Most Famous Danish Business People

Denmark has produced 40 notable business people throughout history, led by Godtfred Kirk Christiansen. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Godtfred Kirk Christiansen — Danish Business (1920–1995) , ranked #56052
  2. Ole Kirk Christiansen — Danish Carpenter (1891–1958) , ranked #86792
  3. Arnold Peter Møller — Danish Entrepreneur (1876–1965) , ranked #88111
  4. Karen Jeppe — Danish Worker (1876–1935) , ranked #210349
  5. Mads Clausen — Danish Business (1905–1966) , ranked #402268
  6. Otto Mønsted — Danish Merchant (1838–1916) , ranked #474689
  7. Maja Jager — Danish Archer (Born 1991) , ranked #519507
  8. Niels Heidenreich — Danish Watchmaker (1761–1844) , ranked #650025
  9. Caspar Herman Hausmann — Danish Merchant (1653–1718) , ranked #720436
  10. Mette Magrete Tvistman — Danish Farmer (1741–1827) , ranked #744430
  11. Thomas Døssing — Danish Librarian (1882–1947) , ranked #767054
  12. Marius Fiil — Danish Business (1893–1944) , ranked #767144
  13. Lars Larsen (entrepreneur) — Danish Business (1948–2019) , ranked #891248
  14. Peder Andersen Fisker — Danish Entrepreneur (1875–1975) , ranked #1026969
  15. Severin Jørgensen — Danish Operatör (1842–1926) , ranked #1032332
  16. Johan Lorentz Castenschiold — Danish Business (1705–1747) , ranked #1067341
  17. Margrethe von der Lühe — Danish Courtier (1741–1826) , ranked #1216001
  18. Christian Tønne Frederik von Lüttichau — Danish Godsägare (1744–1805) , ranked #1229753
  19. Jacob Holm (industrialist) — Danish Merchant (1770–1845) , ranked #1230649
  20. Pætur Jákupsson — Danish Farmer (Born ?) , ranked #1339608