Odense
Odense ranks 478th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Madison, Wisconsin, Amiens, and Kutaisi. Memorable people born in Odense include Hans Christian Andersen, Rasmus Rask, and Charles I, Count of Flanders. Memorable people who died in Odense include Canute IV of Denmark, Christina of Saxony, and Richard Møller Nielsen. Odense has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Odense is located in Denmark.
Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210,803, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Odense, which includes all municipalities in the Province of Funen, with a total population of 504,066 as of 1 July 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1083 and 2000, Odense was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Hans Christian Andersen, Rasmus Rask, and Charles I, Count of Flanders. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Odense including Canute IV of Denmark, Christina of Saxony, and Richard Møller Nielsen.
People Born in Odense
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Hans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.14
Rank: 20
Rasmus Rask
LINGUIST
1787 - 1832
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 13
Charles I, Count of Flanders
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1083 - 1127
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 15
Richard Møller Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 10
Eric III of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1146
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 14
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 26
Ulrich Thomsen
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 7
Trine Dyrholm
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 4
Wilhelm Bendz
PAINTER
1804 - 1832
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 18
Thomas Helveg
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 3
John Danielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 9
Niels Helveg Petersen
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 16
Newly Added People Born in Odense
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Nikolai Baden
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 11
Mads Hermansen
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Odense
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Canute IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1043 - 1086
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 6
Christina of Saxony
COMPANION
1461 - 1521
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 3
Richard Møller Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 5
Eric III of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1146
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 10
Emil Aarestrup
PHYSICIAN
1800 - 1856
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 9
Kim Larsen
SINGER
1945 - 2018
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1
Thomas Kingo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1634 - 1703
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 8
Jakob Emanuel Lange
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 7
Lars Høgh
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2021
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 2
Søren Pape Poulsen
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2024
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Odense were soccer players (11), politicians (5), actors (4), tennis players (2), and badminton players (2), while most who died were politicians (3), soccer players (2), companions (1), physicians (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Odense, including Richard Møller Nielsen, Thomas Helveg, and John Danielsen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Odense, including Richard Møller Nielsen, Thomas Helveg, and John Danielsen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Odense since 1700.
