Oradea
Oradea ranks 1,106th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Waco, Texas, Colchester, and Taif. Memorable people born in Oradea include Sigismund Báthory, Gabriel Báthory, and Péter Pázmány. Memorable people who died in Oradea include Miklós Nyiszli, Gabriel Báthory, and Lőrinc Schlauch. Oradea has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Oradea is located in Romania.
Oradea is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on the Crișana plain, on both banks of the Crișul Repede river. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1570 and 1986, Oradea was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Sigismund Báthory, Gabriel Báthory, and Péter Pázmány. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Oradea including Miklós Nyiszli, Gabriel Báthory, and Lőrinc Schlauch.
People Born in Oradea
Go to all RankingsSigismund Báthory
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1613
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 6
Gabriel Báthory
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1613
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 4
Péter Pázmány
PHILOSOPHER
1570 - 1637
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 3
Georges Politzer
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1942
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 5
Endre Kabos
FENCER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 2
Kálmán Tisza
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1902
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 14
Brunó Ferenc Straub
CHEMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 7
Júlia Várady
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 12
Lajos Steiner
ATHLETE
1903 - 1975
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 8
Iuliu Baratky
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1962
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1
Károly Weichelt
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1971
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 13
Claudiu Keșerü
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Oradea
Go to all RankingsMiklós Nyiszli
WRITER
1901 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Gabriel Báthory
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1613
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2
Lőrinc Schlauch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1824 - 1902
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Elemér Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
George II Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1660
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Oradea
Go to all RankingsMiklós Nyiszli
WRITER
1901 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Lőrinc Schlauch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1824 - 1902
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Elemér Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
George II Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1660
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oradea were soccer players (4), politicians (3), philosophers (2), fencers (1), and chemists (1), while most who died were politicians (3), writers (1), religious figures (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oradea, including Claudiu Keșerü, and Marius Popa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oradea, including Iuliu Baratky, Károly Weichelt, and Claudiu Keșerü.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Oradea since 1700.