Knud Pedersen (26 December 1925, Grenaa – 18 December 2014, Gentofte) was a Danish artist and resistance leader.
He was born in the Danish city of Odense.
His career as a public figure started in 1942, when he, together with seven other young Danes, founded the resistance group Churchill Klubben (The Churchill Club).
After the war, he worked briefly as a newspaper reporter, attended law school, and worked for a film company before devoting his life to art.