Dubrovnik
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
Go to all RankingsRoger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 31
Ivan Gundulić
WRITER
1589 - 1638
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 2
Benedetto Cotrugli
ECONOMIST
1416 - 1469
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 34
Tereza Kesovija
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 24
Marino Ghetaldi
MATHEMATICIAN
1568 - 1626
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 29
Marin Držić
WRITER
1508 - 1567
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 33
Franco Sacchetti
WRITER
1332 - 1400
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 30
Ivo Vojnović
WRITER
1857 - 1929
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 27
Ottavio Missoni
ATHLETE
1921 - 2013
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 28
Dubravka Šuica
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 17
Božo Broketa
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 32
Petar Trifunović
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1980
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Dubrovnik
Go to all RankingsRon Brown
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Ivan Gundulić
WRITER
1589 - 1638
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 2
Aleksandar Ranković
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Mavro Orbini
WRITER
1563 - 1614
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Marino Ghetaldi
MATHEMATICIAN
1568 - 1626
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 5
Božo Broketa
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 6
Milovan Glišić
WRITER
1847 - 1908
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Dubrovnik
Go to all RankingsRon Brown
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Aleksandar Ranković
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Mavro Orbini
WRITER
1563 - 1614
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Milovan Glišić
WRITER
1847 - 1908
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Dubrovnik since 1700.