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Copenhagen ranks 19th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Stockholm, Buenos Aires, and Seoul. Memorable people born in Copenhagen include Søren Kierkegaard, Niels Bohr, and Christian VII of Denmark. Memorable people who died in Copenhagen include Hans Christian Ørsted, Søren Kierkegaard, and Niels Bohr. Copenhagen has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players 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 around 660,000 in the municipality and 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is 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 1999, Copenhagen was the birth place of 269 globally memorable people, including Søren Kierkegaard, Niels Bohr, and Christian VII of Denmark. Additionaly, 215 globally memorable people have passed away in Copenhagen including Hans Christian Ørsted, Søren Kierkegaard, and Niels Bohr.

People Born in Copenhagen

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People Deceased in Copenhagen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Copenhagen were politicians (41), soccer players (41), actors (23), singers (18), and painters (16),  while most who died were politicians (39), writers (21), painters (19), biologists (13), 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 Jon Dahl Tomasson. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Copenhagen, including Christian VII of Denmark, George I of Greece, and Frederick VI of Denmark.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Copenhagen since 1700.

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