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ARHUS

Most Famous People Born in Arhus, Denmark

Notable people
429
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1951
Most distinctive
Sailor 17.6×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Arhus during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Arhus Is Known For

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Football is Arhus's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (53).

Arhus over-indexes on sailor — 17.6× the global rate.

Arhus under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football53
  2. Actor44
  3. Politician24
  4. Singer23
  5. Sport21
  6. Handball19
  7. Writer18
  8. Architect14
  1. Sailor617.6×
  2. Handball1914.2×
  3. Badminton1010.2×
  4. Rower85.1×
  5. Wrestler64.3×
  6. Architect143.7×
  7. Sport212.9×
  8. Singer232.6×
  1. Politician240.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Arhus's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0014 COMPOSER

Kai Winding

1922 - 1983

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0025 COMPOSER

Else Marie Pade

1924 - 2016

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0027 ACTOR

Helle Virkner

1925 - 2009

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0073 ACTOR

Lily Broberg

1923 - 1989

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0076 FOOTBALL

Henry From

1926 - 1990

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0099 ENTOMOLOGIST

Torkel Weis-Fogh

1922 - 1975

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0104 ACTOR

Holger Perfort

Born 1925

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0105 FOOTBALL

Holger Seebach

1922 - 2011

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0115 CYCLIST

Kay Werner Nielsen

1921 - 2014

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0116 FOOTBALL

Aage Rou Jensen

1924 - 2009

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0119 FOOTBALL

Erik Kuld Jensen

1925 - 2004

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0121 THEOLOGIAN

Johannes Aagaard

1928 - 2007

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0143 CANOE

Finn Haunstoft

1928 - 2008

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0180 CANOE

Johan Andersen (canoeist)

1920 - 2003

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0184 ACTOR

Grethe Thordahl

1926 - 2004

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0217 ARCHITECT

Johan Richter (architect)

1925 - 1998

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0220 FOOTBALL

Henning Bjerregaard

1927 - 2014

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0223 SCULPTOR

Willy Ørskov

1920 - 1990

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0227 SWIMMER

Fritze Carstensen

1925 - 2005

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0233 ENGINEER

Povl Ahm

1926 - 2005

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0252 FOOTBALL

Per Knudsen (footballer)

1925 - 1999

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0254 SCREENWRITER

Bob Ramsing

1923 - 1998

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0257 RESISTANCE

Grethe Bartram

1924 - 2017

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0298 ARCHITECT

Jean-Jacques Baruël

1923 - 2010

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0299 SPORT

Jens Juul Eriksen

Born 1926

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0322 SPORT

Børge Mortensen

1921 - 2005

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0367 SPORT

Allan Christensen

1923 - 1961

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0386 ROWER

Eivin Kristensen

Born 1926

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0387 ROWER

Paul Locht

Born 1929

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0395 ROWER

Knud Bruun Jensen

Born 1929

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0396 ROWER

Bent Blach Petersen

1924 - 1984

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0410 ARCHITECT

Paul Niepoort

1922 - 2017

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0429 PAINTER

Børge Sørensen-Sornum

Born 1920

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