Randers
Randers ranks 1,096th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Winchester, 6th arrondissement of Paris, and Silver Spring, Maryland. The most famous people from Randers are Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Krag, and Karin Michaëlis. The most famous people who died in Randers are Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, and Lars Jørgen Madsen. Randers has been the birth place of many soccer players, and handball players and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Randers is located in Denmark.
People
Between 1860 and 2000, Randers was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Krag, and Karin Michaëlis. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Randers including Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, and Lars Jørgen Madsen.
People Born in Randers
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Otto Jespersen
LINGUIST
1860 - 1943
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 1
Jens Otto Krag
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1978
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 2
Karin Michaëlis
WRITER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 3
Erik Hansen
ATHLETE
1939 - 2014
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4
Emmelie de Forest
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 5
Flemming Jørgensen
SINGER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 6
Rasmus Lauge Schmidt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 7
Kasper Høgh
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 8
Jens-Erik Madsen
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 9
Michael Gravgaard
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 10
Katrine Fruelund
HANDBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 11
Mads Würtz Schmidt
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Randers
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SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 8
Camilla Dalby
HANDBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Randers
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Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1340
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 1
Lars Jørgen Madsen
ATHLETE
1871 - 1925
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Randerswere soccer players (4), handball players (3), athletes (2), singers (2), and cyclists (2), while most who died were politicians (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Randers, including Kasper Høgh, Michael Gravgaard, and Signe Bruun. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Randers, including Kasper Høgh, Michael Gravgaard, and Signe Bruun.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Randers since 1700.
