Svendborg
Svendborg ranks 4,640th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Morshansk, Orihuela, and Livno. Memorable people born in Svendborg include Johannes Jørgensen, Alex Rasmussen, and Christian Holst. Memorable people who died in Svendborg include John Eriksen, and Johannes Jørgensen. Svendborg has been the birth place of many writers, and cyclists and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Svendborg is located in Denmark.
Svendborg is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,616, Svendborg is Funen's second largest city. In 2000 Svendborg was declared "Town of the year" in Denmark, and in 2003 it celebrated its 750th anniversary as a market town. By road, Svendborg is located 195 kilometres (121 mi) southwest of Copenhagen, 183 kilometres (114 mi) south of Aarhus, 44.2 kilometres (27.5 mi) south of Odense, and 28.5 kilometres (17.7 mi) east of Faaborg. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1866 and 1984, Svendborg was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Johannes Jørgensen, Alex Rasmussen, and Christian Holst. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Svendborg including John Eriksen, and Johannes Jørgensen.
People Born in Svendborg
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Johannes Jørgensen
WRITER
1866 - 1956
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3
Alex Rasmussen
CYCLIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 1
Christian Holst
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 2
Trine Bramsen
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Svendborg
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John Eriksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Johannes Jørgensen
WRITER
1866 - 1956
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Svendborg
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Most individuals born in present day Svendborg were writers (1), cyclists (1), soccer players (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Svendborg, including Alex Rasmussen. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Svendborg, including Johannes Jørgensen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Svendborg since 1700.
