Aarhus
Aarhus ranks 321st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cambridge, Massachusetts, Guayaquil, and San Jose, California. Memorable people born in Aarhus include Ole Rømer, Bjarne Stroustrup, and Gabriel Axel. Memorable people who died in Aarhus include Rudi Dutschke, Asger Jorn, and Harald Hansen. Aarhus has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many soccer players, and social activists. Aarhus is located in Denmark.
Aarhus is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately 187 kilometres (116 mi) northwest of Copenhagen. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Aarhus was the birth place of 52 globally memorable people, including Ole Rømer, Bjarne Stroustrup, and Gabriel Axel. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Aarhus including Rudi Dutschke, Asger Jorn, and Harald Hansen.
People Born in Aarhus
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Ole Rømer
ASTRONOMER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 39
Bjarne Stroustrup
ENGINEER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 18
Gabriel Axel
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 48
Erik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 47
Karl Verner
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1896
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 51
Max Heindel
PHYSICIAN
1865 - 1919
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 40
H. C. Hansen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1960
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 50
Hans Hedtoft
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1955
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 45
Ole Worm
PHYSICIST
1588 - 1654
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 42
Knud Enemark Jensen
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1960
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 46
Gitte Hænning
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 15
Ari Behn
WRITER
1972 - 2019
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 43
Newly Added People Born in Aarhus
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Emil Nielsen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 33
Michael Lumb
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 38
Althea Reinhardt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 35
Viktor Bromer
SWIMMER
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.19
Rank: 37
Mette Tranborg
HANDBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 34
William Osula
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 29.36
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Aarhus
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Rudi Dutschke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 1979
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1
Asger Jorn
PAINTER
1914 - 1973
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 5
Harald Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1884 - 1927
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3
Lili Bech
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2
Bjørn Rasmussen
SOCCER PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 4
Poul Pedersen
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Aarhus were soccer players (10), singers (7), athletes (7), politicians (6), and handball players (6), while most who died were soccer players (3), social activists (1), painters (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aarhus, including Stig Tøfting, Poul Pedersen, and Mikkel Beck. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aarhus, including Stig Tøfting, Poul Pedersen, and Mikkel Beck.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Aarhus since 1700.
