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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 1670s Clear ×
Frederick IV of Denmark
1671 - 1730
Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark
1677 - 1735
Christian Gyldenløve
1674 - 1703
Bartholomæus Deichman
1671 - 1731
Benoît Le Coffre
1671 - 1722
Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695)
1675 - 1695
Jacob Fosie
1679 - 1763
Christen Worm
1672 - 1737
Just Wiedewelt
1677 - 1757
Friederich Ehbisch
1672 - 1748
Johan Henrik Schildt
1678 - 1732