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 1,095 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: 1,094
Cnut the Great
POLITICIAN
995 - 1035
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 750
Margrethe II of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 86.69
Rank: 163
Niels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 1,019
Hans Christian Ørsted
PHYSICIST
1777 - 1851
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 949
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 1,009
Harald Bluetooth
POLITICIAN
935 - 986
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 820
Haakon VII of Norway
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1957
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 12
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 571
Margaret I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1353 - 1412
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 821
Christian X of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 784
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsVictoria Kjær Theilvig
CELEBRITY
2003 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 776
Patrick Dorgu
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 772
Elias Jelert
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 773
Zidan Sertdemir
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 33.91
Rank: 771
Edi Hrnic
ATHLETE
2003 - Present
HPI: 29.78
Rank: 775
William Osula
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 29.36
Rank: 774
Chido Obi
SOCCER PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 24.58
Rank: 353
People Deceased in Present Day Denmark
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.14
Rank: 200
Niels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 133
Hans Christian Ørsted
PHYSICIST
1777 - 1851
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 64
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 124
Christian IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1906
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 281
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 284
Christian X of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 355
Magnus the Good
POLITICIAN
1024 - 1047
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 3
Olaf Tryggvason
POLITICIAN
963 - 1000
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 285
Christian VIII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1848
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 356
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1847 - 1928
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 343
Johannes V. Jensen
WRITER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 361
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Denmark were soccer players (231), politicians (175), athletes (84), cyclists (64), and writers (52), 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.