List of Danish-speaking writers
A.
- Christians Aagaard (1616–1664)
- Niels Aagaard (1612–1657)
- Kim Fupz Aakeson (* 1958)
- Jeppe Aakjær (1866-1930)
- Emil Aarestrup (1800-1856)
- Jussi Adler-Olsen (* 1950)
- Peter Adolphsen (* 1972)
- Well Marie Aidt (* 1963)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
- Martin Andersen Nexø (1869–1954)
- Vita Andersen (* 1944)
- Anders Christensen Arrebo (1587–1637)
- Peter Asmussen (1957-2016)
B.
- Carl Bagger (1807-1846)
- Jens Immanuel Baggesen (1764-1826)
- Solvej Balle (* 1962)
- Herman Bang (1857-1912)
- Frederik Barfod (1811-1896)
- Jonas T. Bengtsson (* 1976)
- Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835-1911)
- Charlotta Dorothea Biehl (1731–1788)
- Jørgen Bitsch (1922-2005)
- Thorkild Bjørnvig (1918-2004)
- Steen Steensen Blicher (1782–1848)
- Karen Blixen (Tania Blixen) (1885–1962)
- Cecil Bødker (1927-2020)
- Ludvig Bødtcher (1793–1874)
- Svend Borberg (1888–1947)
- Anders Christensen Bording (1619–1677)
- Caspar Johannes Boye (1791-1853)
- Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
- Georg Brandes (1842–1927)
- Suzanne Brøgger (* 1944)
- Hans Adolph Brorson (1694–1764)
C.
- Poul Chievitz
- Inger Christensen (1935-2009)
- Sophus Claussen (1865-1931)
D.
- Ernesto Dalgas
- Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976)
- Holger Drachmann (1846–1908)
E.
- Elsebeth Egholm (* 1960)
- Jonas Eika (* 1991)
- Jakob Ejersbo (1968-2008)
- Karl Ewald (1856–1908)
F.
- Christian Falster
- Mathilde Fibiger (1830–1872)
G
- Karl Gjellerup (1857-1919)
- Meïr Aron Goldschmidt (1819–1887)
- Jens Christian Grøndahl (* 1959)
- Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783–1872)
- Katrine Marie Guldager
- Thomasine Gyllembourg (1773-1856)
H
- Bent Haller
- Kirsten Hammann
- Yahya Hassan (1995-2020)
- Julie Hastrup (* 1968)
- Carsten Hauch (1790–1872)
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791–1860)
- Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812–1890)
- Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841)
- Piet Hein (1905-1996)
- Poul Helgesen
- Bright Bright (* 1965)
- Henrik Hertz (1798-1870)
- Christina Hesselholdt
- Leif Hjernøe (* 1938)
- Peter Høeg (* 1957)
- Per Højholt (1928-2004)
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)
- Sven Holm (1940-2019)
- Jens Christian Hostrup (1818-1892)
- Peer Hultberg (1935-2007)
- Lars Husum (* 1975)
I.
- Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789–1862)
J
- Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885)
- Bengt Janus (1921–1988)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873–1950)
- Thøger Jensen (* 1960)
- Karin Johannsen-Bojsen (* 1936)
- Erna Juel-Hansen
- Dennis Juergensen
K
- Lene Kaaberbøl
- Hans Vilhelm Kaalund (1818–1885)
- Christian Kampmann (1939–1988)
- Harald Kidde (1878-1918)
- Laura Kieler (1849-1932)
- Hans Kirk (1898–1962)
- Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940–1979)
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855)
- Thomas Kingo (1634–1703)
- Mogens Klitgaard (1906–1945)
- Troels Kløvedal (1943-2018)
- Jakob Knudsen (1858–1917)
- Jørgen Knudsen (1926-2017)
L.
- Tomas Lagermand Lundme (* 1973)
- Kurt Peter Larsen (* 1953)
- Thøger Larsen (1875–1928)
- Ole Henrik Laub (1937-2019)
- Kim Leine (* 1961)
- Vagn Lundbye (1933-2016)
- Claus Christoffersen Lyschander
M.
- Aage Madelung (1872-1949)
- Svend Åge Madsen (* 1939)
- Conrad Malte-Brun (1775-1826)
- Ib Michael (* 1945)
- Karin Michaëlis (1872–1950)
- Poul Martin Møller (1794–1838)
N
O
- Adam Oehlenschläger (1779-1850)
P
- Peter Palladius
- Jacob Paludan (1896–1975)
- Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876)
- Leif Panduro (1923-1977)
- Christiern Pedersen (approx. 1480–1554)
- Carl Ploug (1813-1894)
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857-1943)
- Merete Pryd's light
R.
- Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760-1830)
- Morten Ramsland (* 1971)
- Adda Ravnkilde (1862-1883)
- Bjarne Reuter (born 1950)
- Christian Richardt (1831-1892)
- Ane Riel (* 1971)
- Jørn Riel (* 1931)
- Klaus Rifbjerg (1931-2015)
- Knud Romer (* 1960)
- Tyge Rothe (1731–1795)
S.
- Ole Johan Samsøe (1759–1796)
- Adolph Wilhelm Schack von Staffeldt (1769–1826)
- Sophus Schandorph (1836–1901)
- Hans Scherfig (1905–1979)
- Peter Seeberg (1925–1999)
- Frederik Christian Sibbern (1785–1872)
- Days of Skou-Hansen (1925-2015)
- Erik Skram
- Finn Søeborg (1916–1992)
- Morten Sondergaard
- Jørgen Sonne (1925–2015)
- Villy Sørensen (1929-2001)
- Henrich Steffens (1773-1845)
- Hans Christensen Sthen (1544–1610)
- Ambrosius Stub (1705–1758)
- Viggo Stuckenberg (1863–1905)
T
- Pia Tafdrup (* 1952)
- Hans Thomissøn (1532–1573)
- Mette Thomsen
- Kirsten Thorup (* 1942)
- Vilhelm Topsøe
- Dea Trier Mørch
- Dan Turèll (1946-1993)
U
- Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621–1698)
W.
- Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785)
- Gustav Wied (1858-1914)
- Dorrit Willumsen (* 1940)
- Christian Winther (1796–1876)
- Jacob Worm
See also
- Writer (international)
- List of authors (international)
- List of biographies (international)
- Denmark
- Danish language
- Danish literature