Bjelovar
Bjelovar ranks 2,746th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liaoyang, Euclid, Ohio, and Sanremo. Memorable people born in Bjelovar include Ivan Gubijan, Hrvoje Horvat, and Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga. Memorable people who died in Bjelovar include Pavle Jurina, and Albin Vidović. Bjelovar has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many handball players. Bjelovar is located in Croatia.
Bjelovar is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 36,316. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County as well as one of the youngest cities in Croatia, officially founded in the year 1756. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1997, Bjelovar was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Ivan Gubijan, Hrvoje Horvat, and Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Bjelovar including Pavle Jurina, and Albin Vidović.
People Born in Bjelovar
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Ivan Gubijan
ATHLETE
1923 - 2009
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 1
Hrvoje Horvat
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 5
Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 3
Mirko Bašić
HANDBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 4
Ognjen Vukojević
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 6
Gordan Jandroković
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 7
Miran Maričić
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 9
Petar Gorša
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Rank: 2
Xu Xin
ATHLETE
HPI: 27.52
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Bjelovar
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Pavle Jurina
HANDBALL PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Albin Vidović
HANDBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Bjelovar
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HANDBALL PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Albin Vidović
HANDBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bjelovar were athletes (4), politicians (2), musicians (1), handball players (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were handball players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bjelovar, including Hrvoje Horvat, and Gordan Jandroković. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bjelovar, including Ivan Gubijan, Miran Maričić, and Petar Gorša.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Bjelovar since 1700.
