Engineers from Denmark

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Danish Engineers of all time. This list of famous Danish Engineers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Bjarne Stroustrup

   b. 1950

   HPI 67.7255 langs

   Bjarne Stroustrup is most famous for being the creator of the C++ programming language.

2. #2

   

   Valdemar Poulsen

   1869 - 1942

   HPI 62.6429 langs

   Valdemar Poulsen is most famous for inventing the telegraphone, a device that recorded sound as a pattern of magnetized iron wires on a long...Read moreShow less

   Valdemar Poulsen is most famous for inventing the telegraphone, a device that recorded sound as a pattern of magnetized iron wires on a long paper tape.