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Dubrovnik ranks 430th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Trabzon, Marylebone, and Bath, Somerset. Memorable people born in Dubrovnik include Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ivan Gundulić, and Benedetto Cotrugli. Memorable people who died in Dubrovnik include Ron Brown, Ivan Gundulić, and Aleksandar Ranković. Dubrovnik has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Dubrovnik is located in Croatia.

Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, a seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In 2021, its total population was 41,562. Recognizing its outstanding medieval architecture and fortifications, UNESCO inscribed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1997, Dubrovnik was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ivan Gundulić, and Benedetto Cotrugli. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Dubrovnik including Ron Brown, Ivan Gundulić, and Aleksandar Ranković.

People Born in Dubrovnik

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People Deceased in Dubrovnik

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Dubrovnik were athletes (11), soccer players (5), writers (4), basketball players (4), and handball players (2),  while most who died were writers (3), politicians (2), mathematicians (1), and soccer players (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dubrovnik, including Miho Bošković, Nikša Dobud, and Andrija Prlainović. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dubrovnik, including Ottavio Missoni, Antony, and Miho Bošković.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Dubrovnik since 1700.