Split, Croatia
Split, Croatia ranks 103rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Antwerp, The Hague, and Zürich. Memorable people born in Split, Croatia include Pope Caius, Franz von Suppé, and Marko Marulić. Memorable people who died in Split, Croatia include Zlatko Papec, Marko Marulić, and Tomislav Ivić. Split, Croatia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Split, Croatia is located in Croatia.
Split, historically known as Spalato, is the second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast. The Split metropolitan area is home to about 330,000 people. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings. An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination, the city is linked to the Adriatic islands and the Apennine Peninsula. More than 1 million tourists visit it each year. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 250 and 2003, Split, Croatia was the birth place of 107 globally memorable people, including Pope Caius, Franz von Suppé, and Marko Marulić. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Split, Croatia including Zlatko Papec, Marko Marulić, and Tomislav Ivić.
People Born in Split, Croatia
Go to all RankingsPope Caius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 296
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 95
Franz von Suppé
COMPOSER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 99
Marko Marulić
WRITER
1450 - 1524
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 100
Tomislav Ivić
COACH
1933 - 2011
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 102
Ivo Sanader
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 40
Nikola Pilić
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 37
Mate Parlov
BOXER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 104
Oliver Dragojević
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 2
Ivan Perišić
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 54
Goran Ivanišević
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 16
Slaven Bilić
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 64
Igor Tudor
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Split, Croatia
Go to all RankingsZlatko Papec
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Marko Marulić
WRITER
1450 - 1524
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 8
Tomislav Ivić
COACH
1933 - 2011
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 11
Oliver Dragojević
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 18
Duje Bonačić
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 7
Jurica Jerković
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2019
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 2
Frane Matošić
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 4
Tonči Gabrić
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 3
Dragan Holcer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Ivo Radovniković
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1977
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 6
Petar Šegvić
ATHLETE
1930 - 1990
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 9
Erasmus of Formia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Split, Croatia
Go to all RankingsZlatko Papec
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Dragan Holcer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Erasmus of Formia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Macrianus Minor
POLITICIAN
250 - 261
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Agron
POLITICIAN
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Diocletian
POLITICIAN
244 - 311
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Andrija Anković
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Vladimir Beara
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Split, Croatia were soccer players (48), athletes (14), basketball players (8), singers (8), and tennis players (7), while most who died were soccer players (8), politicians (3), athletes (2), writers (1), and coaches (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Split, Croatia, including Ivan Perišić, Slaven Bilić, and Igor Tudor. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Split, Croatia, including Ivan Perišić, Slaven Bilić, and Igor Tudor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Split, Croatia since 1700.