Born in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Capital and largest city of Denmark
Copenhagen as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Danish badminton player, Danish film director, Danish actress): Joachim Fischer Nielsen, Thomas Vinterberg, Sidse Babett Knudsen and some more.
Celebrities from CopenhagenCelebrities from Copenhagen
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Betty Nansen
Danish actor and theatre director
*March 19th, 1873 †March 15th, 1943, Frederiksberg 58
Carl Frederik Bricka
Danish biographer and historian
*July 10th, 1845 †August 23rd, 1903, Copenhagen 66
Lars Hillingsø
Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)
*July 12th, 1938 †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville 85
Henry Heerup
Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)
*November 4th, 1907 †May 30th, 1993, Copenhagen
42 Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
*May 5th, 1813 †November 11th, 1855, Copenhagen
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79 Carl Theodor Dreyer
Danish film director (1889–1968)
*February 3rd, 1889 †March 20th, 1968, Copenhagen.jpg "Iben Tinning")
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Piet Hein
20th-century Danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet
*December 16th, 1905 †April 17th, 1996, Middelfart
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81 Henrik Dam
Danish biochemist and physiologist (1895-1976)
*February 21st, 1895 †April 17th, 1976, Copenhagen
67 George I of Greece
King of Greece (r. 1863–1913)
*December 24th, 1845 †March 18th, 1913, Thessaloniki
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Victor Borge
Danish comedian and pianist (1909–2000)
*January 3rd, 1909 †December 23rd, 2000, Greenwich 63
Harald Bohr
Danish footballer and mathematician (1887-1951)
*April 22nd, 1887 †January 22nd, 1951, Gentofte Municipality
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Asbjørn Andersen
Danish actor and film director (1903-1978)
*August 30th, 1903 †December 10th, 1978, Silkeborg
48 Nicolaus Steno
Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686)
*January 11th, 1638 †December 5th, 1686, Schwerin
85 Hans Christian Gram
Danish scientist (1853-1938)
*September 13th, 1853 †November 14th, 1938, Copenhagen 93
Carl-Henning Pedersen
Danish artist (1913-2007)
*September 23rd, 1913 †February 20th, 2007, Copenhagen
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Birthdays of famous people
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