Brno
Brno ranks 213th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Haarlem, Córdoba, Spain, and Kingston, Jamaica. Memorable people born in Brno include Milan Kundera, Ernst Mach, and Adolf Loos. Memorable people who died in Brno include Gregor Mendel, Jobst of Moravia, and Elizabeth Richeza of Poland. Brno has been the birth place of many writers and tennis players and the death place of many politicians and soccer players. Brno is located in Czechia.
Brno is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 400,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the 100 largest cities of the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 720,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1351 and 1995, Brno was the birth place of 52 globally memorable people, including Milan Kundera, Ernst Mach, and Adolf Loos. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Brno including Gregor Mendel, Jobst of Moravia, and Elizabeth Richeza of Poland.
People Born in Brno
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Milan Kundera
1929 - 2023
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 1
Ernst Mach
1838 - 1916
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 2
Adolf Loos
1870 - 1933
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 3
Bohumil Hrabal
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 4
Eugen Böhm von Bawerk
1851 - 1914
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 5
Jobst of Moravia
1351 - 1419
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 6
Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
1662 - 1712
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 7
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
1849 - 1919
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 8
Libuše Šafránková
1953 - 2021
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 9
Pavel Haas
1899 - 1944
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 10
Petr Fiala
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 11
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
1812 - 1865
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Brno
Go to all RankingsPetr Fiala
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 11
Michael Czerny
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 14
Franz von Soxhlet
1848 - 1926
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 15
Hugo Haas
1901 - 1968
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 23
Hellmuth Karasek
1934 - 2015
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 27
Little Caprice
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 29
Ladislav Vácha
1899 - 1943
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 30
Fredy Perlman
1934 - 1985
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 32
Miroslav Verner
1941 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 33
Věra Růžičková
1928 - 2018
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 35
Jiří Lipták
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.20
Rank: 46
Alexander Choupenitch
1994 - Present
HPI: 23.86
Rank: 50
People Deceased in Brno
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Gregor Mendel
1822 - 1884
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 1
Jobst of Moravia
1351 - 1419
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland
1286 - 1335
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3
John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
1322 - 1375
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 4
Franz Bardon
1909 - 1958
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 5
Vladimír Menšík
1929 - 1988
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 6
Josef Dobrovský
1753 - 1829
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 7
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
1821 - 1849
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8
Vlastimil Bubník
1931 - 2015
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 9
Marie Ljalková
1920 - 2011
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 10
Karel Absolon
1877 - 1960
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 11
František Šterc
1912 - 1978
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Brno
Go to all RankingsMarie Ljalková
1920 - 2011
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 10
Karel Absolon
1877 - 1960
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 11
František Šterc
1912 - 1978
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 12
Věra Růžičková
1928 - 2018
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 14
Most individuals born in present day Brno were writers (7), tennis players (5), politicians (4), athletes (4), and actors (3), while most who died were politicians (4), soccer players (2), biologists (1), noblemen (1), and occultists (1).
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brno, including Jana Novotná, Lucie Šafářová, and Barbora Krejčíková. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brno, including Milan Kundera, Bohumil Hrabal, and Ernst Weiss.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Brno since 1700.
