Explorers from Denmark

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

1. #1

   

   Vitus Bering

   1681 - 1741

   HPI 79.7784 languages

   Vitus Bering was a Danish explorer who discovered Alaska.

2. #2

   

   Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel

   1784 - 1863

   HPI 67.5031 languages

   German academic (1784-1863)

3. #3

   

   Peter Freuchen

   1886 - 1957

   HPI 59.1620 languages

   Danish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957)

4. #4

   

   Lauge Koch

   1892 - 1964

   HPI 56.6318 languages

   Danish geologist and Arctic explorer (1892–1964)

5. #5

   

   Jørgen Jørgensen

   1780 - 1841

   HPI 55.4917 languages

   self declared King of Iceland, defied the crown of Denmark. Reigned for a short period (1780-1841)

6. #6

   

   Frans Blom

   1893 - 1963

   HPI 54.1715 languages

   Danish Mesoamericanist (1893–1963)