Belgrade
Belgrade ranks 42nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Warsaw, Detroit, and Oslo. The most famous people from Belgrade are Marina Abramović, Peter I of Serbia, and Jovian. The most famous people who died in Belgrade are Ivo Andrić, Arkan, and Milovan Đilas. Belgrade has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Belgrade is located in Serbia.
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. According to the 2022 census, the population of Belgrade city proper stands at 1,197,114, its contiguous urban area has 1,298,661 inhabitants, while population of city's administrative area totals 1,681,405 people. It is one of the major cities of Southeast Europe and the third-most populous city on the river Danube. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 331 and 2005, Belgrade was the birth place of 253 globally memorable people, including Marina Abramović, Peter I of Serbia, and Jovian. Additionaly, 148 globally memorable people have passed away in Belgrade including Ivo Andrić, Arkan, and Milovan Đilas.
People Born in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsMarina Abramović
ARTIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 1
Peter I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1921
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 2
Jovian
POLITICIAN
331 - 364
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 3
Stjepan Mesić
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 4
Alexander I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1903
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 5
Vojislav Koštunica
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 6
Aleksandar Vučić
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 7
Dragutin Dimitrijević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1917
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 8
Milorad Pavić
WRITER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 9
Vesna Vulović
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 2016
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 10
Branislav Nušić
WRITER
1864 - 1938
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 11
Milena Dravić
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsĐuro Macut
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 45
Milorad Ulemek
EXTREMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 56
Srđan Todorović
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 68
Božidar Đelić
ECONOMIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 124
Marko Nikolić
COACH
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 129
Divna Ljubojević
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 133
Željko Cicović
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 145
Siniša Mali
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 148
Dejan Savić
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 153
Ivan Tomić
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 155
Ana Popović
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 160
Miroslav Berić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 169
People Deceased in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsIvo Andrić
WRITER
1892 - 1975
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 1
Arkan
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2000
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 2
Milovan Đilas
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1995
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 3
Kara Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1634 - 1683
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 4
Draža Mihailović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 5
Zoran Đinđić
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2003
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 6
Milutin Milanković
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 7
Jovanka Broz
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 8
Nikola Pašić
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1926
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 9
Miloš Obrenović
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1860
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 10
Dražen Dalipagić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - 2025
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 11
Milan Nedić
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Belgrade
Go to all RankingsDragan Labović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - 2025
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 143
Bobana Veličković
POLITICIAN
1990 - 2020
HPI: 34.20
Rank: 148
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Belgrade were soccer players (92), athletes (29), politicians (23), basketball players (23), and actors (15), while most who died were soccer players (35), politicians (30), writers (23), military personnels (9), and athletes (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Belgrade, including Dejan Stanković, Ljubiša Spajić, and Mateja Kežman. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Belgrade, including Dejan Stanković, Blagoje Marjanović, and Ivan Bek.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Belgrade since 1700.






































