Public Worker
Dagmar Overbye
Danish serial child killer
1887 - 1929
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Dagmar Overbye
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dagmar Overbye is the 14th most popular public worker, the 226th most popular biography from Denmark and the most popular Danish Public Worker.
Dagmar Overbye is most famous for being a Danish serial killer who murdered at least 25 children through her illegal adoption agency in the early 20th century. Surprisingly, she operated openly for years, advertising her services while disposing of victims' bodies in a furnace to evade detection. Her case exposed major flaws in child welfare systems, leading to stricter regulations on adoptions in Denmark and a lasting legacy in raising awareness about vulnerable children.
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Among Public Workers
Among public workers, Dagmar Overbye ranks 14 out of 15. Before her are Robert Walpole, Thomas Cromwell, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Markus Wolf, Violet Jessop, and John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. After her are Pascal Lamy, Tom Homan, Susan Dougan, Chelsea Clinton, Ioannis Ikonomou, and Jeong Eun-kyeong.
Most Popular Public Workers in Wikipedia
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Robert Walpole
1676 - 1745
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 8
Thomas Cromwell
1485 - 1540
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 9
Ali Hassan al-Majid
1941 - 2010
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 10
Markus Wolf
1923 - 2006
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 11
Violet Jessop
1887 - 1971
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 12
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
1713 - 1792
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 13
Dagmar Overbye
1887 - 1929
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 14
Pascal Lamy
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 15
Tom Homan
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 16
Susan Dougan
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 17
Chelsea Clinton
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 18
Ioannis Ikonomou
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 19
Jeong Eun-kyeong
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Dagmar Overbye ranks 99. Before her are Rudolph Lewis, Octave Lapize, Louis Jouvet, Miklós Kállay, Hanns Kerrl, and Antanas Merkys. After her are Mario Roatta, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Georg Heym, Lil Dagover, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, and Samuil Marshak. Among people deceased in 1929, Dagmar Overbye ranks 53. Before her are Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Tanaka Giichi, Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, Robert Reid, Henri Gervex, and Georg von der Marwitz. After her are Asa Griggs Candler, Aletta Jacobs, Raoul Pictet, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Princess Olga Paley, and Adolf Meyer.
Others Born in 1887
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Rudolph Lewis
CYCLIST
1887 - 1933
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 93
Octave Lapize
CYCLIST
1887 - 1917
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 94
Louis Jouvet
ACTOR
1887 - 1951
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 95
Miklós Kállay
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 96
Hanns Kerrl
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1941
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 97
Antanas Merkys
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1955
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 98
Dagmar Overbye
PUBLIC WORKER
1887 - 1929
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 99
Mario Roatta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1968
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 100
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1965
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 101
Georg Heym
WRITER
1887 - 1912
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 102
Lil Dagover
ACTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 103
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka
NOBLEMAN
1887 - 1981
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 104
Samuil Marshak
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 105
Others Deceased in 1929
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Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 47
Tanaka Giichi
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1929
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 48
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
WRITER
1889 - 1929
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 49
Robert Reid
PAINTER
1862 - 1929
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 50
Henri Gervex
PAINTER
1852 - 1929
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 51
Georg von der Marwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1929
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 52
Dagmar Overbye
PUBLIC WORKER
1887 - 1929
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 53
Asa Griggs Candler
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1929
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 54
Aletta Jacobs
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1929
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 55
Raoul Pictet
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1929
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 56
José Batlle y Ordóñez
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1929
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 57
Princess Olga Paley
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1929
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 58
Adolf Meyer
ARCHITECT
1881 - 1929
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 59
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Dagmar Overbye ranks 226 out of NaN. Before her are Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1829), Kurt Westergaard (1935), Inger Christensen (1935), Conrad Malte-Brun (1775), Peter Andreas Hansen (1795), and Eugenius Warming (1841). After her are Valdemar Poulsen (1869), Princess Caroline of Denmark (1793), Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), Louise Rasmussen (1815), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810), and Augusta of Denmark (1580).
Others born in Denmark
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Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
NOBLEMAN
1829 - 1880
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 220
Kurt Westergaard
PAINTER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 221
Inger Christensen
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 222
Conrad Malte-Brun
GEOGRAPHER
1775 - 1826
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 223
Peter Andreas Hansen
ASTRONOMER
1795 - 1874
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 224
Eugenius Warming
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1924
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 225
Dagmar Overbye
PUBLIC WORKER
1887 - 1929
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 226
Valdemar Poulsen
ENGINEER
1869 - 1942
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 227
Princess Caroline of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1881
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 228
Hans Christian Lumbye
COMPOSER
1810 - 1874
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 229
Louise Rasmussen
DANCER
1815 - 1874
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 230
Wilhelm Marstrand
PAINTER
1810 - 1873
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 231
Augusta of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1639
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 232
Among Public Workers In Denmark
Among public workers born in Denmark, Dagmar Overbye ranks 1.
