Jens Bang

Jens Bang (c. 1575 - 20 February 1644) was a wealthy Danish merchant.

Born in Horsens, he was the son of merchant Oluf Bang.

Bang arrived in Aalborg at the age of 22 where he was apprenticed to a merchant.

He purchased a large plot of land in 1621 on the corner of Algade and Østerå where, in 1623-24, he built a large stone house, which came to be known as Jens Bang's House.

He married Mette, daughter of Knud Jensen, the eel-salter.