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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 sailor17.6× 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.

16001650170017501800185019001950
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Showing 38 of 429 notable people

0022 FOOTBALL

Stig Tøfting

Born 1969

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0041 ACTOR

Charlotte Munck

Born 1969

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0052 SINGER

Tomas N'evergreen

Born 1969

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0056 JOURNALIST

Lone Frank

Born 1966

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0068 FOOTBALL

Frank Pingel

Born 1964

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0070 CEO

Kasper Rørsted

Born 1962

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0071 ACTOR

Niels Olsen

Born 1960

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0072 PRODUCER

Tue Madsen

Born 1969

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0075 SINGER

Thomas Helmig

Born 1964

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0078 HANDBALL

Janne Kolling

Born 1968

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0122 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Carsten Lund

Born 1963

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0127 AUTHOR

Mette Moestrup

Born 1969

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0129 JOURNALIST

Mikael Jalving

Born 1968

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0133 ACTOR

Joanna Roth

Born 1965

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0138 BADMINTON

Thomas Lund

Born 1968

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0140 POLITICIAN

Peter Skaarup

Born 1964

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0169 SWIMMER

Susanne Nielsson

Born 1960

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0176 ARTIST

Peter Land

Born 1966

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0181 ACTOR

Charlotte Bøving

Born 1964

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0185 PAINTER

John Korner

Born 1967

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0186 CHESS

Lars Schandorff

Born 1965

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0192 MILITAR

Peter Bartram

Born 1961

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0195 SPORT

Klaus Kynde Nielsen

Born 1966

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0202 POLITICIAN

Gitte Lillelund Bech

Born 1969

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0206 PHILOSOPHER

Peter Tudvad

Born 1966

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0232 MUSIC

Mek Pek

Born 1964

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0247 ACTOR

Eva Gram Schjoldager

Born 1966

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0258 WRITER

Lotte Salling

Born 1964

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0270 ACTOR

Martin Loft

Born 1965

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0278 POLITICIAN

Jan Boye

1962 - 2011

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0287 AUTHOR

Nauja Lynge

Born 1965

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0293 POLITICIAN

Tina Nedergaard

Born 1969

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0311 FOOTBALL

Jesper Thygesen

Born 1969

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0337 JOURNALIST

Michael Trangbæk

Born 1964

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0369 SAILOR

Anders Geert Jensen

Born 1961

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0370 FOOTBALL

Peter Enevoldsen

Born 1961

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0382 BUSINESS

Soren Schroder

Born 1962

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0427 ARTIST

Anne Maria Udsen

Born 1967

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