Mostar
Mostar ranks 359th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Islington, Germany, and Kagoshima. Memorable people born in Mostar include Dražen Dalipagić, Džemal Bijedić, and Aleksa Šantić. Memorable people who died in Mostar include Mate Boban, and Aleksa Šantić. Mostar has been the birth place of many soccer players, and basketball players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Mostar is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mostar is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1868 and 2006, Mostar was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Dražen Dalipagić, Džemal Bijedić, and Aleksa Šantić. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Mostar including Mate Boban, and Aleksa Šantić.
People Born in Mostar
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Dražen Dalipagić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - 2025
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 23
Džemal Bijedić
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1977
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 8
Aleksa Šantić
WRITER
1868 - 1924
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 11
Dušan Bajević
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 33
Predrag Matvejević
WRITER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 10
Dragan Čović
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 36
Goran Jurić
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1
Enver Marić
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 26
Blaž Slišković
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 37
Miroslav Brozović
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 7
Vjekoslav Bevanda
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 24
Sergej Barbarez
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Mostar
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Newly Added People Deceased in Mostar
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Most individuals born in present day Mostar were soccer players (17), basketball players (6), politicians (5), writers (2), and coaches (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mostar, including Goran Jurić, Enver Marić, and Blaž Slišković. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mostar, including Goran Jurić, Enver Marić, and Blaž Slišković.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Mostar since 1700.
