Celje
Celje ranks 732nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Classical Athens, Niterói, and Peru. Memorable people born in Celje include Barbara of Cilli, Janez Drnovšek, and Hermann II, Count of Celje. Memorable people who died in Celje include Goran Sankovič. Celje has been the birth place of many politicians, and wrestlers and the death place of many soccer players. Celje is located in Slovenia.
Celje is the third-largest city in Slovenia. It is a regional center of the traditional Slovenian region of Styria and the administrative seat of the City Municipality of Celje. The town is located below Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Hudinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna rivers in the lower Savinja Valley, and at the crossing of the roads connecting Ljubljana, Maribor, Velenje, and the Central Sava Valley. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1361 and 1997, Celje was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Barbara of Cilli, Janez Drnovšek, and Hermann II, Count of Celje. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Celje including Goran Sankovič.
People Born in Celje
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Barbara of Cilli
POLITICIAN
1392 - 1451
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 6
Janez Drnovšek
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2008
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 5
Hermann II, Count of Celje
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1435
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 9
Anna of Cilli
COMPANION
1380 - 1416
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 8
Alma Karlin
WRITER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 10
Margit Korondi
GYMNAST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 2
Alenka Bratušek
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 17
Benjamin Verbič
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 18
Urška Žolnir
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 14
Tina Trstenjak
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 13
Aleksander Šeliga
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 1
Jolanda Čeplak
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Celje
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Celje were politicians (4), wrestlers (4), soccer players (3), athletes (2), and basketball players (2), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Celje, including Urška Žolnir, Tina Trstenjak, and Lucija Polavder. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Celje, including Barbara of Cilli, Janez Drnovšek, and Hermann II, Count of Celje.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Celje since 1700.
