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 Radivoje Ognjanović, Mihailo Lalić, and David Albahari. 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 219 globally memorable people, including Marina Abramović, Peter I of Serbia, and Jovian. Additionaly, 145 globally memorable people have passed away in Belgrade including Radivoje Ognjanović, Mihailo Lalić, and David Albahari.
People Born in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsMarina Abramović
ARTIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 189
Peter I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1921
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 214
Jovian
POLITICIAN
331 - 364
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 5
Stjepan Mesić
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 62
Alexander I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1903
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 3
Vojislav Koštunica
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 186
Aleksandar Vučić
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 179
Dragutin Dimitrijević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1917
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 7
Milorad Pavić
WRITER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 212
Vesna Vulović
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 2016
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 218
Branislav Nušić
WRITER
1864 - 1938
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 4
Milena Dravić
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 17
People Deceased in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsRadivoje Ognjanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Mihailo Lalić
WRITER
1914 - 1992
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Rank: 2
David Albahari
WRITER
1948 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ljubiša Samardžić
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Aleksandar Tirnanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Petar Trifunović
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Aleksandar Matanović
CHESS PLAYER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 7
Borisav Jović
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Milena Dravić
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 9
Vladica Kovačević
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
George, Crown Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Bata Živojinović
ACTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsRadivoje Ognjanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Mihailo Lalić
WRITER
1914 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
David Albahari
WRITER
1948 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ljubiša Samardžić
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Aleksandar Tirnanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Petar Trifunović
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Borisav Jović
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Vladica Kovačević
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
George, Crown Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Bata Živojinović
ACTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Damat Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1601
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Miloš Milutinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Belgrade were soccer players (77), athletes (27), politicians (22), basketball players (18), and actors (13), while most who died were soccer players (34), 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.