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Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Georgia, Iraq, and Belarus. Memorable people born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina include Gavrilo Princip, Ratko Mladić, and Sokollu Mehmed Pasha. 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 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. In the south it has a 20 kilometres long coast on the Adriatic Sea, with the town of Neum being its only access to the sea. Bosnia has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. In the central and eastern regions, the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and in the northeast it is predominantly flat. 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
Between 0 and 1999, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina was the birth place of 320 globally memorable people, including Gavrilo Princip, Ratko Mladić, and Sokollu Mehmed Pasha. Additionaly, 39 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.
1894 - 1918
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 1
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 2
1505 - 1579
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 3
1892 - 1975
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
1925 - 2003
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 5
1889 - 1959
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 6
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 7
300 - 307
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 8
1338 - 1391
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 10
1500 - 1580
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 11
1335 - 1395
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 12
1500 - 1553
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 40
1350 - 1416
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 51
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 57
1530 - 1611
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 59
1928 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 63
1868 - 1924
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 65
1943 - 2020
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 70
1889 - 1955
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 77
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 90
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 96
1931 - 2023
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 101
1942 - 2014
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 112
1863 - 1914
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 1
1925 - 2003
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 2
1868 - 1914
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 3
1338 - 1391
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 4
1438 - 1463
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 5
1580 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 6
1163 - 1204
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 7
1292 - 1353
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 8
1945 - 2020
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 9
1940 - 1997
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 10
1925 - 1943
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 11
1400 - 1395
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 12
1937 - 2021
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 15
1928 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 16
1868 - 1924
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 19
1889 - 1955
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 22
1917 - 2006
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 34
1940 - 2020
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 36
1966 - 1993
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 37
Most individuals born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina were soccer players (109), politicians (60), basketball players (23), singers (22), and writers (17), while most who died were politicians (15), writers (5), soccer players (5), military personnels (2), and social activists (2).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Vahid Halilhodžić, Ivica Osim, 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 Vahid Halilhodžić, Ivica Osim, and Milan Galić.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1700.