Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) Henrik Dam 1943 
Olympic Medalists:
1 silver
(silver) Ludvig Dam 1908 swimming - 100 m backstroke
Other Leaders:
2 prime ministers
Prime Minister Peter Mohr Dam 1959-1963; 1967-1968 Faroe Islands
Prime Minister Atli Dam 1970-1981; 1985-1989; 1991-1993 Faroe Islands