Helle (name)

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Helle is both a feminine given name and a surname. The given name is a Danish variant of the feminine given name Helga. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Helle Crafts (1947–1986), Danish murder victim
• Helle Fagralid (born 1976), Danish actress
• Helle Frederiksen (born 1981), Danish professional triathlete
• Helle Klein (born 1966), Swedish journalist
• Helle Michaelsen (born 1968), Danish model
• Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966), Prime Minister of Denmark (from 2011)
• Helle Trevino (born 1975), Danish IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Helle Virkner (1925–2009), Danish actress

Surname

• Henri Helle (1873–1901), French archer
• Veikko Helle (1911–2005), Finnish politician