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Odense ranks 478th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Paramaribo, Santos, São Paulo, and Kingdom of Hungary. Memorable people born in Odense include Hans Christian Andersen, Rasmus Rask, and Eric III of Denmark. Memorable people who died in Odense include Canute IV of Denmark, Christina of Saxony, and Eric III of Denmark. Odense has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and soccer players. Odense is located in Denmark.

Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2023, the city proper had a population of 182,387 while Odense Municipality had a population of 207,762, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Odense, which includes all municipalities in the Province of Funen, with a total population of 504,066 as of 1 July 2022 Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1083 and 1997, Odense was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Hans Christian Andersen, Rasmus Rask, and Eric III of Denmark. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Odense including Canute IV of Denmark, Christina of Saxony, and Eric III of Denmark.

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Most individuals born in present day Odense were soccer players (7), politicians (5), actors (4), writers (1), and linguists (1),  while most who died were politicians (2), soccer players (2), companions (1), physicians (1), and singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Odense, including Lars Høgh, Thomas Helveg, and Lars Jacobsen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Odense, including Lars Høgh, Thomas Helveg, and Lars Jacobsen.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Odense since 1700.