Famous Greenlandics

Greenland's Information

Land Area	2,166,086 km²
Total Area	2,166,086km²
Population	57,728 (#204)
Population Density	0.03/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Democracy (Parliament Of Greenland); Part Of The Kingdom Of Denmark
GDP (PPP)	$2.17 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$37,600
Currency	Krone (DKK)

People listed are almost always native to the country. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within the country for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the country in their personal endeavors.

Agnethe Davidsen first female government minister
Jesper Gronkjaer professional footballer
Rasmus Lerdorf created php programming language
Margrethe II the danish monarch, and greenland's head of state
Nive Nielsen singer
Knud Rasmussen explorer
Erik the Red founded greenland

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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.

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John Moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of worldatlas.com. He and his wife, Chris Woolwine-Moen, produced thousands of award-winning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map questions. Today, it's one of the most popular educational sites on the web.