Prague
Prague ranks 18th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Philadelphia, Stockholm, and Buenos Aires. Memorable people born in Prague include Franz Kafka, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Václav Havel. Memorable people who died in Prague include Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Prague has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Prague is located in Czechia.
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2007, Prague was the birth place of 360 globally memorable people, including Franz Kafka, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Václav Havel. Additionaly, 263 globally memorable people have passed away in Prague including Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
People Born in Prague
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Franz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 89.62
Rank: 139
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 162
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 92
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 130
Bertha von Suttner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1843 - 1914
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 45
Wilhelm Steinitz
CHESS PLAYER
1836 - 1900
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 197
Jaroslav Hašek
WRITER
1883 - 1923
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 163
Hans Kelsen
PHILOSOPHER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 134
Max Brod
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 74
Gerty Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1957
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 50
Jan Palach
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1969
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 47
Bernard Bolzano
PHILOSOPHER
1781 - 1848
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 46
Newly Added People Born in Prague
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Filip Nguyen
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 32
Antonín Kinský
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 29
Tomáš Hertl
POLITICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.12
Rank: 31
Brenda Fruhvirtová
TENNIS PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 31.94
Rank: 28
Lukáš Červ
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 30
People Deceased in Prague
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Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 141
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 77
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 183
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 106
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 210
Alphonse Mucha
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 6
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 201
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1612
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 9
Alexander Dubček
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 8
John of Nepomuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1393
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 36
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 11
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 38
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Prague were soccer players (56), politicians (45), athletes (42), writers (33), and tennis players (20), while most who died were politicians (58), writers (38), athletes (20), soccer players (19), and film directors (16).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Prague, including Antonín Panenka, Jan Koller, and Tomáš Rosický. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Prague, including Antonín Panenka, František Plánička, and Jan Koller.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Prague since 1700.
