Esbjerg
Esbjerg ranks 866th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mykolaiv, Mendoza, Argentina, and Saginaw, Michigan. Memorable people born in Esbjerg include Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Ole Beich, and Martin Braithwaite. 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 71,505 it is the fifth-largest city in Denmark, and the largest in West Jutland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1943 and 1995, Esbjerg was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Ole Beich, and Martin Braithwaite. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Esbjerg including Erik Eriksen.
People Born in Esbjerg
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Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1
Ole Beich
MUSICIAN
1955 - 1991
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 2
Martin Braithwaite
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 3
Viggo Jensen
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 4
Michael Schjønberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 5
Allan Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 6
Peter Ankersen
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.67
Rank: 7
Jonas Knudsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.56
Rank: 8
Casper Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.64
Rank: 9
Jacob Holm
HANDBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 29.13
Rank: 10
Søren Rieks
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.38
Rank: 11
Jerry Lucena
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.78
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Esbjerg
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SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 4
Casper Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.64
Rank: 9
Jacob Holm
HANDBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 29.13
Rank: 10
Søren Rieks
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.38
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Esbjerg
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Esbjerg were soccer players (10), politicians (1), musicians (1), handball players (1), and hockey players (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Esbjerg, including Martin Braithwaite, Viggo Jensen, and Michael Schjønberg. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Esbjerg, including Martin Braithwaite, Viggo Jensen, and Michael Schjønberg.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Esbjerg since 1700.
