Belgrade
Belgrade ranks 42nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Warsaw, Detroit, and Oslo. Memorable people born in Belgrade include Marina Abramović, Peter I of Serbia, and Jovian. Memorable people who died in Belgrade include Ivo Andrić, Arkan, and Milovan Đilas. Belgrade has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Belgrade is located in Serbia.
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. According to the 2022 census, the population of Belgrade city proper stands at 1,197,114, its contiguous urban area has 1,298,661 inhabitants, while population of city's administrative area totals 1,681,405 people. It is one of the major cities of Southeast Europe and the third-most populous city on the river Danube. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 331 and 2005, Belgrade was the birth place of 231 globally memorable people, including Marina Abramović, Peter I of Serbia, and Jovian. Additionaly, 146 globally memorable people have passed away in Belgrade including Ivo Andrić, Arkan, and Milovan Đilas.
People Born in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsMarina Abramović
ARTIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 85
Peter I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1921
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 123
Jovian
POLITICIAN
331 - 364
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 133
Stjepan Mesić
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 190
Alexander I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1903
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 131
Vojislav Koštunica
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 82
Aleksandar Vučić
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 75
Dragutin Dimitrijević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1917
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 135
Milorad Pavić
WRITER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 121
Vesna Vulović
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 2016
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 127
Branislav Nušić
WRITER
1864 - 1938
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 132
Milena Dravić
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 145
Newly Added People Born in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsFilip Petrušev
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 110
Vanja Marinković
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 113
Nemanja Stojić
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 112
Petar Ratkov
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 34.09
Rank: 109
Nikola Maraš
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.14
Rank: 116
Petar Golubović
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 118
Filip Manojlović
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.37
Rank: 114
Uroš Radaković
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.21
Rank: 117
Đorđe Lazić
POLITICIAN
1996 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 115
Mihailo Vasić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.39
Rank: 119
Jovan Mijatović
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 30.82
Rank: 108
Jovana Rapport
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 120
People Deceased in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsIvo Andrić
WRITER
1892 - 1975
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 110
Arkan
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2000
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 48
Milovan Đilas
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1995
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 28
Kara Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1634 - 1683
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 63
Draža Mihailović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 30
Zoran Đinđić
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2003
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 31
Milutin Milanković
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 130
Jovanka Broz
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 50
Nikola Pašić
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1926
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 58
Miloš Obrenović
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1860
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 55
Dražen Dalipagić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - 2025
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 146
Milan Nedić
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Belgrade were soccer players (84), athletes (27), politicians (24), basketball players (21), and actors (13), while most who died were soccer players (35), politicians (29), writers (23), military personnels (9), and athletes (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Belgrade, including Dejan Stanković, Ljubiša Spajić, and Mateja Kežman. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Belgrade, including Dejan Stanković, Blagoje Marjanović, and Ivan Bek.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Belgrade since 1700.