The following is a list of notable people from Greenland:
Naja Abelsen (born 1964), artist, book illustrator Arnarsaq (c. 1716 – fl. 1778), translator, interpreter, and missionary Arnarulunnguaq (1896–1933), native Greenlandic woman who accompanied Knud Rasmussen on his Fifth Thule Expedition Aron of Kangeq (1822–1869), hunter, painter, and oral historian Julie Berthelsen (born 1979), singer-songwriter Rasmus Berthelsen (1827–1901), teacher, poet and artist Jørgen Brønlund (1877–1907), explorer, educator, and catechist Bibi Chemnitz (born 1983), fashion designer Kathrine Chemnitz (1894–1978), politician and champion of Greenlandic women's education Nukaaka Coster-Waldau (born 1971), singer, actress, and Miss Greenland, 1990 Aviâja Egede Lynge (born 1974), indigenous rights activist, childhood rights commissioner Jesper Grønkjær (born 1977), professional footballer Ole Jørgen Hammeken (born 1956), explorer and actor Hans Hendrik (1832–1889), Arctic traveller and interpreter Arnannguaq Høegh (1956–2020), graphic artist and educator Ricky Enø Jørgensen (born 1989), racing cyclist Jessie Kleemann (born 1959), poet, performance artist Makka Kleist (born 1951), actress Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen (born 1977), singer Angunnguaq Larsen, actor (Borgen) Thorkell Leifsson (11th cent.), son of Leif Erikson, paramount chieftain of Greenland Rasmus Lerdorf (born 1968), creator of the PHP programming language Henrik Lund (1875–1948), lyricist, painter and priest Nauja Lynge (born 1965), writer, lecturer Anders Olsen (1718–1786), trader and colonial administrator Maligiaq Padilla (born 1982), famous kayaker Johan Carl Christian Petersen (1813–1880), seaman and interpreter Gertrud Rask (1673–1735), wife of missionary Hans Egede and mother of Paul Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933), polar explorer and anthropologist Signe Rink (1836–1909), writer and ethnologist Lars Rosing (born 1972), actor, brother of film director Otto Otto Rosing (born 1967), film director, brother of actor Lars Minik Wallace (c.1890–1918), Inughuaq child brought to New York in 1897 by Robert Peary Karla Jessen Williamson (born 1954), executive director of the Arctic Institute of North America Qupanuk Olsen (born 1985), Greenlandic YouTuber, content creator, and engineer
Politicians
Maliina Abelsen (born 1976), politician and MP for Inuit Ataqatigiit Hermann Berthelsen (born 1956), politician of the Siumut (Forward) party; mayor of Sisimiut Palle Christiansen (born 1973), Democrats politician, Minister for Finance, and Member of the Greenland Government Agnethe Davidsen (1947–2007), first female government minister Hans Enoksen (born 1956), politician, fourth prime minister Agathe Fontain (born 1951), politician, Minister for Health Anthon Frederiksen, leader of the Democrats, Minister for Housing, Infrastructure and Transport, and Deputy-Premier Ane Hansen (born 1961), politician, Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam (born 1996), politician, member of the Folketing, Siumut party Doris J. Jensen (born 1978), politician, member of the Siumut party Lars-Emil Johansen (born 1946), second prime minister Mimi Karlsen (born 1957), politician, Minister for Culture, Education, Research and Church Affairs Kuupik Kleist (born 1958), politician Aqqaluk Lynge (born 1947), former president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010), first prime minister Josef Motzfeldt (born 1941), politician, Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs Asii Chemnitz Narup (born 1954), politician and MP for Inuit Ataqatigiit Lena Pedersen (born 1940), Canadian politician and social worker Kristine Raahauge (1949–2022), municipal politician, activist, eskimologist and writer Henriette Rasmussen (1950–2017), educator, journalist, women's rights activist and politician Augusta Salling (born 1954), politician, former finance minister