Alytus
Alytus ranks 2,984th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saijō, Ehime, Winnetka, Illinois, and Etobicoke. Memorable people born in Alytus include Romas Kalanta, Gintaras Staučė, and Žydrūnas Karčemarskas. Alytus has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Alytus is located in Lithuania.
Alytus is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the sixth-largest city in Lithuania and the 14th-largest city in the Baltic states, and also the capital of Alytus County. Being the historical centre of the Dzūkija region, it is connected to several major roads, linking it with the cities of Vilnius; Kaunas; Lazdijai, which is on the border with Poland; and Grodno, Belarus. In July 2024, its total population was counted as 50,996 people. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas river. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1953 and 1986, Alytus was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Romas Kalanta, Gintaras Staučė, and Žydrūnas Karčemarskas.
People Born in Alytus
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Romas Kalanta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1953 - 1972
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 6
Gintaras Staučė
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 1
Žydrūnas Karčemarskas
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 5
Darvydas Šernas
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 2
Aksana
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 4
Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.38
Rank: 7
Karolis Girulis
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 20.43
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Alytus were soccer players (3), athletes (2), social activists (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alytus, including Gintaras Staučė, Žydrūnas Karčemarskas, and Darvydas Šernas. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alytus, including Gintaras Staučė, Žydrūnas Karčemarskas, and Darvydas Šernas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Alytus since 1700.
