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Vejle (dnk)

Vejle ranks 915th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Romford, Nishinomiya, and Meissen. The most famous people from Vejle are Lili Elbe, Allan Simonsen, and Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The most famous people who died in Vejle are Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen. Vejle has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many writers. Vejle is located in Denmark.

Between 1818 and 2003, Vejle was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Lili Elbe, Allan Simonsen, and Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Vejle including Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen.

Lili Elbe
PAINTER
1882 - 1931
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 1
Allan Simonsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 2
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 3
Inger Christensen
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 4
Jacob Gade
MUSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 5
Tony Rominger
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 6
Thomas Gravesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 7
Johnny Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 8
Brian Steen Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 9
Johan Lange
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1898
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 10
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 11
John Sivebæk
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 12

Most individuals born in present day Vejle were soccer players (9), politicians (3), cyclists (2), painters (1), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vejle, including Allan Simonsen, Thomas Gravesen, and Johnny Hansen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vejle, including Allan Simonsen, Thomas Gravesen, and Johnny Hansen.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Vejle since 1700.