1971 in Denmark

Events from the year 1971 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederik IX
 * Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag

Sports

 * 10 September – Ole Olsen wins the 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship.

January–March

 * 12 January - Peter Madsen, convicted murderer, former engineer and entrepreneur
 * 7 February - Nicolai Wammen, politician
 * 18 February - Thomas Bjørn, professional golfer
 * 23 February - Nukâka Coster-Waldaum actress
 * 25 February - Morten Wieghorst, football coach and former football player
 * 13 March - Allan Nielsen, footballer

April–June

 * 5 May
 * Helene Kirkegaard, badminton player
 * Anette Hoffmann, handball player
 * 21 May – Kristian Jensen, politician
 * 5 June
 * Rane Willerslev,anthropologist
 * Eske Willerslev, biologist
 * 24 June – Thomas Helveg. footballer

July–September

 * 23 August – Mads Fuglede, journalist and politician

October–December

 * 30 November – Pia Olsen Dyhr, politician
 * 31 December – Søren Pape Poulsen, politician (died 2024)

Deaths

 * 24 March – Arne Jacobsen, architect, furniture designer (born 1902)
 * 1 May – Ejnar Mikkelsen, Polar explorer and author (born 1880)
 * 6 October – Hans Christian Hagedorn, pharmacologist and Novo Nordisk co-founder (born 1888)
 * 10 October – Hans Rasmus Hansen, politician (born 1896)