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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 1680s Clear ×
Prince Charles of Denmark
1680 - 1729
Andreas Møller
1684 - 1762
Charlotte Desmares
1682 - 1753
Prince William of Denmark
1687 - 1705
Ismael Mengs
1688 - 1764
Christian Rantzau
1684 - 1771
Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest
1686 - 1737
Adolph Wilhelm von Gohren
1685 - 1734
Philip Julius Bornemann (finansdeputerad)
1680 - 1740
Eilif Philipsen
1682 - 1785
Povl Badstuber
1685 - 1762
Gottfried Becker (1681–1741)
1681 - 1750