Jutland
Jutland ranks 2,074th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yamato, Kanagawa, Gorinchem, and Morges. Memorable people born in Jutland include Asger Jorn, Carl Værnet, and Christen C. Raunkiær. Jutland has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters. Jutland is located in Denmark.
Jutland is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It stretches from the Grenen spit in the north to the confluence of the Elbe and the Sude in the southeast. The historic southern border river of Jutland as a cultural-geographical region, which historically also included Southern Schleswig, is the Eider. The peninsula, on the other hand, also comprises areas south of the Eider: Holstein, the former duchy of Lauenburg, and most of Hamburg and Lübeck. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1914, Jutland was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Asger Jorn, Carl Værnet, and Christen C. Raunkiær.
People Born in Jutland
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Asger Jorn
PAINTER
1914 - 1973
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1
Carl Værnet
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1965
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 2
Christen C. Raunkiær
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1938
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3
Jeppe Aakjær
WRITER
1866 - 1930
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 4
Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
COMPANION
910 - 980
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 5
Harald Klak
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 6
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus
ASTRONOMER
1562 - 1647
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 7
Jens Christian Christensen
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1930
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jutland were politicians (2), painters (1), physicians (1), biologists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jutland, including Harald Klak, and Jens Christian Christensen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Jutland since 1700.
