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Lithuania ranks 50th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Estonia, Colombia, and Slovenia. 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. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), with a population of 2.86 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages, and the most widely spoken. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1203 and 1997, present day Lithuania was the birth place of 287 globally memorable people, including Władysław II Jagiełło, Józef Piłsudski, and Vytautas. Additionaly, 53 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Lithuania including Władysław IV Vasa, Vytautas, and Gediminas.

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People Deceased in Present Day Lithuania

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Most individuals born in present day Lithuania were politicians (59), basketball players (43), athletes (25), writers (22), and soccer players (18),  while most who died were politicians (22), writers (11), religious figures (4), composers (3), and actors (2).

Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Lithuania, including Arvydas Sabonis, Uljana Semjonova, and Šarūnas Jasikevičius. 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.