15 Notable alumni of University of Southern Denmark
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Southern Denmark is ranked #359 in the world and #5 in Denmark by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from University of Southern Denmark 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 Southern Denmark won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Rasmus Lund Pedersen
1998-. (aged 28)
sport cyclist
Rasmus Lund Pedersen is a Danish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Airtox–Carl Ras. He competed at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning a bronze medal.
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2. Sara Hald
1996-. (aged 30)
handball player
Sara Trier Hald is a Danish handball player who plays for Viborg HK, where she is the club captain.
3. Andreas Küttel
1979-. (aged 47)
physical education teacher
ski jumper
Andreas Küttel is a Swiss former ski jumper who currently works in the field of sports science at the University of Southern Denmark.
4. Katrina Swett
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
talk show host
Yvonne Katrina Swett is an American educator. She was chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2012 to 2013, and then in 2014 to 2015. She ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate for Congress in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, which is the same district that her husband Richard Swett occupied, during the 2002 United States midterm...
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5. Stephanie Lose
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Stephanie Lose is a Danish politician of Venstre serving as minister for economic affairs since 2023. She is the deputy leader of Venstre since 2021, and chaired the Regional Council of Southern Denmark from 2015 to 2023. From March to July 2023, she served as minister without portfolio.
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6. Gregory Clark
1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher
economist
Gregory Clark is a British economic historian who worked mostly at University of California, Davis and is now the Danish National Research Council professor of economics at the University of Southern Denmark. He is known for his economic research on the industrial revolution and social mobility.
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7. Sanne Søndergaard
1980-. (aged 46)
author
stand-up comedian
Sanne Søndergaard is a Danish writer and stand-up comedian. Published in 2008, her first novel for young readers, Kære Dødsbog (Dear Death Diary), was positively received. Her autobiographical Solo - med mit køn på slæb (Solo - with my sex in tow) appeared in 2015. Søndergaard embarked on a successful career as a comedian in 2005, appearing in a wide...
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8. Christel Schaldemose
1967-. (aged 59)
historian
politician
Christel Schaldemose is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2006. She is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists.
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9. Carina Christensen
1972-. (aged 54)
businessperson
politician
Carina Christensen is a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party. She was the Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II from 15 December 2006 to 23 November 2007. She replaced Lars Barfoed after he had been criticized for poor official food quality inspections. Such inspections fall under the portfolio of the Family...
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10. Kåre Johannessen
1964-. (aged 62)
curator
television presenter
writer
historian
lecturer
Kåre Johannessen is a Danish historian, writer, lecturer and presenter. He is the former curator of the museum of Trelleborg and Middelaldercentret, where he worked from 1994 to 1999 and again from 2004 to 2015. Today, he is a self-employed historian. While working at Trelleborg he recreated the Viking game of knattleikr and injured his knee so badly that he...
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11. Nils Ušakovs
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Nils Ušakovs is a Latvian politician, former mayor of Riga and former journalist. He was the board chairman of the left-wing party alliance Harmony Centre (2005–2014) and afterwards board chairman of the Social Democratic Party "Harmony" (2014–2019). In 2009 Ušakovs was elected the Mayor of Riga, becoming the first ethnic Russian Riga Mayor since Latvia's restoration of sovereignty in 1991,...
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12. Alex Vanopslagh
1991-. (aged 35)
politician
Alex Dominique Kristensen Vanopslagh is a French-born Danish politician. He is a member of the Folketing, and party leader of the Liberal Alliance. He is a former chairman of its youth wing, the Liberal Alliance Youth.
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13. Puk Damsgård
1978-. (aged 48)
correspondent
film director
journalist
documentary filmmaker
Puk Damsgård Andersen is a Danish journalist and author.
14. Pernille Weiss
1968-. (aged 58)
self-employed person
businessperson
nurse
politician
Pernille Weiss is a Danish politician and businesswoman who was elected as a Conservative People's Party (part of the EPP Group) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2019 European parliamentary election in Denmark. She is the chief executive officer of Archimed, a healthcare and architectural consultancy.
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15. Britt Bager
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
flight attendant
Britt Bager is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party political party. She was elected into the Folketing in the 2015 Danish general election for the Venstre political party, but switched to the Conservative People's Party in 2021.
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