List of Famous people born in Central Denmark Region, Kingdom of Denmark

Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Philippines national team.

Chris Anker Sørensen is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the Team Designa Køkken, Tinkoff–Saxo, Fortuneo–Vital Concept and Riwal CeramicSpeed teams. Sørensen now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, racing at UCI Professional Continental level as, Riwal Cycling Team.

Simon Thorup Kjær is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Milan and captains the Denmark national team.

Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener was a Danish illustrator and painter. Wegener is known for her fashion illustrations and later her paintings that pushed the boundaries of gender and love of her time. These works were classified as "lesbian erotica" at times and many were inspired by her partner, the transgender woman Lili Elbe. Wegener employed these works in the styles of Art Nouveau and later Art Deco.

Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for French football club Nice and the Denmark national team. Dolberg made his senior debut at Silkeborg IF in May 2015. He joined Ajax in July 2015 and made his debut for the club in July 2016. He represented Denmark at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level before making his senior international debut in November 2016.

Ari Mikael Behn was a Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist.

Inez Bjørg David is a Danish actress who has appeared primarily in German productions.

Gitte Hænning is a Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.

Morten Andersen, nicknamed the "Great Dane", is a Danish-American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. Following a career from 1982 to 2007, Andersen holds the NFL record for regular season games played at 382. He also ranks second in field goals (565) and points scored (2,544). In addition to his league accomplishments, he is the Saints' all-time leader scorer at 1,318 points. Andersen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017 and, along with Jan Stenerud, is only one of two exclusive placekickers to receive the honor.

Pernille Harder is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for English FA Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Danish national team. In September 2020, she became the world's most expensive female footballer following her transfer from Wolfsburg to Chelsea.