18 Notable alumni of
Aalborg University

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Aalborg University is 2123rd in the world, 709th in Europe, and 10th in Denmark by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Aalborg University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Mette Frederiksen

    Mette Frederiksen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Enrolled in Aalborg University
    In 2007 graduated with bachelor's degree in public administration
    Occupations
    trade unionistpolitician
    Biography

    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 the throne, and the first to serve under Frederik X.

  2. Kristian Thulesen Dahl

    Kristian Thulesen Dahl
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kristian Thulesen Dahl is a Danish director and former politician who served as Leader of the Danish People's Party (DPP) from 2012 to 2022. He was a Member of the Folketing (MF) from September 1994 until July 2022, first representing Fremskridtspartiet until 6 October 1995 and then the DPP from that date until 29 June 2022, when he became an independent.

  3. Frank Jensen

    Frank Jensen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in Aalborg University
    Studied in 1980-1986
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    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.

  4. Karsten Lauritzen

    Karsten Lauritzen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Enrolled in Aalborg University
    In 2014 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  5. Morten Bødskov

    Morten Bødskov
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1970-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  6. Christian Geo Heltboe

    Christian Geo Heltboe
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1975-.. (age 51)
    Enrolled in Aalborg University
    Studied Danish and English
    Occupations
    screenwriterstand-up comedianactorcomedian
    Biography

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

  7. Rasmus Prehn

    Rasmus Prehn
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  8. Jens Henrik Thulesen Dahl

    Jens Henrik Thulesen Dahl
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in Aalborg University
    Studied in 1985
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  9. Frank Aaen

    Frank Aaen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    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.

  10. Frede Blaabjerg

    Frede Blaabjerg
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Enrolled in Aalborg University
    In 1995 graduated with Danish PhD
    Occupations
    university teacherscientistmechanical engineer
    Biography

    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 on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics.

  11. Per Clausen

    Per Clausen
    Born in
    Norway Flag Norway
    Years
    1955-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    trade unionistpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  12. Kristoffer Hjort Storm

    Kristoffer Hjort Storm
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1989-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  13. Per Michael Johansen

    Per Michael Johansen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    physicistengineer
    Biography

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

  14. Birkir Hólm Guðnason

    Birkir Hólm Guðnason
    Years
    1974-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

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

  15. Lars Arendt-Nielsen

    Lars Arendt-Nielsen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    university teacherscientistneurophysiologist
    Biography

    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.

  16. John Rasmussen

    John Rasmussen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Enrolled in Aalborg University
    1981-1986 graduated with Master of Science
    1986-1989 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    researcher
    Biography

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

  17. Mads Græsbøll Christensen

    Mads Græsbøll Christensen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Enrolled in Aalborg University
    1997-2002 graduated with Master of Science
    2002-2005 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    scientist
    Biography

    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 Philips Research Labs, ENST, UCSB, and Columbia University. He has published extensively on these topics in books, scientific journals and conference proceedings, and he has given tutorials and keynote talks at major international scientific conferences.

  18. Brian Vohnsen

    Brian Vohnsen
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Occupations
    researcher
    Biography

    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 photoreceptor optics and high resolution retinal imaging.