Vejle
Vejle ranks 915th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Romford, Nishinomiya, and Meissen. Memorable people born in Vejle include Lili Elbe, Allan Simonsen, and Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Memorable people who died in Vejle include Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen. Vejle has been the birth place of many soccer players, and painters and the death place of many writers. Vejle is located in Denmark.
Vejle is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (kommune) and the Region of Southern Denmark. The city has a population of 61,706 making it the ninth largest city in Denmark. Vejle Municipality has a population of 122,022 making it the fifth largest municipality in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Fredericia and it is located 110 kilometres north of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1818 and 2003, Vejle was the birth place of 16 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.
People Born in Vejle
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Lili Elbe
PAINTER
1882 - 1931
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 1
Allan Simonsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 3
Jacob Gade
MUSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 4
Inger Christensen
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 5
Tony Rominger
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 6
Johnny Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 7
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1885
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 8
Brian Steen Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 9
Thomas Gravesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 10
John Sivebæk
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 11
Johan Lange
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1898
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Vejle
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People Deceased in Vejle
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vejle were soccer players (7), painters (1), politicians (1), musicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vejle, including Allan Simonsen, Johnny Hansen, and Brian Steen Nielsen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vejle, including Allan Simonsen, Johnny Hansen, and Brian Steen Nielsen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Vejle since 1700.
