List of Danish Americans
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This is a list of famous Danish Americans.
The Library of Congress has noted that Danish Americans, more so than other Scandinavian Americans, "spread nationwide and comparatively quickly disappeared into the melting pot....the Danes were the least cohesive group and the first to lose consciousness of their origins."[1]
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[edit] Artists
- Gutzon Borglum (1867 - 1941) sculptor of Mount Rushmore
- Solon Borglum (1868 - 1922) sculptor of the American West
[edit] Actors
- Jessica Alba[2]
- Julia Bond (1987 - ) Popular hardcore porn actress
- Victor Borge[3]
- Ellen Corby[4]
- Karl Dane[5]
- Eliza Dushku (1980 - ) has appeared in several Hollywood films (i.e. Bring It On and Wrong Turn)[6]
- Buddy Ebsen (1908 - 2003) actor and dancer, who is perhaps best-remembered for his role as Jed Clampett in the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies[7]
- Jean Hersholt (1886 - 1956) - Actor, also President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1945-49.
- Scarlett Johansson (1984 - ) film actress; has become one of Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses, after her critically acclaimed roles in Lost In Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring, both earning her Golden Globe Award nominations in 2003[8]
- Denice Klarskov, Up and coming Danish-American porn actress
- Virginia Madsen (1961 - ) Academy Award-nominated film and television actress[23]
- John Melendez[9]
- Viggo Mortensen[10]
- Michael Madsen
- Osa Massen
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Actresses, paternal heritage is Danish.
- Sven-Ole Thorsen Actor & stuntman, once officially Denmark's strongest man
[edit] Others
- Morten Andersen - American football placekicker[11]
- Lloyd Bentsen - former Texas Senator, U.S. Treasury Secretary, and nominee for U.S. Vice President [12]
- David Gress - historian[13]
- Steny Hoyer - leader of the Democratic Party in U.S. House of Representatives, his father was a Danish immigrant
- William S. Knudsen - automobile executive[14]
- Chris Madsen - soldier[15]
- Lauritz Melchior - opera singer[16]
- Ib Melchior - novelist and director
- Ben Roy Mottelson - physicist[17]
- Janet Reno - Attorney General[18]
- Lars Ulrich - Metallica drummer[19]
- Lars Frederiksen - rancid vocal/guitar
[edit] References
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Jessica Alba is Mexican and Danish..."[2]
- ^ "Victor Borge was a Danish classical musician who decided to turn music into comedy."[3]
- ^ "Both parents were Danish born and Ellen liked to say that she was "Danish at heart.""[4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ "She is Albanian-Danish..."[6]
- ^ Noted as one of several Danish Americans at [7]; [8] "the only son (four sisters) to parents of Danish-German and Latvian extraction"
- ^ Johansson - [9] "This article on Half-Danish super star Scarlett Johansson, brought with courtesy to the Daily Mail." [10] "My mom's from New York and super-hip. My dad is Danish, so he's all relaxed and Scandinavian." [11] "Q: I read that your mother is Jewish and your father is Danish? A: Yes.... Q: But what do you celebrate, more Christmas or more Chanukah? A: A little of both."
- ^ "John Melendez, the announcer for The Tonight Show is half Puerto Rican and half Danish..."[12]
- ^ "It’s safe to conclude that the Danish-American actor is a success."[13]
- ^ [14] "Nicknamed the 'Great Dane,' because he was born in Denmark, and came to America as an exchange student..."
- ^ [15] "Several Danish Americans have served multiple terms in the United States Congress... For example... Lloyd Bentsen"
- ^ "Now the Danish-American historian David Gress has entered the lists..."[16]
- ^ [17]
- ^ [18]
- ^ [19]
- ^ "American-Danish physicist..."[20]
- ^ "Danish - Americans have contributed in every way to America's greatness. I'm proud that two descendants of Danish immigrants have been members of my Cabinet. Mr. Prime Minister, you'll be interested to know that our Attorney General, Janet Reno, is a Rasmussen on her father's side."[21]
- ^ [22]
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