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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 45th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bulgaria, Georgia, and Iraq. Memorable people born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina include Gavrilo Princip, Ivo Andrić, and Ratko Mladić. Memorable people who died in Bosnia and Herzegovina include Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Alija Izetbegović, and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. Bosnia and Herzegovina has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a 20-kilometre-long (12-mile) coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south. Bosnia has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Its geography is largely mountainous, particularly in the central and eastern regions, which are dominated by the Dinaric Alps. Herzegovina, the smaller, southern region, has a Mediterranean climate and is mostly mountainous. Sarajevo is the capital and the largest city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina was the birth place of 389 globally memorable people, including Gavrilo Princip, Ivo Andrić, and Ratko Mladić. Additionaly, 47 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina including Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Alija Izetbegović, and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.
People Born in Present Day Bosnia and Herzegovina
Go to all RankingsGavrilo Princip
EXTREMIST
1894 - 1918
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 228
Ivo Andrić
WRITER
1892 - 1975
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 243
Ratko Mladić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 47
Valerius Severus
POLITICIAN
300 - 307
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 214
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1579
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 191
Alija Izetbegović
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2003
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 179
Ante Pavelić
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1959
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 206
Emir Kusturica
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 94
Vladimir Prelog
CHEMIST
1906 - 1998
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 253
Goran Bregović
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 329
Zoran Đinđić
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2003
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 178
Tvrtko I of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1391
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 196
People Deceased in Present Day Bosnia and Herzegovina
Go to all RankingsArchduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1914
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 19
Alija Izetbegović
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2003
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 7
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1868 - 1914
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 44
Tvrtko I of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1391
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 12
Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1463
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 27
Ernst von Mansfeld
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1580 - 1626
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 20
Ban Kulin
POLITICIAN
1163 - 1204
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 18
Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1292 - 1353
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 31
Momčilo Krajišnik
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 11
Dabiša of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1395
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 23
Mate Boban
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 16
Radivoj Korać
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 1969
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina were soccer players (127), politicians (68), basketball players (27), singers (26), and writers (21), while most who died were politicians (17), writers (8), soccer players (6), noblemen (2), and military personnels (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Ivica Osim, Vahid Halilhodžić, and Milan Galić. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Ivica Osim, Vahid Halilhodžić, and Milan Galić.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1700.