Most Famous Danish Poets

Denmark has produced 33 notable poets throughout history, led by N. F. S. Grundtvig. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. N. F. S. Grundtvig — Danish Poet (1783–1872) , ranked #11287
  2. Karl Adolph Gjellerup — Danish Poet (1857–1919) , ranked #18746
  3. Jeppe Aakjær — Danish Poet (1866–1930) , ranked #24275
  4. Steen Steensen Blicher — Danish Poet (1782–1848) , ranked #35248
  5. Jens Baggesen — Danish Poet (1764–1826) , ranked #57525
  6. Benny Andersen — Danish Poet (1929–2018) , ranked #57851
  7. Johannes Jørgensen — Danish Poet (1866–1956) , ranked #63437
  8. Hans Adolph Brorson — Danish Poet (1694–1764) , ranked #78247
  9. Poul Martin Møller — Danish Poet (1794–1838) , ranked #102925
  10. Halfdan Rasmussen — Danish Poet (1915–2002) , ranked #119680
  11. Michael Strunge — Danish Poet (1958–1986) , ranked #121257
  12. Frederik Paludan-Müller — Danish Poet (1809–1876) , ranked #123070
  13. Ambrosius Stub — Danish Poet (1705–1758) , ranked #134025
  14. Nólsoyar Páll — Danish Poet (1766–1809) , ranked #139726
  15. Sophus Claussen — Danish Poet (1865–1931) , ranked #143920
  16. Schack von Staffeldt — Danish Poet (1769–1826) , ranked #149509
  17. Viggo Stuckenberg — Danish Poet (1863–1905) , ranked #158320
  18. Símun av Skarði — Danish Poet (1872–1942) , ranked #189597
  19. Valdemar Rørdam — Danish Poet (1872–1946) , ranked #319130
  20. Stine Andresen — Danish Poet (1849–1927) , ranked #379249