







The Most Famous
Companions from Denmark
This page contains a list of the greatest Danish Companions. The pantheon dataset contains 784 Companions, 20 of which were born in Denmark. This makes Denmark the birth place of the 10th most number of Companions behind Austria and Saudi Arabia.
Top 10 Danish Companions
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Danish Companions of all time. This list of famous Danish Companions is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Danish Companions.
- #1

Maria Feodorovna
1847 - 1928
HPI 78.5852 langsMaria Feodorovna was the wife of Tsar Alexander II and the mother of Tsar Alexander III. She was a member of the German House of...Read moreShow less
Maria Feodorovna was the wife of Tsar Alexander II and the mother of Tsar Alexander III. She was a member of the German House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov and she was born in Germany. She became Empress of Russia after her husband was assassinated in 1881.
- #2

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
b. 1946
HPI 74.4640 langsQueen Anne-Marie of Greece is most famous for being the wife of King Constantine II of Greece and the mother of King Constantine III of...Read moreShow less
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece is most famous for being the wife of King Constantine II of Greece and the mother of King Constantine III of Greece.
- #3

Anne of Denmark
1574 - 1619
HPI 71.6849 langsAnne of Denmark was the wife of King James VI of Scotland and I of England. She is most famous for being the mother of Charles I.
- #4

Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
1746 - 1813
HPI 68.4532 langsSophia Magdalena of Denmark was the first wife of King James VI of Scotland and I of England. She was a daughter of King Frederick II of...Read moreShow less
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark was the first wife of King James VI of Scotland and I of England. She was a daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and sister of King Christian IV of Denmark.
- #5

Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
1485 - 1555
HPI 66.7621 langselectress consort of Brandenburg
- #6

Anne Sophie Reventlow
1693 - 1743
HPI 65.1724 langsAnne Sophie Reventlow is most famous for being the wife of Jorn Utzon, the architect who designed the Sydney Opera House.
- #7

Richeza of Denmark
1174 - 1220
HPI 64.9522 langsQueen consort of Sweden
- #8

Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland
1456 - 1486
HPI 64.6332 langsQueen consort of Scotland
- #9

Princess Louise of Denmark
1875 - 1906
HPI 61.8825 langsPrincess Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe
- #10

Princess Dagmar of Denmark
1890 - 1961
HPI 61.7523 langsDanish princess (1890-1961); daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Danish Companions grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Companions were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 8 most globally memorable Companions since 1700.










