Most Famous Danish Scientists

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

Top Ranked

  1. Tycho Brahe — Danish Astronomer (1546–1601) , ranked #807
  2. Hans Christian Ørsted — Danish Physicist (1777–1851) , ranked #3374
  3. Otto Jespersen — Danish Linguist (1860–1943) , ranked #19318
  4. Søren Sørensen (chemist) — Danish Chemist (1868–1939) , ranked #19330
  5. Niels Ryberg Finsen — Danish Physician (1860–1904) , ranked #19483
  6. August Krogh — Danish Physician (1874–1949) , ranked #21760
  7. Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted — Danish Chemist (1879–1947) , ranked #22081
  8. Rasmus Rask — Danish Linguist (1787–1832) , ranked #23543
  9. Johannes Fibiger — Danish Physician (1867–1928) , ranked #25390
  10. Jens Christian Skou — Danish Chemist (1918–2018) , ranked #29677
  11. Eugenius Warming — Danish Botanist (1841–1924) , ranked #35976
  12. Hans Tausen — Danish Linguist (1494–1561) , ranked #44625
  13. Agner Krarup Erlang — Danish Mathematician (1878–1929) , ranked #52561
  14. Martin Knudsen — Danish Physicist (1871–1949) , ranked #56634
  15. Christen C. Raunkiær — Danish Botanist (1860–1938) , ranked #63924
  16. Holger Pedersen (linguist) — Danish Linguist (1867–1953) , ranked #74381
  17. Japetus Steenstrup — Danish Botanist (1813–1897) , ranked #81173
  18. Peter C. Gøtzsche — Danish Physician (Born 1949) , ranked #84562
  19. Hans Ørberg — Danish Linguist (1920–2010) , ranked #85507
  20. Carl Værnet — Danish Physician (1893–1965) , ranked #88777