Cultural Production in
Present Day
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark ranks 26th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Korea, Hungary, and Norway. Memorable people born in present day Denmark include Hans Christian Andersen, Cnut the Great, and Margrethe II of Denmark. Memorable people who died in Denmark include Hans Christian Andersen, Niels Bohr, and Hans Christian Ørsted. Denmark has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 400 BC and 2012, present day Denmark was the birth place of 1,140 globally memorable people, including Hans Christian Andersen, Cnut the Great, and Margrethe II of Denmark. Additionaly, 449 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Denmark including Hans Christian Andersen, Niels Bohr, and Hans Christian Ørsted.
People Born in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.14
Rank: 954
Cnut the Great
POLITICIAN
995 - 1035
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 564
Margrethe II of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 86.69
Rank: 1,118
Niels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 879
Hans Christian Ørsted
PHYSICIST
1777 - 1851
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 809
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 869
Harald Bluetooth
POLITICIAN
935 - 986
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 680
Haakon VII of Norway
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1957
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 967
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 386
Margaret I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1353 - 1412
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 681
Christian X of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 644
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 963
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsVictoria Kjær Theilvig
CELEBRITY
2003 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 594
Philip Billing
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 612
Emil Nielsen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 610
Wessam Abou Ali
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 606
Patrick Dorgu
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 588
David Jensen
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 629
Simon Pytlick
HANDBALL PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 601
Emil Jakobsen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 609
Simon Hald
HANDBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 625
Anne Mette Hansen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 626
Dev1ce
POLITICIAN
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 619
Casper Pedersen
CYCLIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 614
People Deceased in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.14
Rank: 369
Niels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 302
Hans Christian Ørsted
PHYSICIST
1777 - 1851
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 233
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 293
Christian IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1906
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 1
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 4
Christian X of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 75
Magnus the Good
POLITICIAN
1024 - 1047
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 172
Olaf Tryggvason
POLITICIAN
963 - 1000
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 5
Christian VIII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1848
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 76
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1847 - 1928
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 63
Johannes V. Jensen
WRITER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 81
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Denmark were soccer players (252), politicians (177), athletes (84), cyclists (65), and handball players (54), while most who died were politicians (121), writers (42), painters (35), companions (30), and soccer players (18).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Denmark, including Peter Schmeichel, Allan Simonsen, and Richard Møller Nielsen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Denmark, including Peter Schmeichel, Allan Simonsen, and Richard Møller Nielsen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Denmark since 1700.