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Greenland ranks 182nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Timor-Leste, Isle of Man, and The Gambia. Memorable people born in present day Greenland include Knud Rasmussen, Henning Jakob Henrik Lund, and Rasmus Lerdorf. Memorable people who died in Greenland include Alfred Wegener, Erik the Red, and Leif Erikson. Greenland has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many explorers and writers.

Greenland is a North American autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the larger of two autonomous territories within the Kingdom, the other being the Faroe Islands; the citizens of both territories are full citizens of Denmark. As Greenland is one of the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union, citizens of Greenland are European Union citizens. The capital and largest city of Greenland is Nuuk. Greenland lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is the world's largest island, and is the location of the northernmost area of the world – Kaffeklubben Island off the northern coast is the world's northernmost undisputed point of land, and Cape Morris Jesup on the mainland was thought to be so until the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1875 and 1977, present day Greenland was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Knud Rasmussen, Henning Jakob Henrik Lund, and Rasmus Lerdorf. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Greenland including Alfred Wegener, Erik the Red, and Leif Erikson.

People Born in Present Day Greenland

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People Deceased in Present Day Greenland

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Most individuals born in present day Greenland were politicians (6), writers (2), anthropologists (1), computer scientists (1), and soccer players (1),  while most who died were explorers (2), writers (2), geologists (1), and politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Greenland, including Jonathan Motzfeldt, Kim Kielsen, and Lars-Emil Johansen. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greenland, including Jonathan Motzfeldt, Kim Kielsen, and Lars-Emil Johansen.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in present day Greenland since 1700.