Prostějov
Prostějov ranks 1,165th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Royal Palace of Madrid, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Arad, Romania. Memorable people born in Prostějov include Edmund Husserl, Otto Wichterle, and Ignaz Brüll. Memorable people who died in Prostějov include Jiří Wolker. Prostějov has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many writers. Prostějov is located in Czechia.
Prostějov is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is historically known for its fashion industry. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1816 and 1985, Prostějov was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Edmund Husserl, Otto Wichterle, and Ignaz Brüll. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Prostějov including Jiří Wolker.
People Born in Prostějov
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Edmund Husserl
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 1
Otto Wichterle
CHEMIST
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 5
Ignaz Brüll
MUSICIAN
1846 - 1907
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 2
Jiří Wolker
WRITER
1900 - 1924
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 13
Moritz Steinschneider
WRITER
1816 - 1907
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 4
Paulina Porizkova
MODEL
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 10
Oldřich Machač
HOCKEY PLAYER
1946 - 2011
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 3
Vlastimil Petržela
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 11
Karel Nováček
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 7
Radoslav Látal
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 9
Luděk Mikloško
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 6
Robert Změlík
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Prostějov
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Most individuals born in present day Prostějov were soccer players (3), writers (2), tennis players (2), philosophers (1), and chemists (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Prostějov, including Vlastimil Petržela, Radoslav Látal, and Luděk Mikloško. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Prostějov, including Vlastimil Petržela, Radoslav Látal, and Luděk Mikloško.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Prostějov since 1700.
