Cultural Production in
Present Day
Slovakia
Slovakia
Slovakia ranks 41st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Israel, South Africa, and Uruguay. Memorable people born in present day Slovakia include Alexander Dubček, Elizabeth of Hungary, and Philipp Lenard. Memorable people who died in Slovakia include Elizabeth Báthory, Louis I of Hungary, and Jozef Tiso. Slovakia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Slovakia by number of biographies are Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, Trnava, and Nitra.
People
Between 0 and 2005, present day Slovakia was the birth place of 514 globally memorable people, including Alexander Dubček, Elizabeth of Hungary, and Philipp Lenard. Additionaly, 101 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Slovakia including Elizabeth Báthory, Louis I of Hungary, and Jozef Tiso.
People Born in Present Day Slovakia
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Alexander Dubček
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 1
Elizabeth of Hungary
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1207 - 1231
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 2
Philipp Lenard
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1947
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 3
Gyula Andrássy
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1890
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 4
Jozef Tiso
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 5
Gustáv Husák
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1991
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 6
Francis II Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1735
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 7
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
COMPOSER
1778 - 1837
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 8
Ferenc Szálasi
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 9
Robert Fico
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 10
Béla I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1063
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 11
Rudolf von Laban
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Slovakia
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Jozef Kroner
ACTOR
1924 - 1998
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 160
Ján Nálepka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1943
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 179
Květa Fialová
ACTOR
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 185
Marika Gombitová
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 222
Ivan Korčok
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 245
Dávid Bartimej Tencer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 257
Cyril Vasiľ
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 261
Igor Liba
HOCKEY PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 262
Jozef Lohyňa
WRESTLER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 282
Adonxs
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 283
Robert Kaliňák
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 284
Iveta Šranková
HOCKEY PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 286
People Deceased in Present Day Slovakia
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Elizabeth Báthory
EXTREMIST
1560 - 1614
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 1
Louis I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1326 - 1382
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 2
Jozef Tiso
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 3
Gustáv Husák
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1991
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 4
Ladislaus I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1046 - 1095
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 5
Juraj Jánošík
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1713
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 6
Georg Joachim Rheticus
GEOGRAPHER
1514 - 1574
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 7
Vojtech Tuka
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1946
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 8
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1919
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 9
Ľudovít Štúr
WRITER
1815 - 1856
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 10
Ján Zachara
BOXER
1928 - 2025
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 11
Stephen Bocskai
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1606
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Slovakia
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Most individuals born in present day Slovakiawere soccer players (137), politicians (64), athletes (61), hockey players (49), and tennis players (29), while most who died were politicians (26), writers (18), soccer players (17), religious figures (8), and painters (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Slovakia, including Ján Popluhár, Karol Dobiaš, and Adolf Scherer. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Slovakia, including Ferdinand Daučík, Ján Popluhár, and Karol Dobiaš.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Slovakia since 1700.
