(1900–1983), Norwegian artist *

Aage Tanggaard Aage Tanggaard (born 25 February 1957) is a Danish jazz drummer and record producer. A pupil of Michael Carvin and Ed Thigpen, he has been a member of several notable bands; including Radiojazzgruppen, Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band and the Hambur ...

(born 1957), Danish jazz drummer and record producer *

Aage Teigen Aage Teigen (17 July 1944 – 15 January 2014) was a Norwegian jazz musician (trombone) and economist born and raised in Oslo. He was from a number of orchestras and active on the Oslo jazz scene. He initiated the Oslo Jazzfestival and led the fe ...

(1944–2014), Norwegian jazz musician and economist *

Aage Thaarup Aage Thaarup (1906–1987) was a Danish-born Millinery, milliner who ran a celebrated hatmaking business in London between the 1930s and 1970s. Among his notable clients were the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Mother and Elizabeth II, ...

(1906–1987), Danish milliner *

Aage Thor Falkanger Aage Thor Falkanger (born 18 February 1965) is a Norwegian judge and legal scholar. He was born in Oslo, and took the cand.jur. degree in 1990. He was a research fellow at the University of Tromsø from 1995 to 1999, and took the dr.juris degre ...

(born 1965), Norwegian judge and legal scholar *

Aage Thor Falkanger Sr. Aage Thor Falkanger (9 December 1902 – 4 January 1981) was a Norwegian judge. He was born in Trondhjem as a son of wholesaler Thor Falkanger (1858–1932) and Aagot Kamstrup (1872–1902). In 1933 he married curate's daughter Haldis Brun. Their ...

(1902–1981), Norwegian judge *

Aage Thordal-Christensen Aage Thordal-Christensen (born October 30, 1965) is a Danish dancer, choreographer and ballet director. Thordal-Christensen and his wife Colleen Neary are founding directors of Los Angeles Ballet Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) is a classical ballet ...

(born 1965), Danish dancer, choreographer, and ballet director *

Aage Torgensen Aage Torgensen (17 April 1900 – 28 May 1932) was a Danish wrestler. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: ...

(1900–1932), Danish wrestler *

Aage Vestøl Aage Vestøl (24 December 1922 – 30 March 2008) was a Norwegian chess player. Vestøl won the next to the top class at the Norwegian Championships in 1938, and likewise won the next to the top class at the Nordic Championships in 1939. From ...

(1922–2008), Norwegian chess player *

Aage Walther Aage Walther (21 April 1897 – 5 December 1961) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Somm ...

(1897–1961), Danish gymnast *

Aage William Søgaard Aage William Søgaard (29 December 1933 – 4 May 2010) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. Career He was born in Nes, Hedmark as a son of Martin Søgård (1898–1969) and dressmaker Ellen Myhre (1907–1963). He ...

(1933–2010), Norwegian trade unionist and politician *

Aage Winther-Jørgensen Aage Winther-Jørgensen (16 May 1900 – 10 April 1967) was a Danish actor. Partial filmography *'' The Vicar of Vejlby'' (1931) - Musicerende præst *''Skaf en sensation'' (1934) - Kahn *''The Golden Smile'' (1935) *''Elverhøj'' (1939) - Mo ...

(1900–1967), Danish actor * Bjørn Aage Ibsen (1915–2007), Danish anesthetist and founder of intensive-care medicine * Carl Aage Hilbert (1899–1953), Danish Prefect of the Faroe Islands 1936–1945 * Count Aage of Rosenborg (1887–1940), Danish prince and officer of the French Foreign Legion * Kai Aage Bruun (1899–1971), Danish music writer, critic and composer * Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand (1907–2000), Danish astronomer who worked in Denmark and the U.S.A. *

Karl Aage Hansen Karl Aage Hansen (4 July 1921 – 23 November 1990) was a Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmar ...

(1921–1990), Danish football player * Karl Aage Præst (1922-2011), Danish football player * Karl Aage Rasmussen (born 1947), Danish composer, writer and organizer *

Knud Aage Nielsen Knud Aage Nielsen (born 1937) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark. Career With a singles game that featured consistency and excellent mobility, Nielsen played at a high international level from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. In ...

, (born 1937), Danish badminton player *

Nils Aage Jegstad Nils Aage Jegstad (born 12 December 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 2005–2009. On the local level, he was first ele ...

(born 1950), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *

Per Aage Brandt Per Aage Brandt (; 26 April 1944 – 11 November 2021) was a Danish writer, poet, linguist and musician, born in Buenos Aires. He got his Master of Arts in Romance Philology from the University of Copenhagen (1971) & held a Doctorate of Semiotics ...

(born 1944), Danish writer, poet, and linguist * Svend Aage Castella (1890–1938), Danish amateur football (soccer) player *

Svend Aage Jensby Svend Aage Jensby (born 10 September 1940) is a Denmark, Danish politician representing the Liberal Party (Denmark), Liberal Party. He was Defence Minister of Denmark, Defence Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I from 27 November 2001 ...

(born 1940), Danish politician representing the Liberal Party * Svend Aage Madsen (born 1939), Danish novelist *

Svend Aage Rask Svend Aage Rask (14 July 1935 – 29 June 2020En af de s ...

(1935-2020), Danish footballer * Tom Aage Aarnes (born 1977), Norwegian ski jumper

See also