List of people from Aalborg

A List of people from Aalborg, Denmark:

Born in Aalborg

• Hanne Dahl, Danish politician and Member of the EU Parliament
• Camilla Dallerup, ballroom dancer
• Peter Gade, badminton player
• Henning Jensen, footballer
• Henning Munk Jensen, footballer
• John, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
• Preben Kaas, actor and comedian
• Jens Larsen, volleyballer
• Helle Michaelsen, Playboy playmate
• Benny Nielsen, butterfly swimmer
• Lone Drøscher Nielsen, wildlife conservationist
• Christen Winther Obel (1800-1860), tobacco producer
• Joachim Olsen (born 1977), shot putter
• Ebbe Sand, footballer
• Britta Thomsen, Danish politician and Member of the EU Parliament
• Anne Van Olst, dressage rider
• Emilie Esther (born 1999), singer

Once resided in Aalborg

• Bent Flyvbjerg, researcher at Oxford University, longer engagement at Aalborg University
• Frank Jensen, politician and former Danish Minister, grew up in Aalborg
• Daniel Kandi, trance producer and DJ, currently living in Aalborg
• Bjørn Lomborg, statistician and author, grew up in Aalborg
• Jens Munk (1579–1628), navigator and explorer
• Poul Pagh (1796-1870), Aalborg businessman in trade and shipping
• Lisbeth Bech Poulsen (born 1982), politician, educated at Aalborg University, elected to the Danish folketing in 2011 and 2015 for Socialist People's Party in Aalborg
• Marie Rée (1835-1900), newspaper publisher
• Ole Stavad, politician and former Danish Minister, educated in Aalborg
• Heinrich Tønnies (1825–1903), portrait photographer
• Jørn Utzon, architect, grew up in Aalborg