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Denmark ranks 26th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Korea, Hungary, and Norway. Memorable people born in present day Denmark include Hans Christian Andersen, Cnut the Great, and Margrethe II of Denmark. Memorable people who died in Denmark include Hans Christian Andersen, Niels Bohr, and Hans Christian Ørsted. Denmark has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

People

Between 400 BC and 2012, present day Denmark was the birth place of 1,223 globally memorable people, including Hans Christian Andersen, Cnut the Great, and Margrethe II of Denmark. Additionaly, 451 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Denmark including Hans Christian Andersen, Niels Bohr, and Hans Christian Ørsted.

People Born in Present Day Denmark

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People Deceased in Present Day Denmark

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Denmark were soccer players (271), politicians (192), athletes (97), cyclists (72), and handball players (65),  while most who died were politicians (122), writers (42), painters (35), companions (30), and soccer players (18).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Denmark, including Peter Schmeichel, Allan Simonsen, and Richard Møller Nielsen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Denmark, including Peter Schmeichel, Allan Simonsen, and Richard Møller Nielsen.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Denmark since 1700.

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