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 Diocletian, Erasmus of Formia, and Marko Marulić. 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 is the second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb. It is the largest city in Dalmatia, largest city on the Croatian coast, and the seat of the Split-Dalmatia County. 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 2007, Split, Croatia was the birth place of 109 globally memorable people, including Pope Caius, Franz von Suppé, and Marko Marulić. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Split, Croatia including Diocletian, Erasmus of Formia, and Marko Marulić.
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: 37
Nikola Pilić
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - 2025
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 93
Mate Parlov
BOXER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 104
Oliver Dragojević
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 109
Ivan Perišić
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 51
Goran Ivanišević
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 14
Slaven Bilić
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 61
Igor Tudor
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 24
Newly Added People Born in Split, Croatia
Go to all RankingsNediljko Labrović
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 35.86
Rank: 94
Luka Vušković
SOCCER PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 32.24
Rank: 92
People Deceased in Split, Croatia
Go to all RankingsDiocletian
POLITICIAN
244 - 311
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 15
Erasmus of Formia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 11
Marko Marulić
WRITER
1450 - 1524
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 9
Tomislav Ivić
COACH
1933 - 2011
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 12
Agron
POLITICIAN
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 14
Vladimir Beara
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 18
Oliver Dragojević
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1
Macrianus Minor
POLITICIAN
250 - 261
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 13
Duje Bonačić
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 8
Dragan Holcer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2015
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 6
Thomas the Archdeacon
HISTORIAN
1200 - 1268
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 16
Andrija Anković
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1980
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Split, Croatia were soccer players (50), athletes (14), basketball players (8), singers (8), and tennis players (7), while most who died were soccer players (8), politicians (3), athletes (2), religious figures (1), and writers (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 20 globally memorable people born in Split, Croatia since 1700.