Editing Assens, Denmark (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:Portrait of J. A. Jerichau, c. 1846.jpg|thumb|140px|JA Jerichau, 1846]]
[[File:Peter Brandes.jpg|thumb|140px|Peter Brandes, 2014]]
* [[Peder Lauridsen Kylling]] (c. 1640 in Assens – 1696) a Danish botanist 
* [[Christian Thomsen Carl]] (1676 in Assens - 1713) a Danish naval officer
* [[Hans Næss (architect)|Hans Næss]] (1723 in Næs – 1795) a Danish [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] architect of manor houses
* [[Steen Andersen Bille (1751–1833)|Steen Andersen Bille]] (1751 in Assens – 1833) a Danish naval officer, became an Admiral
* [[Peter Willemoes]] (1783 in Assens – 1808) a Danish naval officer, said to be of indominitable good cheer, courage and good looks
* [[Hans Brøchner Bruun]] (1793-1863) merchant and politician, chaired Town Council 1839/1857
* [[Carl Christian Rafn]] (1795 in Brahesborg, near Assens – 1864) a historian, translator and antiquarian.<ref>{{Cite Appletons'|wstitle= Rafn, Karl Christian |volume = V |pages = 159-160 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Benny Cederfeld de Simonsen]] (1865 in Brahesborg, near Assens – 1952) a Danish peace activist.
* [[John Eriksen]] (1957 in Assens – 2002) a Danish footballer, 479 caps and 17 caps for [[Danish national football team|Denmark]]
=== The Arts ===
* [[Jes Bundsen]] (1766 in Assens – 1829) a Danish landscape painter and etcher
* [[Dankvart Dreyer]] (1816 in Assens – 1852) a landscape painter of the Copenhagen School
* [[Jens Adolf Jerichau]] (1816 in Assens – 1883) a sculptor, moved away from [[Neoclassicism]] 
* [[Thorvald Niss]] (1842 in Assens – 1905) a landscape painter, joined the [[Skagen Painters]]
* [[Kirsten Passer]] (1930 in Nårup – 2012) a Danish film actress<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0664855/   IMDb Database] retrieved 09 May 2020 </ref>
* [[Peter Brandes]] (born 1944 in Assens) a painter, sculptor, ceramic artist and photographer
* [[Anne Øland]] (1949 in Assens – 2015) a Danish concert pianist and educator