Randers
Randers ranks 1,096th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Winchester, 6th arrondissement of Paris, and Silver Spring, Maryland. The most famous people from Randers are Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Krag, and Karin Michaëlis. The most famous people who died in Randers are Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, and Lars Jørgen Madsen. Randers has been the birth place of many handball players, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Randers is located in Denmark.
Randers is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 64,511. Randers is the municipality's main town and the site of its municipal council. By road it is 38.5 kilometres (23.9 mi) north of Aarhus, 43.8 kilometres (27.2 mi) east of Viborg, and 224 kilometres (139 mi) northwest of Copenhagen. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1860 and 1998, Randers was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Krag, and Karin Michaëlis. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Randers including Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, and Lars Jørgen Madsen.
People Born in Randers
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Otto Jespersen
LINGUIST
1860 - 1943
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 1
Jens Otto Krag
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1978
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 2
Karin Michaëlis
WRITER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 3
Erik Hansen
ATHLETE
1939 - 2014
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4
Emmelie de Forest
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 5
Flemming Jørgensen
SINGER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 6
Rasmus Lauge Schmidt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 7
Jens-Erik Madsen
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 8
Michael Gravgaard
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 9
Katrine Fruelund
HANDBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 10
Mads Würtz Schmidt
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 11
Camilla Dalby
HANDBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Randers
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Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1340
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 1
Lars Jørgen Madsen
ATHLETE
1871 - 1925
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Randers were handball players (3), soccer players (3), athletes (2), singers (2), and cyclists (2), while most who died were politicians (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, handball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Randers, including Rasmus Lauge Schmidt, Katrine Fruelund, and Camilla Dalby. Whereas, throughout history, handball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Randers, including Rasmus Lauge Schmidt, Katrine Fruelund, and Camilla Dalby.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Randers since 1700.
