Gjilan
Gjilan ranks 3,974th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Centralia, Illinois, Abdera, Thrace, and Marblehead, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Gjilan include Xherdan Shaqiri, Albert Bunjaku, and Faton Toski. Gjilan has been the birth place of many soccer players. Gjilan is located in Kosovo.
Gjilan is the fourth most populous city in Kosovo and it serves as both a municipality and the administrative center of the Gjilan District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjilan has a population of 82,901 with the majority residing in the city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1981 and 1991, Gjilan was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Xherdan Shaqiri, Albert Bunjaku, and Faton Toski.
People Born in Gjilan
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Xherdan Shaqiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 1
Albert Bunjaku
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 2
Faton Toski
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 3
Dragan Dimić
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 24.39
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gjilan were soccer players (4), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gjilan, including Xherdan Shaqiri, Albert Bunjaku, and Faton Toski. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gjilan, including Xherdan Shaqiri, Albert Bunjaku, and Faton Toski.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Gjilan since 1700.
