A person who lives in or comes from Aarhus, Denmark, is called an Aarhusian (). This is a list of well known people who were born, lived, or grew up in the city of Aarhus.
People by field
Politics Svend Unmack Larsen (1893–1965), Mayor of Aarhus, Minister of Justice Hans Hedtoft (1903–1955), Prime Minister H. C. Hansen (1906–1960), Prime Minister Marichen Nielsen (1921–2014), MP, MEP (Social Democrats) Thorkild Simonsen (1926–2022), Mayor of Aarhus, Minister of Interior Affairs Svend Auken (1943–2009), Minister of Labour, Leader of The Social Democrats party, Minister of the Environment and Energy Uffe Elbæk (b. 1954), politician and founder of the KaosPilot school, Minister of Culture, founder and leader of The Alternative party Nicolai Wammen (b. 1971), Mayor of Aarhus, Minister for European Affairs, Minister of Defence, Minister for Finance Morten Østergaard (b. 1976), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party Linea Søgaard-Lidell (b. 1987), MEP, MP Marie Jepsen (1940–2018), MEP
Business Hans Broge (1822-1908), businessman, entrepreneur, member of the city council Søren Frich (1827-1901), industrialist, member of the city council Laurits Christian Meulengracht (1827-1903), businessman, director of the Ceres breweries, member of the city council Otto Mønsted (1838–1916), businessman, member of the city council Anders Holch Povlsen (b. 1972), owner of Bestseller
Science Lars Bak (b. 1965), computer scientist Ole Barndorff-Nielsen (1935–2022), statistician Drude Dahlerup (b. 1945), Professor of Political Science Ivan Damgård (b. 1956) cryptographer Lene Hau (b. 1959), physicist William Hovgaard (1857–1957), professor of naval design and construction H.O. Lange (1863-1943), librarian and egyptologist Ole Rømer (1644–1710), astronomer Jens Christian Skou (1918–2018), physiologist, Nobel laureate in chemistry 1997 Bjarne Stroustrup (b. 1950), computer scientist Øjvind Winge (1886–1964) Yeast geneticist Ole Worm (1588–1655), physician, scholar and antiquarian
Sports Johan Andersen (1920-2003), sprint canoeist, World Champion Stig Tøfting (b. 1969), footballer Martin Jørgensen (b. 1975), footballer Martin Kampmann (b. 1982), UFC Fighter Sara Petersen (b. 1987), hurdler, European Champion Dennis Ceylan (b. 1989), boxer, European Champion (EBU) Andrej Lawaetz Bendtsen (b. 1990), rower, World Champion Line Kjærsfeldt (b. 1994), Badminton player, European champion
Music and culture Morten Børup (1446–1526), educator, cathedral cantor, writer Heinrich Ernst Grosmann (1732–1811), cantor, composer Gabriel Axel (1918–2014), film director (Oscar winner 1988), actor, writer and producer Kai Winding (1922–1983), American jazz trombonist Erling Møldrup (1943–2016), classical guitarist Nils Malmros (b. 1944), film director, screenwriter Gitte Hænning (b. 1946), singer and film actress Flemming Jørgensen (Bamse) (1947–2011), singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor Birthe Kjær (b. 1948), singer Wayne Siegel (b. 1953), composer, electronic music educator Steffen Brandt (b. 1953), singer, composer and musician Anne Linnet (b. 1953), singer and composer Finn Nygaard (b. 1955), graphic designer and artist Lis Sørensen (b. 1955), singer, guitarist Poul Krebs (b. 1956), singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer Anne Dorte Michelsen (b. 1958), singer and composer Kaare Norge (b. 1963), classical guitarist Thomas Helmig (b. 1964), singer Mek Pek (b. 1964), singer and actorIMDb Database. Retrieved 5 June 2020. Renée Simonsen (b. 1965), supermodel and author Ida Corr (b. 1977), singer Tina Dico (b. 1977), pop singer and guitarist Liam O'Connor (L.O.C.) (b. 1979), rapper, songwriter and TV-host Marwan (b. 1980), rapper and producer Medina (b. 1982), pop singer Armen Adamjan (b. 1989), YouTuber Mona Tougaard (b. 2002), Danish fashion model with Ethiopian, Somali, and Turkish ancestry
Literature Erik Pontoppidan (1698–1764) an author, a Lutheran bishop of the Church of Norway, a historian and an antiquarian. Thorkild Bjørnvig (1918–2004), writer Bent Faurby (b. 1937), children's writer Jørgen Leth (1937–2025), poet, director, author and journalist Svend Åge Madsen (b. 1939), writer and playwright Peter Laugesen (b. 1942), poet and playwright Elsebeth Egholm (b. 1960), crime fiction writer Lene Kaaberbøl (b. 1960), writer (crime fiction and children's literature) Yahya Hassan (1995-2020), poet and activist
Religion and spirituality Peder Vognsen (d. 1204), first bishop of Aarhus Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876) a Danish poet and bishop of Aarhus, 1830 to 1845. Kjeld Christian Festersen Holm (b. 1945), Bishop of Aarhus 1994–2015 Lars Muhl (b. 1950), mystic, author and musician
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