Bille (noble family)



The Bille family (also spelled Bilde) is a Danish noble family, part of the ancient Danish nobility. Its members have played a prominent role in Danish politics and society since the mid 13th century and also in Norway during the time Denmark was in a political union with Norway. The family includes the comital branches Bille-Brahe and Bille-Brahe-Selby. There was also a Norwegian branch of the family that died out in 1984.

In a 2021 episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, British actress Dame Judi Dench discovered that she is descended from the Bille family.

Notable members and descendants

 * Anders Bille (1600–1657)
 * Beate Bille (b. 1976)
 * Beate Clausdatter Bille (1526–1605)
 * Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790)
 * Ejler Bille (1910–2004)
 * Eske Bille (d. 1552)
 * Ida Marie Bille (1822–1902)
 * Joen Bille (b. 1944)
 * Louise Bille-Brahe (1830–1910)
 * Michael Bille (1680–1756)
 * Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (1769–1845)
 * Ove Bille (d. 1555)
 * Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883)
 * Steen Andersen Bille (1751–1833)
 * Dame Judith Olivia Dench CH DBE FRSA (born 9 December 1934)