Copenhagen
Copenhagen ranks 20th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Buenos Aires, Prague, and Seoul. Memorable people born in Copenhagen include Niels Bohr, Søren Kierkegaard, and Christian VII of Denmark. Memorable people who died in Copenhagen include Hans Christian Ørsted, Niels Bohr, and Søren Kierkegaard. Copenhagen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Copenhagen is located in Denmark.
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1216 and 2003, Copenhagen was the birth place of 312 globally memorable people, including Niels Bohr, Søren Kierkegaard, and Christian VII of Denmark. Additionaly, 232 globally memorable people have passed away in Copenhagen including Hans Christian Ørsted, Niels Bohr, and Søren Kierkegaard.
People Born in Copenhagen
Go to all RankingsNiels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 1
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 2
Christian VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 3
George I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 4
Christian VIII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1848
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 5
Frederick VI of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1839
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 6
Bertel Thorvaldsen
SCULPTOR
1770 - 1844
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 7
Frederick VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1863
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 8
Victor Borge
MUSICIAN
1909 - 2000
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 9
Henrik Dam
CHEMIST
1895 - 1976
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 10
Aage Bohr
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2009
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 11
Sveinn Björnsson
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1952
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Copenhagen
Go to all RankingsMorten P. Meldal
CHEMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 84
Edgar Rubin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1951
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 103
Viggo Johansen
PAINTER
1851 - 1935
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 143
Karl Madsen
PAINTER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 146
Frans Blom
EXPLORER
1893 - 1963
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 167
Betty Nansen
ACTOR
1873 - 1943
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 179
Kurt Helmudt
ATHLETE
1943 - 2018
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 191
Birger Jensen
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2023
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 192
Julie Vinter Hansen
ASTRONOMER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 195
Lili Bech
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 197
John Hansen
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 201
Kenneth Brylle
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 206
People Deceased in Copenhagen
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Ørsted
PHYSICIST
1777 - 1851
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 1
Niels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 2
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 3
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 4
Ole Rømer
ASTRONOMER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 5
Ingrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1910 - 2000
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 6
Frederick V of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1766
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 7
Bertel Thorvaldsen
SCULPTOR
1770 - 1844
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 8
Henrik Dam
CHEMIST
1895 - 1976
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 9
Aage Bohr
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2009
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 10
Johann Friedrich Struensee
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1772
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 11
Fredrik Bajer
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1922
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Copenhagen
Go to all RankingsNiels Juel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1629 - 1697
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 120
Karin Michaëlis
WRITER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 161
Viggo Johansen
PAINTER
1851 - 1935
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 170
Karl Madsen
PAINTER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 172
Kaare Klint
ARCHITECT
1888 - 1954
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 179
Japetus Steenstrup
BIOLOGIST
1813 - 1897
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 184
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 192
Ada Adler
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1946
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 195
Hermann Möller
LINGUIST
1850 - 1923
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 212
Hans Christian Branner
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 214
Nina Bang
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1928
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 218
Carl Edvard Rotwitt
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1860
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 220
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Copenhagen were soccer players (56), politicians (42), actors (25), singers (20), and painters (18), while most who died were politicians (45), writers (24), painters (20), biologists (14), and composers (12).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Copenhagen, including Preben Elkjær, Søren Lerby, and Kenneth Zohore. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Copenhagen, including Preben Elkjær, Poul Nielsen, and Søren Lerby.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Copenhagen since 1700.