Helsingør
Helsingør ranks 2,650th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lomas de Zamora, Kerkrade, and Bastia. Memorable people born in Helsingør include Wilhelm Johannsen, Ludvig Lorenz, and Edgar Aabye. Memorable people who died in Helsingør include Jørn Utzon, Sophia Brahe, and Henrik Sjöberg. Helsingør has been the birth place of many biologists, and physicists and the death place of many architects, and chemists. Helsingør is located in Denmark.
Helsingør, classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,838 on 1 January 2024, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsingør is located at the narrowest part of the Øresund strait and together with Helsingborg in Sweden, forms the northern reaches of the Øresund Region, centred on Copenhagen and Malmö. Helsingør is a ferry city with frequent departures with the HH Ferry route which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, 4 km (2.5 mi) across the Øresund. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1829 and 1987, Helsingør was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Wilhelm Johannsen, Ludvig Lorenz, and Edgar Aabye. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Helsingør including Jørn Utzon, Sophia Brahe, and Henrik Sjöberg.
People Born in Helsingør
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Wilhelm Johannsen
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 1
Ludvig Lorenz
PHYSICIST
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 2
Edgar Aabye
ATHLETE
1865 - 1941
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 3
Mikkel Hansen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 4
Willy Hansen
CYCLIST
1906 - 1978
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 5
Tobias Mikkelsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.58
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Helsingør
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Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1
Sophia Brahe
CHEMIST
1556 - 1643
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 2
Henrik Sjöberg
ATHLETE
1875 - 1905
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Helsingør were biologists (1), physicists (1), athletes (1), handball players (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were architects (1), chemists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, handball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Helsingør, including Mikkel Hansen. Whereas, throughout history, biologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Helsingør, including Wilhelm Johannsen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Helsingør since 1700.
