Opava
Opava ranks 1,449th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wels, Bari, and Hinsdale, Illinois. Memorable people born in Opava include Johann Palisa, Joseph Maria Olbrich, and Martin of Opava. Memorable people who died in Opava include Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, and Georg von Kopp. Opava has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many military personnels, and religious figures. Opava is located in Czechia.
Opava is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Silesia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1300 and 2001, Opava was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Johann Palisa, Joseph Maria Olbrich, and Martin of Opava. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Opava including Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, and Georg von Kopp.
People Born in Opava
Go to all RankingsJohann Palisa
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1925
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 10
Joseph Maria Olbrich
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1908
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 12
Martin of Opava
WRITER
1300 - 1279
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 7
Franz Bardon
OCCULTIST
1909 - 1958
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 8
Moritz von Auffenberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1928
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 11
Petr Bezruč
WRITER
1867 - 1958
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 9
Pavel Složil
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 2
Jaroslav Netolička
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 1
Zdeněk Pospěch
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 3
Libor Kozák
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 14
Zuzana Ondrášková
TENNIS PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 5
Jan Kudlička
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.15
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Opava
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Opava
Go to all RankingsEduard von Böhm-Ermolli
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1941
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 1
Georg von Kopp
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1914
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Opava were soccer players (3), writers (2), tennis players (2), astronomers (1), and architects (1), while most who died were military personnels (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Opava, including Jaroslav Netolička, Zdeněk Pospěch, and Libor Kozák. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Opava, including Jaroslav Netolička, Zdeněk Pospěch, and Libor Kozák.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Opava since 1700.