3 Notable alumni of University of Greenland
Updated: May 28, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Greenland is ranked #4,435 in the world and #12 in Denmark by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 3 notable alumni from University of Greenland sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Greenland won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Juliane Henningsen
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Juliane Henningsen is a Greenlandic politician who was elected to the Danish Parliament in 2007 as one of Greenland's two representatives. She served until 2011 when she was not re-elected. In 2015, she left politics to join the management team at the Halibut Greenland fishing company in her hometown, Ilulissat.
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2. Aleqa Hammond
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Aleqa Hammond is a Greenlandic politician and former member of the Danish Folketing (parliament). Formerly the leader of the Siumut party, she became Greenland's first female prime minister after her party emerged as the largest parliamentary faction in the 2013 elections. In 2014 she stepped down as prime minister and leader of Siumut, following a case of misuse of public...
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3. Niviaq Korneliussen
1990-. (aged 36)
writer
Niviaq Korneliussen is a Greenlandic writer, who writes in Greenlandic and Danish. Her 2014 debut novel, Homo Sapienne, was written in Greenlandic, as well as in a Danish translation by the author, with both published by Milik in 2014. Naasuliardarpi (2020) was her follow-up a few years later, and earned her the prestigious Nordic Council Literature Prize.
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