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'''Niels''' is a common [[Denmark|Danish]] man's name, equivalent to [[Nicholas]]. The Swedish variant is Nils. It may refer to:
In '''science''':
* [[Aage Niels Bohr]], Danish physicist and the son of Margrethe and Niels Bohr
* [[Niels Bohr]], Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics
* [[Niels Ferguson]], Dutch cryptographic engineer and consultant who currently works for Microsoft
* [[Niels Kaj Jerne]], Danish immunologist
* [[Niels Krabbe]], ornithologist
* [[Niels Ryberg Finsen]], Faroese/Danish physician and scientist
In '''Danish music''':
* [[Niels Bonke]], Danish drummer, pianist and composer
* [[Niels Viggo Bentzon]], Danish composer and pianist
* [[Niels Wilhelm Gade]], Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher
* [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]], Danish jazz bassist known for his impressive technique
In '''politics''':
* [[Niels Busk]], Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Venstre
* [[Niels Helveg Petersen]], Danish politician
* [[Niels Neergaard]], Danish historian and political figure
* [[Niels Treschow]], Norwegian philosopher and politician
In '''sports''':
* [[Niels Christian Kaldau]], Daish male badminton player
* [[Niels Feijen]], Dutch three-time European straight pool champion
* [[Niels van Steenis]], Dutch rower
* [[Niels van der Zwan]], Dutch rower
In '''Danish royalty''':
* [[Niels Ebbesen]], Danish squire and national hero
* [[Niels of Denmark]], king of Denmark following his brother Eric I
In '''Danish artistry''':
* [[Niels Hansen Jacobsen]], Danish sculptor and ceramist
* [[Niels Lauritz Høyen]], the first Danish art historian and critic
In '''military''':
* [[Niels Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp]], Swedish soldier and Governor-General of Swedish Estonia from 1706 to 1709
* [[Niels Juel]], Danish admiral
In '''other fields''':
* [[Niels Aagaard]], professor at Sorø Academy
* [[Niels Henrik Abel]], Norwegian mathematician
* Niels Nielsen, official caretaker of the [[Old Man of the Mountain]]
* [[Niels Hemmingsen]] (Nicolaus Hemmingius) 1513–1600, Danish theologian
== See also ==
* [[Nicholas]]
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