Most Famous Danish Academics

Denmark has produced 91 notable academics throughout history, led by Søren Kierkegaard. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Søren Kierkegaard — Danish Philosopher (1813–1855) , ranked #301
  2. Saxo Grammaticus — Danish Historian (1150–1220) , ranked #11259
  3. Paul Egede — Danish Theologian (1708–1789) , ranked #98011
  4. Carl Christian Rafn — Danish Historian (1795–1864) , ranked #110393
  5. Christian Matras (poet) — Danish Academic (1900–1988) , ranked #131258
  6. Arild Huitfeldt — Danish Historian (1546–1609) , ranked #152953
  7. Povl Ole Fanger — Danish Professor (1934–2006) , ranked #186184
  8. Frederik Marcus Knuth — Danish Taxonomist (1904–1970) , ranked #248378
  9. Hans Gram (historian) — Danish Academic (1685–1748) , ranked #255816
  10. Mikkel Hindhede — Danish Nutritionist (1862–1945) , ranked #262834
  11. Niels Matthias Petersen — Danish Historian (1791–1862) , ranked #279050
  12. Holger Rosenkrantz — Danish Theologian (1574–1642) , ranked #311935
  13. Olaf Pedersen — Danish Philosopher (1920–1997) , ranked #340661
  14. Vello Helk — Danish Historian (1923–2014) , ranked #362859
  15. Erik Moltke — Danish Scientific (1901–1984) , ranked #363955
  16. Birger Hjørland — Danish Research (Born 1947) , ranked #387374
  17. Peder Hjort — Danish Philologist (1793–1871) , ranked #403973
  18. Gudmund Schütte — Danish Historian (1872–1958) , ranked #418882
  19. Erik Amdrup — Danish Professor (1923–1998) , ranked #421971
  20. Hector Gottfried Masius — Danish Theologian (1653–1709) , ranked #452932