Banja Luka
Banja Luka ranks 580th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Regensburg, Sicily, and La Paz. Memorable people born in Banja Luka include Milorad Dodik, Vinko Puljić, and Mustafa Nadarević. Memorable people who died in Banja Luka include Momčilo Krajišnik, Jadranka Stojaković, and Marijan Beneš. Banja Luka has been the birth place of many soccer players and handball players and the death place of many politicians and musicians. Banja Luka is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Banja Luka or Banjaluka is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska, of which it is also the de facto capital. Banja Luka is the traditional centre of the densely-forested Bosanska Krajina region of northwestern Bosnia. According to the 2013 census, the city proper has a population of 138,963, while its administrative area comprises a total of 185,042 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1896 and 1996, Banja Luka was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Milorad Dodik, Vinko Puljić, and Mustafa Nadarević. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Banja Luka including Momčilo Krajišnik, Jadranka Stojaković, and Marijan Beneš.
People Born in Banja Luka
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Milorad Dodik
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1
Vinko Puljić
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2
Mustafa Nadarević
1943 - 2020
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 3
Guido del Mestri
1911 - 1993
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 4
Ilija Pantelić
1942 - 2014
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 5
Ivan Merz
1896 - 1928
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 6
Zlatko Saračević
1961 - 2021
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 7
Ivan Ljubičić
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 8
Tomislav Knez
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 9
Neven Subotić
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 10
Irfan Smajlagić
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 11
Velimir Sombolac
1939 - 2016
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Banja Luka
Go to all RankingsMustafa Nadarević
1943 - 2020
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 3
Ilija Pantelić
1942 - 2014
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 5
Jelena Jovanova
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.85
Rank: 19
Srđan Babić
1996 - Present
HPI: 22.86
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Banja Luka
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Momčilo Krajišnik
1945 - 2020
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1
Jadranka Stojaković
1950 - 2016
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 2
Marijan Beneš
1951 - 2018
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Banja Luka were soccer players (8), handball players (4), religious figures (2), actors (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1), musicians (1), and boxers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Banja Luka, including Ilija Pantelić, Tomislav Knez, and Neven Subotić. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Banja Luka, including Ilija Pantelić, Tomislav Knez, and Neven Subotić.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Banja Luka since 1700.
