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Denmark
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, Margrethe II of Denmark, and Hans Christian Ørsted. Memorable people who died in Denmark include Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Ørsted, and Niels Bohr. Denmark has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest and south of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 400 BC and 2012, present day Denmark was the birth place of 1,088 globally memorable people, including Hans Christian Andersen, Margrethe II of Denmark, and Hans Christian Ørsted. Additionaly, 448 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Denmark including Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Ørsted, and Niels Bohr.
People Born in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 86.61
Rank: 1
Margrethe II of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 2
Hans Christian Ørsted
PHYSICIST
1777 - 1851
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 3
Niels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 4
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 5
Haakon VII of Norway
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1957
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 6
Ivar the Boneless
POLITICIAN
900 - 873
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 7
Cnut the Great
POLITICIAN
995 - 1035
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 8
Asta Nielsen
ACTOR
1881 - 1972
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 9
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 10
Björn Ironside
POLITICIAN
800 - 876
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 11
Karen Blixen
WRITER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsRorik of Dorestad
NOBLEMAN
900 - 882
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 213
Peder Mørk Mønsted
PAINTER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 230
Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 241
Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1647
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 252
Morten P. Meldal
CHEMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 257
Edgar Rubin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1951
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 298
Bernhard Rogge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1982
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 354
Johannes Jørgensen
WRITER
1866 - 1956
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 359
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1663
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 366
Lise Nørgaard
WRITER
1917 - 2023
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 374
Kristian Zahrtmann
PAINTER
1843 - 1917
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 396
Karin Michaëlis
WRITER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 398
People Deceased in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 86.61
Rank: 1
Hans Christian Ørsted
PHYSICIST
1777 - 1851
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 2
Niels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 3
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 4
Asta Nielsen
ACTOR
1881 - 1972
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 5
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 6
Karen Blixen
WRITER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 7
Christian IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1906
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 8
Gorm the Old
POLITICIAN
900 - 958
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 9
Ole Rømer
ASTRONOMER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 10
Ingrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1910 - 2000
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 11
Christian IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1577 - 1648
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsPeder Mørk Mønsted
PAINTER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 187
Ulf Jarl
NOBLEMAN
900 - 1026
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 203
Niels Juel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1629 - 1697
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 251
Johannes Jørgensen
WRITER
1866 - 1956
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 286
Lise Nørgaard
WRITER
1917 - 2023
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 297
Kristian Zahrtmann
PAINTER
1843 - 1917
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 320
Karin Michaëlis
WRITER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 321
Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 326
L. A. Ring
PAINTER
1854 - 1933
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 328
Viggo Johansen
PAINTER
1851 - 1935
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 334
Karl Madsen
PAINTER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 337
Hans Adolph Brorson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1694 - 1764
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 344
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Denmark were soccer players (226), politicians (175), athletes (83), cyclists (64), and writers (52), while most who died were politicians (121), writers (42), painters (35), companions (30), and soccer players (18).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Denmark since 1700.