Hjørring
Hjørring ranks 4,334th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Higashihiroshima, Bender, Moldova, and Lidingö. Memorable people born in Hjørring include Ellen Osiier, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, and Niels Neergaard. Hjørring has been the birth place of many politicians, and fencers. Hjørring is located in Denmark.
Hjørring is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,917. It is also one of Denmark's oldest towns, having celebrated its 750th anniversary as a market town in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1854 and 1963, Hjørring was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Ellen Osiier, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, and Niels Neergaard.
People Born in Hjørring
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Ellen Osiier
FENCER
1890 - 1962
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 1
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1943
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 2
Niels Neergaard
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1936
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 3
Mogens Krogh
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hjørring were politicians (2), fencers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hjørring, including Mogens Krogh. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hjørring, including Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, and Niels Neergaard.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Hjørring since 1700.
