Denmark
Denmark ranks 234th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hamamatsu, Jacksonville, Florida, and Sacramento, California. Memorable people born in Denmark include Ivar the Boneless, Ubba, and Sweyn Forkbeard. Memorable people who died in Denmark include Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Horik I, and Sweyn II of Denmark. Denmark has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and soccer players. Denmark is located in Denmark.
Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the most populous and politically central constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean. European Denmark is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 810 and 1995, Denmark was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Ivar the Boneless, Ubba, and Sweyn Forkbeard. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Denmark including Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Horik I, and Sweyn II of Denmark.
People Born in Denmark
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Ivar the Boneless
900 - 873
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 1
Ubba
1000 - 878
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 2
Sweyn Forkbeard
960 - 1014
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 3
Harald Bluetooth
935 - 986
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 4
Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
850 - 891
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 5
Cnut the Great
995 - 1035
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 6
Canute IV of Denmark
1043 - 1086
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 7
Eric VI of Denmark
1274 - 1319
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 8
Hastein
810 - 896
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 9
Valdemar III of Denmark
1314 - 1364
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 10
Asger Jorn
1914 - 1973
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 11
Verner Panton
1926 - 1998
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Denmark
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Mogens Frey
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 28
Sherin Khankan
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 31
Mads Pedersen
1995 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 32
Camilla Andersen
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 33
Michael Gravgaard
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 37
Nicolai Stokholm
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 39
Kasper Larsen
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 40
People Deceased in Denmark
Go to all RankingsSigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
850 - 891
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 1
Horik I
800 - 854
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 2
Sweyn II of Denmark
1020 - 1076
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 3
Gudfred
800 - 810
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 4
Valdemar III of Denmark
1314 - 1364
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 5
Birger, King of Sweden
1280 - 1321
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 6
Cecil Bødker
1927 - 2020
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
Svein Knutsson
1016 - 1035
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 8
Olaf I of Denmark
1050 - 1095
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 9
Jørgen Ingmann
1925 - 2015
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 10
Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark
1211 - 1231
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 11
Robert Jacobsen
1912 - 1993
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Denmark
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1927 - 2020
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
Richeza of Denmark
1174 - 1220
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 14
Henning Enoksen
1935 - 2016
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 16
Most individuals born in present day Denmark were politicians (14), soccer players (5), cyclists (3), noblemen (2), and astronomers (2), while most who died were politicians (8), soccer players (2), noblemen (1), writers (1), and musicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Denmark, including Lars Olsen, Lars Elstrup, and Michael Gravgaard. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Denmark, including Ivar the Boneless, Sweyn Forkbeard, and Harald Bluetooth.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Denmark since 1700.
