18 Notable alumni of Aalborg University

Birkir Hólm Guðnason was the CEO of Icelandair, the flag carrier airline in Iceland, from 2008 to 2017.

Lars Arendt-Nielsen is a professor at Aalborg University specialising in translational pain research and bio-markers. Lars Arendt-Nielsen's research is highly recognised internationally, and in addition to his university work he has established several businesses.

John Rasmussen is a professor of biomechanics at Aalborg University. His research is aimed both at solid mechanics, biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sports engineering.

Mads Græsbøll Christensen is a Danish Professor in Audio Processing at Department of Architecture, Design & Media Technology, Aalborg University, where he is also head and founder of the Audio Analysis Lab which conducts research in audio and acoustic signal processing. Before that he worked at the Department of Electronic Systems at Aalborg University and has held visiting positions at...

Brian Vohnsen is a professor of physics at UCD in Dublin, Ireland specializing in optics. He is head of the Advanced Optical Imaging Group which he founded in 2008. He has received recognition for his ability to connect the field of biomedical optics and nano-optics. In 2021 he became a fellow of Optica for significant contributions to vision science, including...

Christian Geo Heltboe is a Danish comedian. He is best known under his middle name Geo.

Rasmus Prehn is a Danish politician who has been a member of the Folketing since the 2005 Danish general election. He served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2019 to 2020, and as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries from 2020 to 2022.

Jens Henrik Winther Thulesen Dahl is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Denmark Democrats, and former member of the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election.

Frank Aaen is a Danish economist and Member of Parliament (the Folketing) for Enhedslisten. On 15 March 2006, he suffered a thrombosis but was back in the Folketing by April.

Frede Blaabjerg is a Danish professor at Aalborg University. At Aalborg, he works in the section of Power Electronic Systems of the department of Energy Technology. Blaabjerg's research concerns the applications of power electronics, including adjustable-speed drives, microgrids, photovoltaic systems, and wind turbines. By the number of citations, he is the most cited author of several IEEE journals: IEEE Transactions...

Per Clausen is a Danish politician from the Red-Green Alliance. Since 2013, he has served on the Aalborg Municipal council in Aalborg Municipality, where, in 2022, he became a deputy mayor for climate and energy.

Kristoffer Hjort Storm is a Danish politician from the Denmark Democrats, who was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election. He was also a member of the Aalborg city council from 2021 to 2024.

Per Michael Johansen is a Danish engineer and physicist and the current rector of Aalborg University (AAU).

Frank Jensen is a former Danish politician of the Danish Social Democrats who served as Lord Mayor of Copenhagen between 2010 and 2020. He was Minister for Research from 1994 to 1996 and Minister of Justice from 1996 to 2001 under Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.

Karsten Styrbæk Lauritzen is a former Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was first elected into parliament in the 2007 Danish general election and left the parliament on the 31 January 2022. He served as Minister of Taxation from 2015 to 2019.

Morten Bødskov is a Danish Social Democratic politician, member of the Folketing, and the Minister for Business since 2022. He was Minister of Defence from February to December 2022 and Minister for Taxation under Frederiksen and Minister of Justice in the Government of Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Mette Frederiksen K.1 is a Danish politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Denmark since 2019 and the Leader of the Social Democrats since 2015. She is the second woman to hold either office and is also the youngest prime minister in Danish history. She is the first prime minister to be born after Margrethe II's accession to...