Horsens
Horsens ranks 1,213th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canberra, Umeå, and Ploiești. The most famous people from Horsens are Vitus Bering, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, and Vagn Holmboe. Horsens has been the birth place of many soccer players, and handball players. Horsens is located in Denmark.
People
Between 1681 and 1999, Horsens was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Vitus Bering, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, and Vagn Holmboe.
People Born in Horsens
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Vitus Bering
EXPLORER
1681 - 1741
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 1
Ove Høegh-Guldberg
POLITICIAN
1731 - 1808
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 2
Vagn Holmboe
COMPOSER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3
Simon Kjær
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 4
Ernst Schultz
ATHLETE
1879 - 1906
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 5
Henry Petersen
ATHLETE
1900 - 1949
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 6
Brian Priske
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 7
Anders Samuelsen
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 8
Frederik Rønnow
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 9
Karin Mortensen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 10
Karen Brødsgaard
HANDBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 11
Kristina Jørgensen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Horsens
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Most individuals born in present day Horsenswere soccer players (4), handball players (3), politicians (2), athletes (2), and explorers (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 Horsens, including Simon Kjær, Brian Priske, and Frederik Rønnow. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Horsens, including Simon Kjær, Brian Priske, and Frederik Rønnow.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Horsens since 1700.
