Sarajevo
Sarajevo ranks 131st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lviv, Seville, and Cincinnati. Memorable people born in Sarajevo include Emir Kusturica, Vladimir Prelog, and Goran Bregović. Memorable people who died in Sarajevo include Branko Mikulić, Džemal Bijedić, and Danilo Ilić. Sarajevo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Sarajevo is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, Istočno Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southeastern Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1500 and 1997, Sarajevo was the birth place of 84 globally memorable people, including Emir Kusturica, Vladimir Prelog, and Goran Bregović. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Sarajevo including Branko Mikulić, Džemal Bijedić, and Danilo Ilić.
People Born in Sarajevo
Go to all RankingsEmir Kusturica
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 60
Vladimir Prelog
CHEMIST
1906 - 1998
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 14
Goran Bregović
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 30
Ivica Osim
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 84
Boris Tadić
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 74
Nedeljko Čabrinović
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1916
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 1
Haris Silajdžić
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 59
Vojislav Šešelj
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 36
Bekim Fehmiu
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 3
Bakir Izetbegović
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 38
Momčilo Krajišnik
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 83
David Elazar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1976
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Sarajevo
Go to all RankingsBranko Mikulić
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Džemal Bijedić
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Danilo Ilić
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1915
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 4
Sabahudin Kurt
SINGER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 3
Mak Dizdar
WRITER
1917 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Abdulah Sidran
WRITER
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 11
Ibrahim Biogradlić
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 6
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1868 - 1914
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Rasim Delić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1949 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Mirza Delibašić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Radivoj Korać
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 1969
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Rank: 10
Vahidin Musemić
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Sarajevo
Go to all RankingsBranko Mikulić
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Džemal Bijedić
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Mak Dizdar
WRITER
1917 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1868 - 1914
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Rasim Delić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1949 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Mirza Delibašić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Radivoj Korać
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 1969
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Vahidin Musemić
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Safvet-beg Bašagić
WRITER
1870 - 1934
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Isak Samokovlija
WRITER
1889 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Alija Izetbegović
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Jovan Divjak
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sarajevo were soccer players (27), politicians (13), singers (11), actors (7), and writers (6), while most who died were politicians (7), writers (6), soccer players (2), basketball players (2), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sarajevo, including Ivica Osim, Edin Džeko, and Asim Ferhatović. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sarajevo, including Ivica Osim, Edin Džeko, and Branko Stanković.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in Sarajevo since 1700.