Skopje
Skopje ranks 197th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sheffield, Pamplona, and Louisville, Kentucky. The most famous people from Skopje are Mother Teresa, Esma Redžepova, and Konstantin Tih. The most famous people who died in Skopje are Kiro Gligorov, Beyhan Sultan, and Esma Redžepova. Skopje has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and singers. Skopje is located in North Macedonia.
People
Between 0 and 2000, Skopje was the birth place of 75 globally memorable people, including Mother Teresa, Esma Redžepova, and Konstantin Tih. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Skopje including Kiro Gligorov, Beyhan Sultan, and Esma Redžepova.
People Born in Skopje
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Mother Teresa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1997
HPI: 92.98
Rank: 1
Esma Redžepova
SINGER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 2
Konstantin Tih
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1277
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 3
Ljubiša Samardžić
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 4
Stevo Pendarovski
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 5
Darko Pančev
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 6
Nikola Gruevski
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 7
Ninoslav Marina
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 8
Milka Babović
ATHLETE
1928 - 2020
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 9
Boban Babunski
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 10
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
WRITER
1884 - 1958
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 11
Vlado Bučkovski
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Skopje
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Hristijan Mickoski
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 19
Čedomir Janevski
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 32
Danela Arsovska
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 35
Mesut Kurtis
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 45
Slavcho Koviloski
WRITER
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 46
Aleksandar Stavrev
REFEREE
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 58
Nikola Poposki
DIPLOMAT
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 62
Predrag Samardžiski
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.86
Rank: 64
Vojdan Stojanovski
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 69
Marko Simonovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 73
People Deceased in Skopje
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Kiro Gligorov
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2012
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 1
Beyhan Sultan
POLITICIAN
1497 - 1559
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 2
Esma Redžepova
SINGER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 3
Lazar Koliševski
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2000
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 4
Stevan Mokranjac
COMPOSER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 5
Vera Aceva
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 6
Blaže Koneski
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 7
Nikola Kljusev
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2008
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 8
Mateja Matevski
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 9
Ilinka Mitreva
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2022
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 10
Ljupčo Jordanovski
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2010
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 11
Gjorgji Abadžiev
WRITER
1910 - 1963
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Skopjewere soccer players (25), politicians (14), singers (11), athletes (5), and basketball players (4), while most who died were politicians (8), singers (2), writers (2), composers (1), and basketball players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Skopje, including Darko Pančev, Boban Babunski, and Kiril Dojčinovski. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Skopje, including Darko Pančev, Boban Babunski, and Kiril Dojčinovski.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Skopje since 1700.
