Pécs
Pécs ranks 780th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Miletus, Tuzla, and Miyazaki Prefecture. Memorable people born in Pécs include Victor Vasarely, Marcel Breuer, and László Sólyom. Memorable people who died in Pécs include Ottokar III of Styria. Pécs has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians. Pécs is located in Hungary.
Pécs is the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the country's southwest, close to the border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economic centre of Baranya County, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1574 and 2000, Pécs was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Victor Vasarely, Marcel Breuer, and László Sólyom. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Pécs including Ottokar III of Styria.
People Born in Pécs
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Victor Vasarely
ARTIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 18
Marcel Breuer
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1981
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 16
László Sólyom
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 8
Béla Tarr
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 22
İbrahim Peçevi
HISTORIAN
1574 - 1650
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 13
Kató Lomb
WRITER
1909 - 2003
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 11
Lipót Fejér
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1959
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 15
Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1855 - 1925
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 17
Jenő Jandó
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2023
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 14
Lajos Asztalos
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 19
Olga Tass
GYMNAST
1929 - 2020
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 12
István Gulyás
TENNIS PLAYER
1931 - 2000
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Pécs
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Kevin Csoboth
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 9
Viktor Knoch
POLITICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.85
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Pécs
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pécs were soccer players (4), athletes (3), politicians (2), swimmers (2), and artists (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pécs, including Pál Dárdai, Zoltán Gera, and Dénes Dibusz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pécs, including Pál Dárdai, Zoltán Gera, and Dénes Dibusz.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Pécs since 1700.
