Gentofte Municipality
Gentofte Municipality ranks 4,627th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sancti Spíritus, Gonesse, and Hibbing, Minnesota. Memorable people born in Gentofte Municipality include Lars Ulrich, Per Nørgård, and Nikolaj Koppel. Memorable people who died in Gentofte Municipality include Karl Aage Hansen, Paul Gustav Fischer, and Birgit Brüel. Gentofte Municipality has been the birth place of many musicians, and composers and the death place of many soccer players, and painters. Gentofte Municipality is located in Denmark.
Gentofte Municipality is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It covers an area of 25.54 km2 (9.86 sq mi), and has a total population of 75,076. Since 17 May 2021, its mayor has been Michael Fenger, a member of the Conservative People's Party. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1932 and 1993, Gentofte Municipality was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Lars Ulrich, Per Nørgård, and Nikolaj Koppel. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Gentofte Municipality including Karl Aage Hansen, Paul Gustav Fischer, and Birgit Brüel.
People Born in Gentofte Municipality
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Lars Ulrich
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 4
Per Nørgård
COMPOSER
1932 - 2025
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 1
Nikolaj Koppel
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 2
Casper von Folsach
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 32.37
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Gentofte Municipality
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Karl Aage Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Paul Gustav Fischer
PAINTER
1860 - 1934
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Birgit Brüel
SINGER
1927 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Harald Bohr
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1951
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Gentofte Municipality
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SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Paul Gustav Fischer
PAINTER
1860 - 1934
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Birgit Brüel
SINGER
1927 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Harald Bohr
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1951
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gentofte Municipality were musicians (2), composers (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), painters (1), singers (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gentofte Municipality, including Lars Ulrich, and Nikolaj Koppel. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gentofte Municipality, including Lars Ulrich, and Nikolaj Koppel.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gentofte Municipality since 1700.
