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COPENHAGEN
Most Famous People Born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Notable people
- 3,495
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1904
- Most distinctive
- Fencer 6.0×
Nordic letters, in roughly equal measure with Nordic Olympic sport. Copenhagen's distinctive professions are fencers and rowers at the top — the Olympic tradition of a small Nordic capital — alongside painters, architects, composers, sculptors, and photographers in roughly equal columns. The 18th and 19th centuries are unusually well represented, the era of Andersen and Kierkegaard and the Royal Theatre that has shared a few square blocks with the Royal Library and the publishing houses for two hundred years.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Copenhagen during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 241 notable births.
What Copenhagen Is Known For
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Actor is Copenhagen's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (363).
Copenhagen over-indexes on fencer — 6.0× the global rate.
Copenhagen under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Copenhagen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Music
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1650s Clear ×
Prince George of Denmark
1653 - 1708
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark
1656 - 1693
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
1659 - 1719
Caspar Bartholin the Younger
1655 - 1738
Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark
1650 - 1706
Sophie Amalie Moth
1654 - 1719
Leo Ulfeldt
1651 - 1716
Hans Wandal (1656–1710)
1656 - 1710
Elert Thiele
1652 - 1674
Margrethe Lasson
1659 - 1738
Søster von Knuth
1658 - 1729