Cultural Production in
Present Day
Croatia
Croatia
Croatia ranks 32nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Romania, Finland, and Mexico. Memorable people born in present day Croatia include Nikola Tesla, Josip Broz Tito, and Diocletian. Memorable people who died in Croatia include Diocletian, Franjo Tuđman, and Julius Nepos. Croatia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
People
Between 300 BC and 2007, present day Croatia was the birth place of 804 globally memorable people, including Nikola Tesla, Josip Broz Tito, and Diocletian. Additionaly, 189 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Croatia including Diocletian, Franjo Tuđman, and Julius Nepos.
People Born in Present Day Croatia
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Nikola Tesla
INVENTOR
1856 - 1943
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 1
Josip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 86.53
Rank: 2
Diocletian
POLITICIAN
244 - 311
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 3
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
63 BC - 12 BC
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 4
Rüstem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1561
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 5
Franjo Tuđman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 6
Valens
POLITICIAN
328 - 378
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 7
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 8
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 9
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 10
Pope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 11
Pope Caius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 296
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Croatia
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Neven Spahija
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 358
Dino Dvornik
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2008
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 366
Tonino Picula
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 368
Miroslav Škoro
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 383
Baby Lasagna
MUSICIAN
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 403
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni
COMPOSER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 406
Sanja Doležal
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 413
Zoran Čutura
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 430
Snježana Kordić
LINGUIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 448
Mislav Bezmalinović
ATHLETE
1967 - 2024
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 450
Boris Jarak
HANDBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 467
Ognjen Cvitan
CHESS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 487
People Deceased in Present Day Croatia
Go to all RankingsDiocletian
POLITICIAN
244 - 311
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 1
Franjo Tuđman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 2
Julius Nepos
POLITICIAN
430 - 480
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 3
Erasmus of Formia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 4
Glycerius
POLITICIAN
430 - 480
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 5
Josip Jelačić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1859
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 6
Elizabeth of Bosnia
COMPANION
1340 - 1387
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 7
Solomon, King of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1053 - 1087
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 8
Andrija Mohorovičić
GEOLOGIST
1857 - 1936
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 9
Aloysius Stepinac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1960
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 10
Crispus
POLITICIAN
305 - 326
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 11
Ellac
POLITICIAN
425 - 454
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Croatia
Go to all RankingsDino Dvornik
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2008
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 178
Mislav Bezmalinović
ATHLETE
1967 - 2024
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 188
Žana Lelas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1970 - 2021
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 189
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Croatia were soccer players (262), athletes (88), politicians (74), basketball players (54), and writers (45), while most who died were politicians (48), writers (31), soccer players (29), athletes (10), and military personnels (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Croatia, including Luka Modrić, Davor Šuker, and Dražan Jerković. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Croatia, including Luka Modrić, Davor Šuker, and Stjepan Bobek.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Croatia since 1700.
