Copenhagen
Copenhagen ranks 20th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Buenos Aires, Prague, and Seoul. Memorable people born in Copenhagen include Niels Bohr, Søren Kierkegaard, and Christian VIII of Denmark. Memorable people who died in Copenhagen include Ellen Osiier, Nicolai Eigtved, and Carl-Henning Pedersen. Copenhagen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Copenhagen is located in Denmark.
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1216 and 2003, Copenhagen was the birth place of 312 globally memorable people, including Niels Bohr, Søren Kierkegaard, and Christian VIII of Denmark. Additionaly, 233 globally memorable people have passed away in Copenhagen including Ellen Osiier, Nicolai Eigtved, and Carl-Henning Pedersen.
People Born in Copenhagen
Go to all RankingsNiels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 281
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 279
Christian VIII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1848
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 186
George I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1913
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 193
Christian VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1808
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 185
Aage Bohr
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2009
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 174
Frederick VI of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1839
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 184
Bertel Thorvaldsen
SCULPTOR
1770 - 1844
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 260
Victor Borge
MUSICIAN
1909 - 2000
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 213
Frederick VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1863
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 16
Nicolai Abildgaard
PAINTER
1743 - 1809
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 236
Henrik Dam
CHEMIST
1895 - 1976
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 203
People Deceased in Copenhagen
Go to all RankingsEllen Osiier
FENCER
1890 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Nicolai Eigtved
ARCHITECT
1701 - 1754
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Carl-Henning Pedersen
PAINTER
1913 - 2007
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 3
Henning Larsen
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Hans Christian Lumbye
COMPOSER
1810 - 1874
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 5
August Enna
COMPOSER
1859 - 1939
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Friedrich Kuhlau
COMPOSER
1786 - 1832
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier
FENCER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 8
Fredrik Bajer
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1922
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Tove Ditlevsen
WRITER
1917 - 1976
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 10
Georg Jensen
DESIGNER
1866 - 1935
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Johan Jensen
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Copenhagen
Go to all RankingsEllen Osiier
FENCER
1890 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Nicolai Eigtved
ARCHITECT
1701 - 1754
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Henning Larsen
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
August Enna
COMPOSER
1859 - 1939
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Friedrich Kuhlau
COMPOSER
1786 - 1832
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Fredrik Bajer
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1922
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Georg Jensen
DESIGNER
1866 - 1935
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Johan Jensen
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Rasmus Bartholin
CHEMIST
1625 - 1698
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
EXPLORER
1890 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Constantin Hansen
PAINTER
1804 - 1880
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Copenhagen were soccer players (56), politicians (42), actors (25), singers (20), and painters (18), while most who died were politicians (45), writers (24), painters (20), biologists (14), and composers (13).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Copenhagen, including Preben Elkjær, Søren Lerby, and Jon Dahl Tomasson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Copenhagen, including Preben Elkjær, Poul Nielsen, and Søren Lerby.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Copenhagen since 1700.