Business People
- Hans Niels Andersen, (1852–1937), founder of the East Asiatic Company
- Constantin Brun (1746–1836), merchant, royal administrator of trade on the Danish West Indies
- Ole Kirk Christiansen, (1891–1958), inventor of Lego
- Mads Clausen, founder of Danfoss Industries
- Janus Friis, Skype, Kazaa, Joost and minor companies
- Søren Hjorth (1801–1870), inventor
- Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro, founders of Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro
- J. C. Jacobsen (1811–1887), founder of Carlsberg Brewing
- William S. Knudsen, industrialist (president, General Motors) in USA
- Martin Lindstrom (1970–) marketing advisor
- Navid Ostadian-Binai, technology leader and philanthropist
- Arnold Peter Møller (1876–1965), founder of A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group, the largest Danish company.
- Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913–2012), shipping magnate
- Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878–1964)
- Charles E. Sorensen (1881–1968), pioneering industrialist at Ford in USA
- Carl Frederik Tietgen (1829–1901), financier and industrialist, (co-)founder of many large Danish companies
- Ole Henriksen (1951–present) Cosmetologist for Hollywood stars.
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