Banja Luka
Banja Luka ranks 585th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Troyes, Hangzhou, and Kingdom of Portugal. Memorable people born in Banja Luka include Vinko Puljić, Milorad Dodik, and Mustafa Nadarević. Memorable people who died in Banja Luka include Jadranka Stojaković, Marijan Beneš, and Momčilo Krajišnik. Banja Luka has been the birth place of many soccer players, and handball players and the death place of many musicians, and boxers. Banja Luka is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Banja Luka or Banjaluka is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the traditional centre of the densely forested Bosanska Krajina region of northwestern Bosnia. According to the 2013 census, the city proper has a population of 138,963, while its administrative area comprises a total of 185,042 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1896 and 2001, Banja Luka was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Vinko Puljić, Milorad Dodik, and Mustafa Nadarević. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Banja Luka including Jadranka Stojaković, Marijan Beneš, and Momčilo Krajišnik.
People Born in Banja Luka
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Vinko Puljić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 9
Milorad Dodik
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 8
Mustafa Nadarević
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 20
Stanislav Galić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 2
Guido del Mestri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1993
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 21
Tomislav Knez
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 13
Ilija Pantelić
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 24
Ivan Merz
PHILOSOPHER
1896 - 1928
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 23
Velimir Sombolac
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 25
Ivan Ljubičić
TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 7
Zlatko Saračević
HANDBALL PLAYER
1961 - 2021
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 22
Anton Josipović
BOXER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Banja Luka
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Jadranka Stojaković
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Marijan Beneš
BOXER
1951 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Momčilo Krajišnik
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Banja Luka
Go to all RankingsJadranka Stojaković
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Marijan Beneš
BOXER
1951 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Momčilo Krajišnik
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Banja Luka were soccer players (9), handball players (4), religious figures (2), politicians (2), and actors (2), while most who died were musicians (1), boxers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Banja Luka, including Tomislav Knez, Ilija Pantelić, and Velimir Sombolac. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Banja Luka, including Tomislav Knez, Ilija Pantelić, and Velimir Sombolac.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Banja Luka since 1700.
