The Most Famous
Physicists from Denmark
This page contains a list of the greatest Danish Physicists. The pantheon dataset contains 851 Physicists, 8 of which were born in Denmark. This makes Denmark the birth place of the 17th most number of Physicists behind Hungary and Canada.
Top 8 Physicists
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Danish Physicists of all time. This list of famous Danish Physicists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1
Niels Bohr
1885 - 1962
HPI 85.49141 langsNiels Bohr is most famous for the Bohr model of the atom, which he created in 1913. The Bohr model of the atom is a model of the atom that...Read moreShow less
Niels Bohr is most famous for the Bohr model of the atom, which he created in 1913. The Bohr model of the atom is a model of the atom that was first proposed by Niels Bohr. It is also known as the Rutherford-Bohr model. The Bohr model of the atom is a model of the atom that was first proposed by Niels Bohr. It is also known as the Rutherford-Bohr model.
- #2
Hans Christian Ørsted
1777 - 1851
HPI 85.4290 langsHans Christian Ørsted is most famous for his discovery of electromagnetism. He was the first to notice that electric currents produce...Read moreShow less
Hans Christian Ørsted is most famous for his discovery of electromagnetism. He was the first to notice that electric currents produce magnetic fields.
- #3
Aage Bohr
1922 - 2009
HPI 75.8477 langsAage Bohr was a Danish physicist who is most famous for the Bohr model of the atom.
Overlapping Lives
Which Physicists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Physicists since 1700.
