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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 Niels Bohr, Hans Christian Ørsted, and Søren Kierkegaard. 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 in the Kingdom of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is situated mainly on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), with a smaller part on the island of Amager. Copenhagen is 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 2004, Copenhagen was the birth place of 321 globally memorable people, including Niels Bohr, Søren Kierkegaard, and Christian VIII of Denmark. Additionaly, 233 globally memorable people have passed away in Copenhagen including Niels Bohr, Hans Christian Ørsted, and Søren Kierkegaard.

People Born in Copenhagen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Copenhagen were soccer players (62), politicians (42), actors (26), singers (20), and painters (18),  while most who died were politicians (45), writers (24), painters (20), biologists (14), and composers (13).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Copenhagen since 1700.