56.1565° N, 10.2098° E
ARHUS
Most Famous People Born in Arhus, Denmark
- Notable people
- 429
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1951
- Most distinctive
- Sailor 17.6×
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.
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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Gitte Hænning
Born 1946
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
1940 - 1979
Birthe Kjær
Born 1948
Nils Malmros
Born 1944
Svend Auken
1943 - 2009
Kirsten Olesen
Born 1949
Margrete Auken
Born 1945
Lotte Tarp
1945 - 2002
Jørgen Hansen (boxer)
1943 - 2018
Gunnar Asmussen
Born 1944
Lone Fleming
Born 1945
Grethe Rostbøll
Born 1941
Ulla Dahlerup
Born 1942
Lene Adler Petersen
Born 1944
Esper Hagen
1948 - 2015
Ole Skouboe
Born 1949
Tom Hansen (athlete)
Born 1948
Allan Mortensen
Born 1946
Ole Højlund Pedersen
Born 1943
Tivi Magnusson
Born 1942
Hans Henrik Lerfeldt
1946 - 1989
Henning Lund-Sørensen
Born 1942
Kurt Thyboe
Born 1940
Lars P. Gammelgaard
1945 - 1994
Peter Due
Born 1947
John Lundgren
Born 1940
Flemming Knudsen
Born 1946
Arne Jacobsen (Bogenschütze)
Born 1942
Johan Peter Noack
Born 1943
Rolf Andersen (rower)
Born 1945