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 356 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
Go to all RankingsFranz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 89.62
Rank: 3
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 26
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 312
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 350
Bertha von Suttner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1843 - 1914
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 265
Wilhelm Steinitz
CHESS PLAYER
1836 - 1900
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 61
Jaroslav Hašek
WRITER
1883 - 1923
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 27
Hans Kelsen
PHILOSOPHER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 354
Max Brod
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 294
Gerty Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1957
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 270
Jan Palach
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1969
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 267
Bernard Bolzano
PHILOSOPHER
1781 - 1848
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 266
Newly Added People Born in Prague
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Prague
Go to all RankingsAntonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 215
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 151
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 257
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 180
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 21
Alphonse Mucha
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 80
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 12
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1612
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 83
Alexander Dubček
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 82
John of Nepomuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1393
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 110
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 85
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 112
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Prague were soccer players (53), politicians (44), 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.