Prague
Prague ranks 18th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Philadelphia, Stockholm, and Buenos Aires. The most famous people from Prague are Franz Kafka, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Václav Havel. The most famous people who died in Prague are Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Prague has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Prague is located in Czechia.
People
Between 0 and 2007, Prague was the birth place of 383 globally memorable people, including Franz Kafka, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Václav Havel. Additionaly, 278 globally memorable people have passed away in Prague including Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
People Born in Prague
Go to all RankingsFranz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 89.62
Rank: 1
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 2
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 3
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 4
Bertha von Suttner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1843 - 1914
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 5
Wilhelm Steinitz
CHESS PLAYER
1836 - 1900
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 6
Jaroslav Hašek
WRITER
1883 - 1923
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 7
Hans Kelsen
PHILOSOPHER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 8
Max Brod
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 9
Gerty Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1957
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 10
Jan Palach
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1969
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 11
Bernard Bolzano
PHILOSOPHER
1781 - 1848
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Prague
Go to all RankingsEmanuel Moravec
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1945
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 153
Stella Zázvorková
ACTOR
1922 - 2005
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 159
Miloš Kopecký
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 175
Václav Čtvrtek
WRITER
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 197
Ota Pavel
WRITER
1930 - 1973
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 199
Jiří Lábus
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 202
Jiřina Jirásková
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 249
Libor Pešek
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2022
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 258
Dušan Uhrin Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 296
Ondřej Sosenka
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 297
Petr Bříza
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 299
Jana Černochová
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 308
People Deceased in Prague
Go to all RankingsAntonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 1
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 2
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 3
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 4
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 5
Alphonse Mucha
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 6
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 7
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1612
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 8
Alexander Dubček
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 9
John of Nepomuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1393
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 10
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 11
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Prague
Go to all RankingsEmanuel Moravec
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1945
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 168
Stella Zázvorková
ACTOR
1922 - 2005
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 177
Miloš Kopecký
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 194
Václav Čtvrtek
WRITER
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 217
Květa Fialová
ACTOR
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 220
Ota Pavel
WRITER
1930 - 1973
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 221
Konstantin Biebl
WRITER
1898 - 1951
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 255
Jiřina Jirásková
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 263
Libor Pešek
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2022
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 269
Ivan Martin Jirous
WRITER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 272
Hana Andronikova
WRITER
1967 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 277
Imrich Bugár
ATHLETE
1955 - 2026
HPI: NaN
Rank: 278
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Prague were soccer players (59), athletes (47), politicians (45), writers (35), and tennis players (20), while most who died were politicians (59), writers (44), athletes (21), soccer players (19), and film directors (16).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Prague, including Antonín Panenka, Jan Koller, and Tomáš Rosický. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Prague, including Antonín Panenka, František Plánička, and Jan Koller.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Prague since 1700.








































