Kjeld is a person name derived from the Old Norse and may refer to:

Given name

Saint Kjeld Kjeld or Ketil (, ; 1100–1150) was a 12th-century Danish clergyman. He is venerated as a saint in Denmark, by both Catholics and Church of Denmark, Danish Lutherans. Life Kjeld was born in the early 12th century to wealthy parents, who lived ...

(fl. 1100–1150), Danish clergyman * Kjeld Abell (1901–1961), Danish playwright and theatrical designer * Kjeld Ammentorp (1895–1975), Danish-British businessesman * Kjeld Bonfils (1918–1984), Danish jazz pianist and vibraphone player * Kjeld Hillingsø (born 1935), Danish Army general * Kjeld Stub Irgens (1879–1963), Norwegian politician * Kjeld Jacobsen (1915–1970), Danish actor * Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (born 1947), the president and CEO of Lego between 1979 and 2004 * Kjeld Langeland (1920–1973), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Kjeld Nielsen (1887–1910), Danish athlete * Kjeld Nuis (born 1989), Dutch speed skater *

Kjeld Olesen Kjeld Olesen (8 July 1932 – 25 July 2024) was a Danish Social Democratic politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark from 1979 to 1982. Career In 1955 Olesen was part of the CIA team who secretly listened in to the lef ...

(born 1932), Danish former Social Democratic politician * Kjeld Østrøm (born 1933), Danish rower * Kjeld Petersen (1920–1962), Danish film actor *

Kjeld Philip Kjeld Løwenstein Philip (3 April 1912 in Copenhagen – 27 October 1989) was a Danish economist and politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party. He was Trade Minister from 1957 to 1960 as member of the Cabinet of H. C. Hansen I ...

(1912–1989), Danish economist and politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party * Kjeld Rimberg (born 1943), Norwegian businessman * Kjeld Steen (1925–2005), Danish boxer * Kjeld Stub (1607–1663), Danish-Norwegian priest * Kjeld Stub (1868–1955), Norwegian priest and politician * Kjeld Thorst (born 1940), Danish footballer * Kjeld Toft-Christensen (1910–1945), Danish Special Operations Executive officer WWII resistance fighter *

Kjeld Tolstrup Kjeld Tolstrup (27 June 1965 – 21 March 2011) was a Danish radio DJ. Career Kjeld Tolstrup became one of the biggest names in Danish DJ circles in the 1980s performing at The Hacienda in Manchester, Ministry of Sound in London, ''Sensation'' e ...

(1965–2011), Danish radio DJ * Kjeld Vibe (1927–2011), Norwegian diplomat

Middle name

* Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (born 1954), Danish sports shooter and Olympic Champion

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