Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.
Andersen's fairy tales, of which no fewer than 3381 works have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well.
His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Match Girl", and "Thumbelina".
His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.
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Movies (206)
Frozen III
2027 · Original Story
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey - The Lost Years
2027 · Characters
The Tinderbox Against the Magic Well
2026 · Book
Among people
2026 · Story
The Galoshes of Fortune
2026 · Story
Frozen
2026 · Original Film Writer
The Blind Spot
2025 · Story
North
2025 · Story
Adorable Humans
2025 · Novel
The Snow Queen
2025 · Novel
El encanto de la sirena
2024 · Book
Once Upon a Princess
2024 · Original Story
The Little Mermaid and the Sea Monster
2023 · Original Story
La sirenita
2023 · Original Story
Snöbarnens julsagor
2022 · Original Story
The Tinderbox
2022 · Original Story
Rusalka - Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse
2022 · Book
The New Little Mermaid: Ocean Girl
2021 · Original Story
Sicken ärta
2021 · Short Story
Ole Sleep Sweetly
2021 · Original Story
Pastýřka a kominíček
2020 · Short Story
Malá mořská víla
2019 · Writer
Frozen 2
2019 · Original Story
CBeebies Presents: The Snow Queen
2017 · Original Story
Little Mermaid
2016 · Original Story
The Little Match Girl
2016 · Author
Frozen: Fiebre Congelada
2015 · Novel
It's Quite True!
2014 · Original Story
The Ugly Duckling
2014 · Author
Die kleine Meerjungfrau
2013 · Original Story
The Gracious Ghost
2013 · Writer
Die roten Schuhe
2013 · Story
Frozen: Una Aventura Congelada
2013 · Author
The Little Match Girl
2011 · Story
Paint Me A Fairy Tale…
2011 · Original Story
The Fir Tree
2011 · Original Story
Des Kaisers neue Kleider
2010 · Original Story
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
2010 · Original Story
The Ugly Duckling
2010 · Short Story
The Sleeping Beauty
2010 · Story
The Snow Queen
2010 · Novel
Red Shoes
2009 · Story
O dívce, která šlápla na chléb
2007 · Original Story
The Ugly Duckling and Me!
2006 · Story
La vendedora de fósforos
2006 · Original Story
The Snow Queen
2005 · Short Story
Spinner
2005 · Original Story
Flax
2005 · Original Story
The Red Shoes
2005 · Writer
Le Rossignol
2005 · Original Story
The Little Match Girl
2005 · Short Story
Křesadlo
2004 · Original Story
The Snow Queen
2004 · Original Story
Las aventuras de Pulgarcito y Pulgarcita
2003 · Characters
Story of a Mother
2003 · Novel
Snow Queen
2002 · Original Story
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
2000 · Story
Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess
1999 · Original Story
Stín
1999 · Book
The Rose Seller
1998 · Novel
Death and the Mother
1997 · Original Story
Slavík
1996 · Book
The Ugly Duckling's Christmas Wish
1996 · Original Story
Little Match Girl
1996 · Story
The Ugly Duckling
1996 · Original Story
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996 · Original Story
The Tin Soldier
1995 · Original Story
The Snow Queen
1995 · Original Story
Poslední slovo
1995 · Book
The Detective and Death
1994 · Novel
Pulgarcita
1994 · Original Story
The Emperor's New Clothes
1994 · Book
Domovníkov syn
1993 · Novel
Nyttårsnatt
1993 · Original Story
The Snow Queen
1992 · Original Story
The Little Mermaid
1992 · Original Story
The Teapot
1992 · Author
Shadow, or Maybe Everything Will Be Fine
1991 · Story
The Robe
1991 · Story
O Janovi a podivuhodném příteli
1990 · Book
The Little Match Girl
1990 · Story
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
1990 · Original Story
Timeless Tales: Thumbelina
1990 · Original Story
Timeless Tales: The Ugly Duckling
1990 · Original Story
The Red Shoes
1990 · Story
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Author
Rabbit Ears - Thumbelina
1989 · Writer
The Little Match Girl
1987 · Story
The Wild Swans
1987 · Novel
The Tinderbox
1987 · Original Story
The Galoshes of Happiness
1987 · Writer
Big Underground Ball
1987 · Original Story
Sněhová královna
1987 · Book
The Little Match Girl
1986 · Novel
The Snow Queen
1986 · Original Story
The Story Of The Girl Who Stepped On Bread
1986 · Story
The Secret of the Snow Queen
1986 · Novel
The Tin Soldier
1986 · Author
Přezůvky Štěstěny
1985 · Original Story
The Angel
1985 · Writer
A String of Pearls
1984 · Author
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1984 · Writer
Fairies' Autumn Gift
1984 · Novel
Thumbelina
1984 · Story
The Princess and the Pea
1984 · Story
Tommelise
1984 · Short Story
The Fir
1984 · Book
The Princess and the Pig Boy
1984 · Story
The Flying Trunk
1983 · Story
The Nightingale
1983 · Story
O brokátové růži a slavíku z perleti
1983 · Book
Pastýřka a kominíček
1983 · Original Story
Palculienka
1983 · Book
The Red Shoes
1983 · Story
The Snow Queen: A Skating Ballet
1982 · Original Story
Das hässliche junge Entlein
1982 · Story
Thumbelina
1982 · Writer
Kontraste
1982 · Story
The Nightingale
1981 · Story
The Nightingale
1980 · Book
The King and the Mockingbird
1980 · Novel
The Swineherd
1980 · Story
Stories from a Flying Trunk
1979 · Original Story
The Fir Tree
1979 · Writer
Thumbelina
1978 · Original Story
The Snow Queen
1978 · Original Story
The Snow Queen
1976 · Writer
The Little Mermaid
1976 · Book
The Little Mermaid
1976 · Book
The Princess and the Pea
1976 · Book
Songs on the Death of children
1976 · Original Story
The Brave Tin Soldier
1976 · Short Story
The Swineherd
1975 · Writer
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
1975 · Novel
The Little Match Girl
1974 · Story
Brzydkie kaczątko
1974 · Short Story
The Little Mermaid
1974 · Short Story
The Little Mermaid
1974 · Original Story
The Grand Duke's New Clothes
1972 · Story
Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
1972 · Story
The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 · Short Story
The Nightingale
1972 · Writer
Der kleine und der große Klaus
1971 · Story
Shadow
1971 · Story
Soldier and Witch
1970 · Author
Thumbelina
1970 · Writer
Toppen og bolden
1969 · Short Story
Along Came a Soldier
1969 · Novel
A Very Old Story
1968 · Novel
Křesadlo
1968 · Book
The Little Mermaid
1968 · Novel
The World of Hans Christian Andersen
1968 · Short Story
The Ugly Duckling
1968 · Writer
The Snow Queen
1967 · Original Story
The Little Match Girl
1967 · Writer
The Tartlet
1967 · Original Story, Novel
An Extraordinary Story Like a Fairy Tale
1966 · Book
The Wizard of Dreams
1966 · Writer
The Daydreamer
1966 · Story, Characters
Malá mořská víla
1966 · Short Story
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
1965 · Original Story
Little Claus and Big Claus
1964 · Original Story, Novel
Thumbelina
1964 · Story
The Piggy Bank
1963 · Novel
The Wild Swans
1962 · Novel
Le livre muet
1962 · Writer
Fortune Comes at Nine o'Clock
1961 · Story
The Emperor's New Clothes
1961 · Story
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
1960 · Story
The Tinder Box
1959 · Original Story
The Snow Queen
1957 · Novel
Las campanas de Teresa
1957 · Story
The Emperor’s New Clothes
1957 · Story
The Pig Shepard
1957 · Original Story
The Ugly Duckling
1956 · Story
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1955 · Book
Statečný cínový vojáček
1955 · Book
Císařovy nové šaty
1955 · Book
The Little Match Girl
1954 · Story
Thumbelina
1954 · Story
Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern
1953 · Novel
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953 · Original Story
H.C. Andersens sagor
1952 · Novel
La jeune fille aux allumettes
1952 · Writer
The Emperor's Nightingale
1949 · Short Story
The Red Shoes
1948 · Original Story
The Little Soldier
1947 · Story
Hvad Fatter gør
1945 · Short Story
Novelly
1941 · Short Story
The Ugly Duckling
1939 · Story
The Chinese Nightingale
1935 · Story
The China Shop
1934 · Story
Ugly Duckling
1932 · Original Story
The Ugly Duckling
1931 · Writer
Die chinesische Nachtigall
1929 · Story
The Little Match Girl
1928 · Story
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1928 · Writer
Armes kleines Mädchen
1924 · Story
The Flying Koffer
1921 · Story
The Gift of Happiness
1921 · Story
The Seven Swans
1917 · Writer
The Little Match Girl
1914 · Story
The Tinderbox
1907 · Original Concept
The Little Match Seller
1902 · Story
The Christmas Drawing
· Story
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
· Characters
TV shows (11)
Kleks Academy: Extended Version
2024 · Characters
Snow Queen
2002 · Story
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · Novel
The Ugly Duckling
1997 · Original Story
Adventures of the Little Mermaid
1991 · Original Story
Strom pohádek
1987 · Short Story, Book
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Story
Lemmi and the Bookworms
1973 · Story
Andersen Monogatari
1971 · Original Story
Andersenovy pohádky
1968 · Book
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958 · Book, Original Story