Bitola ranks 1,280th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hereford, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, and Kongsberg. Memorable people born in Bitola include Nexhmije Hoxha, Miljan Miljanić, and Nuri Killigil. Bitola has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians. Bitola is located in North Macedonia.
Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, 14 kilometres north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing with Greece. The city stands at an important junction connecting the south of the Adriatic Sea region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe, and it is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It has been known since the Ottoman period as the "City of Consuls", since many European countries had consulates in Bitola. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1881 and 1990, Bitola was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Nexhmije Hoxha, Miljan Miljanić, and Nuri Killigil.
1921 - 2020
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1
1930 - 2012
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 2
1881 - 1949
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 3
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 4
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 5
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 6
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 7
1976 - Present
HPI: 27.63
Rank: 8
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.40
Rank: 9
1990 - Present
HPI: 23.71
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Bitola were soccer players (5), politicians (1), coaches (1), military personnels (1), and artists (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Bitola since 1700.