Herning
Herning ranks 1,725th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Racine, Wisconsin, Tourcoing, and Waterford. Memorable people born in Herning include Bjarne Riis, Casper Tengstedt, and Jesper Nøddesbo. Herning has been the birth place of many hockey players, and cyclists. Herning is located in Denmark.
Herning is a Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,312 including the suburbs of Tjørring, Snejbjerg, Lind, Birk, Hammerum, and Gjellerup, making Herning the 12th most populous urban area in Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1964 and 2000, Herning was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Bjarne Riis, Casper Tengstedt, and Jesper Nøddesbo.
People Born in Herning
Go to all RankingsBjarne Riis
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1
Casper Tengstedt
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.91
Rank: 2
Jesper Nøddesbo
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 31.87
Rank: 3
Linda Villumsen
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.47
Rank: 4
Frans Nielsen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.52
Rank: 5
Brian Vandborg
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 27.24
Rank: 6
Peter Regin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.07
Rank: 7
Nicklas Jensen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.58
Rank: 8
Frederik Andersen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 21.55
Rank: 9
Kim Astrup
BADMINTON PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Mette Graversgaard
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Fredrik Bjerrehuus
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Herning
Go to all RankingsCasper Tengstedt
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.91
Rank: 2
Nicklas Jensen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.58
Rank: 8
Kim Astrup
BADMINTON PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Mette Graversgaard
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Fredrik Bjerrehuus
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Herning were hockey players (4), cyclists (3), athletes (2), soccer players (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Herning, including Frans Nielsen, Peter Regin, and Nicklas Jensen. Whereas, throughout history, hockey players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Herning, including Frans Nielsen, Peter Regin, and Nicklas Jensen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Herning since 1700.