Famous Graves in Denmark
204 records found
Hans Christian Andersen
2 Apr 1805 – 4 Aug 1875Writer. Famous for his fairy tales. His father was a poor...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Victor Borge
3 Jan 1909 – 23 Dec 2000Pianist, Comedian, Composer. He is remembered for blending humor...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Harald Bluetooth
911 – 1 Nov 986Danish Monarch. Born the son of Gorm the Old of Jylland and Thyra...
Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
Soren Kierkegaard
5 May 1813 – 11 Nov 1855Danish Philosopher and Theologian. Known for being an...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Niels Bohr
7 Oct 1885 – 18 Nov 1962Nobel Prize in Physics. Dr. Bohr received world-wide recognition...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Percy Howard Hansen
26 Oct 1890 – 12 Feb 1951World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. During World War I, he...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Isak Dinesen
17 Apr 1885 – 7 Sep 1962Author. She wrote the popular work "Seven Gothic Tales" (1934),...
Rungsted, Hørsholm Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Lauritz Melchior
20 Mar 1890 – 18 Mar 1973Opera Singer. He was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Ole Kirk Christiansen
7 Apr 1891 – 11 Mar 1958Toy Manufacturer. He was a master carpenter, but during the...
Billund, Billund Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Elizabeth
18 Jul 1501 – 19 Jan 1526Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. She was of the Habsburg...
Odense, Odense Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Carl Nielsen
9 Jun 1865 – 3 Oct 1931Musician. Widely regarded as Denmark's greatest composer, he was...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Joergen Haagen Schmith
18 Dec 1910 – 15 Oct 1944World War II Resistance Fighter. Known as "Citronen". During the...
Hellerup, Gentofte Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Johan Hartmann
14 May 1805 – 10 Mar 1900Composer. Full name: Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann. Organist at...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Valdemar I The Great
14 Jan 1131 – 12 May 1182Danish Monarch. He reigned as King of Denmark from 1154 to 1182....
Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
Thomas Fasti Dinesen
9 Aug 1892 – 10 Mar 1979World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Rungsted, Demark,...
Hørsholm, Hørsholm Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Christian X
26 Sep 1870 – 20 Apr 1947Danish Monarch, King of Iceland. Born Christian Carl Frederik...
Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
Asta Nielsen
11 Sep 1881 – 25 May 1972Danish actress who became one of the big stars of the silent...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Archbishop Absalon
1127 – 21 Mar 1201Roman Catholic Archbishop, Statesman. He was raised with Danish...
Sorø, Sorø Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
Ole Roemer
25 Sep 1644 – 19 Sep 1710Astronomer. Born in Aarhus, he studied at the Copenhagen...
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Christian I
Feb 1426 – 21 May 1481Danish Monarch. He reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from...
Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
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