List Of People From Greenland

The following is a list of notable people from

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is ...

: * Maliina Abelsen, politician and MP for the party Inuit Ataqatigiit *

Naja Abelsen Naja Abelsen (born 1964) is a Danish-Greenlandic painter and illustrator. Much of her art is inspired by the myths and sagas of Greenland. In addition to her work as a book illustrator, she has designed 18 stamps for Post Greenland. Biography Bor ...

(born 1964), artist, book illustrator *

Richard Absalonsen Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

, politician, member of the Atassut party *

Arnarsaq Arnarsaq ( – fl. 1778), was an Inuk translator, interpreter and missionary, assistant to Paul Egede, Hans Glahn, and J. Sverdrup from Greenland. She and Hans Punngujooq translated the Bible into the Inuit language. She had an important position ...

, translator, interpreter and missionary *

Arnarulunnguaq Arnarulunnguaq (1896–1933), a native Greenlander, was a key member of Knud Rasmussen's Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–1924) which crossed the Northwest Passage by dog sled. She was one of the two who accompanied Rasmussen from the Hudson Bay ...

(1896–1933), native Greenlandic woman who accompanied Knud Rasmussen on his Fifth Thule Expedition * Aron of Kangeq, hunter, painter, and oral historian * Hermann Berthelsen, politician, affiliated with the Siumut ( Forward) party *

Julie Berthelsen Julie Ivalo Broberg Berthelsen also known by her mononym Julie (born 7 June 1979) is a Danish-born Greenlandic pop singer and songwriter. She is known largely for her success on the TV series '' Popstars''. Although she finished in second place ...

, singer and songwriter *

Ove Karl Berthelsen Inuit Ataqatigiit (, , da, Folkets Samfund) is a democratic socialist, separatist political party in Greenland that aims to make Greenland an independent state. The party, founded as a political organisation in 1976, was born out of the increas ...

, politician, Minister for Industry and Mineral Resources * Jørgen Brønlund, explorer, educator, and catechist *

Palle Christiansen Palle Christiansen (born 25 June 1973) is a Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic ocean ...

, member of the Democrats, Minister for Finance, and Member of the Greenland Government for Nordic Cooperation * Nukaaka Coster-Waldau, singer, actress, and former Miss Greenland * Agnethe Davidsen, the first female government minister in Greenland *

Aviâja Egede Lynge Aviâja Egede Lynge (born 1974) is a Greenlandic social anthropologist who actively supports the rights of indigenous Inuit. In her native Greenland, she has contributed to training teachers to appreciate their cultural identity and their indige ...

(born 1974), indigenous rights activist, childhood rights commissioner * Hans Enoksen, politician, fourth prime minister *

Agathe Fontain Agathe Fontain (born 1951) is a Greenlandic politician born in Sisimiut. She is a member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit (, , da, Folkets Samfund) is a democratic socialist, separatist political party in Greenland that aims to mak ...

, politician, Minister for Health * Anthon Frederiksen, leader of the Democrats, Minister for Housing, Infrastructure and Transport, and Deputy-Premier *

Jesper Grønkjær Jesper Grønkjær (; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer. A pacey winger, Grønkjær played primarily on the right or left wing, or as a second striker. He played a total 400 league games for a number of European cl ...

, professional footballer * Ole Jørgen Hammeken, explorer and social worker * Ane Hansen, politician, Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture * Hans Hendrik, Arctic traveller and interpreter * Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam (born 1996), politician, member of the Folketing, Siumut party *

Arnannguaq Høegh Arnannguaq Høegh (1956– 15 October 2020) was a Greenlandic visual artist whose art was inspired by the country's symbols and nature. Remembered in particular for her graphic works, she was also active in sculpture and in abstract painting. From ...

(1956–2020), graphic artist and educator * Doris J. Jensen (born 1978), politician, member of the Siumut party * Lars Emil Johansen, former prime minister *

Ricky Enø Jørgensen Ricky Enø Jørgensen (born 5 June 1989) is a Danish racing cyclist for Designa Køkken-Knudsgaard. Enø Jørgensen was born in Ilulissat, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark The Danish Realm ( da, Danmarks Rige; fo, Danmarkar Ríki; kl, Danmar ...

, racing cyclist for Glud & Marstrand Horsens * Mimi Karlsen, politician, Minister for Culture, Education, Research and Church Affairs *

Jessie Kleemann Marie Jessie Kleemann née Jensine Marie Kristensen (born 1959) is a Greenlandic artist and writer. Educated both as an actor and a graphic artist, from 1984 to 1991 she headed Greenland's College of Art in Nuuk. Now recognized principally as a ...

(born 1959), poet, performance artist * Kuupik Kleist, politician *

Makka Kleist Makka Kleist (born 1951) is a Greenlandic actress. After training to be a schoolteacher, she was inspired to become an actress and received training at the Tuukkaq Teater in western Jutland. As she was unable to find work in Denmark, she moved to C ...

(born 1951), actress *

Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen (born 1977) is a Greenlandic-Danish singer who is popular in both Greenland and Denmark. From the 1990s, she was the lead singer in the rock band Qulleq. She has frequently performed on Danish television, especially in co ...

(born 1977), singer *

Angunnguaq Larsen Angunnguaq Larsen is a Greenlandic actor and musician. Larsen plays Mikael in '' Nuummioq'', Greenland's first feature film. In 2018, he co-starred in ''Anori'', a film based on Greenlandic myths. It was the first Greenlandic feature film by a f ...

, actor ('' Borgen'') *

Thorkell Leifsson Leif Erikson, Leiv Eiriksson, or Leif Ericson, ; Modern Icelandic: ; Norwegian: ''Leiv Eiriksson'' also known as Leif the Lucky (), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to have set foot on continental North ...

, son of Leif Ericson,

paramount chieftain The ancient Norse rulers of Greenland were called paramount chieftains. Among the island nation's chieftains were: *Erik the Red, or Eirikr Thorvaldsson, the nation's first chieftain and its first settler, began rule in 985. *Leif Ericson, lik ...

of Greenland *

Katrine Larsen Lenner Katrina or Katrine may refer to: People * Katrina (given name) * Katrine (given name) Meteorology *List of storms named Katrina, a list of tropical cyclones designated as Katrina ** Hurricane Katrina, an exceptionally powerful Atlantic hurricane ...

, politician *

Kristian Lennert Kristian is a name in several languages, and is a form of Christian. Meaning in different languages The name is used in several languages, among them Albanian, Slovak, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and Cr ...

, politician * Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of the

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programming language * Henrik Lund, lyricist, painter and priest *

Angaangaq Lyberth Angaangaq Lyberth is a Greenlandic politician. He has been quoted on the effects of global warming in Greenland. He has represented Arctic peoples in the United Nations General Assembly, and frequently speaks before governments and universities. ...

, shaman * Aqqaluk Lynge, former president of the

Inuit Circumpolar Council The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) ( kl, Inuit Issittormiut Siunnersuisooqatigiiffiat), formerly Inuit Circumpolar Conference, is a multinational non-governmental organization (NGO) and Indigenous Peoples' Organization (IPO) representing the ...

Nauja Lynge Nauja Lynge (born 21 January 1965) is a Greenlandic people in Denmark, Greenlandic-Danish writer and lecturer. A graduate in languages from the Copenhagen Business School, she has specialized in storytelling since 1995. She is the chair of the Rig ...

(born 1965), writer, lecturer * Jonathan Motzfeldt, former prime minister * Josef Motzfeldt, politician and serves as Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs * Asii Chemnitz Narup, politician and MP for the party Inuit Ataqatigiit *

Alfred Olsen Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series *Alfred (Arne opera), ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne *Alfred (Dvořák), ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera ...

, politician *

Anders Olsen Anders Olsen (1718-1786) was a Norwegian trader, explorer and colonial administrator, who founded several important towns in Greenland including Qaqortoq (Julianehåb) and Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) as well as the village of Igaliku. Anders Ol ...

, trader and colonial administrator *

Marius Olsen Marius may refer to: People *Gaius Marius (157 BC-86 BC), Roman statesman, seven times consul. Arts and entertainment * Marius (play), ''Marius'' (play), a 1929 play by Marcel Pagnol * Marius (short story), "Marius" (short story), a 1957 story ...

, politician * Maligiaq Padilla, famous kayaker * Lena Pedersen, Canadian politician and social worker *

Fritz Baumann Petersen Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin a ...

, politician * Johan Carl Christian Petersen, seaman and interpreter *

Gertrud Rask Gertrud Rask (167321 December 1735) was the first wife of the Danish-Norwegian missionary to Greenland Hans Egede and was the mother of the missionary and translator Paul Egede. Life in Norway Gertrud Rask (the parish register records her as ...

, wife of missionary Hans Egede and mother of Paul * Knud Rasmussen, polar explorer and anthropologist * Henriette Rasmussen (1950–2017), educator, journalist, women's rights activist and politician * Signe Rink (1836–1909), writer and ethnologist *

Lars Rosing Lars Rosing (born 25 January 1972) is a Danish-Greenlandic actor. Brother of film director Otto Rosing. Born in Maniitsoq, a town in western Greenland, he grew up in Ilulissat Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, is the municipal s ...

, actor, brother of film director Otto *