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FREDERIKSBERG

Most Famous People Born in Frederiksberg, Denmark

Notable people
432
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1932
Most distinctive
Designer 9.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Frederiksberg during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Frederiksberg Is Known For

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Actor is Frederiksberg's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (57).

Frederiksberg over-indexes on designer — 9.7× the global rate.

Frederiksberg under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Actor57
  2. Football35
  3. Painter35
  4. Politician24
  5. Writer21
  6. Sport16
  7. Architect14
  8. Handball13
  1. Designer109.7×
  2. Handball139.6×
  3. Fencer78.4×
  4. Rower106.3×
  5. Architect143.6×
  6. Swimmer73.4×
  7. Painter353.1×
  8. Actor572.5×
  1. Politician240.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Frederiksberg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Politics & Law
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0022 DESIGNER

Kaare Klint

1888 - 1954

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0029 PAINTER

Robert Storm Petersen

1882 - 1949

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0101 SCULPTOR

Einar Utzon-Frank

1888 - 1955

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0117 BOTANIST

Knud Jessen

1884 - 1971

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0124 FOOTBALL

Ivar Lykke (footballer)

1889 - 1955

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0131 OFFICER

Vagn Bennike

1888 - 1970

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0145 ATHLETIC

Aage Rasmussen

1889 - 1983

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0149 PAINTER

Georg Jacobsen

1887 - 1976

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0166 NEUROLOGIST

Knud Krabbe

1885 - 1961

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0209 GYMNAST

Georg Albertsen

1889 - 1961

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0227 GYMNAST

Niels Turin Nielsen

1887 - 1964

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0238 WRESTLER

Johannes Eriksen

1889 - 1963

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0276 NOVELIST

Povl Drachmann

1887 - 1941

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0280 PAINTER

Willy Bille

1889 - 1944

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0297 RUNNER

Johannes Christensen

1889 - 1957

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0298 BIOGRAPHER

Leo Swane

1887 - 1968

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0299 PAINTER

Bizzie Høyer

1888 - 1971

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0300 ACTOR

Clara Nebelong

1881 - 1943

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0314 PHOTOGRAPHER

Mary Willumsen

1884 - 1961

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0326 DANCER

Gertrude Barrison

1880 - 1946

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0329 ACTOR

Ellen Feldmann

1888 - 1969

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0345 PAINTER

Franz Šedivý

1888 - 1973

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0346 ENGRAVER

Ebba Holm

1889 - 1967

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0364 FENCER

Yutta Barding

1880 - 1976

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0381 ACTOR

Hilmar Clausen

1888 - 1951

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0407 PAINTER

Åge Vogel-Jørgensen

1888 - 1964

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