MUSICIAN

Victor Borge

1909 - 2000

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Børge Rosenbaum (Yiddish: בורגע ראזענבוים; 3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( BOR-gə), was a Danish and American actor, comedian, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in both North America and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nicknames "The Clown Prince of Denmark," "The Unmelancholy Dane," and "The Great Dane." Borge was a member of the executive committee of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Borge is the 64th most popular musician (down from 50th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Musician.

Victor Borge was a Danish pianist and comedian who was most famous for his comedy routines.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Victor Borge ranks 64 out of 3,175. Before him are Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Drake, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ram Narayan, and Brian Jones. After him are Robert Fripp, Dschinghis Khan, J. J. Cale, Chuck Berry, Cliff Burton, and Antônio Carlos Jobim.

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Among people born in 1909, Victor Borge ranks 16. Before him are U Thant, Francis Bacon, Andrei Gromyko, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Peter Drucker, and Kwame Nkrumah. After him are Stanislaw Ulam, Mohammed V of Morocco, Li Xiannian, Elia Kazan, Isaiah Berlin, and Talal of Jordan. Among people deceased in 2000, Victor Borge ranks 10. Before him are Willard Van Orman Quine, Władysław Szpilman, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, Habib Bourguiba, Emil Zátopek, and Arkan. After him are Alec Guinness, Louis Néel, Roger Vadim, Konrad Emil Bloch, Charles M. Schulz, and Pierre Trudeau.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Victor Borge ranks 46 out of 1,032. Before him are Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), Lili Elbe (1882), Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770), and Frederick III of Denmark (1609). After him are Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), Saxo Grammaticus (1150), Olaf I of Denmark (1050), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), and Carl Nielsen (1865).

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Among MUSICIANS In Denmark

Among musicians born in Denmark, Victor Borge ranks 1. After him are Lars Ulrich (1963), Jørgen Ingmann (1925), Jacob Gade (1879), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946), Svend Asmussen (1916), Ole Beich (1955), Michala Petri (1958), Kai Winding (1922), John Tchicai (1936), Flemming Rasmussen (1958), and Trentemøller (1972).

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