1938 in Denmark

Events from the year 1938 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Christian X
 * Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning

Football

 * B 1903 wins their fourth Danish football championship by winning the 1937–38 Danish Championship League,

Swimming

 * 6–13 August Denmark wins five gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships.

January–March

 * 27 January – Povl Dissing, singer (died 2022)

April–June

 * 25 May – John Olsen, artist (died 2019)

July– September

 * 12 July – Lars Hillingsø, fashion designer (died 2005)
 * 18 July – Erik Wedersøe, actor (died 2011)
 * 1 September – Per Kirkeby, painter, sculptor (died 2018)

October–December

 * 11 October – Merete Ries, publisher (died 2018)
 * 15 November – Henning Camre, cinematographer, film industry administrator
 * 27 November – Marianne Grøndahl, photographer (died 2012)

January–March

 * 3 February – Niels Skovgaard, artist (born 1958)
 * 10 February – Valdemar Irminger, painter (born 1859)

April–June

 * 4 April – Alfred Schmidt, painter (born 1858)
 * 16 April – Karl Madsen, art historian, painter and arts administrator (born 1855)
 * 9 May – Thomas B. Thrige, businessman (born 1866)

July–September

 * 2 July – Lau Lauritzen Sr., film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1878)

October–December

 * 22 December – Johannes Wilhjelm, painter (born 1868)