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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
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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.
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- Field: Sport Clear ×
Rasmus Quaade
Born 1990
Brian Holm
Born 1962
Jesper Hansen (cyclist)
Born 1990
Anders Lund
Born 1985
Eugen Schmidt
1862 - 1931
Mikkel Bjerg
Born 1998
Jørgen V. Pedersen
Born 1959
Søren Lilholt
Born 1965
Casper Pedersen
Born 1996
Michael Sandstød
Born 1968
Jørgen Hansen (cyclist)
Born 1942
Frode Sørensen (cyclist)
1912 - 1980
Johnny Weltz
Born 1962
Mathias Krigbaum
Born 1995
Evan Klamer
1923 - 1978
Marc Hester
Born 1985
Willy Gervin
1903 - 1951
Preben Isaksson
1943 - 2008
Henry Brask Andersen
1896 - 1970
Knud Andersen (cyclist)
1922 - 1997
Magnus Bak Klaris
Born 1996
René Wenzel
Born 1960
Arne Pedersen (cyclist)
1917 - 2001
Bent Hansen (cyclist)
Born 1932
Jean Hansen
1932 - 1987
Erik Kjeldsen
1890 - 1976
Ove Krogh Rants
Born 1925
Kurt vid Stein
Born 1935
Thomas Bruun Eriksen
Born 1979
Gunnar Andersen (cyclist)
1911 - 1981
Holger Guldager
1904 - 1986
Henning Petersen
Born 1939
Jens Sørensen (cyclist)
1941 - 2020
Rudolf Rasmussen
1918 - 1993
Johan Lundgren
1899 - 1979
Søren Nissen
Born 1984
Jørgen Jørgensen (cyclist)
Born 1936
Knud Jacobsen
1914 - 1987
Helge Jacobsen
1915 - 1974
Ib Vagn Hansen
Born 1926
Kim Refshammer
1955 - 2002
Gregers Münter
1907 - 1988
Valdemar Nielsen
1879 - 1954
Bjørn Stiler
1911 - 1996
Valdemar Christoffer Nielsen
1893 - 1972
Henrik Salée
Born 1955
Charles Hansen (cyclist)
Born 1891
Per Kærsgaard Laursen
Born 1955
Børge Saxil Nielsen
1920 - 1977
Erik Friis
1916 - 1983
Johannes Reinwaldt
1890 - 1958
Henning Larsen (cyclist, born 1931)
Born 1931
Tage Møller
1914 - 2006
Zarko Jukić
Born 1993
Heino Dissing
1912 - 1990
Kristian Frisch
1891 - 1954
Werner Grundahl
1914 - 1952
Georg Olsen
Born 1937
Jan Bielecki (athlete)
Born 1971
Fritz Danild
1893 - 1951
Holger Baden
1892 - 1966
Gerhard Topp
1893 - 1968
Gottlieb Bach
1900 - 1973
Kristian Sobota
Born 1988
Poul Cederquist
1916 - 1993
Lauritz Christiansen (athlete)
1892 - 1976
Otto Mønsted Acthon
1917 - 1980
Kirsten Carlsen
Born 1938
Daniella Dragojevic
Born 1989
Nils Gelbjerg-Hansen
Born 1968
Karl Helland
Born 1943
Carl Koblauch
1923 - 1951
Steffen Cranmer
Born 1934
Børge Christensen
1912 - 1967
Jens Petersen (Radsportler)
1919 - 1993
Per Winge (sport shooter)
1914 - 1989
Per Weichel
Born 1942
John Christensen (swimmer)
1915 - 1996
Paul Lindemark Jørgensen
1916 - 1988
Leif Hammel
Born 1935
Lennart Christensen
1933 - 1982
Niels Dahl (sport shooter)
Born 1937
Mia Helene Mørck
Born 1999
Mai Kragballe Nielsen
Born 1997