Kjeld is a person name derived from the Old Norse and may refer to:

Given name

Saint Kjeld Kjeld or Ketil ( la, Chetillus, Ketillus, da, Keld, Kjeld, Ketil; 1100–1150) was a 12th-century Danish clergyman. He is venerated as a saint in Denmark, by both Catholics and Church of Denmark, Danish Lutherans. Life Kjeld was born in the ea ...

(fl. 1100–1150), Danish clergyman *

Kjeld Abell Kjeld Abell (25 August 1901 – 5 March 1961) was a Danish playwright, screenwriter, and theatrical designer. Born in Ribe, Denmark, Abell's first designs were seen in ballets directed by George Balanchine at Copenhagen's Royal Danish Theatre an ...

(1901–1961), Danish playwright and theatrical designer * Kjeld Ammentorp (1895–1975), Danish-British businessesman * Kjeld Bonfils (1918–1984), Danish jazz pianist and vibraphone player * Kjeld Hillingsø (born 1935), Danish Army general * Kjeld Stub Irgens (1879–1963), Norwegian politician *

Kjeld Jacobsen Kjeld Jacobsen (11 November 1915 – 6 June 1970) was a Danish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1970. For his role as the father in '' Once There Was a War'' he won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. ...

(1915–1970), Danish actor *

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (; born 27 December 1947) is the former President and CEO of The Lego Group (1979–2004). According to ''Bloomberg Billionaires Index'', Kristiansen is the third richest Dane, with a net worth of $6.75 billion as of April ...

(born 1947), the president and CEO of Lego between 1979 and 2004 *

Kjeld Langeland Kjeld Langeland (9 August 1920 – 25 January 1973) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Bergen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1965, and was re-elected on two occasions. Towards ...

(1920–1973), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Kjeld Nielsen (1887–1910), Danish athlete *

Kjeld Nuis Kjeld Nuis (; born in Leiden 10 November 1989) is a Dutch speed skater. Nuis specializes over the middle distances of 1000 and 1500 meters. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he won the gold medal at the 1500 m and 1000 m events. At th ...

(born 1989), Dutch speed skater *

Kjeld Olesen Kjeld Olesen (born 8 July 1932, in Copenhagen) is a Danish former Social Democratic politician. His father was among the resistance members against Nazi Germany during World War II. In 1955 Olesen was part of the CIA team who secretly listened i ...

(born 1932), Danish former Social Democratic politician * Kjeld Østrøm (born 1933), Danish rower *

Kjeld Petersen Kjeld Petersen (1 July 1920 – 24 May 1962) was a Danish film and stage actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1945 and 1962, and also enjoyed successes as dramatic stage actor and revue comedian, particularly in a crazy comedy duo with Dir ...

(1920–1962), Danish film actor *

Kjeld Philip Kjeld Løwenstein Philip (3 April 1912 in Copenhagen – 27 October 1989) was a Danish economist and politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party. He was Trade Minister from 1957 to 1960 as member of the Cabinet of H. C. Hansen II ...

(1912–1989), Danish economist and politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party *

Kjeld Rimberg Kjeld Rimberg (born 25 November 1943) is a Norway, Norwegian businessperson. Personal life Rimberg was born in Bergen on 25 November 1943, a son of Sverre Johan Rimberg and Eli Lien. He married architect Reidun Tvedt in 1965. Early career Rimberg ...

(born 1943), Norwegian businessman *

Kjeld Steen Kjeld Steen (18 June 1925 – 21 May 2005) was a Danish boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially k ...

(1925–2005), Danish boxer *

Kjeld Stub Kjeld Lauridsen Stub (10 December 1607 – 20 April 1663) was a Dano-Norwegian priest. He was also involved in the Thirty Years' War in various roles. He was born in Varberg, then-Denmark as a son of vicar Laurids Kjeldsen Stub and his wife Marg ...

(1607–1663), Danish-Norwegian priest *

(1868–1955), Norwegian priest and politician *

Kjeld Thorst Kjeld Thorst (born 13 May 1940) is a Danish former association football player and manager. During his club career he played as a striker for Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB), scoring 88 goals in 265 games, and winning the 1966 Danish Cup with the clu ...

(born 1940), Danish footballer *

Kjeld Toft-Christensen Kjeld Toft-Christensen (10 March 1910 – 27 November 1945) MC was a Special Operations Executive officer and Danish resistance fighter during the Second World War. Toft-Christensen was born in Copenhagen to Aage and Elna Elise (née Bonnelycke) ...

(1910–1945), Danish Special Operations Executive officer WWII resistance fighter *

Kjeld Tolstrup Kjeld Tolstrup (27 June 1965 – 21 March 2011) was a Danish radio DJ. Career Kjeld Tolstrup became one of the biggest names in Danish DJ circles in the 1980s performing at The Hacienda in Manchester, Ministry of Sound in London, ''Sensation'' eve ...

(1965–2011), Danish radio DJ *

Kjeld Vibe Kjeld Vibe (5 October 1927 – 27 January 2011) was a Norwegian diplomat. Born in Stavanger, and was a cand.jur. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1955, and served as embassy counsellor in the Uni ...

(1927–2011), Norwegian diplomat

Middle name

Hans Kjeld Rasmussen Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (born 10 November 1954 in Glostrup, Hovedstaden) is a Denmark, Danish shooting sports, sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

(born 1954), Danish sports shooter and Olympic Champion

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