A List of people from

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

, Denmark:

Born in Aalborg

* Elisabeth Bumiller (born 1956) journalist, the Washington

bureau chief A news bureau is an office for gathering or distributing news. Similar terms are used for specialized bureaus, often to indicate a geographic location or scope of coverage: a ‘Tokyo bureau’ refers to a given news operation's office in Tokyo; ' ...

for '' The New York Times'' * Henning Carlsen (1927–2014) a '' cinéma vérité'' film director *

Hanne Dahl Hanne Dahl (born 30 August 1970) is a Danish priest and former politician from Aalborg. She was a member of the European Parliament, representing the June Movement The June Movement ( da, JuniBevægelsen) was a Danish Eurosceptic political or ...

(born 1970), a priest and former politician *

Camilla Dallerup Camilla Sacre-Dallerup (born 6 April 1974) is a Danish author, life coach, hypnotherapist and former ballroom dancer. Dance career Dallerup was born in Aalborg, where she started dancing at the age of two and a half when her mother took her to ...

(born 1974) an author, hypnotherapist and ballroom dancer *

Emilie Esther Emilie Esther (born 12 May 1999) is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the eighth season of the Danish series of ''The X Factor''. She competed in the age 15–22 category with Remee as her mentor. After she won, she was signed t ...

(born 1999), pop singer * Mette Frederiksen (born 1977), Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019 * Max Henius (1859–1935) was a Danish-American biochemist * Henning G. Jensen (born 1950) Mayor in

Aalborg Municipality Aalborg Municipality is a municipality in Region Nordjylland, North Jutland Region on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966) ''The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia''. Columbia University. p. 11. The ...

1998-2013 * John (1455–1513), King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden *

Preben Kaas Preben Kaas (30 March 1930–27 March 1981) was a Danish comedian, actor, script writer and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1943 and 1980. He received the 1970 Bodil for best actor in a supporting role for his role ...

(1930–1981), actor and comedian *

Søren Anton van der Aa Kühle Søren Anton van der Aa Kühle (27 October 1849 - 12 April 1906) was a Danish brewer and chief business executive. He was chief operational officer of Gamle Carlsberg from 1881 and succeeded J.C. Jacobsen as managing director of the brewery in ...

(1849-1906) a Danish brewer, CEO of Carlsberg Group * Dan Laustsen (born 1954), a Danish cinematographer *

Jørgen Lyng Jørgen Lyng (born 7 March 1934), is a retired Danish general and a former Chief of Defence of Denmark. As a young soldier Lyng received training from SAS, this training among other, enabled him to help establish and complete training for Jæge ...

(born 1934), a retired Danish general, former

Chief of Defence (Denmark) The Chief of Defence of Denmark (), acting under the statutory responsibility of the Minister of Defence, is the chief of defence and commander of the Royal Danish Army, the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Danish Air Force. The Chief of Defence i ...

* Helle Michaelsen (born 1968), ''Playboy'' playmate of the month, August 1988 *

Christen Winther Obel Christen Winther Obel (1800-1860) was a Danish businessman from the city of Aalborg. Obel contributed to Aalborg's prosperity in the 19th century by successfully developing his family's tobacco business, which was founded in 1787. On his mothe ...

(1800-1860), tobacco producer * Otto E. Ravn (1881–1952),

Assyriologist Assyriology (from Greek , ''Assyriā''; and , '' -logia'') is the archaeological, anthropological, and linguistic study of Assyria and the rest of ancient Mesopotamia (a region that encompassed what is now modern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southea ...

and professor at the University of Copenhagen *

Britta Thomsen Britta Thomsen (born 23 January 1954 in Aalborg) is a Danish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She is a member of the Social Democrats, which is part of the Party of European Socialists. In parlia ...

(born 1954), politician, former

MEP MEP may refer to: Organisations and politics * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka * Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...

Broder Knud Brodersen Wigelsen Broder Knud Brodersen Wigelsen (29 June 1787 10 September 1867) was an officer in the Royal Danish-Norwegian navy at the time of the gunboat war with Britain. After the war he served in various capacities, principally in the Danish customs service ...

(1787-1867), naval officer *

Adrian Zandberg Adrian Tadeusz Zandberg (born 4 December 1979 in Aalborg) is a Poles, Polish historian and computer programmer, doctor of humanities and left-wing politician, serving as one of the co-leaders of Left Together, Razem (''Together''). Life His paren ...

(born 4 December 1979), Polish politician, member of the Sejm from

Lewica Razem Left Together () is a left-wing political party in Poland. It was formed in 2015 as "Together", and it was one of the eight nationwide committees standing in the 2015 parliamentary election. It was a member of the Progressive International, an ...

. *

Soulshock Carsten Schack (born 1968 in Gug, Denmark) and better known by his stage name Soulshock is a Danish record producer and songwriter. Beginnings Carsten Schack was born in the Aalborg suburb of Gug, the son of economics professor Bent Schack and p ...

(born 1968), stage name of musician Carsten Højer Schack

Sport

Torben Boye Torben Boye (born 2 May 1966) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player, who played his entire career for Danish Superliga club Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB). Boye has set a number of records for the club, including most played games ...

(born 1966) a former pro. footballer, 560 caps for

Aalborg Boldspilklub Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish sports club based in the city of Aalborg. The club is also known as AaB for short (cf. logo) or Aalborg BK. Through time the club has had branches in cricket, tennis, ice hockey, handball, and basketball, but cur ...

(AaB) *

Heinz Ehlers Heinz Ehlers (born January 25, 1966) is a Danish professional ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player. He was most recently the head coach of the SCL Tigers in the National League A (NLA) and the Denmark national hockey team. Ehlers was se ...

(born 1966) a professional ice hockey coach and former player * Nikolaj Ehlers (born 1996), ice hockey player in the National Hockey League * Peter Gade (born 1976), badminton player, multiple championship medallist *

Kasper Hjulmand Kasper Hjulmand (born 9 April 1972) is a Danish football manager and a former player. He is the head coach for the Denmark national team. Playing career A defender, Hjulmand began his career with Randers Freja in 1987 where he played four ye ...

(born 1972) football manager, head coach for the Denmark *

Jes Høgh Jes Høgh (; born 7 May 1966) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played 57 matches and scored 1 goal for the Denmark national team, and Høgh represented Denmark at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as th ...

(born 1966) a former footballer with 362 club caps and 57 for Denmark * Benny Nielsen (born 1966), butterfly swimmer,

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

Olympic silver medallist *

Joachim Olsen Joachim Brøchner Olsen (born 31 May 1977) is a Danish former politician and former world class shot putter. He was elected to the Danish parliament at the 2011 election, representing the Liberal Alliance in the Greater Copenhagen constituenc ...

(born 1977), shot putter,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Olympic silver medallist & politician * Anne Van Olst (born 1962), dressage rider,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

Olympic team bronze medallist * Christinna Pedersen (born 1986) an elite badminton player,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

and

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Olympic team silver and bronze medallist * Mads Sogaard (born 2000) ice hockey goaltender in the American Hockey League.

Once resided in Aalborg

Jens Bang Jens Bang (c. 1575 - 20 February 1644) was a wealthy Danish merchant. Biography Born in Horsens, he was the son of merchant Oluf Bang. His older half-brother was the mayor, Jørgen Olufsen. Bang arrived in Aalborg at the age of 22 where he was a ...

(1575-1644) a wealthy Danish merchant, lived in Aalborg from age 22 * Bent Flyvbjerg (born 1952), researcher at Oxford University, longer engagement at Aalborg *

Frank Jensen Frank Jensen (born 28 May 1961) is a former Danish politician of the Danish Social Democrats who served as Lord Mayor of Copenhagen between 1 January 2010 and 19 October 2020. He was Minister for Research 27 September 1994 to 30 December 1996 i ...

(born 1961), politician and former Danish Minister, grew up in Aalborg * Daniel Kandi (born 1983), trance music producer and DJ, currently living in Aalborg * Bjørn Lomborg (born 1965), statistician and author, grew up in Aalborg * Lone Drøscher Nielsen (born 1964), wildlife conservationist, a young volunteer in Aalborg zoo * Jens Munk (1579–1628), navigator and explorer, moved to Aalborg aged eight. *

Poul Pagh Poul Pagh (14 February 1796 – 30 November 1870) was a Danish merchant and shipowner who played an important role in developing industry and commerce in the city of Aalborg. In 1827, he started a thriving trading business based in N.C. Rasch's man ...

(1796–1870), Aalborg businessman in trade and shipping *

Marie Rée Anne Marie Elisabeth Rée (1835-1900) was a Danish newspaper publisher who ran Aalborg's local newspaper, ''Aalborg Stiftstidende ''Aalborg Stiftstidende'' was a Danish language newspaper based in Aalborg, Denmark. The paper was published betwee ...

(1835–1900), newspaper publisher, ran ''

Aalborg Stiftstidende ''Aalborg Stiftstidende'' was a Danish language newspaper based in Aalborg, Denmark. The paper was published between 1767 and 1999 and is the predecessor of ''Nordjyske Stiftstidende''. History and profile The paper was established by a group of ...

'' *

Lisa Holm Sørensen Lisa Holm Sørensen (born 29 September 1982) is a retired Danish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and won the Ladies Finnish Masters. Career Sørensen won her first LET event at the 2005 Ladies Finnish Masters, h ...

(born 1982) a retired professional golfer, lives in Aalborg * Jørn Utzon (1918–2008), architect, grew up in Aalborg

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