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Vilnius (ltu)

Lithuania

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Vilnius ranks 126th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Asunción, Santa Monica, California, and Minneapolis. Memorable people born in Vilnius include Władysław II Jagiełło, Gediminas, and Algirdas. Memorable people who died in Vilnius include Gediminas Kirkilas, Jędrzej Śniadecki, and Balys Dvarionas. Vilnius has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Vilnius is located in Lithuania.

Vilnius is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population was 607,667, and the Vilnius urban area has an estimated population of 747,864. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, Vilnius was the birth place of 96 globally memorable people, including Władysław II Jagiełło, Gediminas, and Algirdas. Additionaly, 35 globally memorable people have passed away in Vilnius including Gediminas Kirkilas, Jędrzej Śniadecki, and Balys Dvarionas.

People Born in Vilnius

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People Deceased in Vilnius

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Vilnius were politicians (21), athletes (18), basketball players (9), soccer players (7), and singers (7),  while most who died were politicians (12), writers (7), composers (3), painters (2), and athletes (2).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vilnius, including Kęstutis Šapka, Robertas Žulpa, and Lina Kačiušytė. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vilnius, including Władysław II Jagiełło, Gediminas, and Algirdas.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Vilnius since 1700.