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Lithuania ranks 51st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colombia, Slovenia, and Latvia. Memorable people born in present day Lithuania include Władysław II Jagiełło, Józef Piłsudski, and Vytautas. Memorable people who died in Lithuania include Władysław IV Vasa, Vytautas, and Gediminas. Lithuania has been the birth place of many politicians and basketball players and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1203 and 1997, present day Lithuania was the birth place of 235 globally memorable people, including Władysław II Jagiełło, Józef Piłsudski, and Vytautas. Additionaly, 41 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Lithuania including Władysław IV Vasa, Vytautas, and Gediminas.
1362 - 1434
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 1
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 2
1352 - 1430
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 3
1906 - 1995
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 4
1914 - 1980
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 5
1203 - 1263
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 6
1275 - 1341
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 7
1869 - 1940
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 8
1911 - 2004
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 9
1864 - 1909
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 10
1835 - 1918
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 11
1296 - 1377
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 12
1883 - 1940
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 62
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 74
1894 - 1958
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 76
1210 - 1260
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 82
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 84
1870 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 86
1840 - 1900
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 87
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 92
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 105
1881 - 1963
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 113
1920 - 2000
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 114
1800 - 1858
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 116
1595 - 1648
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
1352 - 1430
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 2
1275 - 1341
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 3
1296 - 1377
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 4
1461 - 1506
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 5
1720 - 1797
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 6
1526 - 1545
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 7
1932 - 2010
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 8
1611 - 1644
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 9
1365 - 1440
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 10
1220 - 1282
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 11
1512 - 1584
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 12
1512 - 1584
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 12
1210 - 1260
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 21
1840 - 1900
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 25
1904 - 1972
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 31
1910 - 1992
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 34
1920 - 2000
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 35
1866 - 1933
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 39
1983 - 2020
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 41
Most individuals born in present day Lithuania were politicians (50), basketball players (36), writers (20), soccer players (18), and athletes (16), while most who died were politicians (18), writers (9), religious figures (4), composers (2), and noblemen (1).
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Lithuania, including Uljana Semjonova, Arvydas Sabonis, and Modestas Paulauskas. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lithuania, including Władysław II Jagiełło, Józef Piłsudski, and Vytautas.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Lithuania since 1700.