Timmy dead, public figure
Timmy, a humpback whale also known as Hope, died on May 14, 2026, when his body was discovered near the Danish island of Anholt. He had strayed into the Baltic Sea in March 2026 and was stranded several times along…
Deaths From Denmark
Helge Mortensen Danish politician, minister of transport, member of the Folketing dead at age 84
Helge Mortensen died on April 28, 2026. He was a Danish politician who served as minister of transport from 1993 to 1994 and as a member of the Folketing from 1984 to 2005. His career in the Folketing and his…
Heidi Sørensen Danish-Norwegian politician, MP, cancer dead at age 56
Heidi Sørensen died on April 25, 2026, of cancer. She was a Danish-Norwegian politician who served as a member of parliament from 2001 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2013.
Jesper Thilo Danish jazz saxophonist dead at age 84
Jesper Thilo, a Danish jazz saxophonist, died on April 25, 2026, at the age of 84. He was known mainly as a tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist and clarinetist, and was regarded as one of the leading European straight-ahead jazz musicians…
Rainelle Krause American soprano dead at age 37
Rainelle Krause, an American soprano and opera singer, died on March 16, 2026, at age 38 in Fort Worth, Texas. Born in Tampa, Florida, on December 14, 1987, she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana and earned both a Bachelor of… · Netherlands · Denmark · England · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Birte Weiss Journalist dead at age 84
Birte Weiss, a Danish journalist and politician, died on March 14, 2026. Born on May 1, 1941, she worked as a journalist for Weekendavisen and began her career with Demokraten and later Information. Trained in the social democrat press from… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Birte Christoffersen Danish-Swedish diver dead at age 101
Birte Christoffersen, the Danish-Swedish diver who won an Olympic bronze medal, died on February 23, 2026, at the age of 101. Born in Copenhagen in 1924, she competed for Denmark in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform at… · 23 February 2026 · February 2026
Sepp Piontek German footballer (Werder Bremen dead at age 85
Sepp Piontek, the German footballer and manager best known for coaching the Denmark national team, died on February 19, 2026. Born Josef Emanuel Hubertus Piontek on March 5, 1940, in Breslau, he played as a full-back for Werder Bremen between… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026
Ditte Giese
Danish journalist (Politiken) · 27 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 27
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
South African-born Greek-Spanish royal · Denmark · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14 · Greek · Other
Marcel de Sade
Danish convicted fraudster and musician · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · Sade
Marilyn Mazur
American-born Danish percussionist · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12 · Other
Kaspar Rostrup
Danish film director (Jeppe på bjerget · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Other
Kurt Grønning
Danish footballer (national team) · 06 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 6
Birgitte Wilbek
Danish handball and basketball player · 03 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 3
Johnny Vilstrup
Danish footballer (Lyngby · 01 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 1
Per Holst
Danish film producer and director · 22 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 22 · Other
Viggo Madsen
Danish poet and writer · 03 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 3
Julian LeFay
Danish videogame designer (The Elder Scrolls) · 22 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 22 · Other
Ilselil Larsen
Danish actress (Det gælder os alle · 02 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 2
Per Bartram
Danish footballer (Odense BK · 13 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 13
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen
Danish sport shooter · 21 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 21 · Rasmussen · Other
Bettina Heltberg
Danish journalist (Politiken) and actress (Det støver stadig) · 02 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 2
Benny Lautrup
Danish theoretical physicist · 09 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 9
Kirsten Simone
Danish ballerina · 25 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 25 · Other
Hans Erik Saks
Danish film and television producer (The Julekalender) · 12 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 12 · Other · Saks
Niels Arestrup
French-Danish actor (The Beat That My Heart Skipped · 30 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 30 · French
Asbjørn Agerschou
Danish seminary teacher and politician · 18 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 18
Ulla Jessen
Danish actress (Girls at Arms · 15 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 15
Bent Mejding
Danish actor (Matador) · 11 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 11
Morten Stig Christensen
Danish handball player and sports administrator · 31 October 2024 · October 2024 · Christensen · October 31
Ulf Pilgaard
Danish actor (Nightwatch) · 28 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 28
Bjarne Jeppesen
Danish Olympic handball player (1980) · 20 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 20
Roald Poulsen
Danish-Norwegian football manager (Zambia national team · 15 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 15 · Other
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
Greek royal · Denmark · 27 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 27 · Greek · Other
Flemming Rasmussen
Danish strongman competitor and powerlifter · 13 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 13 · Other
Jens Werner
Danish ballroom dancer · 10 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 10 · Other
Kirsten Dehlholm
Danish artist and artistic theatre director · 09 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 9
Mogens Herman Hansen
Danish classical philologist and demographer · 25 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 25 · Hansen · Other
Jan Højland
Danish footballer (B.93 · 04 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 4
Jan Sørensen
Danish football player (Club Brugge · 18 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 18
Anders Lampe
Danish guitarist (Bamses Venner) · 28 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 28
Jørn Mader
Danish journalist (Fyens Stiftstidende · 01 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 1
Jørgen Reenberg
Danish actor (Europa) · 10 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 10
Søren Krarup
Danish pastor · 07 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 7 · Other
Niels Holst-Sørensen
Danish Olympic athlete (1948) and air force officer · 25 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 25
Lars Lunøe
Danish actor (Doctor Glas · 09 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 9
Erik Aschengreen
Danish historian and dance critic · 24 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 24
Eddie Skoller
American-born Danish singer and actor · 26 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 26
Asbjørn Sennels
Danish footballer (Viborg · 08 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 8
Birger Jensen
Danish footballer (Club Brugge · 04 April 2023 · April 2023 · April 4
Erik Rud Brandt
Danish fashion designer · 10 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 10 · Brandt · Other