Famous People with Name Anker

Anker Nordbø            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Anker Nordbø: was a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Electoral League. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark during the term 1973–1977. In total he met during 73 days of parliamentary session. He worked as a secretary in Skien.

Anker Boye            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Anker Boye: is a Danish politician representing the Social Democratic Party. He is a painter by profession. In the municipality-election the 17th November 2009 Anker Boye reclaimed his former post as mayor of Odense, by winning the municipality election. The coalition made of Enhedslisten, Socialistisk Folkeparti and the Socialdemocrats won 17 out of 29 seats in the city counsel, thereby winning the majority.

Anker Jørgensen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Anker Jørgensen: is a former Danish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. He led or represented the Social Democratic Party for well over 30 years. He began his political carer early, and in 1950 he became a member of a trade union. He led the Danish Workers Union, SiD, between 1968 and 1972. Whilst he was chairman of the Danish Workers Union, he was elected to the Parliament of Denmark for the first of many times in 1964.

Anker Eli Petersen            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Anker Eli Petersen: is a Faroese writer and artist. He is most known for his many Faroe Islands postage stamp designs under the name Anker Eli. Many of his stamps depict scenes from Norse mythology, Christianity, or interpretations of other Faroese authors or poets. He is also designing the Postverk Føroya web site, that will become a portal about the Faroes, and has illustrated many books. As a writer, he translates texts from Old Norse, and writes children's carols and lyrics for Faroese singers.

Anker Dolleris Engelund            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Anker Dolleris Engelund: was a Danish civil engineer and university professor. He became rector of the technical university (1941–1959), during the period of the university's expansion at Østervold. Despite restricted admissions, the university still did not have sufficient space and Engelund was responsible for developing plans for further expansion. This resulted in a decision in 1958 to move the university to Lyngby. Anker Engelunds Vej at the university Lyngby campus is named after him. Engelund developed the idea of creating the Danish Ingeniørakademi - The Engineering Academy, where there would be less emphasis on the theoretical aspects of engineering, and shorter courses. He was responsible for setting up a Danish inspection body to inspect welds in load-bearing structures and pressure vessels (1940).

Conrad Anker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Conrad Anker: is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author famous for his challenging ascents in the high Himalaya and Antarctica. He is a member of The North Face climbing team and also works closely with Timex Expedition as brand ambassador. In 1999 he was a

Eize Willem (Ed) Anker            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Eize Willem (Ed) Anker: is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the ChristianUnion.Anker started his political career in the Youth Organisation of the Reformed Political Alliance, one of the predecessors of the ChristianUnion. He studied Political science in Amsterdam. From 2005 to 2007 Anker was a member of the city council of Zaandam. In 2006 he was nominated for the eight place on the candidate list of the ChristianUnion for the coming elections of the Dutch Parliament.

Rengert Robert Anker            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Rengert Robert Anker: is a Dutch writer. In 1993 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel De terugkeer van kapitein Rob.

Federico Sansonetti Anker            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Federico Sansonetti Anker: is a Uruguayan professional tennis player.

Johan August Anker            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Johan August Anker: was a Norwegian sailor and yacht designer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he finished fourth as a crew member of the Norwegian boat Fram in the 8 metre class competition.