Maribor
Maribor ranks 480th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kutaisi, Odense, and Recife. The most famous people from Maribor are Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Danilo Türk, and Drago Jančar. The most famous people who died in Maribor are Leon Štukelj, Mate Trojanović, and Josip Primožič. Maribor has been the birth place of many soccer players, and basketball players and the death place of many gymnasts, and athletes. Maribor is located in Slovenia.
Maribor is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is the seat of the Urban Municipality of Maribor and the Drava Statistical Region. Maribor is also the economic, administrative, educational, and cultural centre of eastern Slovenia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1827 and 1994, Maribor was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Danilo Türk, and Drago Jančar. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Maribor including Leon Štukelj, Mate Trojanović, and Josip Primožič.
People Born in Maribor
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Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1827 - 1871
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 1
Danilo Türk
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 2
Drago Jančar
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3
Ivo Daneu
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 4
Zlatko Zahovič
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 5
Mima Jaušovec
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 6
Matjaž Kek
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 7
Sasha Vujačić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 8
Fredi Bobic
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 9
Slavko Vinčić
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 10
Marko Simeunovič
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 11
Svetlana Makarovič
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Maribor
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Jan Muršak
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 27
Rajko Rotman
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 29
Boštjan Kline
SKIER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Maribor
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Leon Štukelj
GYMNAST
1898 - 1999
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 1
Mate Trojanović
ATHLETE
1930 - 2015
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2
Josip Primožič
GYMNAST
1900 - 1985
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 3
Ivan Toplak
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Maribor were soccer players (13), basketball players (4), tennis players (3), politicians (2), and writers (2), while most who died were gymnasts (2), athletes (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Maribor, including Zlatko Zahovič, Fredi Bobic, and Marko Simeunovič. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Maribor, including Zlatko Zahovič, Fredi Bobic, and Marko Simeunovič.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Maribor since 1700.
