Zagreb
Zagreb ranks 59th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manhattan, The Bronx, and Kanagawa Prefecture. The most famous people from Zagreb are Aloysius Stepinac, Miroslav Krleža, and Sylva Koscina. The most famous people who died in Zagreb are Franjo Tuđman, Josip Jelačić, and Andrija Mohorovičić. Zagreb has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Zagreb is located in Croatia.
Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately 158 m (518 ft) above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Zagreb was the birth place of 193 globally memorable people, including Aloysius Stepinac, Miroslav Krleža, and Sylva Koscina. Additionaly, 102 globally memorable people have passed away in Zagreb including Franjo Tuđman, Josip Jelačić, and Andrija Mohorovičić.
People Born in Zagreb
Go to all RankingsAloysius Stepinac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1960
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1
Miroslav Krleža
WRITER
1893 - 1981
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 2
Sylva Koscina
ACTOR
1933 - 1994
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 3
Stjepan Radić
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1928
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 4
Zoran Milanović
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 5
Stjepan Bobek
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 6
Ivo Josipović
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 7
Krešimir Ćosić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 8
Zlatko Čajkovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 9
Branko Zebec
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1988
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 10
Mira Furlan
ACTOR
1955 - 2021
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 11
Franz von Bayros
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Zagreb
Go to all RankingsSanja Doležal
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 81
Tomislav Paškvalin
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 103
Vinko Brešan
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 106
Dubravko Šimenc
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 113
Kristina Krepela
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 121
Alen Peternac
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 122
Nikola Radulović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 136
Josip Šimić
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 143
Lana Bastašić
WRITER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 145
Goran Lovre
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 146
Zrinka Ljutić
SKIER
2004 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 149
Luka Grubor
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 156
People Deceased in Zagreb
Go to all RankingsFranjo Tuđman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 1
Josip Jelačić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1859
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 2
Andrija Mohorovičić
GEOLOGIST
1857 - 1936
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 3
Miroslav Blažević
COACH
1935 - 2023
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 4
Stjepan Radić
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1928
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 5
Ivan Ribar
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 6
Ante Marković
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 7
Dražan Jerković
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 8
Ljudevit Gaj
WRITER
1809 - 1872
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 9
Milka Planinc
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 10
Miroslav Filipović
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1946
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 11
Slavko Kvaternik
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1947
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Zagreb
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Most individuals born in present day Zagreb were soccer players (70), athletes (26), politicians (15), basketball players (11), and writers (8), while most who died were politicians (24), writers (17), soccer players (11), coaches (6), and athletes (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zagreb, including Branko Zebec, Bernard Vukas, and Željko Čajkovski. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zagreb, including Stjepan Bobek, Zlatko Čajkovski, and Branko Zebec.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Zagreb since 1700.




































