Esbjerg ranks 1,265th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Welwyn Garden City, Sundsvall, and Thessaly. Memorable people born in Esbjerg include Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Martin Braithwaite, and Ole Beich. Memorable people who died in Esbjerg include Erik Eriksen. Esbjerg has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Esbjerg is located in Denmark.
Esbjerg is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is 71 kilometres (44 mi) west of Kolding and 164 kilometres (102 mi) southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,921 it is the fifth-largest city in Denmark, and the largest in West Jutland. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1943 and 1994, Esbjerg was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Martin Braithwaite, and Ole Beich. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Esbjerg including Erik Eriksen.
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 1
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 2
1955 - 1991
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 4
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 5
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.61
Rank: 6
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.95
Rank: 7
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.24
Rank: 8
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.83
Rank: 9
1980 - Present
HPI: 21.01
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Esbjerg were soccer players (7), politicians (1), musicians (1), and hockey players (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Esbjerg since 1700.