The Most Famous
Philosophers from Denmark
This page contains a list of the greatest Danish Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 4 of which were born in Denmark. This makes Denmark the birth place of the 41st most number of Philosophers behind Finland and Estonia.
Top 4 Philosophers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Danish Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Danish Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI 84.47113 langsSøren Kierkegaard is most famous for his philosophy of existentialism.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Danish philosophers born between 1240 and 1878. Of these 4, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Danish philosophers include Søren Kierkegaard, Boetius of Dacia, and Ada Adler.
Deceased Danish Philosophers
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Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Boetius of Dacia
1240 - 1284
HPI: 68.58
Ada Adler
1878 - 1946
HPI: 58.12
Harald Høffding
1843 - 1931
HPI: 57.66
Overlapping Lives
Which Philosophers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Philosophers since 1700.
