1962 in Denmark
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- Monarch – Frederik IX[1]
- Prime minister – Viggo Kampmann (until 3 February), Jens Otto Krag
Events
- 10 November – The Langeland Bridge is inaugurated.
Sports
Badminton
- 21–24 March – All England Badminton Championships
- Erland Kops wins gold in Men's Singles
- Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Doubles
- Finn Kobberø and Ulla Strand win gold medal in Mixed Doubles.
Handball
- 15 July – Denmark wins silver at the 1962 World Women's Handball Championship, arranged in Romania, after being defeated by Romania in the final.
Births
January–March
- 19 January – Saliha Marie Fetteh, writer, lecturer and imam.[2]
- 21 February – Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, researcher
- Eric Kress, cinematographer
April–June
- 30 April – Eva Fjellerup, fencer
- 11 May – Arne Nielsson, canoeist
- 22 May – Bo Skovhus, opera singer
- 30 May – Pia Juul, poet, prose writer, and translator (died 2020)
July–September
- 7 July – Klaus Tange, actor
- 6 August – Søren Hyldgaard, film composer (died 2018)
- 15 August – Jesper W. Nielsen, film director and editor
- 16 August – Solvej Balle, writer
October–December
- 10 October – Peter Ingwersen, fashion designer
- 1 November – Hella Joof, actress, comedian, and director
- 30 November – Søren Steen Jespersen, director, producer and writer
- 1 December – Malene Birger, fashion designer
