Gjilan
Gjilan ranks 3,974th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Centralia, Illinois, Abdera, Thrace, and Marblehead, Massachusetts. The most famous people from Gjilan are Xherdan Shaqiri, Albert Bunjaku, and Dragan Dimić. Gjilan has been the birth place of many soccer players. Gjilan is located in Kosovo.
Gjilan or Gnjilane, is the fourth-largest city in Kosovo, functioning as both a municipality and the administrative centre of the Gjilan District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality has a population of 82,901, with the majority of residents living in the city itself. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1981 and 1991, Gjilan was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Xherdan Shaqiri, Albert Bunjaku, and Dragan Dimić.
People Born in Gjilan
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Xherdan Shaqiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1
Albert Bunjaku
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 2
Dragan Dimić
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 3
Faton Toski
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gjilan were soccer players (4), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gjilan, including Xherdan Shaqiri, Albert Bunjaku, and Dragan Dimić. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gjilan, including Xherdan Shaqiri, Albert Bunjaku, and Dragan Dimić.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Gjilan since 1700.
