Henrik Dam (1920) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of vitamin K.
Niels Kaj Jerne (1936) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1972) - Former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO.
Thomas Thune Andersen (1980) - CEO of Maersk Oil and later A.P. Moller - Maersk.
Jens Christian Skou (1944) - Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of the sodium-potassium pump.