Vilnius
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 Alexander Jagiellon, Algirdas Brazauskas, and Elizabeth of Austria. 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 2007, Vilnius was the birth place of 99 globally memorable people, including Władysław II Jagiełło, Gediminas, and Algirdas. Additionaly, 35 globally memorable people have passed away in Vilnius including Alexander Jagiellon, Algirdas Brazauskas, and Elizabeth of Austria.
People Born in Vilnius
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Władysław II Jagiełło
POLITICIAN
1362 - 1434
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 11
Gediminas
POLITICIAN
1275 - 1341
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 71
Algirdas
POLITICIAN
1296 - 1377
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 9
Romain Gary
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 2
Emilia Plater
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1806 - 1831
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 8
Dalia Grybauskaitė
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 59
César Cui
COMPOSER
1835 - 1918
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 4
Jascha Heifetz
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1987
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 6
Barbara Radziwiłł
COMPANION
1520 - 1551
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 5
Marija Gimbutas
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 1994
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 23
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1560 - 1621
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 12
Andrew Schally
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2024
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 39
Newly Added People Born in Vilnius
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Yana Maksimava
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 1
Deividas Sirvydis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 99
Dominika Banevič
ATHLETE
2007 - Present
HPI: 31.45
Rank: 98
People Deceased in Vilnius
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Alexander Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1461 - 1506
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 4
Algirdas Brazauskas
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 3
Elizabeth of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1545
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 6
Cecilia Renata of Austria
COMPANION
1611 - 1644
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 5
Vilna Gaon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1720 - 1797
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 9
Konstanty Kalinowski
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1864
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 16
Gediminas Kirkilas
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2024
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 24
Jonas Basanavičius
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1927
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 13
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1584
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 21
Lew Sapieha
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1633
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 18
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1565
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 22
Donatas Banionis
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vilnius were politicians (21), athletes (20), basketball players (10), soccer players (7), and singers (7), while most who died were politicians (12), writers (7), composers (3), actors (2), and painters (2).
Occupational Trends
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.
