Helle is both a feminine given name and a surname. In Scandinavia, it is a variant of the feminine given name Helga. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Helle (mythology) who gave her name to the Hellespont Helle Aro (born 1960), Estonian heptathlete Helle Crafts (1947–1986), Danish murder victim Helle Fagralid (born 1976), Danish actress Helle Frederiksen (born 1981), Danish professional triathlete Helle-Reet Helenurm (1944–2003), Estonian actress Helle Helle (born 1965), Danish writer Helle-Moonika Helme (born 1966), Estonian musician and politician Helle Kalda (born 1950), Estonian politician Helle Klein (born 1966), Swedish journalist Helle Kuningas (1949–2014), Estonian actress Helle Meri (born 1949), Estonian actress, former First Lady of Estonia Helle Metslang (born 1950), Estonian linguist Helle Michaelsen (born 1968), Danish model Helle Rotbøll (born 1963), Danish footballer Helle Stangerup (1939–2015), Danish novelist Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966), Prime Minister of Denmark (2011–2015) Helle Trevino (born 1975), Danish IFBB professional bodybuilder Helle Virkner (1925–2009), Danish actress
Surname Anton thor Helle (1683–1748), Baltic German Lutheran clergyman, linguist and Bible translator Helle Helle (born 1965), Danish writer Henri Helle (1873–1901), French archer Horst Helle (1934–2026), German sociologist and academic Knut Helle (1930–2015), Norwegian historian and academic Soini Helle (1914–1992), Finnish chess player Veikko Helle (1911–2005), Finnish politician
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