Helle (name)

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Helle is both a feminine given name and a surname. In Scandinavia, it is a variant of the feminine given name Helga. Notable people with the name include:

• Helle (mythology) who gave her name to the Hellespont

• Helle Aro (born 1960), Estonian heptathlete

• Helle Crafts (1947–1986), Danish murder victim

• Helle Fagralid (born 1976), Danish actress

• Helle Frederiksen (born 1981), Danish professional triathlete

• Helle-Reet Helenurm (1944–2003), Estonian actress

• Helle Helle (born 1965), Danish writer

• Helle-Moonika Helme (born 1966), Estonian musician and politician

• Helle Kalda (born 1950), Estonian politician

• Helle Klein (born 1966), Swedish journalist

• Helle Kuningas (1949–2014), Estonian actress

• Helle Meri (born 1949), Estonian actress, former First Lady of Estonia

• Helle Metslang (born 1950), Estonian linguist

• Helle Michaelsen (born 1968), Danish model

• Helle Rotbøll (born 1963), Danish footballer

• Helle Stangerup (1939–2015), Danish novelist

• Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966), Prime Minister of Denmark (2011–2015)

• Helle Trevino (born 1975), Danish IFBB professional bodybuilder

• Helle Virkner (1925–2009), Danish actress

• Anton thor Helle (1683–1748), Baltic German Lutheran clergyman, linguist and Bible translator

• Helle Helle (born 1965), Danish writer

• Henri Helle (1873–1901), French archer

• Horst Helle (1934–2026), German sociologist and academic

• Knut Helle (1930–2015), Norwegian historian and academic

• Soini Helle (1914–1992), Finnish chess player

• Veikko Helle (1911–2005), Finnish politician

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