Lili Elbe
1882 - 1931
HPI 74.3047 languages
Lili elbe is most famous for being the first person to undergo gender reassignment surgery. She was born as Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener and transitioned to Lili in 1930.
The Most Famous
Painters from Denmark
33 notable people
This page contains a list of the greatest Danish Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 2,055 Painters, 33 of which were born in Denmark. This makes Denmark the birth place of the 14th most number of Painters behind Switzerland and Austria.
Top 10 Danish Painters
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Danish Painters of all time. This list of famous Danish Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Danish Painters.
#1 #2 
Nicolai Abildgaard
1743 - 1809
HPI 73.5340 languagesNicolaus Abildgaard is most famous for his painting of the Danish king, Christian VII, and his queen, Caroline Mathilde.
#3 
Carl Bloch
1834 - 1890
HPI 71.5328 languagesDanish painter (1834-1890)
#4 
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark
1656 - 1693
HPI 71.0538 languagesUlrika Eleonora of Denmark was a Swedish princess who became Queen of Sweden. She was the daughter of King Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, and granddaughter of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden. Her father, who had been on the throne since 1660, was deposed in 1697 by her uncle, King Charles XII of...Read moreShow less
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark was a Swedish princess who became Queen of Sweden. She was the daughter of King Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, and granddaughter of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden. Her father, who had been on the throne since 1660, was deposed in 1697 by her uncle, King Charles XII of Sweden. Ulrika Eleonora was then offered the Swedish throne, but refused to take it.
#5 
Gerda Wegener
1886 - 1940
HPI 70.3138 languagesGerda Wegener was a Danish artist and illustrator who is most famous for her illustrations of the fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling."
#6 
Vilhelm Hammershøi
1864 - 1916
HPI 70.3030 languagesHammershøi is most famous for his paintings of Danish interiors.
#7 
Michael Ancher
1849 - 1927
HPI 68.4535 languagesDanish painter
#8 
Anna Ancher
1859 - 1935
HPI 68.1135 languagesAnna Ancher is most famous for her paintings of the Danish countryside.
#9 
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1783 - 1853
HPI 66.8836 languagesDanish painter (1783-1853)
#10 
Jens Juel
1745 - 1802
HPI 65.0627 languagesDanish painter (1745-1802)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Danish Painters grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Painters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Painters since 1700.
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