Silkeborg
Silkeborg ranks 2,488th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Grantham, Brežice, and Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. Memorable people born in Silkeborg include Johannes Fibiger, Kasper Dolberg, and Jesper Skibby. Memorable people who died in Silkeborg include Kaj Munk. Silkeborg has been the birth place of many cyclists, and physicians and the death place of many writers. Silkeborg is located in Denmark.
Silkeborg is a Danish town with a population of 52,571. Silkeborg is the seat of Silkeborg Municipality, with a population of 101,574 as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1867 and 1999, Silkeborg was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Johannes Fibiger, Kasper Dolberg, and Jesper Skibby. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Silkeborg including Kaj Munk.
People Born in Silkeborg
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Johannes Fibiger
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1928
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 7
Kasper Dolberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 6
Jesper Skibby
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 2
Eskild Ebbesen
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3
Lars Bak
CYCLIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 5
Annika Langvad
CYCLIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 4
Emma Norsgaard
CYCLIST
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Silkeborg
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Newly Added People Deceased in Silkeborg
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Most individuals born in present day Silkeborg were cyclists (4), physicians (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Silkeborg, including Jesper Skibby, Lars Bak, and Annika Langvad. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Silkeborg, including Jesper Skibby, Lars Bak, and Annika Langvad.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Silkeborg since 1700.
