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Croatia
Croatia ranks 32nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Romania, Finland, and Mexico. Memorable people born in present day Croatia include Nikola Tesla, Josip Broz Tito, and Diocletian. Memorable people who died in Croatia include Diocletian, Franjo Tuđman, and Julius Nepos. Croatia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, with twenty counties. Other major urban centers include Split, Rijeka and Osijek. The country spans 56,594 square kilometres, and has a population of nearly 3.9 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 300 BC and 2007, present day Croatia was the birth place of 798 globally memorable people, including Nikola Tesla, Josip Broz Tito, and Diocletian. Additionaly, 189 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Croatia including Diocletian, Franjo Tuđman, and Julius Nepos.
People Born in Present Day Croatia
Go to all RankingsNikola Tesla
INVENTOR
1856 - 1943
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 445
Josip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 86.53
Rank: 446
Diocletian
POLITICIAN
244 - 311
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 385
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
63 BC - 12 BC
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 403
Rüstem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1561
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 489
Franjo Tuđman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 321
Valens
POLITICIAN
328 - 378
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 318
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 502
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 508
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 327
Pope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 322
Pope Caius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 296
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 316
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Croatia
Go to all RankingsDino Dvornik
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2008
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 308
Baby Lasagna
MUSICIAN
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 252
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni
COMPOSER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 301
Sanja Doležal
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 312
Snježana Kordić
LINGUIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 310
Mislav Bezmalinović
ATHLETE
1967 - 2024
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 304
Boris Jarak
HANDBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 311
Vinko Brešan
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 309
Nenad Pralija
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 298
Dubravko Šimenc
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 306
Vladimir Arsenijević
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 307
Miro Kovač
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 302
People Deceased in Present Day Croatia
Go to all RankingsDiocletian
POLITICIAN
244 - 311
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 100
Franjo Tuđman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 49
Julius Nepos
POLITICIAN
430 - 480
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 23
Erasmus of Formia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 87
Glycerius
POLITICIAN
430 - 480
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 51
Josip Jelačić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1859
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 46
Elizabeth of Bosnia
COMPANION
1340 - 1387
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 56
Solomon, King of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1053 - 1087
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 76
Andrija Mohorovičić
GEOLOGIST
1857 - 1936
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 75
Aloysius Stepinac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1960
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 70
Crispus
POLITICIAN
305 - 326
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 71
Ellac
POLITICIAN
425 - 454
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 113
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Croatia
Go to all RankingsDino Dvornik
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2008
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 43
Mislav Bezmalinović
ATHLETE
1967 - 2024
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 42
Žana Lelas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1970 - 2021
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 41
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Croatia were soccer players (262), athletes (86), politicians (78), basketball players (51), and writers (45), while most who died were politicians (48), writers (31), soccer players (29), athletes (10), and military personnels (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Croatia, including Luka Modrić, Davor Šuker, and Dražan Jerković. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Croatia, including Luka Modrić, Davor Šuker, and Stjepan Bobek.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Croatia since 1700.



































